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This guitar was bought at auction on Ebay for 1500,- Euro .. But it is essentially worthless! At first sight it looks like an Original Gibson, but take a closer look and you begin to notice subtle differences Í which are, unfortunately, very hard to spot by an amateur.
The whole guitar has a poorly and differently shaped silhouette. A typical trademark is the famous "open bookË curve at the top of the headstock. The Mechanics may have the ´Grover´ logo, but the buttons are too thin and the housing has a ridge, which is not visible on genuine Grovers. We are dealing with counterfeits made from cheap cast materials. Difficult to notice is the incorrect headstock angle, genuine Gibson guitars have an angle of 17°, this sample is much flatter. Here a plastic nut is used. The fretboard texture and grain show evidence of poor quality craftsmanship and finishing, even the inlays are the wrong size. The binding on the top looks offset. Gibson enthusiasts know; that you can feel the offset edge of the neck binding. Here we are dealing with a smooth surface from one edge of the fretboard to the other. The neck profile is neither 50s nor 60s slim taper. Even the fret format doesn´t conform to that of a genuine Gibson. The joint of the top isn´t symmetrical. The tailpiece is not positioned correctly. The genuine Gibson model is equipped with a Schaller bridge ABR-1, this copy has a cheap, cast variant which, to add insult to injury, was even mounted poorly. With a genuine Les Paul Supreme, the flamed-maple top reacts very intensely to light reflections, a high gloss polished Nitro finish looks different. The counterfeit is sealed with a simple DD-Lacquer.
Dismantling the instrument brings the whole truth to light. The pickups are not stamped and are furnished with "braided shield" wires. Additionally, the pick up chamber routings testify that we are not dealing with real and solid maple, but instead only cheap and simple veneer.
Furthermore, there are many more mistakes, but which are very hard spot by amateurs.
Behind the sellers (often with good ratings and reviews) it is not rare to find hacked customer accounts. The buyer is shown a sound and fair account, which quickly disappears after the payment has been made. Recently more and more counterfeits are appearing on various platforms, so please proceed with caution!
Please trust a specialist dealer with instrument purchases. This way you can be absolutely sure you are receiving an original with certificate.