Members NEWYORK Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 how's life as an idiot? i already know you're broke, so you don't need to cover that part. the rest, though, i'm curious. Lifes good !Say Precious, ......bet you have a gold lame jump suit to go with that gold top ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elvisart Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 While your friend has the guitar apart, look inside to see if the maple top is solid and about 20.mm thick, down to where a solid mahogany body should start, and how many pieces the top and body are made from.See how long the neck tenon is, and what type of electronic parts it came with. Do the fret ends have nibbs covering the fret ends, and are the frets dressed well? Is the pearl on the fretboard real?If the maple top wood is just a veneer, and the mahogany body and maple top are more then say, two pieces, but probably four or more, then as good as this fake may in fact be, he is polishing a turd, so to speak. 2 piece bookmatched front and back, looks to be about 20 mm thick. Haven't pulled the neck P'up yet, so not sure on neck tenon. Fretwork is better than either of my Epiphones, no sharp edges. Not sure if the pearl is real.Gibson style switch, CTS style pots, very clean wiring. The pickups do suck bad, but that's a relatively cheap fix. BTW, the pickups are marked Epiphone on the bottom plates. My friend offered to sell this one to me, didn't like the Bigsby, so I'll be having another NGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sxyryan Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 A-HEM!! ....Chinee guitar....look closely Maybe someone wanted a strat with a tele neck? I mean alot of people like it the other way around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JTEES4 Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 China=fake. Period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members stingxnj Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 If you want the prices of Gibsons to come down, stop paying absurd money for them. I have some I bough in the early 80s when they weren't en vogue and, even counting for inflation, they are just waaaaaaaaaaaay {censored}ing overpriced today. You all have seen the article on how they started reboosting sales by overcharging, you know the deal so let's just call a spade a spade. The only ones that will disagree are the ones paying the absurd prices but then what do you expect? You really think they'll agree after shelling out the cashola? Oh and back to the subject and main meat and potatoes...fakes just suck, plain and simple. People who buy them don't necessarily suck but those that do and then try to scam others with them as being the real deal not only suck but gargle cum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fabstrat Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 im laughing all over this thread. He lives in LA, to deny fashion would be a crime punishable by death. And hes probably a bigger man to admitt he likes the {censored} than for you to belittle him because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dacat Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 Hard to believe New York is still here. Tolerance yes tolerance for all..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badone07 Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 Hard to believe New York is still here. Tolerance yes tolerance for all..... I've never had one, but I'm pretty sure he's the equivalent of a flea in someone's ass hairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NEWYORK Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 I've never had one, but I'm pretty sure he's the equivalent of a flea in someone's ass hairs. Your just so bad and naughty, badone07 !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badone07 Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 Your just so bad and naughty, badone07 !!!! absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Senor Cleavage Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 J I used to be a Fender guy till I realized what crap they put out. nice. Welcome to HC, our newset trolls, elvisart and NewYork! May your time here be shortlived! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NEWYORK Posted June 28, 2008 Members Share Posted June 28, 2008 nice. Welcome to HC, our newset trolls, elvisart and NewYork! May your time here be shortlived! Thankyou for the welcome my friend ! I find very little intelligent rappor with mental troglodytes such as yourself. My time here in fact will be short lived......... ......but not until I have had a little more fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mouse464 Posted June 28, 2008 Members Share Posted June 28, 2008 LOL "Are some USA Gibson's made in China" Hmm, I wonder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jordan8865 Posted June 28, 2008 Members Share Posted June 28, 2008 I checked out ebay for some Gibby Les Pauls and happened to bump into replicas of Gibson that are made in China with the Made in USA in back of the headstock....does anybody know about them? And are they fake? I happened to know a musician that bought one and loves it. He initially thought it was made in the USA but, I confirmed from what I saw on ebay that they are made in China. They seem to be built pretty well.But that's as far as I know....anybody out there knows about this? I would be scared to find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NEWYORK Posted July 9, 2008 Members Share Posted July 9, 2008 Say guys, If Gibsons were made in China Would'nt the quality be higher than it is now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wader2k Posted July 9, 2008 Members Share Posted July 9, 2008 They're not well liked on this forum and neither are the people that buy them or promote them. There are too many people using them to scam others into thinking they're real, too many innocent people - a lot of them young, getting burned, and they're blatantly illegal. Bottom line......these guits are used to scam people out of their hardearned money.......usually young kids that don't know better...... What I don't understand is why do some folks just not get this?? If it was a fake Harley Davidson or a fake Toyota or a fake set of Craftsmen tools I think they would get it........ Same diff..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wader2k Posted July 9, 2008 Members Share Posted July 9, 2008 2 piece bookmatched front and back, looks to be about 20 mm thick. Haven't pulled the neck P'up yet, so not sure on neck tenon. Fretwork is better than either of my Epiphones, no sharp edges. Not sure if the pearl is real.Gibson style switch, CTS style pots, very clean wiring. The pickups do suck bad, but that's a relatively cheap fix. BTW, the pickups are marked Epiphone on the bottom plates. My friend offered to sell this one to me, didn't like the Bigsby, so I'll be having another NGD! pics or it didn't happen........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newmaxnew Posted July 9, 2008 Members Share Posted July 9, 2008 The guitar is an epiphone and the the guy is saying how much better it is than an epiphone. Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members punkrockcliche Posted January 25, 2020 Members Share Posted January 25, 2020 On 7/28/2006 at 11:07 AM, jeffcoop said: Gibson does NOT make guitars in China, let alone guitars stamped "Made in USA." (Epiphone does have a factory in China and subcontracts with other factories). When you buy one of these, you're basically getting mystery meat--there's always a small chance you'll get something good, but more likely you'll be getting assorted scraps haphazardly thrown together. Yours is the first even remotely positive report on one of these guitars that I've seen. Qingdao Gibson Musical Instruments Qingdao Shi, Shandong Sheng, China Manufacturer 250 shipments match gibson 652 shipments total GIBSON NASHVILLE,USA C/T NO.:1-401 MADE IN CHINA…Qingdao Gibson Musical Instruments https://panjiva.com/Manufacturers-Of/gibson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteinbergerHack Posted January 25, 2020 Members Share Posted January 25, 2020 2 hours ago, punkrockcliche said: Qingdao Gibson Musical Instruments Qingdao Shi, Shandong Sheng, China Manufacturer 250 shipments match gibson 652 shipments total GIBSON NASHVILLE,USA C/T NO.:1-401 MADE IN CHINA…Qingdao Gibson Musical Instruments https://panjiva.com/Manufacturers-Of/gibson That plant manufactures Epiphones, not Gibsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted January 25, 2020 Moderators Share Posted January 25, 2020 yup, and *surprise* Epiphone, which is wholly owned by Gibson, is in Nashville...[been there...well, the old building in 'the swamp', not the new place] so I'd guess that was why it was consigned there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted January 25, 2020 Members Share Posted January 25, 2020 Pure and simple: If it says GIBSON on the head stock, and it's made in China it's..... wait for it, …. wait for it... NOT A GIBSON!! If it's an Epiphone made in China, it was licensed by Gibson to be made in China, at a plant BUILT by Gibson for the sole use of building Epiphones. Now, can someone put a stake in the heart of this zombie thread? Or whatever you do to kill zombies. Fire, beheading, drowning, playing a First Act...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted January 26, 2020 Members Share Posted January 26, 2020 I had a read through part of this thread. It's a great example of how toxic and misogynistic this place was. It was like a bunch of teenage boys. Probably was, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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