Crazy_About_Guitars

   I want to start off I have bought a fake les Paul. The idea being I had better know from where I speak. As far as I am concerned my job is telling the truth and get all of you the best information possible! I stand in the middle. I am going to really get into this area {fake guitars}.  I have sent off two messages to "Gibson" and nothing back from them. I hope to hear something really quick or I will have to give a "very" negative review of their performance on this situation.   I have collected guitars for the last twenty years. I am getting a little uneasy what Gibson or Fender are asking for there American made guitars. Price wise. I have tried to contact Gibson absolutely no response. As I said above. Fender did get back to me with a "can't help you." Just making my point. In Gibsons case I believe most all are being manufactured in China. Of coarse this might just be hear say. I can't prove it. I have read recently the Gibson bought the Baldwin Piano Company in China and the Chinese are making Gibsons for sale in their market area.{ I am still researching } BTW --    I was looking at the Epiphone forums page.05-12-09 One of our members put a thread for this site on that site. A big Thank You to that member. I would really appreciate you people "Reading" the entire content of this before you out your comments on another site. From what I read on that site made a few of you look a little foolish to someone that has read the entire content.                                                  
 Custom shop models are still being put together in America, Mind you I said put together. I have just bought a 1968 Les Paul Custom Reissue Chinese fake guitar. It is so close to the real thing that I was shocked. I pulled the pickups and they were stamped "Epiphone" on the back side ???  I own seven Les Pauls. In all fourteen Gibsons I own and have read just about every book put out on them. Obsession is a good term for my illness. When I play out I have to watch my Gibsons like a hawk. Using copies may be a good stress reliever. I played my copy guitar at the next band practice we had. Except for microphonic squealing now and then it sounded and played as good as my work horse Les Paul Standard. I will add new pick ups shortly and will update this. The only problem I had was the back of the guitar was pitted with dents from silica beads/desacent beads. The little sack of stuff manufactures add to boxes to absorb moisture out of the air. What had happened was someone had spilled a sack into the guitar case Put the guitar in added another bag of the stuff {which was not torn open} then shipped it half way around the world. So, I protested the guitar. They advertise that it should arrive in perfect condition. Obviously this was a manufacture problem not shipping. I have been given the run around for the past two weeks by this owner in China. This is not resolved yet. I will not put anymore information on this site as of yet. I do have all E-mailed conversations from this guy ready to put on here. The comments back from this guy are almost comical if it wasn't happening to me.   {Dispute Settled--I received
 a whopping fifty bucks back--A small victory}    To conclude for now, I will be buying from several different Chinese manufactures this coming year. I will put my assessment of all bought. Unless Gibson comes up with some sort of idea to produce something close to this they are going to get their butts kicked. You know "Slash's" Les Paul he used with Guns and Roses (in the beginning) was a fake. I just read an article that he say's it's still his favorite. I have seen pictures of his collection. Pretty amazing to say the least. I wish I had that picture to show you.  
 This we be continued and I will be talking to some of these manufactures. Maybe I can start collecting again after these rough economical times. I hope so. I will say that the fake I received is a better guitar that any Epiphone I have ever seen or played. I have added a link on the links page for contact. Please read it before contacting them. This is the only one I trust as of right now {barly}. I am having troubles communicating with them. If I could find a better seller I would do so immediately! Buyer Beware

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