Here are a few other things which might help people: - A real Gibson with a transparent finish should have visible headstock ‘wings’. (It was hard to see if the fake had them in the video). - As far as I’m aware, Gibson’s don’t use a standard hex key for truss rod adjustments and require a special truss rod wrench. Easy to see by removing the cover. (IMO: This is more of a tip for sellers to photo to show authenticity). But also handy to double check if you’re in doubt as it’s only two screws. - Another tip for sellers is to photo the rear of the pickups and the show pickup cavities. - Most higher end Gibson’s come with a Gibson case and most sellers generally sell their guitar with the original case. Once you’ve seen a couple of these, you’ll probably be able to spot and feel a non-Gibson case pretty easily. - Lastly, genuine Gibson’s will have a COA and other ‘case candy’. I’ve owned enough Gibson’s now to recognise what should be included. I also recognise the scruffy handwriting on genuine Gibson COAs 🤣 (so if the hand writing is super neat, be suspicious lol).
The best givaway to me is Gibson headstocks are made with two thin strips of wood glued at each end. I have never seen a cheap MIC version replicate that? also on many(Not all) chinese LP's the bottom horn droop's. it is not the same as Gibson's bottom horn. Personally i have never played a MIC that felt like a true Gibson. Most play like epiphones
Another way to tell is to look at the bottom of the"g" in Gibson if you draw a straight line to the left it will go into the center of the tuning post on fake it will be above it.
Some of the newer chisbons don't have scarf joints,the bridge posts are now the same size as also,and the binding is a lot closer to the real gibsons. The newer chisbons are much closer to the real deal.
They say that the epiphone guys have been behind some of the fakes, that’s what I heard anyway. There’s some awesome vintage “Lawsuit” era les Paul’s from burny, Greco, and a few others that I’ve seen demo’d that are supposed to be on par with Gibson’s of that era . They’re all over reverb for under a thousand bucks. Those both look beautiful .
The wide angle lens almost gave me a headache especially at 3:42 when you did a fret end close up 😂🙈 But thanks for explaining how to separate them! 🙏🏻
If they can fake a Rolex to the point where u need to open it up and have an expert look at it, it won’t b long for guitars to be the same... Manufacturers need to sit down and start thinking about how to react to protect their intellectual property and consumers - if they don’t and we eventually cannot tell a fake from a real one then ...
Who cares, as long as you can play it well, I think Gibson original is to overpriced anyway. It’s actually a good thing that people are making a copy, at least you feel like you have a Gibson guitar at a much lesser price. As long as you can play it well.
I’m using reverb to buy a Epiphone Les Paul 100 2010s Heritage Cherry Sunburst for $275, it has a serial number but I’m not sure how to tell if it’s fake ? any help ?
@@amgeeked2416 I go to the Gibson web site since Epiphone is made by Gibson. But on You Tube there's probrably a tutorial illustrating how to spot a fake.
@@amgeeked2416 I ended up buying that very guitar. While it is a very well made instrument, that I have played on many gigs, and it looks beautiful and plays very well… I can still feel a big difference between that one and one of my three LPs…
