onewilyfool Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I think the Gibson Legal department should be ALL OVER THIS!!! http://www.dhgate.com/gibson-hummingbird-custom-koa-acoustic-guitar/p-ff8080812162570f012167a5a36f7e1b.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Player Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I think that is a "superexcellent" price for a fake! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 wow.... completley pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_Engr Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 WOW - Perhaps they should do a little better research as the guitar being shown is a Monarch not a Hummingbird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooseguy Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I think the Gibson Legal department should be ALL OVER THIS!!! http://www.dhgate.com/gibson-hummingbird-custom-koa-acoustic-guitar /p-ff8080812162570f012167a5a36f7e1b.html Hi Wiley: This should give Gibson heart burn as it is not a mislabeled Humming Bird knock off but that of a J200 Monarch which is a hell of a lot more expensive in its genuine form. I just GOOGLED DHGATE.com- the marketer for this guitar -and the posted reports are scathing. Moose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsc Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Added 1 to my shopping cart!! Now to check out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooseguy Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Wiley One Please GOOGLE DHGATE.com and I don't think anyone would chance buying anything through this marketer. Moose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Oh, but how could you question them? Just read their quality assurance statement and that will relieve any fears you have ;-) "We ensure that the material and workmanship of every guitar is unquestionable. Our guarantee to keep in good rep n satisfy you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 If you enter "wholesale Gibson Guitars" in the google search window you will come up with many such websites, the first few are legitimate, Music123 etc. the rest are all from China and they make Norlin look pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertjohn Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 What's a "superexcellent handcrt technique"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 Guys....I hope you weren't thinking I was actually recommending this guitar?????? I was Gibson to go after them. This is crap. I've seen a couple of fake Gibsons on our local Craigslist, and it breaks my heart. SO, who ordered one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevef Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Guys....I hope you weren't thinking I was actually recommending this guitar?????? I was Gibson to go after them. This is crap. I've seen a couple of fake Gibsons on our local Craigslist' date=' and it breaks my heart. SO, who ordered one?[/quote'] I did. I had some spare cash on hand and got them to give me a discount for a cash payment. Of course I won't be able to buy the houses on Park Place later... But it's a good trade off.:- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Player Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I did. I had some spare cash on hand and got them to give me a discount for a cash payment. Of course I won't be able to buy the houses on Park Place later... But it's a good trade off. :D Sorry but you might have to also sell off Kentucky or one of the other lower $$$ ones because your $182 short currently. :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw2_usa Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 This reads like my health insurance policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevef Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Sorry but you might have to also sell off Kentucky or one of the other lower $$$ ones because your $182 short currently. 20% discount... SSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH:-$ .. You don't tell 'em I'm "short" $9.00 and I won't tell 'em they're just a little shady.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Player Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 20% discount...SSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH:-$ .. You don't tell 'em I'm "short" $9.00 and I won't tell 'em they're just a little shady.... Well isn't that just "Superexcellent!" <grin> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwolf Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Albert John, I believe you can find a diagram of the "superexcellent handcrt technique" on page 17 of the Kama Sutra... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanishoaknc Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I have learned an old saying from mr Grandfather. "If it sounds to good to be true, more that likely it is" I would say this is one of thoughts times :- It's always good to be a little street wise on something like this. Bless You All from: North Carolina :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakula Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I have learned an old saying from mr Grandfather. "If it sounds to good to be true, more that likely it is" I would say this is one of thoughts times <img src='http://forum.gibson.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/eusa_naughty.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':-"' /> It's always good to be a little street wise on something like this. Bless You All from: North Carolina <img src='http://forum.gibson.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/eusa_whistle.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':-"' /> not all the fake are not good. i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Crud!! I could have saved $3601.30! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I'm gonna order a hundred so I can get the big discount. What a deal!!!!!! In 60 days the boxes will be piling up at my door! Then I'm gonna get rich selling them on ebay as genuine "Gibsun" guitars. The scary part is that greed may overcome common sense for some buyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman_Greg Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Guys....I hope you weren't thinking I was actually recommending this guitar?????? I was Gibson to go after them. This is crap. I've seen a couple of fake Gibsons on our local Craigslist, and it breaks my heart. SO, who ordered one? Gibson are aware of this - from Gibson website Madman Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Gibson are aware of this - from Gibson website Madman Greg What's amazing to me is that many of the comments in this Gibson link are basically saying their Chinese knock-offs are as good as Gibsons. That's not the point: the point is that you can't put the "Gibson" trademark on a knock-off, and pretend it's the real thing. Gibson should continue to go after these guys. Part of the consumer complaint is that Gibsons (and Martins, etc.) are really expensive. I'd be curious to know how the original $45 price of the J-45 back in 1942 compares on an inflation-adjusted rate with the current market price of a new "standard" J-45. At the risk of causing a riot, I'd be willing to guess that the average new J-45 is as good or better than the early J's were when they were new. I'm not saying that many of these old J's (like my 1948) don't sound great today after a half-century or more of aging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 At the risk of causing a riot, I'd be willing to guess that the average new J-45 is as good or better than the early J's were when they were new. I'd be inclined to agree. Take the romance out of the scenario we're faced with regarding vintage guitars today and your left with a very mixed bag of sound and construction quality from model to model (much like today, although construction quality is fairly standardised and more evenly comparable between models), but without the compromises that age brings in the older models. Almost across the board guitar construction is better in modern times, I can't really resolve why that would be any different for a fairly prestige manufacturer like Gibson. I've also seen discussions that offered supporting and countering evidence that they are cheaper now than they were initially in relative salary/cost of living comparisons. If you aggregate it it should even out to being fairly similar in spending power terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanstreak Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 not all the fake are not good. i think hhmmmm.....4 posts, telling us that some fakes are good, speaking Engrish....you wouldn't happen to be one of the sellers on DHgate would you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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