The New FAKE Epi thread

[Raiyn]

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...0001&campid=5338014323&icep_item=112851743219

I'm not the best woodworker in the room (I'd say the cats surpass me in that regard) but I could do better than that! What did they use? A spoon?

 

[2tone]

Hi, this is a great thread, thanks.
I recently bought an Epiphone from a local music store and assumed it should be legit. But, the serial number suggests it is a 2012 model (bought in 2018), and I have not seen another epi with a combination of an alnico and a zebra pick-up, so it seems a bit odd. Some pics attached, could it be a fake?

 

[Paruwi]

could it be a fake?

I don't think it's faked, looks real to me

 

[2tone]

Great, thanks! Still haven't found an image of one with both types of pickups, but maybe it was modified.

 

[Raiyn]

Great, thanks! Still haven't found an image of one with both types of pickups, but maybe it was modified.

Pretty common actually. Epi folk tend not to put the same stigma on mods as Gibbylophiles do. You can get some great setups once the bit and blinders are off.

 

[Paruwi]

a friend recently made this great video

 

[vomer]

Good stuff. Is Clive here with us? I used to see his posts (somewhere?) a while ago.

 

[Paruwi]

Good stuff. Is Clive here with us? I used to see his posts (somewhere?) a while ago.

sadly not here, and even seldom @ MyLesPaul-forum

The Fake Epiphone Thread II

 

[candiru]

Hi all,

Looking for help determining the legitimacy of this G-400 Custom I've got.

The headstock in particular gives me cause for concern. Nothing really seems straight on it! The truss rod cover printing, the diamond inlay and the logo are all misaligned. I can't find another picture of G400 with that truss rod cover and tuner combination, they almost always have Grover tuners rathere than these Epi Kluson style. The tuners are really badly aligned too. Also, the binding is a bit rough as it goes round the corners of the headstock.

I've had the pickups out and they're branded Epiphone so that gives me hope!

Any help gratefully received.

 

[Paruwi]

Any help gratefully received.

Hi,

Welcome here @ €piTalk


Don't worry, your Epi is absolute legit

made Feb '01 at the korean Unsung factory

back in the time when many different korean/chinese OEMs made Epis, they were different in so many ways.
Not to compare with todays €pis consistence.

Sometimes we make fun and call it
'the high praised korean craftmanship'

 

[Supersonic]

Looks like it might be time for a new nut on that one.

 

[Raiyn]

Looks like it might be time for a new nut on that one.

Not to mention a decent set of diagonal cutters.

 

[BGood]

Looks legit to me too. Koreans were all over the place as specs go.
Enjoy it.

 

[candiru]

Thanks so much guys! I appreciate you taking the time to comment on my guitar. I can now upgrade it a bit without worrying it's a complete waste of time and money.

I'm leaving the strings as they are because it picks up the tone in the atmosphere that is otherwise lost

 

[Raiyn]

 

[SurfGreen]

Hi Guys,

Just Brought an Epiphone Dreadnought guitar from my local charity shop, But I cant figure out what year it is! The model is a FT 150BL which I think may be from the 70s.

The serial number is GG3082 or 663082.

any info would be appreciated.

 

[Paruwi]

The serial number is GG3082 or 663082.

any info would be appreciated.

Hi,

Welcome here @ €piTalk


Epi serial# from that time are nearly impossible to tell anything about

Epiphone serial-number-information - identification

here is what we found out..^^

 

[Raiyn]

Hi Guys,

Just Brought an Epiphone Dreadnought guitar from my local charity shop, But I cant figure out what year it is! The model is a FT 150BL which I think may be from the 70s.

The serial number is GG3082 or 663082.

any info would be appreciated.

Rule number one, especially on a NGD....

Especially when you need real / fake information about it, serial numbers are sadly easy to fake so other clues are necessary to give good information.

 

[2tone]

Pretty sure I just discovered a fake Epi LP Custom being advertised on the Brisbane Used Guitar exchange on Facebook. Should I mention to the person offering it for sale that it looks fake?

 

[Raiyn]

Pretty sure I just discovered a fake Epi LP Custom being advertised on the Brisbane Used Guitar exchange on Facebook. Should I mention to the person offering it for sale that it looks fake?

Link it up here and let us have a look first. A few extra opinions for backup isn't a bad thing.