Ben franklin
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hi I have an SE Standard that does not have the Paul Reed signature or the prs logo on the headstock. Is this a Chinese knock off or is it an older model? Thanks for any help you can give me.
SE Satandard withought paul reed signature or prs on headstock. Can anyone tell me if this is a Chinese nock off or is it worthwhile to upgrade it?
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andy474x
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An SE Satandard??? Not China…
bodia
Authorities said.....best leave it.....unsolved
It’s got nothing on the headstock. I think he wants to know if it’s a fake.
OP…gonna need some pics or a link.
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littlebadboy
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bodia
Authorities said.....best leave it.....unsolved
The OP has an SE with nothing on the front of the headstock. No PRS logo, etc. He wants to know if it is a fake.
Birdsofprey
All Birds that Fly.
Sort of like SE245 in block letters with a PRS (or replaced blank) truss rod cover I’m thinking but no pics tough call.
Ovibos
Naughty Wood Librarian
Those are the earlier SEs, should say on the back of the headstock that it was made by World Music in Korea. Solid guitars, decent mod platform.
Tucson Thump
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This is his first and only message. We'll see if he comes back.
Black Plaid
Other Alan!
OP doesn't know how to spell or use punctuation.
dmatthews
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It's a devil of a problem...
Alnus Rubra
Loving nature’s wonders
Hi Ben, welcome. Apologies for the rabble here, they’ve been at the Xmas Sherry.
If the headstock looks like this, you’re all good -
Mine was made by PT.Wildwood, but they were also made by (WMIC) World Music Instrument Corp., before production moved to Cort in Indonesia.
And in answer to your question, it’s a great platform for mods. Mine now has locking tuners, core PRS nut, pickups wound by our own @Fullmoon 1971 and raw brass bridge posts.
A couple cosmetic changes too, a PRS Signature club truss rod cover from @veinbuster ebony tuner buttons and Amber lampshades.
Here’s mine and it makes a worthy stablemate for my Santana.
If the headstock looks like this, you’re all good -
Mine was made by PT.Wildwood, but they were also made by (WMIC) World Music Instrument Corp., before production moved to Cort in Indonesia.
And in answer to your question, it’s a great platform for mods. Mine now has locking tuners, core PRS nut, pickups wound by our own @Fullmoon 1971 and raw brass bridge posts.
A couple cosmetic changes too, a PRS Signature club truss rod cover from @veinbuster ebony tuner buttons and Amber lampshades.
Here’s mine and it makes a worthy stablemate for my Santana.
Prina
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The OP hasn't even been back on the forum since shortly after joining. At least he/she was on the site for a half hour.
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Ben franklin
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Alnus Rubra
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People did pile on a bit.
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Torches and pitchforks man, torches and pitchforks! to the OP - come on back! We (the collective we) probably won't be any nicer, but you get used to us. Kinda like a toothache or a bad rash.
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The Satan dard is not made in China, it comes from a much warmer location.
dmatthews
Dave's not here
That guitar looks like it's NOS...feratuThe Satan dard is not made in China, it comes from a much warmer location.
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I think it's pretty normal for someone who's not heavily involved to post and then come back at some point later to look for answers. It's not like it's been a month.
The Paul Reed Smith signature didn't start to appear on SEs until sometime in the last decade or so. PRS as a company used to use the signature only for US-made guitars. As they became more and more dependent on SE sales, the signature started to appear and become more like on the US models. Now the signature is very prominent and the "SE" is minimized. There's been a slow progression towards that for a long time.
To be exact, the signature appears on SE as of the introduction of production line of 2017, actually the first guitars had been shipped to the dealers by end of September 2016. My SE Mark Holcomb came with 2017 specs and was handed over to me in October 2016.
But this thread is typically for our times: It could be solved by the thread opener him-/her-/itself, if proper selectors would have been used in average search engines.
But this thread is typically for our times: It could be solved by the thread opener him-/her-/itself, if proper selectors would have been used in average search engines.
