fibsons.com got an email from James Porter, a professional guitar dealer based out of Japan, bringing to attention this fake LEFT HANDED Gibson Custom Shop Joe Perry Signature Les Paul, James doesn’t just know that this is a fake, he really knows, here’s his email:
“Just found your site and gotta say “good job”. I am a pro seller on ebay (meestursparkle) and finding fake Gibsons is a hobby… I am pretty good at it.
I have a new one for you complete with very compelling evidence.
A customer of mine emailed to ask about a guitar he just saw on eBay. An original Custom Shop Gibson Joe Perry, not the production run, but the very first signature run from the custom shop. Serial number JP 108
…a lefty..surprising…especially as I sold him the real JP 108 about a year ago and he has it in his house (it is not a lefty).
I sent the seller this message:
Just to let you know. Your guitar is a fake. I know because I used to own the real JP 108 and it is not a lefty. Also the pickups are wrong on your guitar, the case is wrong, the bridge is wrong, the pickguard is wacky shape, the body shape is slightly off. The most obvious tell is the lack of fret edge binding and what is obviously a rosewood fretboard when it should be ebony. By the way, the guitar you have is supposed to be the custom shop version but the specs you have listed are for the production Perry. The original custom shop Perry does not have an active mid boost. If you want to send me some more pics I would love to see them. Overall one of the better fakes but a fake it is.
Give Gibson a call at 800-4-gibson. It will take them about 2 seconds to tell you that JP108 is not a lefty. I would be VERY surprised if they made any lefties at all.
Below is a link to complete pictures of the real JP108.
http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s315/dangerdog666/970/?start=all
So Mr Fibson,
Have you ever been able to compare a real guitar to a fake with the exact same serial number?
Shoot me a mail anytime. I love to spot fake-ass guitars!!
Jim Porter ”
http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/meestursparkle
www.meestursparkle.com
Well, no, I have never been able to compare a real guitar to a fake with the exact same serial number;
Inset: The fake with same serial number as the genuine model, (Main Pic).
a few emails ensued and another thing worth mentioning is the sticker found on the back;
Left: Fake , Right: Real
Gibson don’t do that sort of thing. If you’re about to buy a Gibson with that sticker on it is most likely made in China. Both myself and James have never seen this sticker on a real Gibson guitar and we are in agreement that we have seen plenty of fakes with this decal.
Thanks to James for the email and pictures, one of the decent guitar dealers trading on the web.
