Grod Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Hello! Can anyone tell me more about this guitar? The serial number is 02005571 I'd like to know if this painting is original I didn’t find anything like it on the Internet... many thanks! Rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old guy Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I hope you did not buy it because it is a counterfeit. not real, 100% fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old guy Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 It is a counterfeit Gibson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grod Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 Thank you so much! I didn’t buy it but it’s for sale in a store near my home! I need to warn them... what can I give them as proof of counterfeiting ? thanks again!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grod Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 I noticed that the machine head tuner and pick guard are not original but I think this is not a proof of counterfeit ? Can you tell me more? Sorry I’m a beginner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskotekno Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 The metric bridge is a giveaway. The headstock is all kinds of wrong and you can see that the truss rod cover has what looks like a fake screw at the bottom to hide the fact that there is no wood under it because it has a the wrong type truss rod nut. It will have a slot for a allen wrench instead of a nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old guy Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grod Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) You have an eye! I'm trusting you because I'm really lost in the middle of the picture of the internet to compare!... it's a store that sells second-hand items, so they don't have your knowledge Thanks again! Edited January 5, 2021 by Grod 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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