Virgman said:
Those are very "good" fakes.
Unbelievable.
Unfortunately they are in fact getting harder to spot.
One dead giveaway on the "Gibsons"-- first, sfaik real Gibsons do not use scarf joints (see lower left corner) on necks to get the angled headstock:
Also-- Gibby serials, generally, are pressed
into the wood--they are not filled with paint or ink for contrast as above. On some historic models and on Les Paul Classics an inked serial is used-- but the above serial number does not match the type of inked serial. Plus, Gibson either impresses the serial number into the wood, OR inks it, but not both. The above appears to have been pressed in and then also filled with ink or paint for contrast.
Last, everyone should know the modern Gibson serialization code (inapplicable to LP Classics and custom shop/historic):
The pattern (to 2005) is as follows:
YDDDYRRR
YY is the production year
DDD is the day of the year
RRR is the factory ranking/plant designation number
After 2005 serial numbers went to 9 digits inserting a "batch" number in the 6 slot and bumping the "RRR" designation to slots 7 through 9.
Looking at the above faked example, first we know it cannot be a new Gibson because there are 8 digits-- which stopped in 2005. Even overlooking that, to determine date, we look at the first and fifth digit-- 00. So this "brand new" "Gibson" was made in the year 2000, ten years ago.
Homey don't play dat.
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