These are legit remasters. They are admittedly made with cheaper hardware (and probably more cheaply in general) than the originals, but as a live guitar for your band this would be excellent.
Yeah, that Swan is definitely one of the new Gibson-owned models/reissues. IMO, they don't hold a candle to the originals. If that was an original Aztec Swan in that condition, add 1 or a 2 to the front of that price.
Ace, you've discovered a secret portal on the internet. Jeffsmusic is legit. It's the backdoor reseller for used, seconds, ding/dent from Sweetwater. The stuff is legit. I got my R0 through that.
That guitar I posted in the Kramer Graphic thread is a legit Kramer partscaster btw ....just has a killer new commy paint job. It sold for $1450 (I bid upto $1200 or so ..but lost out.) Worth every penny and more I'm sure.
And yeah that's real...based on how the entry level Indo Kramer's play I bet it'll shred like a mother too!