Knockoff?

I picked up a (supposedly) American Stingray 34 at a shop. Got it home and started noticing some weird things about it. Having never owned a stingray before I didn’t catch then before buying. I posted some pics up here, but the thread got deleted. I’ll try explaining what I’m seeing to see if I can get some feedback.

The guitar looks to be fairly new. The thing I didn’t catch in the shop was that there was no battery compartment. The other thing I’m now noticing is that the neck plate is 4 bolt instead of six. Otherwise looks pretty authentic. No serial number, so it must be in the neck pocket. I’d prefer not to unbolt the neck, but will if neccessary.

So four bolt neck, passive electronic on an “American” Stingray. Is this possible, or did I just get taken?

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