finally Gibson doing something.
so now, no more stupid questions like is there a china made gibson etc.

Gibson Guitar Warns Consumers About Counterfeit Instruments Being Sold in the United States
April 18, 2007

Gibson Guitar continues to protect its intellectual property rights and provide consumer protection against the growing problem of counterfeit instruments being shipped from and sold by outlets and individuals in China.

Several complaints from consumers who were sold fake instruments has prompted an aggressive move on Gibson Guitar's part to work with government officials and other instrument marketers in an effort to curtail the growing problem. Gibson Guitar advises all consumers to purchase Gibson instruments only from their network of authorized dealers. Authorized Gibson dealers can be found on the company's website and should be referred to by consumers when purchasing their choice of Gibson instrument. A consumer is warned against purchasing any Gibson brand instrument outside of the authorized dealer network and the inevitable risk of purchasing what can turn out to be a fake.

The growing problem, originating out of China, has been reviewed by the U.S. Trade Commission and currently has the attention of Washington. China regularly defends its record in fighting piracy and counterfeit production of merchandise, however many pirated consumer products continue to be sold in various Chinese cities which affect a multitude of international manufacturers across many categories.

"We will continue to do everything in our power to protect our consumers and the integrity of our family of brands," said Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar. "We hope that by issuing this warning our consumers will be armed with the right information to protect themselves and understand what they need to do to insure that what they are purchasing is, indeed, an authentic Gibson instrument."

Consumers can check any of the references below when examining a Gibson guitar in an effort to insure its authenticity:

* Make sure the size is not undersized
* The headstock and headstock logo should match those of authentic Gibson guitars
* Pearl should always be inlaid
* Les Paul Model script is always in cursive
* If the guitar has a 3 screw truss rod it is not authentic
* Check the control and pick up cavities for sloppy routing or wiring
* Real Gibson guitars use one piece necks
* Many fake Gibsons have their pickup cavities painted black inside
* If purchasing a Gibson always ask for the Gibson's Owner Manual and Gibson/Warranty Inspection Card
* Check the wiring, if it is plastic it isn't a true Gibson

Other information on spotting a fake guitar can be found on www.gibson.com.

now the china dudes will make guitars based on this list

they cant really base it on that list without their costs doubling or even more.

one day, they might do a LP standard that LOOKS real, but wont be able to do anything with ebony fretboards.
anyway, once you play it you'll realise its fake.

This post has been edited by Everdying: Apr 20 2007, 01:55 PM

found another flaw on those MIC gibson

the binding on the cutaway is even [meaning its the same all around the body] on the clones where as the binding on real gibson are thicker on the cutaway





This post has been edited by sean392: Apr 21 2007, 09:21 PM

actually, only LP's from late 60s onwards have binding like that.
50s LP's, the binding is the same thickness all around.
some reissues are like that also.

owh
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noted

uhh just play it? however good a fake looks, it will always play and sound like sh1t.

There was someone selling Gibson replicas thru sending out private messages here in lowyat.net. From the photos they don't really look convincing enough but no doubt it'll be able to fool some people..

This post has been edited by quarantined: Sep 24 2007, 08:04 PM

epiphones are made in different factories and now different countries, and all obviously dont have the same QC.
he obviously got one at the shithole end of QC.

thats really a good info

Lol,I got his PM once.According to him it's a replica not an original...

there was just one a couple days ago in garage sales.
i had nbtd so reported it, blacktrix has closed it

Yup. I trust you guys will help me out weeding out the fake Gibsons....
Keep up the good work guys! Hopefully with this thread, people won't get conned so easily.

that same guy actually just sold a fake ESP KH model...you can find that also in the garage sales.

So, will blacktrix close down illegal "replica" items too?

How do you identify that it's a fake?I see the pictures he sent,got 2 screws only on the truss rod cover,not 3.

i asked bout the price. wanted to buy it for my bro, luckily din have cash tat time

Please, if you see any indications that it might be fake, report it and I will look into it.

As our forums are getting more and more popular, it's natural there are people out there who wants to make a quick buck.

I myself have limited knowledge on guitars and I'm sure you guys would know a fake when you see one...

I will have to check with the Admins to see if fake guitars, even advertised as a clone or fake, are allowed. My money is NO. So if you see threads like that popping out too, please let me know as well.

There's this guy that makes and sells Fender/EBMM etc headstock decals with a disclaimer: it's for those people that have the original guitars and want to replace the decals on the headstock for whatever reason, blablabla. Well, this disclaimer doesn't work. Try emailing EBMM and Fender to tell them someone has been printing their decals, at the end of the day, this guy did not have commission from these brands. These people should be stopped, as they are providing resources for con-man to "replicate" guitars.

u can accept fake cd coz of it's fake cd price.
see if its fake cd at ori cd's price? anyone buying?

fake guitar at ori price is omg, but fake guitar at fake price.... mayb....