The New FAKE Epi thread

[dairec]

Notice how he's only taking cash or a bank transfer now...

The way he immediately offered a partial refund when I started to question if the guitar was fake tells me that he knew all along. He says he didn't, but he does now ffs

 

[Paruwi]

and look what's appeared back on ebay this morning.

and it's down....

I've reported it to the Gibson legal-team, they do more than eBay

Gibson Brands Inc - Report Counterfeit

www.gibson.com

 

[Raiyn]

Hey @Paruwi ,

Wanna take a crack at this Ace? Sunflake has worked himself into a froth over it.

Auktionshuset.com - Epiphone Les Paul Modeled after the Les Paul Kiss' Ace Frehley

Auktionshuset.com - Automatically generated translation (Google Translate):Epiphone Les Paul Modeled after Les Paul Kiss' Ace Frehley's guitar, which he used at the Budokan concert in 1977, this Epiphone Les Paul has inlaid two lightning bolts side by side on the fretboard. Built in approx. 100...

www.lauritz.com

 

[alpienrock]

Hallo
I have a gifted Sheraton guitar, but i cant find the Sheraton with a black hardware like this anywhere and the strap pin its not usual... Serial number is S02051053
Its legit or not?
Thanks before

 

[BGood]

Hallo
I have a gifted Sheraton guitar, but i cant find the Sheraton with a black hardware like this anywhere and the strap pin its not usual... Serial number is S02051053
Its legit or not?
Thanks before

Has just been modified by its previous owner. There is no such thing as a fake Sheraton.

 

[AJ Richetti]

Epiphones are now one of top brands to be faked especially now that Epiphone was restored back to a premium brand in 2019

 

[BGood]

Gibson is by far the top brand that is faked today. Last Epiphone faked dates about 10 years ago.

 

[Noodling Guitars]

Apparently people faking Firefly too

 

[bilaljahania]

Hello all! I was wondering if you knowledgeable individuals could help determine if my Epiphone Special II E1 is a fake or not? I bought it back in 2012/2013 from Qatar, and I'm trying to sell it now and this potential music producer buyer guy came over to check it out and claimed it was fake since 'all les pauls are made in USA not China'.

He put the serial number into one of those serial number checking websites and it couldn't fetch it. I read one of the serial number guides and it makes sense according to the guide but could it be a fake since it wasn't fetching the serial number on the website?

The serial number is 1103131634

 

[BGood]

There was never any fake LP Special II, it's perfectly legit and this potential music producer buyer guy doesn't know caca. It's the other way around, no Epiphone Les Paul is/was made in the USA.

Those serial number checking websites don't work half the time for Epiphone serials. Use this instead: Epiphone Wiki serial number decoding

 

[SJS]

So if I understand this correctly we now have to look out for Chipiphones? Unbelievable...

 

[BGood]

So if I understand this correctly we now have to look out for Chipiphones? Unbelievable...

Nope. We've had to look for Epiphone fakes from 15 years ago. They're actually pretty easy to spot. They don't make them anymore, they've gone to Gibson.

It's just that you now woke up.

Chibsons on the other hand are now so well made, that they are almost impossible to detect if you don't look under the hood. THAT is unbelievable.

 

[SJS]

Nope. We've had to look for Epiphone fakes from 15 years ago. They're actually pretty easy to spot. They don't make them anymore, they've gone to Gibson.

It's just that you now woke up.

Chibsons on the other hand are now so well made, that they are almost impossible to detect if you don't look under the hood. THAT is unbelievable.

I have a buddy who found 2 good Chibson bodies and filled them full of good stuff. They look and sound awesome. He loves them.

 

[BlueSquirrel]

Hello all! I was wondering if you knowledgeable individuals could help determine if my Epiphone Special II E1 is a fake or not? I bought it back in 2012/2013 from Qatar, and I'm trying to sell it now and this potential music producer buyer guy came over to check it out and claimed it was fake since 'all les pauls are made in USA not China'.

He put the serial number into one of those serial number checking websites and it couldn't fetch it. I read one of the serial number guides and it makes sense according to the guide but could it be a fake since it wasn't fetching the serial number on the website?

The serial number is 1103131634

I agree with BGood. Your Epiphone looks perfectly normal - and legit - to me. Nice guitar! By the way, the Epiphone factory is located in Qingdao, China, so, yes, they make Epiphone Les Pauls in China.
Only Gibson Les Pauls are all made in the USA.

 

[Paruwi]

I have a buddy who found 2 good Chibson bodies and filled them full of good stuff. They look and sound awesome. He loves them.

Yeah, my Buddy loves his BMW, too....

 

[SJS]

Yeah, my Buddy loves his BMW, too....View attachment 23411

From what I'm grokking from the past few years is that why buy a Chibson when you can get a magnificent Epiphone for decent money. Go figger

 

[mistermister]

Hello all, is this a fake? they say they installed John Petrucci DiMarzios pickups after they acquired the guitar

 

[3bolt79]

Hey @Paruwi ,

Wanna take a crack at this Ace? Sunflake has worked himself into a froth over it.

Auktionshuset.com - Epiphone Les Paul Modeled after the Les Paul Kiss' Ace Frehley

Auktionshuset.com - Automatically generated translation (Google Translate):Epiphone Les Paul Modeled after Les Paul Kiss' Ace Frehley's guitar, which he used at the Budokan concert in 1977, this Epiphone Les Paul has inlaid two lightning bolts side by side on the fretboard. Built in approx. 100...

www.lauritz.com

Looks like my Firefly.

 

[BGood]

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Hello all, is this a fake? they say they installed John Petrucci DiMarzios pickups after they acquired the guitar

Very much fake.

 

[Paruwi]

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Hello all, is this a fake? they say they installed John Petrucci DiMarzios pickups after they acquired the guitar

Yep Fake