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Unread 10-29-2010, 03:16 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Is it fake?

Hello
This will be my first post !

I was roaming on Amazon when I saw this:
EPIPHONE LES PAUL CUSTOM Guitar 3 Pickup Black Beauty: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics EPIPHONE LES PAUL CUSTOM Guitar 3 Pickup Black Beauty: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

The photos are uploaded by some user who bought that guitar (that's what amazon says at least >.>)
That price is just EPIC!!!!!
But is the guitar fake?
The reviews are positive...
And I've looked for signs of being fake and only found the odd screws in the truss rod cover...
The logo is ok and the tuning keys ring is not BIG

Sooo yeah...

Is it fake?
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Unread 10-29-2010, 03:36 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Wow, 3 different sellers selling them for £203? They can't all be fakes, how the hell can they sell them so cheap?!
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Wow, 3 different sellers selling them for £203? They can't all be fakes, how the hell can they sell them so cheap?!

Yep........
I'll go wtf in about 3 minutes...
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Yep........
I'll go wtf in about 3 minutes...
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You shouldn't expect to get the guitar on the picture....

Post real pics of the guitar here when you got your "Epic-deal"

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Wow, 3 different sellers selling them for £203? They can't all be fakes, how the hell can they sell them so cheap?!
That amount is equal to about $325 USD. Those guitars go for between $729 to $799 new and you think these people aren't selling fakes?
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You shouldn't expect to get the guitar on the picture....

Post real pics of the guitar here when you got your "Epic-deal"

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Oh, I never said I ordered xD

For some reason I still wanna try and see what happens >.>

and about the pictures, they are uploaded by a user who bought that, not the shop keeper
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Oh, I never said I ordered xD

For some reason I still wanna try and see what happens >.>

and about the pictures, they are uploaded by a user who bought that, not the shop keeper
Again, those pictures might not be taken by that person. Go ahead and search for the guitar on google images, and you should find that picture within the first 100 pages.

Don't buy fakes. The sellers only get satisfaction when they sell one.
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Oh, I never said I ordered xD

For some reason I still wanna try and see what happens >.>

and about the pictures, they are uploaded by a user who bought that, not the shop keeper
Yes, and I'm the Emperor of China.

The Guitar-Seller-World is full of that kind of Charity!

No Risk - No Fail

Buy at a legit Dealer!

The user isn't a friend of the seller.........
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Yes, and I'm the Emperor of China.

The Guitar-Seller-World is full of that kind of Charity!

No Risk - No Fail

Buy at a legit Dealer!

The user isn't a friend of the seller.........
Okay gee!
Relax...
I wish I could find it round' here...
I guess I'll just end up with a Honey Burst Epi LP Standard Plus.

Oh and... What pick-ups do you recommend for that "Slash tone"
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That amount is equal to about $325 USD. Those guitars go for between $729 to $799 new and you think these people aren't selling fakes?
I have no idea. I never thought the faking thing was a) so widespread and b)going on through somewhere like Amazon.
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Oh and... What pick-ups do you recommend for that "Slash tone"
What kind of amp do you use?
IMO that is a bigger factor in finding a certain tone than the pups are
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Oh and WELCOME!!
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Thank you .
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I use a Laney Linebacker Reverb 50 from the 80's

It doesn't really have a strong distorsion so I use it with a Boss Metal core ML-2.

More of a blues amp >.>
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Boss Metal Core???? You need an OD Pedal.
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Boss Metal Core???? You need an OD Pedal.

Yeah....
At first I was aiming for the DS-2 or something like that but they didn't have it on stock so i got that one instead because I was inpatient.....

Since I could use some effects I thought of buying the Boss ME-50 which has pretty much everything, is it good?

Late edit:
My friends said I should get an Ibanez Tube screamer...
But there are like 3 different types .
What are the differences???

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That amount is equal to about $325 USD. Those guitars go for between $729 to $799 new and you think these people aren't selling fakes?
You can't rely on a direct price conversions with these (Epi/Gibby) as you need to take into account the taxes too.

I'm not sure about the UK but in Australia we get seriously f***ed up the arse with taxes making the guitar cost almost twice as much!

But in this case 203GBP does seem a bit too low to suggest a genuine (new) Epi.
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