Les Paul looks fake to me

[Securb]

A friend got this Lester at a yard sale in Florida and insists it is real.

[Securb]

After arguing with my idiot friend he opened the electronics and confirmed it is a fake

[JMP/HBE]

100% cHIBSON.

[devastone]

The dead giveaway is that the fretboard isn't ebony, not even sure it's rosewood.

[NegativeEase]

Fake.

Script looks slightly wrong on switch plate and truss cover, Grover backs look strange, fretboard looks odd -like richlite or something, serial number doesnt look straight, and is it me or do the gold mounting ring screw heads for the covers look like a mm too big

[GuitarStv]

Guitar sucks. That spaniel is awesome though!

[Securb]

Fake.

Script looks slightly wrong on switch plate and truss cover, Grover backs look strange, fretboard looks odd -like richlite or something, serial number doesnt look straight, and is it me or do the gold mounting ring screw heads for the covers look like a mm too big

That is exactly what I told him before he sent me the back of the headstock. None of the gold matches which was my first clue. The fretboard is rosewood, richlite doesn't fade like that. After arguing with him all morning, he returned and got a refund. $450 for a $300 used Chinese guitar.

[Chris Pile]

What caught my eye was the bridge studs - real Gibsons have the small screws with no slots. This one has large screws with the slot for the screwdriver.

[jeremy]

guitar, meh. the pup is very cute though!

[Blille]

Tell him to next time buy directly from www.givson.com - the name you can trust.

[JMP/HBE]

That is exactly what I told him before he sent me the back of the headstock. None of the gold matches which was my first clue. The fretboard is rosewood, richlite doesn't fade like that. After arguing with him all morning, he returned and got a refund. $450 for a $300 used Chinese guitar.

Thats not rosewood thats "weird-wood".

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

Givson Toon Wood!

[Securb]

is it me or do the gold mounting ring screw heads for the covers look like a mm too big

They are too big and they should be black

[Blille]

The giveaway for me was that he bought it for $450 lol

[Spaghetti Bolo]

What caught my eye was the bridge studs - real Gibsons have the small screws with no slots. This one has large screws with the slot for the screwdriver.

Thats the first thing I look for. They make these cosmetically perfect replicas including counterfeit custom shop certificates and so forth, then put the wrong bridge on.