Hello everyone, I'm about to buy a Gibson Explorer, but the owner said that he lost the certificate that states the authenticity. Can you help me to understand if the guitar is authentic or not? I can show you some pics. I have the serial number too but I don't really know what to do with it, since it could be copied too. Furthermore, he said that the serial is pretty hard to read because there's a lot of paint, he showed me some pics and yes, it's hard to read. Is it normal in a Gibson Explorer? It should be a 2010. Thank you for any help! It would be my first Gibson, only played a tele until now.
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