J-200 Koa Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Be afraid....be very afraid: http://www.ebay.com/itm/GIBSON-J-200-MOMTANA-GOLD-WITH-HARD-CASE-PERFECT-CONDITION-/221070144573?pt=Guitar&hash=item3378ceb43d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Is that really a fake ? Not a bad job actually, scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmer Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 what I learned from other topics here on the forum: I see 3 screw in the TR plate. The headstock - neck binding is in 2 pieces (not 1 smoothly line but 2 piece fret inklay and headstock inlay clearly separated) fAkE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchristo Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I just reported this guy......I think you guys should too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 . Love how the label is strategically out of focus. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Well at least he had the good sense to include a cut-out of a sale flier for a Montana Gold guitar. Which, by the way, has a different pick guard than the one being sold. But he has an 'out'. It's billed as a Momtana Gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-200 Koa Posted July 13, 2012 Author Share Posted July 13, 2012 Is that really a fake ? Not a bad job actually, scary. It is now pulled from eBay but it definitely a fake: 1. The headstock shape is way off. 2. The rosette is way wrong. 3. The label looks handmade. 4. Mahogany colored neck. Most likely an Epiphone that was "modified" into a Gibson. Be careful out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayyj Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 We recently had a similar guitar in the shop for a setup, very poorly msde guitar, not even close to Epiphone quality. Looking at these photos, apart from the ugly headstock shape, look at the shape of the heel - nothing like the real thing. It's also Mahogany, scarf jointed at the headstock and stacked at the heel, none of which you'll see on a proper Gibson. Cheap and nasty, even before you get to the moral implications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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