Quantum Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Hello, I want to purchase this guitar but the seller took it into Guitar Center and they told him it was a fake. With all my fake knowledge i can't help but think this is actually a real Custom job. I know it can be forged but the serial number checks out here: http://www.guitardaterproject.org/gibson.aspx Also, truss rod cover has 2 screws, not 3. The logo is damn near perfect. Even if it's a fake, it still plays really well - so I am curious. Could the cat at Guitar Center be wrong? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Not a Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 . ^ +1 From what I can see in your pics, there's more than a couple red flags on that one. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR56 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 The first thing that usually hits me with fakes are the shapes and contours of a guitar's body, cutaway(s), and headstock. It took less than a second for me to look at the cutaway on this guitar and notice that it was off. That's all it really takes, even if there are other red flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 I noticed the shape too but attributed it to the photo - thanks for all the info guys! I'm gonna pass on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Good on you for looking for other opinions and doing your homework. I want to add, that there are a certain type of "fake" Gibson that is made specifically to fool poeple for the purpose of ripping them off. They aren't made to be good guitars, or provide value for money, and they aren't made to even fool experts. This looks like one of these. I think if you compare THIS guitar quality wise using standards of what makes a guitar good or bad, you will likely be better putting your money elsewhere and get a better guitar. As for the features that make it seem "nice", and buying something that may LOOK like a Gibson, it isn't fooling anyone. It's so easy to spot that what you will have paid for is what LOOKS like a imitation, not something that looks like a Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyl51 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Took me 2 seconds to judge it a phony. Overall shape of the body and headstock is totally off. A little thing however that trussrod cover is phony too. Notice it says Les Paul CUSTOM on it.........Gibson doesn't make a cheap look-alike trussrod cover like this one! Small thing but it just points to the lack of attention that a true Gibson Les Paul Custom would not have. Did they give you any idea of what this guitar was worth out of curiosity? jim at Tinker AFB Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyl51 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I also had to add this..... Take a look at that cutaway. If you superimpose that cutaway on a real Les Paul Custom you will easily see that it is way off! jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jabberwocky Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 With all you guys giving the game away, one day, they're gonna get it right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyl51 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Except for the price that was most likely around $300 in USA dollars which of course would be the ultimate giveaway.......jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Except for the price that was most likely around $300 in USA dollars which of course would be the ultimate giveaway.......jim I've seen them cheaper than that- and that being "new" from whoever. It is hard to give or know a "retail" price vs a "distributer" price, because the ONLY way to obtain these is illegally-that is, on a black market. The places that make, sell, and distribute them are NOT doing so legally, so there isn't a legitimate price that could be attached. So, seeing them from a "source" you have to question them right off-as in, NOTHING they offer can be trusted. BUT- seeing them so cheap kinda tells you something about the quality of the merchandice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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