is this Gibson fake
#1
Posted 16 December 2015 - 03:48 AM
0 anything wrong. So my friend is selling me his Gibson but however I have a suspicion its fake, if anyone knows I would appreciate it. Thanks.
#2
Posted 16 December 2015 - 05:53 AM
Bob1234###, on 16 December 2015 - 03:48 AM, said:
Hi, Bob; welcome to the forums.
There are plenty of us that would be happy to weigh-in and help; but we've got nothing to go on.
If you can post some hi-res photos so we can inspect it, we might be able to give you a better idea.
Cheers.
Things with Strings...
2002 Fender Squier Affinity Stratocaster - "Janus".
2013 Gibson USA Limited Les Paul Traditional Pro II - "Negroni".
2014 Gibson USA 120th Anniversary Les Paul Studio - "Jupiter".
2015 Epiphone Limited EJ-200 Artist - "Nightmaiden".
2016 Stagg M20 Mandolin - "Octavia".
Things I've Built...
First build; cross between a '57 Goldtop & the Lou Pallo Signature Les Paul; thread here [in progress and sadly on hold]
Things without strings...
Marshall MG15DFX.
Orange OR15.
Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal.
#3
Posted 16 December 2015 - 09:51 PM
Good Luck!
#4
Posted 17 December 2015 - 02:46 AM
#5
Posted 17 December 2015 - 03:58 AM
Bob1234###, on 17 December 2015 - 02:46 AM, said:
Thanks Bob, but if we could get some more of that; it'd be good. Sorry, but identifying from a single picture is almost as difficult as identifying from none, sometimes.
We need to see:
- close-up of the front of the headstock
- close-up of the back of the headstock, including serial #
- closer shot of the body front, and then the body back
- inside the control cavity
- if possible; back of the pickups
This should help us plenty

Things with Strings...
2002 Fender Squier Affinity Stratocaster - "Janus".
2013 Gibson USA Limited Les Paul Traditional Pro II - "Negroni".
2014 Gibson USA 120th Anniversary Les Paul Studio - "Jupiter".
2015 Epiphone Limited EJ-200 Artist - "Nightmaiden".
2016 Stagg M20 Mandolin - "Octavia".
Things I've Built...
First build; cross between a '57 Goldtop & the Lou Pallo Signature Les Paul; thread here [in progress and sadly on hold]
Things without strings...
Marshall MG15DFX.
Orange OR15.
Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal.
#6
Posted 17 December 2015 - 04:38 AM
https://m.flickr.com...02/23179391383/
https://m.flickr.com...02/23723751671/
https://m.flickr.com...02/23178063934/
#7
Posted 17 December 2015 - 04:46 AM
Bob1234###, on 17 December 2015 - 04:38 AM, said:
https://m.flickr.com...02/23179391383/
https://m.flickr.com...02/23723751671/
https://m.flickr.com...02/23178063934/
As far as I can tell; that is not an authentic Gibson in any right.
Hopefully someone else will confirm this, but I've never heard of an SG with a bolt-on neck.
Things with Strings...
2002 Fender Squier Affinity Stratocaster - "Janus".
2013 Gibson USA Limited Les Paul Traditional Pro II - "Negroni".
2014 Gibson USA 120th Anniversary Les Paul Studio - "Jupiter".
2015 Epiphone Limited EJ-200 Artist - "Nightmaiden".
2016 Stagg M20 Mandolin - "Octavia".
Things I've Built...
First build; cross between a '57 Goldtop & the Lou Pallo Signature Les Paul; thread here [in progress and sadly on hold]
Things without strings...
Marshall MG15DFX.
Orange OR15.
Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal.
#8
Posted 17 December 2015 - 06:42 AM
Bob1234###, on 17 December 2015 - 02:46 AM, said:
Not a Gibson.
#13
Posted 08 February 2016 - 07:32 AM
Some actually sounded great. They were about 10 levels up from the Teisco-Checkmate stuff with chrome pickguards and little teeny plywood bodies.
#14
Posted 13 February 2016 - 04:26 PM
It's fake like a politician's smile.
It's fake like, uh... something really fake.


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