Spot a fake Epiphone

[TinyJimbo]

My guitar teacher wants to sell me a Les Paul (not sure 100 % which one). I am not sure if it is a fake or not.

 

Serial : dw04022703

 

Here are some pictures :

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is it fake ? And for what reasons ?

[AyushPresley]

This Epiphone Les Paul was made at the Deawon Plant, China, February 2004 and the Production Number is 2703...

No as far as i see it's not fake..i could only see the headstock properly and it tells me it's authentic, the logo is accurate ( thin E and angled logo)....volume and control knobs are perfectly parallel and the volume knobs straight to the nut on the PickGuard.. the bridge pickup is aligned a fair distance from the bridge. the finish looks really good.. chinese fake epiphone as far as i have seen does not have those white lining outside the trussrod cover..for some reason they make it all black... I say Authentic...!!! go a head buy it it's perfect.you'll have fun..

[ef_in_fla]

Do you really think your teacher would sell you a fake? Yikes....

[Goldie]

I can't figure out why anyone would want to counterfeit an Epiphone in the first place.

[Whitmore Willy]

I am not very familiar with the DaeWon models. (Although I have played a few)

It looks authentic to me.

My only concern is the TRC. I have, however, seen that type on other authentic LPs so I don't think it is a big deal.

Looks to be in good shape. Consider however, that it is almost 5 years old......How much is he asking?

If the price is too high you might want to look for one from Dae Two. (feeble attempt at humor)

[Ricochet]

Looks good to me... Funny how the neck seems to have a slight flame/tigerstripe pattern.

[High_Speed]

Do you really think your teacher would sell you a fake? Yikes....

 

I was thinking the same thing. If I feared my guitar teacher would sell me a fake...I might be looking for a different guitar teacher. lol