epiphone zakk wylde korean made body material?

[Ben_96]

I assumed that this guitar would have a mahogany body and a maple cap like other models but upon pick up removal, the body appears to be a chambered maple with a mahogany top?!?
Any body else had similar experience?

 

[paruwi]

The body wood doesn't look like maple....

got more pics of the complete guitar...?

with serial# and binding in the neck/headstock area

opened control cavity

 

[Brians Evil Twin]

That's mahogany body wood.
Or to be more accurate "mahogany-like".
Can't tell about the cap, it's been painted or stained inside the cavity.

 

[Ben_96]

The body material is the same grain and color as the neck at the joint though? Considering its a maple neck I would of thought the body is maple too?
Why would they stain the cap? Its the same in both pick up cavities.
I could be wrong, it may very well be mahogany! I just thought it was very odd that the cap was so much darker than the body, the body being the same as the neck.

 

[Ben_96]

Having another look I am starting to think it is in fact mahogany. .. but why would the cap be so dark?

 

[dbagmaximus]

Having another look I am starting to think it is in fact mahogany. .. but why would the cap be so dark?

It isn't, like Brian said, the inside of the cap has been painted

 

[paruwi]

Having another look I am starting to think it is in fact mahogany. .. but why would the cap be so dark?

It seems to me there is more wrong with this guitar.....

can we have the above mentioned pics, please

 

[Brians Evil Twin]

Ben, does your guitar bear any resemblance to this one?

Counterfeit Epi Zak Wylde Photos

 

[Ben_96]

The photos ive got are not very good quality but my phones not letting me upload them anyway. Il post some new pics in the morning.
Cheers

 

[Ben_96]

Thankfully no, it looks absolutely nothing like that piece of shit hahaha I am confident it is legitimate, which is why I didnt understand the color of the woods. It is made in korea, it has the scarf joint typical of the Korean made ones, although china fakes have scarf joints im 99% sure it is real. It play amazingly and looks like any other ive seen/played. Maybe its just epiphones throw what ever pieces of wood we have lying around to make a guitar type deal haha. Il post pics tomorrow

 

[paruwi]

Thankfully no, it looks absolutely nothing like that piece of shit hahaha I am confident it is legitimate, which is why I didnt understand the color of the woods. It is made in korea, it has the scarf joint typical of the Korean made ones, although china fakes have scarf joints im 99% sure it is real. It play amazingly and looks like any other ive seen/played. Maybe its just epiphones throw what ever pieces of wood we have lying around to make a guitar type deal haha. Il post pics tomorrow

What is the serial# ?

from the pics you've posted, there is at least one 'suspect' thing

 

[Ben_96]

Serial # is U07111952
What do you see that is suspect?

 

[chasenblues]

What is the serial# ?

from the pics you've posted, there is at least one 'suspect' thing

?




My guess was wrong.

 

[paruwi]

Serial # is U07111952
What do you see that is suspect?

The binding

 

[Ben_96]

What do you see wrong with the binding? Looks fine to me

 

[JonMan94]

Checked the serial number through the guitar dater project, this is what it spits out:

Your guitar was made at the
Unsung Plant, Korea
November 2007
Production Number: 1952

Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom Plus Bullseye

The Zakk Wylde model is specified at epiphone's official site as being all mahogany for the body with a maple neck, and to my eyes, it's definitely not a fake.

 

[Ben_96]

Thank you JonMan94
considering the guy I bought it from told me it was made in korea he thought around 2009. I guess thats just when he bought it. So that sounds about right haha

 

[paruwi]

What do you see wrong with the binding? Looks fine to me

Yep, it is fine,

at the first pic the binding looked too wide
and had more 'stripes' than it should have

but it is korean - and that explains the inconsistence...

 

[paruwi]

Checked the serial number through the guitar dater project, this is what it spits out:


Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom Plus Bullseye

The Zakk Wylde model is specified at epiphone's official site as being all mahogany for the body with a maple neck, and to my eyes, it's definitely not a fake.

guitarundater can't tell you if it is legit or not....

try this (legit) serial# and you know why

U16081234

Your guitar was made at the
Unsung Plant, Korea
August 2016
Production Number: 1234

The Guitardater Project cannot verify the authenticity of ANY Guitar, this site is simply meant as a tool to satisfy the curiosity of guitar enthusiasts. This website possesses NO DATABASE of guitars made by manufactures, instead simple serial code patterns that are available on this site and in the wider guitar community are used. It follows that potential scammers can use this knowledge to try to trick unsuspecting buyers. If you have any doubts as to a guitars’ authenticity please contact the guitar manufacturer before your purchase.
Regards,

 

[LDFox]

The Korean made Epiphone used Indonesian Mahogany that is now banned from being harvested. Now red wood for fret boards has been banned also.