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    How to really spot a counterfeit Epiphone

    in Epiphone Electrics

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    Hi everyone.

    First I'd like to thank you guys' date='and gals out there who have shared some useful information thought I'd put my two cents in as I've noticed that a lot of people seem to be posting on the subject of counterfeit guitars and plenty of those questions seem to be coming from people looking to buy from an auction on Ebay.

    I too have had run ins with these counterfeit guitars and decided the best thing to do is to look into this situation a bit further which led me to the web site of what I figure is one of that largest sellers of these counterfeit guitars in fact I suspect this web site to actually be run right out of the factory in which produces not only Epiphones but Gibson and just about any brand of guitar you would like to have.

    I confronted this seller and told him I knew the pictures he had in his site were not legitimate ,and he gladly supplied me with the photos of the real guitar I wanted to buy since investigating this situation I have fount there are plenty of actual photos to be seen that are of what you would get if you ordered from this fellow located in China,my best advice is this go to Bizaar of China and become acquainted with their offerings look into the acoustic versions of the Epiphones that there pawning off as the real thing and notice how Epiphone is spelled and placed on the head stock.

    And go to youtube there are plenty of people from the UK who own knock offs of Gibson and Epiphone guitars,I'm not sure how many make it into the US but I'm sure there's been more than a few I've gotten mixed information on them but for the most part I think the only thing that I've read is their lacking in the pickup department,I'm not promoting these peole I'm saying that first of all right down to the protective plastic covering over the pickups on these guitars screams counterfeit.

    These people have done their homework but one thing that I've noticed about them in general is they will do mixed variations of their guitars like putting trapazoid inlays on the neck of a counterfeit copy of a EJ-200 and subtle differences in the bridge inlays to the same make,they go as far as to print the name Epiphone on the shipping box spelled(Epiphune)if you look close enough.

    And even though there are a lot of different variations of different models of Epiphone guitars there is one thing that seems a safe bet if in doubt call Gibson they can get to the bottom of the question if the seller will provide serial numbers call and find out if its real or not,as for counterfeit guitars and the problem with them in my own opinion don't believe this is ever going to be stopped now Bizaar of China does on the other hand seem to be one of the last places that you can actually buy a $3000.00,or $4000.00 guitar from for only $400.00+ minus the case which cost extra.

    And one last point to be made is this wouldn't be more of a sure thing if you went and played an instrument in person before purchasing how do you even know its fits,and feels right?

    But I do suggest stopping by Bizaar of China to look and their pretty electricity guitars they guarantee each one of their bags are of the highest quality=d>

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    mr. six string, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!!!

     

    (Ich bin ein berliner? I am a jelly donut?)

    Valve Senior is in the HOUSE!

    in Epiphone Amps & Accessories

    Posted

    sweeeeeet man uber good pics man' date=' looks fun but i still need to wait for my local store to get em in so i can do a shoot out between it and the black heart......I wounder when Fender is gonna hop on the bandwagon[/quote']

    maybe after peavy... there's already a crate, marshall, vox, epiphone, orange, krank, egnater....

    Valve Senior is in the HOUSE!

    in Epiphone Amps & Accessories

    Posted

    Thanks M - I'm still not sure if it was worth the wait or all the hype' date=' but for now I'm keeping it. It's a far more flexible head than the VJr, seems to have more substantial iron, and I expect will be a great platform for mods. Please feel free to link these posts over at Sewatt, I'm anxious to see what kinds of improvements the board-level guys come up with. If Epi had come out with this last year as planned, there would probably already be several BillM-type web sites all over this thing.

     

    BTW, the stock tank is the short-spring Ruby Tubes EB2C1B. The long-spring version sounds much better, but it's standard Fender dimensions (17") and won't fit.

     

    [img']http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/brianehuff/Valve%20Senior/ValveSrGuts017.jpg[/img]

     

    Cheers, Brian

    In case you didn't get that pm i sent you, i'd suggest replacing that ruby tank (looks like a cheapened version of the accutronics type 1) with an accutronics type 8 reverb tank. The type 8 has a 3rd spring, and sounds closer to the 17" two spring "type 4" reverb tanks (the "fender" one that you've got. I have one just like it in my hammond organ- hammond was the first to use spring reverb, and they owned accutronics... accutronics still exists today, and sells reverb units on ebay.)

