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2005 SG standard.
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The goldtop looks to be a Les Paul Studio 60's tribute. The bass is a EB3
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That finish filled serial number is one of the way everyone verifies a Gibson is real. It is almost more important than the serial itself because counterfeiters use real serial numbers but they stamp them after they finish a fake guitar. Here is a suggestion. Stop sanding and get a black light, and see if it is visible under a black light in a dark room then and write it down. also try doing a pencil and paper rubbing.
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On 10/6/2021 at 11:07 AM, Arkanostrum said:
I thought the studio 50s tribute was released around 2010, not before
yes, you are correct. I'm not sure what I was thinking. It is basically the same thing though but probably better quality.
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Looks like a 98 Studio 50's Tribute to me.
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On 8/27/2021 at 9:38 AM, Grog said:
Should be a 2017. Eight digit serial numbers, first & fifth numbers signify the year…….
Not on a 2017, from 2014-2019 it would be the first and second digit for the year.
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That looks like a Epiphone headstock when you zoom in. That is not a Gibson.
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There is a group on Facebook called Gibson Flying V Owners, post this question there and you will have an answer in about a minute.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/646675042140535 -
19 hours ago, munmkey said:
I found a les paul classic custom I'm not sure is authentic. Everything looks fine but the serial code is hard to read and the tuners are tilted (he said he never replaced the tuners).
Heres a reverb listing and some pictures
It's real. looks like maybe it was refretted or it was a year that they did fret over binding. But it is real.
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Post some pictures, that is the only way to tell because counterfeits utilize real serial numbers. With that being said, some years did not have the "Made in USA" but I am not sure off hand of those exact years. Pictures however I could tell if it were real or not.
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OK, your guitar is not a 2022. It is a 2020. The first and fifth number signify the year. The second through fourth signify the day of the year it was made.
2 and 0 = 2020
265= September 22For a few years 2014- the middle of 2019, the first and second digits represented the year. But when the New managment got the new production lines in full swing they went back to the old format. The daters you are using are not up to date.
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You need to post some photos. Usually Gibson has 2 screws in the truss rod cover. Look at the bridge post, there should not be flat screw driver slots in them. If it it has them, than that is a Chinese bridge and a fake Gibson. Take the truss rod cover off and look at the truss rod nut, it should be a hex head, if it takes an Allen Wrench, then it is fake.
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Everything Diskotekno said, plus the diamond inlay on the head stock is too small, the logo is too high. the stop tail is too low, the metric bridge is too far away from the pick ups, the nob locations are off, no nibs on the fret ends, the finger board should be ebony (all though some years they changed it) the pickup rings are too wide. If you pull the pick ups, there should be writing in them. The control cavity should not be painted inside. I could just keep going on for ever. The pick-guard is way wrong. look at how the inlays on the neck are not centered between the frets. The store, if they know anything about guitars should have spotted all of this right off.
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It is a counterfeit Gibson.
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I hope you did not buy it because it is a counterfeit. not real, 100% fake.
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That is Authentic. and it is all original as well.
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That is real. No doubt about it.
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probably just a factory screw up and they had to finish the headstock twice for some reason.
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On 6/26/2020 at 8:33 AM, Poi_si_vede said:
Thank you for your reply, very appreciated!
would it be a problem if I ask you if the below one is legit as well? The owner says it has the documents (even though the serial is not in the headstock). SN should be 132000534
https://reverb.com/item/34131249-guitarra-electrica-gibson-les-paul-studio-alpine-white-segunda-mano
Thanks a lot!
Yes, that is a Real LP Studio.
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5 hours ago, Poi_si_vede said:
Hello!
I am about to pull the trigger on this LP trad, supposedly made in 2016, but wanted to ask if it is legit first since apparently the sn is pressed only on one side:
what do you think?
Thanks!
It is perfectly normal. The serial is stamped into the bare wood, before grain-filler and the nitrocellulose is applied. So you are good to go.
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That is a counterfeit, not a replica. It is just a out-and-out fake. Do not buy it, turn the seller into you local law enforcement before they burn someone out of a lot of money.
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18 hours ago, Meduardohh said:
Hey. I am currently bidding on some gibson guitars. And i wonder if they are truly the real deal. Can anyone verify me these instruments?
I can only upload these pictures on another site.
https://imgur.com/a/hbQd5wJ here is the link. Any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks in advance:)
Yes, they are all real.
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Yes, that is real. Now doubt about it.
What Gibson SG guitar is this?
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You're right, on closer inspection it looks to be a 61 reissue.