bobouz 225 Report post Posted October 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Olive said: But the main question remain. Nobody know any guitar company maker in the 70th who would put the logo of Gibson on the headstock and ingrave a serial number very close from the Gibson serial number style. I would say the probability is greater that an individual with repair/restoration skills modified the instrument. Japanese makers were not known to engage in such deception, as they were invested in establishing legitimate worldwide distribution structures for their products. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RBSinTo 25 Report post Posted October 30, 2020 This could have been much worse. Olive admits the guitar has a nice voice, so while he undoubtedly overpaid for what he believed he was getting versus what he got, it is still a good player, despite its true lineage. Half a loaf is better than none. RBSinTo 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Les Van Perfek 0 Report post Posted December 1, 2020 Hi, I'm located near Montreal and I just got screwed by this same individual (same number and name). Sold me what was supposed to be a 50s Les Paul Special, turns out it is a fake/counterfeit. I tried getting hold of him, he wont answer calls, emails or texts. I will try to alert Kijiji but not sure what I can do otherwise. Michel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidblast 1,367 Report post Posted December 1, 2020 On 10/29/2020 at 3:32 PM, bobouz said: The trussrod utilizing a metric Allen wrench tells you all you need to know. This guitar is a fake & was not built in Kalamazoo by Gibson. Where it actually was built is rather a moot point. If you ever choose to sell it, simply be honest & list it as a ‘Gibson Copy’. This! ^--- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olive 0 Report post Posted January 3 (edited) End of the story : Hey everyone ! Okay, so I decided to sand the «Gibson» logo on the headstock and surprise ... it was a sticker put a long time ago and vernish. Was a nice job but it was easy to remove. Behind the sticker there was no name. The crown is a real inlay and is still there on the headstock. I also took off the fake label inside so now it is no more a fake / conterfeit Gibson guitar. It's just an vintage no name and beautiful acoustic guitar. For Christmas 2020, I gave it to a charity group for young people here in Gatineau hoping it would help in the community. Stay save and happy new year to all of you. Olive Edited January 3 by Olive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