     

    type 4: http://www.accutronicsreverb.com/Type4.htm

    type 8: http://www.accutronicsreverb.com/Type8.htm

     

    edit: screw ebay, you can order on their website instead: http://www.accutronicsreverb.com/ordering.htm

    Valve Senior is in the HOUSE!

    in Epiphone Amps & Accessories

    Posted

    Those are some very useful amp demonstrations' date=' thanks for posting them!

     

    I find it especially helpful that you play the same song with the various settings:

     

    That makes it much easier for me to hear and compare the range of attainable sounds.

     

    :-

     

     

    [/quote']

    Yeah, what tim the pyromancer said.

    Valve Senior is in the HOUSE!

    in Epiphone Amps & Accessories

    Posted

    Thisone could be very interesting' date=' too

     

    http://www.egnateramps.com/Rebel30.html

    '](*,)/

     

    Peter

    pricey... and replacing the tubes wouldn't just put a hole in your wallet, it'd eat your wallet whole...

    (hole-whole... get it?)

     

     

    that and i don't care for mixing 6v6 tone with el84's... i'd rather just use 6v6's, thanks.

     

    if you want it, suit yourself. I'd like the wattage controls on each channel though... it'd be nice to have a 2 channel amp that can go from clean to power tube distortion without a major jump in volume...

    Valve Senior is in the HOUSE!

    in Epiphone Amps & Accessories

    Posted

    Yes...thanks for the videos! Can't wait to get mine. Thinking I won't be "maxing" the gain while using anything with P90's.

     

    Rob

    didn't realize they did that... I guess i might have to wait to get an agile Harm 1 until i can afford a pickup swap... Well, there won't be p90-sized q tuners any time soon anyway... and i can't stand 60 cycle hum without raging feedback...

     

     

    does agile wax pot their pickups?

    Valve Senior is in the HOUSE!

    in Epiphone Amps & Accessories

    Posted

    oh man i want one... that "need for tweed" setting with the riviera.... awesome...

     

    oh, and the "fender" reverb was actually produced by a company called accutronics... they originally used them for hammond organs, but fender used them in guitar amps, and we all know what happened then... but anyway, if you want a brand new reverb unit, you can get one directly from accutronics... they have an ebay store, and you can find out what kind of reverb unit you already have on their website (if it's not listed, send 'em an email, they will be able to tell you)

     

    That way you don't need to have an old fender reverb for your new epiphone amp...

    10" Speaker in a Valve Jr combo

    in Epiphone Amps & Accessories

    Posted

    I`m thinking it will probably be more of a hassle than it`s worth. Any suggestions a for a killer 8" speaker that does hard rock well. I`m not taking about a band situation ' date=' just jamming in the garage when the wife and kid go to sleep.[/quote'] there's a speaker shootout thing at sewatt... 8 10 and 12 inch...

    Blues Custom Mods

    in Epiphone Amps & Accessories

    Posted

    Definitly do the cap cut mod .It's amazing how much better it sounds .I got the idea after seeing and hearing it done to a Valve jr .I don't know why they make amps so bright these days
    metal and "modern rock" (it isn't really rock in any sense... it's just a new name for un-shredded metal i guess...)

    please excuse my language, but damn the 80's. i mean, there was some good music then, but shred and rap completely ruined modern music for me... and synthesizers...

    Epiphone Les Paul Custom Wood Used -- What is the TRUTH !!

    in Epiphone Electrics

    Posted

    I once bought a 2000 (MIK) epiphone les paul custom off ebay that weighed 6.5 pounds.... I opened up the back control cavity panel and looked inside... I even sanded down a small section to get the true wood color.... The wood was a blonde/pale yellow color... I also saw the same color in the wire tunnel that goes between the pots and pickups...

     

    I could only guess that we had a solid alder les paul... Boy' date=' was I pissed off... Anyway, I flipped that guitar and now I am planning on buying a 2007 Epi les paul custom ....

     

    I have heard from guitar shops and Gibson themselves that all 2007 Epi les paul customs have a mahogany body... NO ALDER... But I have read from time to time that epiphone does what they damn well please concerning the les paul woods.... and that your les paul will be like a box of chocolates... What do you all think ? Can I trust Gibson that the les paul will be nice and heavy and have a mahogany body ??

     

    Another thing of interest... I once owned a 1999 Epi dot that had outstanding tone... When I changed out the pickups I noticed the center block was made of a splintery reddish brown wood that looked to me like mahogany... According to Gibson, they always used maple for the center blocks... But with what I saw and the fact that dot was pretty darn heavy, I concluded that they had used mahogany for the center block...

     

    Go figure...[/quote']you sure you weren't buying knockoffs from red china?

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