Fake Gibson, Yeah?

[LongLiveRock54]

CL of course..


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"got it as a gift, but i dont play guitar. Dont no much bout it, says gibson at the top. Pretty colors on it. $200 cash only no trayds
do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers"

 

[rdo1708]

Fake. Probably a chibson.

Might be worth $200 depending on what you're looking for. If it were me, I'd sand off that fake Gibson logo and offer the guy $150

 

[davenumber2]

Nobody sells a real Gibson for $200.

 

[blind illusion]

its a bad fake, headstock is off, les paul logo isnt right(its not supposed to be all the same thickness), and the gibson logo looks like sticker, and its also not right.

 

[LongLiveRock54]

I think some people just like to pull other peoples chains.

Here's another example I've seen before:

 

[rdo1708]

Like I said above, Chibsons can be great guitars. You just have to get rid of those logos and don't call it a Gibson.

 

[LeftyAl]

It's probably worth $200 .Some are shipped in a nice fake case too.

 

[John C]

It could even be a fake ad to collect people's contact information.

The headstock shot looks wonky, but the body/case photo looks like a legit historic (probably a '59 Reissue) in the reissued Lifton case. But no one would sell a $3K+ guitar for $200 - I'm thinking it's a fake ad with photos copied off the web.

 

[blind illusion]

I think some people just like to pull other peoples chains.

Here's another example I've seen before:

The ad that you linked looks like it is a scam to get peoples emails and sell them. The (at)gmail email adress being put in the ad instead of reply is a giveaway.

 

[62 Jazzmaster]

Here's another from the local craigslist:

 

[davenumber2]

Here's another from the local craigslist:

That's a Gibson Moderne. The G on the headstock is questionable but I don't know why someone would fake that model.

Edit: found one with a G headstock.

 

[davenumber2]

 

[ME262]

That's a Gibson Moderne. The G on the headstock is questionable but I don't know why someone would fake that model.

Because if what is claimed in the ad is true, not even the King of Sweden would be able to afford it despite if Minnie needed it...

 

[rarebreed]

I have a friend that buys alot of guitars,the guy does not play but does have probably 30 or 40 guitars. The lead guitar player in our band has a Silver Burst Les Paul Custom he's had since the mid to late 1980's.This friend that has all the guitars shows up at one of our gigs with a new Silver Burst LP Custom that he's just bought for $300.00. He really thought he scored ,when he found out it was a fake it broke his heart.

 

[Bongocaster]

Here's another from the local craigslist:

Cute. Trying to act like he has the holy grail original Moderne an doesn't know what it is.

Meanwhile, if it's a decent axe for a decent price, I'd remove the "G" and rock it.

 

[ME262]

The image can be found here
http://guitarbyvito.blogspot.no/2010/10/gibson-moderne-1982-reissue-of-guitar.html

as well as other places... posted 2010/10 if you look at the link.