Fake or not fake

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Hard to tell as all of the pictures look like they have been elongated slightly. Nothing really screams fake to me, but then again I don't know Epiphones very well.
 
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looks like the 100 series kinda. But for 85 buck, talk him down to 70 and hell you got a nice little project on your hands maybe.
 
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Why would somebody make a fake Epiphone? That's like counterfeiting $1 bills.

Gibson owns Epiphone so I don't see any deception going on. People sell "Squier by Fender" all the time. Well, it's true!

Although I think an mid-grade Epi with a non-working neck pup should be more like $50.
 
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Yea.. if you weren't joking why not shell out another 40 bucks or so and get a new one?
 
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Yeah, looks like the cheap bolt on version. Not a bad guitar, but really not worth messing with. Is it worth $85? Maybe.
 
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Honestly, if I wanted a bolt-on Lester, I'd spend a little more and build a Warmoth. Of course, you can spend as much as a real Gibson with Warmoth though, depending on how crazy you get with finishes, body wood types, bindings, etc.
 
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IanBallard said:
Why would somebody make a fake Epiphone? That's like counterfeiting $1 bills.
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Believe it, or not, there are a LOT of fake Epi's out there. There isn't much of anything that the Chinese aren't counterfeiting, these days.

This one looks real, but, personally, I wouldn't bother with it. There are a lot of much better guitars out there, to be had cheaply.
 
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I've said it before and I'll say it again.......................

Lucid_Lunatic said:
Here's how it is.

Epiphone makes cheap fake Gibson Les Pauls in China or some other Asian country.

Blackmarket makes cheap fake Epiphone Les Pauls in China or some other Asian country.


Either way your getting a fake Les Paul.
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If its not fake, I got a standard epi humbucker that I can put in it, if I buy it from this guy on Craigslist. Make it a project. At least I know if its a real epi...it would pass through some sort of Quality Control

But if its fake then.....fuhgeddaboutit
 
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guitarded said:
Yea.... Gotta love how people think throwing the word Gibson around is going to increase their chances of a sale.
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what's sad is that gibson does it to themselves...listing epis and other brands with the gibbys on gibson.com....so annoying when I'm trying to look at stuff
 
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crossbow said:
if its a real epi ... it would pass through some sort of Quality Control
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Fake or not, the guitar is a low budget SE Asian immitation of a famous American design, lovingly fashioned from plywood. IMO, the decal on the headstock is the least of your worries. Pay as little as possible and experiment to your heart's content.
 
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waste of money dude

i mean any guitar that works is worth about $100 but this one NEEDS work and sells new for $100

passola
 
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