PRS 408 Stoptail with Hybrid Hardware Electric Guitar

Signature PRS style and feel with an increased variety of pickup control and tones.




The PRS 408 Stoptail with Hybrid Hardware
Electric Guitar is one of the exciting new PRS 408 guitars. These
inspiring instruments, offered as both a maple top (MT) and all mahogany
(Standard) version, bring the versatility and voicing of the Private
Stock Signature and the Signature Limited Edition to PRS’s Core line.
Multiple variations are available at Musician's Friend, just type PRS
408 into our search engine to see what's in stock. This one is
distiguished by its all mahogany body, new pattern neck shape, stoptail
bridge and hybrid hardware.


PRS 408 pickups were designed to
extend the guitar’s tonal spectrum by narrowing the field of the bass
pickup to increase its focus and widening the field of the treble pickup
to increase its sound field (hence their asymmetric appearance). This
pickup configuration (comprised of four coils and offering eight sounds)
stems back to Paul’s experimentation on the Sorcerer’s Apprentice
guitars in the early 1980’s. Thanks to the simple but versatile
switching system featuring mini-toggle switches that provide numerous
combinations of humbucking and singlecoil tones, the 408 Maple Top and
408 Standard provide stunning articulation and musical clarity.


V12 finish
Finish
should enhance the look, sound, and feel of a guitar by accentuating
the wood’s inherent beauty and feel without hindering its natural
resonance. And PRS Guitars’ new “V12” finish does just that. Introduced
at Experience PRS 2010, “V12” is a very thin, hard, and clear finish
that will not crack or react with thinners. After roughly 12 years in
development, it is halfway between acrylic and nitro, but with a classic
feel all its own. “PRS models with this new finish feel like old
instruments,” said Paul Reed Smith.


Pattern Neck Shape
Neck
shapes have always been a high priority for PRS and a hallmark of their
quality. A guitar should feel comfortable, like “home,” as soon as you
pick it up, and the neck is paramount to that connection. Perfected
after years of prototyping, the new “Pattern” neck is an updated Wide
Fat PRS neck style based on Paul’s pre-factory design. These necks were
found on the instruments built for Carlos Santana, Peter Frampton and
Howard Leese from the late 70’s to the mid 80’s.


Whether in
woodworking, machining, or cast and die work, pattern making is the art
of arriving at a perfect standard, which can be duplicated or used to
create new designs by “offsetting.” All PRS necks came to be as a result
of offsetting from this original, Wide Fat design.


Phase III Locking Tuners
PRS
Guitars Phase III tuners are new to the line up for 2011 and will come
standard on SC 58, McCarty 58, ME Quatro, and JA-15 models. These very
smooth, high-tolerance pegs feature an elegant design with larger
buttons, an open back, and closed housing.



Features



Mahogany body
4 individual pickups with 8 distinct sound settings
3-way toggle switch for pickup selection
Individual coil-tap for each pickup
Enhanced V12 finish
Pattern neck shape
Phase III locking tuners
Stoptail bridge
Hybrid hardware




Experience the versatility and great feel of this remarkable guitar. Order today.


408 Stoptail with Hybrid Hardware Electric Guitar Specifications:




Body
Top Wood: Mahogany
Back Wood: Mahogany
Finish: V12

Neck
Number of Frets: 22
Scale Length: 25"
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Fretboard: Wood Rosewood
Neck Shape: Pattern
Fretboard Inlays: Birds

Hardware
Bridge: PRS Stoptail
Tuners: PRS Phase III
Truss Rod Cover: "408"
Hardware Type: Hybrid

Electronics
Treble Pickup: 408 Treble
Bass Pickup: 408 Bass
Pickup Switching :Volume and Tone Control with 3-Way Blade Pickup Switch and Two Mini-Toggles














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