mcparolains Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) Hi everyone, I'm Nicolò and i'm going to buy a les paul custom plus of 1993, but I'm not sure if it is legit ( maybe a fake, a conversion or ... ) There are some modifications on the guitar, a third pickup, nickel hardware etc... My dubts: The logo, B and O not open The block inlay, are not centered with frets What do you think? Thank you Photos https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1e7guEYo47WhYpYfQ07vMznLVCvwxOoug Edited April 1, 2020 by mcparolains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Filbert Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 I'm not an expert in counterfeits by any measure but I share the same concerns as you - namely, the logo looks off and the fretboard inlays look wrong too. Does it have a serial number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcparolains Posted April 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) Thank you for the answer, i'll share tge back of the headstock with the number.. Serial 92023387 Edited April 1, 2020 by mcparolains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filbert Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Not sure about the serial number. There aren't any online serial number lookup websites for Gibson Customs. On the one hand, I have a '93 Gibson Nighthawk that has an 8 digit serial number so it looks correct from that point of view, on the other hand, I was under the impression that Gibson Custom Shop serial numbers were different from 'standard' Gibson models so I don't know. All I can say is, it seems 'off' to me so if I were thinking about buying it, I would get in touch with Gibson and give them the serial number and see what they say. Obviously, present circumstances mean you probably won't get a response very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcparolains Posted April 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 This is a LP custom pre custom shop, normal production.. so in theory you must read the serial number like with your nighthawk.. serial seems to be legit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) I think it is legit, and is a Gibson Ace Frehley 'Budokan' Les Paul Custom - https://www.guitar-list.com/gibson/electric-guitars/gibson-ace-frehley-budokan-les-paul-custom Edited April 5, 2020 by jdgm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old guy Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 That is real. No doubt about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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