A big issue with fake "brand name" guitars has been growing on Ebay. The majority (about 95%) of these fake guitars have been coming out of China. The most common copied brands are:Gibson / Epiphone Les Paul...
The Gibson Les Paul.....................up there with the Fender Stratocaster as one of the most easilly recognised electric guitars in the world. Played by guitar heros from Les Paul himself, through bluesmen...
There are usually dozens of fake Gibson Les Pauls on Ebay and some are worringly close copies of the genuine article.Making a wrong bid could land you with a cheap copy of the real thing and it may cost you...
Counterfeit or Fake Guitars on eBay. There is a growing epidemic of counterfeit fake 'Top Brand Name' guitars being offered on eBay, sometimes used and therefore appearing genuine 'fire sales'. The vast...
Having regularly seen the fantastic looking Ibanez guitars listed for £4.99 with £190 P P (from China of course!), I figured they were losing on the guitar but making on the postage. I have just been on the...
Being a curious sort, I was intrigued when I looked in 'Other Guitars' in the musical instruments catagory and saw a plethora of cheap (dirt cheap) Gibson, Fender, Epiphone, guitars! Being a professional...
I bought a Fender Stratocaster from Haywire 54 in the USA last year and have since found it to be fake. Unluckily for me I didn't realise the guitar was fake till after the 90 day period in which you are...
It is true to say that a all guitars made out of cheap components are awful... whatever the brand. How can I tell the difference between an expensive guitar and a mid priced guitar? How can I steer away from a...
A question I hear a lot. Do I need to have my Valve amplifier biased? So What is Bias. Well to put it simply the bias of a Valve amp is set by adjusting the grid voltages to set the idle current of the...