Real or fake

joebonamassa15

Hi guys trying to help a guy out with seeing if the les Paul is real or fake. Serial number comes back to a genuine 2000 les Paul standard from 2000 made in the Nashville plant 

joebonamassa15

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GoldenEraGuitars

Listing pulled, fake. 

boogieman

Says it sold anyway, but from a quick look it’s a fake. 

No fret nibs  

Bridge posts are wrong. 

joebonamassa15

He pulled it because he was selling it as genuine but people have told him it’s fake. The poor guys really upset that he just found it’s fake. He didn’t know himself so I said I’d have an ask on here to confirm 

boogieman

joebonamassa15 said:

He pulled it because he was selling it as genuine but people have told him it’s fake. The poor guys really upset that he just found it’s fake. He didn’t know himself so I said I’d have an ask on here to confirm 

The bridge posts are an easy clue... real ones don’t have those slots. The lack of nibs on the fret ends is another giveaway, although that could be down to a refret. 

boogieman

Shame if he’s been stiffed by the way.  It’s actually a nice looking guitar but it’ll be worth a fraction of the value of a real one. Hard to sell too. 

ICBM

joebonamassa15 said:

Serial number comes back to a genuine 2000 les Paul standard from 2000 made in the Nashville plant 

Unfortunately the fakers know the Gibson serial numbering schemes, or just copy it from a genuine example, so it means nothing.

boogieman said:

Hard to sell too. 

Impossible to sell legally, if it says Gibson on it.

Unfortunate if he bought it in good faith.

thermionic

Facebook groups are awash with fakes - Chibsons, Squiers with fake Fender decals... most sellers do this openly with no shame as well, so disappointing to hear of someone ripped off like this.

joebonamassa15

I feel bad for the guy, he trades his beloved Rory Custom shop for it. And now he’s found it’s a fake...