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I doubt that the guys at the shop really gave that much of a *&#@ and if they have done their internet homework. The only judgement I would trust would be from Gibson themselves and I'm sure they'd be willing to help you out as they would like to find the b***ards who are doing it too. A sh*tload of really impressive fakes coming out of New Zealand and Australia, probably because they're right next to Korea/China/Vietnam. I've seen tons of fakes that are only off by one small detail here or there. I'm sure they'll perfect it soon and no one will be able to tell. What gets me is a "set-up in the US" sticker on a guitar shipped directly from China? If yours has that, would you try to tell me it was shipped across the ocean, inspected in the US and then shipped back to China where it was again shipped back to the US to you? NFW. Nope. I might believe that they forged the sticker and put it on a out the back door item but not "that."