NewToThisForum Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Hello! I saw this ad locally. Seller says it's an Epiphone, it's also got an Epiphone hard case. I do not know what to make of it. First of all, the headstock is very odd. It contains both elements of the open book headstock and of the elite headstock. Second, I don't see any markings on the back of the headstock. Thirdly, the F-holes seem wrong and out of place. Lastly, the output jack is in a location I'm never seen. According to the serial number its supposed to be a Terada Gakki. Any thoughts? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewToThisForum Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 https://imgur.com/a/k68IpUy here's pics :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimmo Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 This is not an Epiphone headstock IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 That is definitely not a legitimate Epiphone. I highly doubt it was actually made by Terada; that would be a violation of their contract with Gibson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunningham26 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 the JDM epiphones have a regular looking gibson style headstock. the elitist/elite/IBG still have a hybrid epi/gibson headstock shape. i would say this is more than likely a fake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Nice looking sudo 335, it would be interesting to follow up on the labels inside the F-holes. A lot of different companies produced copies with a similar style of headstock, many variations trace back to Terada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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