Bob1234### Posted December 16, 2015 Posted December 16, 2015 Hi all. Im new here so tell me if I'm doing 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.
Pesh Posted December 16, 2015 Posted December 16, 2015 Hi all. Im new here so tell me if I'm doing 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. 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.
Dave F Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 You will get more response if you post pictures and post it in the forum for it's style such as Les Paul, Acoustic, Vintage, .... Good Luck!
Bob1234### Posted December 17, 2015 Author Posted December 17, 2015 Sorry about that I forgot to post the link😂 https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/127189502@N02/23696313842/
Pesh Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Sorry about that I forgot to post the link😂 https://m.flickr.com...02/23696313842/ 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 :)
Bob1234### Posted December 17, 2015 Author Posted December 17, 2015 Here are some more picture. I havnt actually got the guitar yet as I'm being cautious first. https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/127189502@N02/23179391383/ https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/127189502@N02/23723751671/ https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/127189502@N02/23178063934/
Pesh Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Here are some more picture. I havnt actually got the guitar yet as I'm being cautious first. 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.
stein Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Sorry about that I forgot to post the link😂 https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/127189502@N02/23696313842/ Not a Gibson.
Bob1234### Posted December 17, 2015 Author Posted December 17, 2015 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. OK thank you. Should I go for it though. He wants £110 for it
stein Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 OK thank you. Should I go for it though. He wants £110 for it I wouldn't. Not only is it a very cheap (crappy) guitar, it's also a "forgery", which makes playing it or owning bad in ways.
Bob1234### Posted December 18, 2015 Author Posted December 18, 2015 I wouldn't. Not only is it a very cheap (crappy) guitar, it's also a "forgery", which makes playing it or owning bad in ways. Ok thanks for the help
ksdaddy Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 Seems like in the late 70s and early 80s there was one of these "looks like an SG from 50 feet away, built by nearsighted Pakistani workmen with dull tools" guitars in every third teenage boys' possession. Now I never see them. If there was a Great Burning of Formerly Popular Asian Guitars event in 1985 when Strats took over, I didn't get the invite. I never see them now. In fact, seeing this one kinda traumatized me. Some actually sounded great. They were about 10 levels up from the Teisco-Checkmate stuff with chrome pickguards and little teeny plywood bodies.
sparquelito Posted February 13, 2016 Posted February 13, 2016 It's fake like a hooker's brea$ts. It's fake like a politician's smile. It's fake like, uh... something really fake. :mellow: :unsure:
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