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Very curious...I bought a Fake Gibson. There is my review.


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One more category' date=' high quality guitars that use the shape of the Les Paul. Like PRS singlecut. They are using the advantage of a beloved, proven design but making a guitar that is "arguably" equal. I wouldn't call it a fake or a copy, maybe a tribute. And it's not identical. I know Startocasters have the same issue.[/quote']

 

I believe that the basis for PRS winning the singlecut lawsuit was that it was unlikely that anyone would buy a PRS Singlecut while thinking that they were actually buying a Gibson. That seems like an odd reasoning if they were disputing infringement on the LP design.

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Let me know if you ever decide you want the frets done' date=' Norm. Probably set you back around $60 plus it'll give you a good excuse to drive up to Hawkesbury... :- [/quote']

 

Thanks Rot,

I'ts nice from you to offer this...I will try to find an hour to go and see you.

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I bought one of the Les Paul Supreme guitars from Samin. It is okay. The guitar looks like a real Gibson from a few feet away but up close it is easy to spot the fake. My Epi standard is a much better guitar. I think that its ok for someone who wants to learn on it, but an Epi would do better. I also bought this guitar just wondering how they compare to the real thing. For me the fake Gibson came not to bad out of the box. the action was high but that was an easy fix. However, the pickups SUCK, they SUCK like nothing I have ever heard. Since the guitar is pretty I might also keep it on the wall.

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as some of you on the forum know i bought a fake ace frehley eppi thinking it was the real deal..it took me a while to figure out it was a fake...the guitar spent nearly a month in the shop trying to fix the action in the end the neck is just a pile of crap...the pic ups are a pile of crap too..the thing that got me sucked in was i was so happy thinking i got a ace frehley eppi for half the price of a new one..i had the pictures up on here of the guitars side by side and it was very hard to tell the difference,one thing that caused me problems was trying to get info on the ace models that is what brought me undone..i still dont know when this model was discontinued...if anyone knows please let me know...[-o<

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= carverman

 

A re-issue should be a close approximation of the style and materials used in the 60 or 70s, but

using todays production techniques and materials so that in itself may be a slight deviation from

the way things were done in the 60s and that may result in a tone that is not quite the same as

the same guitar manufactured by Gibson in Kalamazoo in the 60s. They had some very skilled

crafts people working in those days, that knew how to fine tune or sand the top exactly the same

way each time...and that resulted in a more consistent sound from those instruments.

 

I will agree that at times, a company may "fake" it's own product, in a sense. I am looking at a (black&white) Beatles poster on my wall, where John and George are both playing sunburst Casino's. It's common knowledge that current issue Asian Casino's are nothing like the originals that the Beatles played. I've read reviews that claim that Lennon sunburst and Revolution Casino's even differ in small ways from the originals, even though Yoko Ono allowed Epi to study and (allegedly) reproduce in exact detail.

Concerning Epi-produced Gibson clones, such as the G-400 and the Zephyr Blues Deluxe, Epi is careful to state that the G-400 is BASED on the 61/62 Gibson SG and the ZBD is BASED on the 1949 Gibson ES-5. I could go on, but I'm sure not none of us has difficulty understanding the concept of an Authorized copy, reproduction, reissue, etc. Epiphone, after all, has been a Gibson subsiduary since about 1957, so they really have the right to make anything they want, call it anything they want, and charge whatever they want for it. If you buy from an Authorized dealer, you can be assured that you are not getting a $300 Chinese "special". If you knowingly purchase one, "Caveat Emptor"...(pardon my Latin) =P~

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Great story. My friend, who has 3 real Lea Pauls, decided to order a Chinese fake. It is a Supreme model. He paid $250 delivered to his door. To look at it, beautiful. Fit and finish, looks like the real thing. The build is solid, finish is almost perfect, all cosmetic values are there. Blows my mind that for that kind of money it would be made so well. Now, here's the catch:

1: He ordered it in root beer color and got red. No big deal.

2: The input jack broke the first time he plugged it in. $50 to have replaced.

3: The tone knobs do not work. I mean at all. He has not opened the guitar up yet but I'm betting there is not even wiring in there.

