Full Braz neck vs Braz board w/Indian RW neck?
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ViperDoc
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They are rare, but still emerge from time to time. The MODCAT or serial number/hang tag will tell the tale.
I can't seem to get the MODCAT link to work.
ViperDoc
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Write it down and refer to the MODCAT section in these forums. Should help you decode it.
bodia
Authorities said.....best leave it.....unsolved
It may not work if you have a Wood Library model.
Since the Modern Eagle 1 (2004-2007 and then re release briefly in 2011-12 of a few seized and released NOS guitars) and the 513 Rosewood (2005-2007ish), there have been no core models with Braz necks . They are available as an expensive option on Private Stock so you spot a few PSs with that. Net if it’s not a PS and not a ME1 or 513 Rosewood or two limited runs from the late 90s, 2000s ( 250 singlecut and double cut mccartys ), it does not have a braz rosewood neck. Braz rosewood fretboards are very common and a made in USA stamp on a wood library would probably indicate that
It's definitely wood library so I guess MODCAT is a no-go.
That's pretty much what I thought, but I was seeing if someone with better knowledge could confirm or deny.
RickP
Established 1960, Still Not Dead
Although I’ve heard responses are slow in coming, an email to customer service with a few photos of the guitar will give you the data (eventually). I had to do this to verify 2 513s from 2007 with rosewood necks that I own. One was obviously Brazilian, as it had the “USA Only” markings on the back. The second was unmarked, but turned out to be a guitar changed in production, and is a one-off used for demoing early Artist package dressing, sold at a show, and is also Brazilian. The thing I learned is that there are marked and unmarked ones from that year (as @Utkarsh notes), and most (all?) in the ensuing years were marked for USA only. Again, that’s AFAIK. I’m no authority on it.
A real wood expert, I am told, can identify it by the porosity in the grain, but that certainly isn’t me!
A real wood expert, I am told, can identify it by the porosity in the grain, but that certainly isn’t me!
That bit about being able to ID it by sight is internet poop. I've seen plenty of braz that was paperworked that I'd swear was indian, and seen plenty of indian and madagassy you'd swear was braz. Internet poop wisdom claims its dark with tight pores, but I've seen it anywhere from that (usually dyed) to light green, with varying pore structure. Usually the real stuff is chocolate with orange to yellow streaks.
Without paperwork to back it up, no reliable way to know for sure.
RickP
Established 1960, Still Not Dead
One of my necks is darker that the other, the streaking of color is different too, yet both are Braz. Wood being the natural thing it is, I suppose that variation tree to tree is normal. I’ve seen variations even board to board from the same tree in some woods. Like you said, unless the factory verifies, you’re going to need an expert to tell.
dogrocketp
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My best friend built custom sailboats for 35 years. He can tell you in a heartbeat. And he might even be able to tell you which side of the tree it’s from.
Alnus Rubra
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Do trees have a side or am I barking mad?
dmatthews
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Yes, there's this side and the other side.
Alnus Rubra
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That rings a bell now!
dogrocketp
I drank the PRS kool aid, and it was tasty!
Remember, there are two sides to every story.
dmatthews
Dave's not here
Maybe even three... yours, theirs, and the truth!
... one side Brazilian, the other usually Indian.
Rod/
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2 sides to every tree…
Alnus Rubra
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Yep, this is a line I use in my job, quite often!Maybe even three... yours, theirs, and the truth!
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