Much better to have purchased the guitar there than to just stroll in and say "got this from Ebay - I need a setup done." The fake Zakks and Customs that are coming out of China are surely fakes, and I would obviously avoid them.Īs a few others have mentioned - I always play my guitars before I buy them, shops will almost always match online prices, and its always nice to have a brick and mortar dealer to take care of your guitar down the road for setups and other work you may need done. The factory rejects and out the back door Epis are authentic Epiphone guitars. I have no doubt that all of them are Epiphone OEM produced guitars (just like any of the other Korean Epis were - mine were all from Unsung factory), and my shop here in the US checked out the Custom from the inside out while doing a pickup upgrade for me. I also got my hands on an LP Goth with a Standard neck that I gave to my brother - this was right around the time that production moved to China, and I'm assuming that the guys at the factory just slapped together their leftover bodies and necks and sold them under the table to local shops. The Goth had no SN, the LP Custom had a bad SN, and the Casino is totally legit. I also got my hands on an Epi Casino that had a pickup screw that had missed the bracing and was stripped ($300). I got an LP Custom that had a small spray imperfection on the binding ($300), and an LP Goth that had a rough paint spot on the back (under $200). I'll vouch for Suho's comments and add a second to that - I was stationed in Korea - and it was pretty easy to get your hands on reject Epi's at a huge savings through some reputable Korean shops. The problem with them is that anyone with a little knowledge would recognize them as frauds.
But buying a $2500 USA made Gibson LP Supreme for $300 from China makes no sense at all.Īnd yes, anything can be copied, look at their Gretsch and Rickenbackers. Ordering a $600 Epiphone from China for $300 might seem reasonable, you figure they're made there and you're buying them direct, maybe it's legit. If you think about it, there's less scrutiny if you're selling an Epiphone than there would be if you were selling a Gibson. If you notice, there's not a lot of difference in price between a "Gibson" & and "Epiphone". Now the counterfeiters have found a new home on the 'Bay and some very funny web sites like this:
Here's an article from the Epiphone web site: There was a huge demand for Epiphones in Korea and that demand was filled by counterfeits. The fake Epiphones originated because there was no Epiphone distributor in Korea (even though they were made there). Secondly, if a lot of people are afraid to buy an epiphone because it might be fake, than wouldn't that logic apply to ALL guitars? All guitars could be fake. First of all' date=' compared to fake gibsons, there are not a lot of fake epis.
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