4: The neck was bowed so he went to the truss rod. it was made of some kind of pot metal and the Allen wrench stripped out the rod so no more adjusting.

So, in summary, we both agreed that he would have been better off buying an Epiphone with Gibson authorized parts than waisting money on this piece of junk.

If having the name "Gibson" is more important than playing the music then IMO you should take up the ukulele.

BEST PART: he was so ticked off that he gave the guitar to me for free. I just use it for decoration in the house because that's all it's good for.

The old adage "you get what you pay for" really applies here.

My fear is that if the Chinese up their quality and price some, companies like Gibson, Fender, and all the rest will be hurt. I know that it is illegal to sell these guitars online but obviously no one is enforcing that law.

What a world, what a world.

Captain Coyote

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zombie thread.

 

I'm having a get together in my backyard tonight. Going to break in my new fire pit. Bring the fake over. It'll make much better firewood than a guitar....or decoration for that matter.

 

Don't decorate your house with a fake Gibson guitar.

 

Seriously.

 

Burn it. Do you live near Chicago?

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I'm missing something with these so-called Chibsons. I've even watched the China Guitar Sceptic channel videos on YouTube in the hope of understanding the psychology behind all of this strange malarkey.

 

There are so many affordable electric guitars available today that play and sound just like a professional instrument after a little work setting up by an average technician.

 

The pull factor of these fakes must be irresistible to some people. What is it though?

 

BTW Zombie threads are fine by me. At least they usually have a bit of substance.

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I've got a 2007 Epiphone LPC...bought it used late last year. I got a feet dressing, set up and pickup replacement (got the 498T put in since that's generally the Gibson LPC sound we hear).

 

My co-guitarist has a 1991 Gibson LPC.

 

Plugged in, they sound pretty much identical. Unplugged, my Epi has way better acoustic resonance and sustain. His Gibson has better detailing and weighs more.

 

If Gibson ever allowed Epiphone to have the Gibson shaped headstock, the Chibson market would end overnight. Of course they'd be taking the chance on the Gibson market ending overnight as well.

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I would like to hold one of those fakes and take a close look.

But I'm not that curious that I would spend 300 bucks for it.

 

Did the OP really something helpful for the forums?

Well, it depends. Maybe for some to rethink buying one themselves.

But I you look around the web there are TONS of reviews and videos of those Chibsons, do we really need another:

Don't buy them, they are crap!?

And at the same time, every time someone decides, hey I'm gonna show the world how crappy they are the counterfeiters gain money!

 

It's like, I'm gonna prove that rhino horn powder doesn't get you an erection and absolute sexual power.

Yeah nice but you are suporting the killing of endangered species buying that powder.

 

It's not easy to evaluate, you wan't to do some good, but at the same time you are feeding the bad guys pockets.

 

Now back to guitars, do you play it, or do you look at it?

 

Because if you play them you can buy a nice Epi for the same cash and I'm 100% sure it will beat the crap out of a fake.

What the heck you can buy a better Epi for almost half that money.

 

Ok, ok, wan't the real deal?

It has to be a Gibson?

 

Like it has been said Melody Makers are Gibson's!

 

I payed less than what an Epi LP Standard cost's for this:

 

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Gibson LPJ 2013! It's modded on that pic, but stock it was awesome too.

 

Compared to my Gibby LP Traditional, the Traditional only wins on cosmetic aspects.

 

Those fakes aren't instruments, they only look like em.

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I've got a 2007 Epiphone LPC...bought it used late last year. I got a feet dressing, set up and pickup replacement (got the 498T put in since that's generally the Gibson LPC sound we hear).

 

My co-guitarist has a 1991 Gibson LPC.

 

Plugged in, they sound pretty much identical. Unplugged, my Epi has way better acoustic resonance and sustain. His Gibson has better detailing and weighs more.

 

If Gibson ever allowed Epiphone to have the Gibson shaped headstock, the Chibson market would end overnight. Of course they'd be taking the chance on the Gibson market ending overnight as well.

 

I don't know, I didn't like the 498T that came stock in that LPJ I posted.

But now I have it transplanted into an Epiphone Studio Gothic and it kicks arse!

Good pickups and electronics can make a good Epi shine.

But with a fake you won't even know if it's made out of wood until you bought it!

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