The Breeze Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 It looks good to me but Im a novice in spotting fakes. What do u guys think? Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 something looks weird about the shape of the upper bout. also I thought that the truss rod cover on standards just said "standard". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 4 red flags for me, watch out. 1 - hiding the headstock, no good close up pic 2 - center of neck volume knob should be lower than the stop posts, it's straight on line or slightly higher 3 - the pup ring screws usually flat top and counter sunk 4 - no reserve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuff Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 1 big red flag for me. Enter the serial no. & les paul into google and it comes up with 4 other guitars for sale/auction over the last couple of years with the same number. Reported to ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyrod Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 FAKE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 It sure don't look right to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xinnix Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 TOTALLY FAKE-! Bad serial number! The selector switch is cream colored but the binding and covers are all bright white? Come on! Back of headstock is one piece of wood. NOT GIBSON-! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman5293 Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I believe the tuners should say "Gibson Deluxe" on them. This guitar is totally FAKE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chase1410 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 theres also screws on top of the bridge....In real Gibsons there is none, just flat divots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 ahhh. I didn't have my glasses on. The bezels are both the same size = wrong ABR-1 style bridge with screws like that? = super wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 In the sense that it is a guitar, it is real. In the sense that it is a Gibson guitar, it is fake. *reported to ebay* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar232007 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 The overall shape of the Les Paul has remained reliteviely unchanged and VERY consistant for the past 50+ years (with the exception of a few choice examples from the '70s-early '80s). So being able to tell the difference between them and obvious fakes, isn't exactly "rocket science". If you can tell wich of these cutaway shots is the real Gibson, you're already an expert, because each one of these examples is a signature of the build quality of their respective makers: 1. 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT ED Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 100 % GENUINE FIREWOOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rogerb Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 It's a fake, look at the screw heads on the tune-o-matic bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Bone Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 This listing (230496862125) has been removed, or this item is not available. Nice work folks! I hate fakes of anything. Well, almost anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dleth Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 No longer listed. Good work fellow forumers. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chase1410 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 It's a fake' date=' look at the screw heads on the tune-o-matic bridge.[/quote'] thats what i tried to say! .....you just made it sound a little bit more professional... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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