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...
There are usually dozens of fake Gibson Les Pauls on Ebay and some are worringly close copies of the real thing.Making a wrong bid could land you with a cheap copy of the genuine article 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...
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...
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...
Epiphone is a guitar brand that is steeped in history and was a head to head rival to Gibson guitars until Gibson bought Epiphone over in 1957. Gibson now positions Epiphone as a lower budget brand to the...
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...