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[Nivik]

Hi , I bought a 245 SE PRS yesrterday and the dealer said he had it in his store for 3 months before I bought it, is there a way to identify the guitar?
Here's a picture of the head and the serial number.

Here are some more pictures , I bought it from a small shop at a clearance sell for a really cheap price and I can't identify it...
Please help me identify it if it is!

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Not a fake, those came out last year I think?

 

[Nivik]

Not a fake, those came out last year I think?

Can you plase tell me how do you know it's not a fake?

 

[dkilpatrick]

That’s real,

It’s an SE 245 Standard.
It looks like it might be and older model though because of the label on the headstock.


https://www.prsguitars.com/index.php/electrics/se/se_245_standard_2019

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Can you plase tell me how do you know it's not a fake?

It doesn’t look like one.

 

[Nivik]

It doesn’t look like one.

Hehe how does a fake one look ? It not taht I don't belive you it's just that I want to know for sure it's real

That’s real,

It’s an SE standard 245

What year was it made in then?

 

[dkilpatrick]

What year was it made in then?

Email the serial number to PRs customer service and they can tell you,
I’m going to guess that it’s a 2017 since they started using the factory in Indonesia around then.
I don’t remember when the headstock label changed, but the 2019 models are coming with the newer label.

 

[elvis]

Contact PRS. It's the only way to know for sure.

Practically speaking, fakes, especially for the low price lines like SE, are usually laughably bad. And obvious.

 

[elvis]

Why so worried? Did you get it from a questionable source?

 

[dmatthews]

It's real, as the joy of playing it will be.

 

[bodia]

Straight up real. No worries that this one is fake

 

[veinbuster]

Real.
Real nice.

 

[Nivik]

Thanks everyone you really helped me calm down.

Now I can finally be happy I bought her for this great price

 

[Gabby84]

Congratulations! I have a 245, too. Great guitar. Like others have said, the fakes are laughably bad. You got the real deal.

 

[JimmyDee]

Yep... looks legit. Just enjoy it.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Can you plase tell me how do you know it's not a fake?

Just look at the fret work. A poorly made guitar would not be finished that well!

 

[justjoshin]

If I remember correctly they began using the Indonesian factory in 2014. swapped the headstock logo in 2017 for Korean models and 2018 for Indonesia.