NOVAGOD Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 a question for real gibson expert! XD what is the real value of this made by hand gibson les Paul Custom? -mechanics : Grover Gold Vintage -PickUp : DiMarzio thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Some things are not right on that guitar, TRC, bridge ............. logo.....inlay....... made by Chinese hand not Italian prolly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six-string Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 headstock and TRC look fake to me... i'd say its worth $50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I think this may be a fake. A few things look out of place, which I am not going to mention. Please wait for a reply from some of the more experienced guys like Are Nine and AXE to see if they concur. I may be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 0 $ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Its Fake... About £50... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Its Fake... About £50... I think your being generous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOVAGOD Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 not have been a craftsman who has taken several pieces and assembled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six-string Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 okay so you are saying you built this from parts to resemble a Custom? that's different. i'll give you credit for a lot of work. and the Grover tuners and Dimarzio p/u s would have cost more than $50. so... how does it play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 ...I doubt it was hand made at all, if the guys is saying that to you then ask him about the serial number and "made in usa" thing. It looks like a normal chinese fake, and in my opinion the guy selling it is trying to rip you off by saying it was handmade and all... not anyone can build a guitar, let alone a decent one, the ones that can and do, will charge you a lot and most of the time, part of that price will include their name on the headstock, not "gibson" and handmade in italy on the back and not "90xx55xxx" and "made in usa". Just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I think this may be a fake. A few things look out of place' date=' which I am not going to mention. Please wait for a reply from some of the more experienced guys like Are Nine and AXE to see if they concur. I may be wrong.[/quote'] No thundergod? ...too bad, he is kind of an expert when it comes to outing fakes :D You are right, lots of wrong things on that guitar, from TRC and the lack of nibs, to the logo, split diamond and SN, to all hardware (switch included is epi like), and the tuners have not been installed correctly. Knob position is a little off, and the fretboard is not the correct type of wood. All in all, all the stuff that's usually wrong on a $200 chinese fake (which includes that weird case with Gibson not painted but relieved), and that's without even taking a look at the backplates! As I said on my previous post, somehow I doubt it is a giutar built by hand by a luthier in italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOVAGOD Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 ok yes! is a fake! to serve as a lesson to all! I wanted to see what they really know:) To remove any doubt, here comes a nice guide for false! http://wwwvoxhumana.blogspot.com/2007/04/opere-di-ingegno-3-ovvero-guida-alle.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Thanks, no need for that guide tho... as you surely know by now :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolera Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 ok yes! is a fake! to serve as a lesson to all!I wanted to see what they really know:) To remove any doubt' date=' here comes a nice guide for false! http://wwwvoxhumana.blogspot.com/2007/04/opere-di-ingegno-3-ovvero-guida-alle.html [/quote'] What was the point with all this? Come on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 By the way NOVAGOD have you checked the italian side of the forum? It's prety active... so much they even have an italian mod now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOVAGOD Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 :) gibson is american not italian :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Thanks' date=' no need for that guide tho... as you surely know by now :D[/quote'] You should check it out anyway, it's very enlightening. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 You should check it out anyway' date=' it's very enlightening. [/quote'] But I don't speak italian! :-k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOVAGOD Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 :-k/ XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laney1566 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I don't recall DP100 Super Distortions saying Dimarzio on them!! What you have there is a 1995 Fake. Made whenever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 You should check it out anyway' date=' it's very enlightening. [/quote'] che stai cercando di dire?? traduction: what are trying to say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Fake ... maybe 2.34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobv Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 And the pickup height screws from the hardware store are completely wrong, so the pickups might be fakes, too. Besides, I don't understand what the "made by Italian hand" meant in the original post. If you're trying to find out what a replica is worth, nobody on this forum is going to help you out. What you need to do is take it to the nearest US Customs office and they'll be very very helpful to you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 And the pickup height screws from the hardware store are completely wrong' date=' so the pickups might be fakes, too. Besides, I don't understand what the "made by Italian hand" meant in the original post. If you're trying to find out what a replica is worth, nobody on this forum is going to help you out. What you need to do is take it to the nearest US Customs office and they'll be very very helpful to you...[/quote'] Taking it to US Customs is great advise, they are very helpful in finding a buyer. I have heard that a lot of the agents will purchase these guitars on the spot, often top dollar too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laney1566 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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