Genuine or fake???

Totally legit. I was going to point out that the switch tip didn't match, it wouldn't have left the factory mis-matched to the rings, but the text explains why.

I've yet to see a fake come close to the real thing.

For further assurance, the sticker pictured in the pickup cavity is called a MODCAT. There is a decoder thanks to member rugerpc: http://prsguitars.com/forum/showthread.php?6650-2013-MODCAT-Decoders

I put in CUM4QAHSIPT-CS-GH^V5 and got:
Model: Custom 22/24
Top Wood: Maple
Frets: 24
Top Spec: Quilted Maple
Top Grade: Artist
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Neck Carve: Pattern/Regular (Standard)
Fingerboard Wood: East Indian Rosewood
Inlay: Paua Birds
Bridge: Tremolo or 2-Piece Bridge
Color: Cherry Sunburst
Hardware: Gold
Treble Pickup: HFS Treble
Middle Pickup: none
Bass Pickup: Vintage Bass
Electronics: 5-Way Rotary
Click to expand...
 
Yeah, if that's fake, then it's a fake made by Paul Reed Smith operating under a fake name! Like when Jim Marshall made those Park amplifiers..lol! Yeah, that guitar is stunning. Looks amazing... Certain attention to detail and quality level is nearly impossible to fake; it would take so much skill, that it begs the question, why not create the real deal? It's not like those master painters that create forgeries. The mark up price point isn't there for a guitar like this. It's almost like the authenticity is inherent in the details: The bird inlays, the inset tone and volume knobs; the carved top. That insanely nice top!!
 
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