Re: gibson les paul custom???
why is it fake, though? everything checks out except that there is no gibson logo, but as you can see, the diamond inlays are also faded or have fallen off for one reason or another. i noticed that the headstock is repainted. maybe the remnants are lost under the paint. the truss rod cover does not say les paul on it nor does it seem like it ever had that written on it either. were they always written that way? les paul in script and custom in block right under it. and no serial number, were they always engraved? if not, then couldn't it have faded like the gibson logo? i'm asking this not only because i hate to know that it's a fake (yes it's true i admit it), but also to learn how to identify these things. it does look like it's been played long and hard. and also, the wear on the frets looks real as it's mostly worn in lower on the neck rather on the higher part used mostly for soloing.
