erm. i am a novice and planning to buy a les paul-100 . I saw one in Endah Parade (Mama Treble Cleft) . But it is made in china so im afraid its an immitation or wat. all the pro guitarist here care to help ? =/ . and how 2 check the serial of the guitar. izit on the guitar or wat x_X... hellppp plz...









im sorrie if this is a stupid question =/

This post has been edited by d3stinyz: Oct 31 2008, 05:41 PM

well there are guitars of big names such as gibson,jackson and other brands that are made in china. this is mainly because of the cheap labour cost. but don't think it is the same quality of other made in china brands. most of the guitar produce there are acceptable in quality.

That's what im afraid of. Im specifically talking bout epiphone LP 100 =/ . how to actually identify a imitation/fake ones easily? x_X. im not good at playing guitar so i couldnt actually tell by hearing it @@.

This post has been edited by d3stinyz: Oct 31 2008, 06:03 PM

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Prod...the-slash-sign/

if you are using firefox just search for the word china in the page.

it says gibson at the gate so it is a gibson eventhou it is labeled epiphone.

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Added on October 31, 2008, 6:10 pmgo here for the tips on recognizing fake les pauls.

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Feat...terfeitGibsons/

This post has been edited by akagidemon: Oct 31 2008, 06:10 PM

whoa thx akagidemon. but about the "three screws in the truss rod cover instead of two", i saw some of them hav 3 instead of two. like the one in http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/161705/+2280 . @@



and do all guitars comes with owner manual? and how bout warranty for epiphone lp 100? the guy told me there's no warranty and the shop only gives 1 month warranty. >_>

This post has been edited by d3stinyz: Oct 31 2008, 06:24 PM

Gibsons have 2....... Epiphones may have 3.

oh how bout the owner manual and how bout the warranty? Every authentic one sure have limited lifetime warranty eh? @@

Korean and Chinese Made Epiphones have 3 screws.

Epiphone Japan has 2, so does Gibson.

well, just follow the tips to buy a real gibson les paul. it is from gibson themselve. they are aware of the problem of counterfeit gibson flooding the market. another simple reminder " if it sounds too good to be true, maybe it is".

get me?

kinda.... @@ ... the fella priced me 840. izit exp? o_O

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Divisions/Gibs...esPaul/Classic/

take a look at this. it is from gibson usa.

you can know the answer ur self.

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Added on October 31, 2008, 7:18 pmthe les paul-100 is a product by epiphone. it is made in china. most probably it is the authentic stuff but it is a epiphone not a true blue gibson les paul. i think the price is about right.

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Added on October 31, 2008, 7:32 pmthere is a same model on sale here

http://www.lelong.com.my/Auc/List/2008-11D...uitar_LP100.htm


This post has been edited by akagidemon: Oct 31 2008, 07:32 PM

LP-100 is the second lowest end epiphone LP.
also i havent heard of a fake LP-100 yet.

LOL okay.. @@... sry i dont noe much bout the guitar world =/

yup, there's no reason to fake an LP-100 or special II. i believe you are on the safe side.