Real or Fake Gibson SG Special?

Nik100 · 07-30-2012, 05:05 PM

This Gibson is for sale but I have suspicions about whether it's the real deal or not. I was wondering what your views are.
The photos aren't great and I can't get any better ones.
I may be wrong in thinking it's a fake, but never know

Photos:

cheers

Zenzeypher · 07-30-2012, 06:03 PM

if it's fake, thats a damn ****ing good fake.

theNARDdog9 · 07-30-2012, 07:00 PM

What makes you concerned about it? To me everything points to it being a run of the mill SG Faded. Not that that's a bad thing, these Faded's are great guitars! What is the asking price??

BillB1960 · 07-30-2012, 07:03 PM

Looks like a real worn/faded SG to me.

Nik100 · 07-30-2012, 07:15 PM

The price is £170 ($267), that was the main reason why I was thinking it was a fake. Think I'll be buying this now after the response I've read, thanks for the replies.

theNARDdog9 · 07-30-2012, 07:17 PM

Snatch it up! That's a great price! I got mine for $410 with a couple cables and original gig bag and I thought I got a great deal....

HOT-BRIT · 07-30-2012, 07:20 PM

Its real for sure

BillB1960 · 07-30-2012, 07:31 PM

Just FYI if he was playing it in drop C tuning (CGCFAD) then he may have been using thicker strings so it may need a setup if you go back to using lighter strings.

Nik100 · 07-30-2012, 07:36 PM

Yeah he was, I was planning to get a setup with some 10s.

LesPauI+SG=Win · 07-31-2012, 12:05 PM

That's a stupid good price.

Take it!

jgray7 · 07-31-2012, 05:25 PM

Its real. 3 piece headstock wings give it away. Every fake on the market is cut from a one piece headstock because most cheap labor cant bond the wings correctly.

Just check out the grain difference on the wings of the headstock. That is the quickest way to spot the subtleties.

Hope this helps

voodo child · 07-31-2012, 05:51 PM

its a damn good deal

HOT-BRIT · 07-31-2012, 05:54 PM

the faded is an economy model SG they usually only make fakes of the higher end models

07-30-2012, 05:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nik100 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Real or Fake Gibson SG Special? This Gibson is for sale but I have suspicions about whether it's the real deal or not. I was wondering what your views are. The photos aren't great and I can't get any better ones. I may be wrong in thinking it's a fake, but never know Photos: cheers

07-30-2012, 06:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zenzeypher Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Blighty. Posts: 1,577 Thanks: 29 Thanked 12 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Real or Fake Gibson SG Special? if it's fake, thats a damn ****ing good fake. __________________ "If you get far enough away you'll be on your way back home." - Tom Waits

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theNARDdog9 Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: California Posts: 845 Thanks: 13 Thanked 13 Times in 1 Post	Re: Real or Fake Gibson SG Special? What makes you concerned about it? To me everything points to it being a run of the mill SG Faded. Not that that's a bad thing, these Faded's are great guitars! What is the asking price?? __________________ GUITARS: '11 Les Paul Trad Pro P90 '95 SG Standard '05 SG Faded '04 SG Faded '12 MM Explorer '11 Taylor 214-CE GA '62 Martin D-28 AMPS: Cygnus 20 Kepler Fender Super Sonic 22 Good Deals with: bsm9981, kracdown, Big John

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07-30-2012, 07:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
theNARDdog9 Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: California Posts: 845 Thanks: 13 Thanked 13 Times in 1 Post	Re: Real or Fake Gibson SG Special? Snatch it up! That's a great price! I got mine for $410 with a couple cables and original gig bag and I thought I got a great deal.... __________________ GUITARS: '11 Les Paul Trad Pro P90 '95 SG Standard '05 SG Faded '04 SG Faded '12 MM Explorer '11 Taylor 214-CE GA '62 Martin D-28 AMPS: Cygnus 20 Kepler Fender Super Sonic 22 Good Deals with: bsm9981, kracdown, Big John

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07-30-2012, 07:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
BillB1960 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Stumptown Posts: 15,926 Thanks: 236 Thanked 236 Times in 92 Posts	Re: Real or Fake Gibson SG Special? Just FYI if he was playing it in drop C tuning (CGCFAD) then he may have been using thicker strings so it may need a setup if you go back to using lighter strings. __________________ Gibson LP Classic Antique Fireburst GOTW #2 Bolt Electric Vintage P'ups Gibson LP G0 Darkburst GuitarForce LOTB P'ups Gibson LP Special TV Yellow Fralin P-90s Gibson Limited Edition Flying V 57 Classics Fender Limited Edition Strat Fender American Ash 8502 Telecaster Fender Bullet Deluxe S2 Ibanez AR-250 SD Phat Cats Epiphone DR500M Masterbilt Epiphone 58 Reissue Korina Flying V *"It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to"*

07-30-2012, 07:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
Nik100 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Real or Fake Gibson SG Special? Yeah he was, I was planning to get a setup with some 10s.

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LesPauI+SG=Win Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fire and Water Posts: 3,858 Thanks: 59 Thanked 150 Times in 36 Posts	Re: Real or Fake Gibson SG Special? That's a stupid good price. Take it! __________________ “It's hard to live your life in color, and tell the truth in black and white.” ― Gregg Allman

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jgray7 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: 10000Ft in the Clouds of Colorado.. By way of South Alabama Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Real or Fake Gibson SG Special? Its real. 3 piece headstock wings give it away. Every fake on the market is cut from a one piece headstock because most cheap labor cant bond the wings correctly. Just check out the grain difference on the wings of the headstock. That is the quickest way to spot the subtleties. Hope this helps

07-31-2012, 05:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
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HOT-BRIT V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Miami Beach Posts: 18,905 Thanks: 68 Thanked 280 Times in 52 Posts	Re: Real or Fake Gibson SG Special? the faded is an economy model SG they usually only make fakes of the higher end models

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