One for the Les Paul experts...

impmann

One for the Gibson Les Paul experts, but it don't look right to me...

https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKMGE/permalink/2192036354284961/?sale_post_id=2192036354284961

guitars4you

Can't see anything - maybe as I'm not a facebook user so can't sign in

CavemanGrogg

guitars4you said:

Can't see anything - maybe as I'm not a facebook user so can't sign in

It's also a private group, so you don't just hsave o be a facebook user to see it, but also a member of the private group

impmann

£1600... being sold as a Gibson Les Paul Standard...

timmypix

For those who aren't in the group on Facebook, it's also on eBay. In fact, the Facebook post has now been deleted.

Chibson, but not as many obvious tell-tale signs as most. Most obvious is the headstock being just... completely wrong, but also Epiphone pickup rings (too creamy, too wide), chrome hardware (not nickel), and a cheapie aftermarket case doesn't help.

I think the body shape is the Epiphone rounder horn too, but it's harder to tell - the pickup selector is actually positioned correctly, which it rarely is on Epiphones and Chibsons, and the body shape isn't as wildly wrong as most.

Edit: oh god, I've only just seen the travesty of a logo attempt.

Report to group admins, report to Facebook, report to eBay, and hopefully it'll go away.

fnpt

Do you even have to ask?

Headstock shape is wrong; binding on the body is wrong; no nib binding, logo too big and wrongly placed, nut is wonky, truss rod cover is misaligned, body clearly finished in cheap poly, etc.

Kittyfrisk

The top of that headstock looks way too exaggerated from the 'open book' on any of mine.

Serial dates it to 20 June 2006. Is that the year it is being sold as?

ElectricXII

That's a s fake as a bull with tits.

MattP

Ruuuuuuuuuuunnnn!!

guitars4you

It looks as wrong at Rebekah  Vardy does in Chanel 

bertie

when did they stop stamping the year on the headstock (genuine Q)

also the tuners don't appear to line up "symmetrically" 

timmypix

bertie said:

when did they stop stamping the year on the headstock (genuine Q)

also the tuners don't appear to line up "symmetrically" 

Started in either 2012 or 2013, I think, and stopped with the new management in 2020.

impmann

timmypix said:

bertie said:

when did they stop stamping the year on the headstock (genuine Q)

also the tuners don't appear to line up "symmetrically" 

Started in either 2012 or 2013, I think, and stopped with the new management in 2020.

My 2010 Goldtop has the date on the back of the headstock...

Devil#20

Lots of things wrong with it. Total fake. 

timmypix

impmann said:

timmypix said:

bertie said:

when did they stop stamping the year on the headstock (genuine Q)

also the tuners don't appear to line up "symmetrically" 

Started in either 2012 or 2013, I think, and stopped with the new management in 2020.

My 2010 Goldtop has the date on the back of the headstock...

Then I am clearly mistaken! A quick Google suggests 2008, which makes sense as that's when they revamped the LP spec and started playing with more regular model revisions.

timmypix

Ebay listing has now ended saying "best offer accepted"; I reported it when I saw it, so I hope that's a mistake.

Devil#20

Some poor bugger has had his offer accepted. 

bertie

timmypix said:

bertie said:

when did they stop stamping the year on the headstock (genuine Q)

also the tuners don't appear to line up "symmetrically" 

Started in either 2012 or 2013, I think, and stopped with the new management in 2020.

 some of the 2015/016 models were zamak/chrome  not nickel 

Blaendulais

probably better put together than a genuine one of course

HarrySeven

Obviously Chibson.

FYI - despite many obvious flaws (as pointed out by @fnpt and others), an immediate one is now absent on the more recent examples I’ve seen - the bridge mounting posts are often now closer to the genuine article than the previous ‘import’ slot-head style.

roberty

Thanks, I needed a good laugh today