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[15 May 2010 | Comments Off on Buyer Beware – Fake/Genuine Les Paul Photo Comparison | 247,671 views]
Buyer Beware – Fake/Genuine Les Paul Photo Comparison

A little while back, we posted an article with some information to help you spot a counterfeit Gibson guitar. For a while now, there seems to have been a bit of a glut of fake Gibsons coming from the Far East – mostly China. These guitars are pretty readily available on the net from Chinese wholesale sites.
While these instruments aren’t the worst in the world, I’d hate to think of someone being fooled.  If you want to buy what you know is a fake Les Paul, while Gibson (quite rightly) …

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[17 Nov 2009 | Comments Off on How To Spot A Fake Gibson | 41,890 views]
How To Spot A Fake Gibson

Gibson tell us of a recent upsurge in fake and counterfeit Gibson guitars for sale – many of which are sold from Chinese wholesale sites like TradeTang.com, DHGate.com and MadeInChina.com (although this is, by no means, an exclusive list).
You can see such ‘bargains’ as a Les Paul Supreme for $297 or an Dot Reissue 335 for $346.
If only…
Remember, if it seems to good to be true, it probably is.  However, some information to (maybe) help in spotting a fake Gibson follows:
There seem to be a few things that the fakers …

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