RobertC Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Just bid for a goldtop les paul on ebay serial number S00024159 heres a link http://http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Epiphone-Les-Paul-Goldtop_W0QQitemZ190365374925QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2c52a919cd can someone please tell me if its fake or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deflepfan Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Hello, Robert, and welcome! First, it's always best to ask these types of questions BEFORE you bid! I am unable to open the link you provided. Sometimes that can happen if an item is only available within a certain geographical area. This guitar is on the UK ebay site, I'm in the US. Sometimes it's just my internet connection, but I don't seem to be having an issue anywhere else. If you can, post the actual pics here on the forum. These guys are good and will help you out. Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deflepfan Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Robert, I got your message. Keep in mind, I am not the one to give you an answer as to authenticity, but here are a couple of thoughts. Due to the camera shake, it's hard to really check out the lettering on the headstock. Looking at two different headstocks here and neither have 'Epiphone' on the angle of this gold top The TRC looks right. The 'S' of the serial number looks oversized to me, again, could just be camera shake. The alignment of the tuners on the back of the headstock look, well, not aligned, could just be Epi. The knob placement doesn't match my Studio, but we are talking two different guitars here. It's little things that probably made you question the authenticity. Again, I'm not the one to ask, but I would definitely ask the seller for the following (if you want to continue with the sale) Clearer shots of the headstock (front and back); Interior shots of back cavities (sometimes that's that's the dead giveaway). If this is a used guitar, ask if he/she still has the original receipt. If a resale shop, they probably don't have it. Wait, and others will look at this thread and either confirm what I've said, or they will let us both know how terribly wrong I am! Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 The serial # checks out at Dater Project. But of course that doesn't mean a whole lot. Here's the info from there: Your guitar was made at the Samick Plant, Korea February 2000 Production Number: 4143 I'm not seeing too many red flags myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertC Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 thanks for the help. When i asked the seller for more photos he just reffered me to that site. Ill just have to hope its not fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Yes......beyond any doubt it's a fake. And being such, you must send it to me IMMEDIATELY for proper disposal. My address is............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertC Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 Yes......beyond any doubt it's a fake.And being such' date=' you must send it to me IMMEDIATELY for proper disposal. My address is............ [/quote'] are you joking about theFact that its fake too or just that you want it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Thats just my twisted way of saying............."welcome to the forum!!" I've already got a '56 GT.......and if yours turns out to be real, I guarantee you'll LOVE it.(everyone that has one loves it) I'll post up a cpl. of pics to help with "knob placement" and such. Cheers! Side Note: I've put the pickguard back on since these pics, everyone said it didn't look right, and they were right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertC Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 I'm pretty sure it's real now. Thanks so much for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Did some background research before logging in - All looks good, even found other pix with the tuners not quite as "square" as I'd like to see. Found pix with 2 and 3 hole TRCs, p-90s, Humbuckers.... GuitarDater Project sez: Guitar Info Your guitar was made at the Samick Plant, Korea February 2000 Production Number: 4153 Samick Guitars Samick Guitars is one of the world’s largest stringed instrument manufacturers. Samick produces acoustic, acoustic-electric, and electric models. The company began guitar production in Korea in July 1965 and started producing guitars for Epiphone in the mid 80's. They are believed to have been the main producer of Epiphone guitars during that time. During its operation the Korean factory turned out 6,500 to 8,000 instruments a month. However by 2004 no Epiphone guitars where produced by Samick and all guitar production had been moved to their factories in Indonesia and China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicidehummer Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 It's real don't worry. Why would you think it's fake anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertC Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 It's real don't worry. Why would you think it's fake anyway? I just heard lots of stuff about fake epiphones being sold on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwhi2001 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 99% certain that ones' real. Not strictly a goldtop, it's what they call "bullion gold", less sparkly and more sandy appearance. Should be nice, I had one of those by Samick and shouldn't have sold it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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