Epiphone Les Paul Black Beauty Fake

Epiphone Les Paul guitars are mostly indistinguishable from the Gibson version from their look and feel to their sounds.

Epiphone les paul black beauty fake. Feb 15 2013. Any help would be much appreciated. I hope this is the right place to post I have someone looking to swap guitars but Im not sure if this is a real or fake epi.

Les Paul thought his namesake guitar needed a new look and suggested a classy ebony finish would work well with a tuxedo on stage. Theres some scratches by the bridge and the pickup switch is missing its cover. Epiphone Les Paul Custom Black BeautyOther applicable linksAll of the gear used in my videos is available on my Amazon Influencer page.

Les Paul Black Beauty 3PU by ギブソン レスポール カスタム. I play an epiphone sheraton but at the moment Id hate to play an Epiphone Les Paul what with all the fear of them being fakes etc. Overview Final Score.

If a guitar maker wants to counterfeit a black beauty Les Paul he is more likely to fake it as a straight-up Gibson rather than Epiphone. Their take on the Black Beauty Les Paul features 3 ProBucker humbuckers standard LP volume and tone pots and a 3-way selector. Epiphone makes its own version of the classic Les Paul but they cost a whole lot less under 600 for a Classic or a Standard.

Everything seems legit except the tone knobs are not straight with the pickguard screw. I have heard from mates who get stuff made in China that its the actual factories that make the fakes alongside the real ones as a way of making extra dosh. This limited-edition recreation has a 50s neck profile for an era-correct feel LP Custom.

Epiphone by gibson les paul Black beauty. While this partnership may not be on the cutting edge of things they did churn out a wonderfully high quality here. Same with a fake strat.