NGD 408 Questions

[Rickgk]

Hi,

This is my first post on the forum but I've owned four different prs over the years and they've all been amazing.

i just purchased a secondhand 408 that did not come with a spec card, I emailed prs and they told me it has a pattern thin neck and the modcat code confirms this, but to me it feels more like the regular neck I used to have on a custom 24 or maybe even the wide fat on the McCarty I used to own, is this possible? It definitely doesn't feel like the wide thin I had on the 20th anniversary custom 24 I used to own.

also when I opened up the trem cavity I see that the 6 bridge screws are actually visible through the wood in the cavity, once again I never noticed this on other prs I have owned, is this normal? Link to pic below

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...authkey=!ACuoj3xUMnI74kM&v=3&ithint=photo,jpg

this has made me wonder about the authenticity seeing as fraudulent copies are coming out of Asia these days.
Is it possible to fake the 408? I really don't think it is as the quality is great but maybe not as great as the others I've owned.

 

[rugerpc]

Pics of the rest of the guitar would be helpful. And maybe a pic of the modcat sticker...

Have you measured the neck and compared it to the spec here?

http://www.prsguitars.com/csc/neckprofiles.html

 

[László]

The bridge screws are designed to go through and are on every PRS I've owned with a trem since 1991, including my new Private Stock CU24 30th Anniversary model.

Also, as you've stated, the 408 neck isn't a Wide Thin, it's a Pattern Thin. They changed to the newer Pattern necks several years ago, although they feel similar to the older necks to me anyway. However since all the necks are hand-sanded after being carved, they vary a little.

The difference in width at the nut between a Pattern Thin and a Pattern Regular is only 1/32 of an inch.

 

[Rickgk]

Thanks for the responses I really appreciate it.

I don't notice much of a difference in the width but definitely the thickness.

The modcat code is 48M2FTHTN4T_BB_NB-B4

Here are some more pics
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http://1drv.ms/1E305Uv