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Anyone ever buy a jap knock off guitar?

Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:33 pm
by JesseJames
I bought one from a website, took forever to get here. The gibsons they do are pretty nice, very close in detail, but still lacking in many parts.
However, I bought a PRS knockoff to see what it was like, and uh......the chinks need to up their game.

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However, for a 300.00 guitar it really wasnt that bad at all, i've definately bought worse guitars for more money actually.
But after I got it, it was the wrong guitar, he was supposed to send me a singlecut knock off, I disputed through paypal and got my money back. So free guitar for me!

Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:35 pm
by White Boy
cool :tup:

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:48 pm
by JesseJames
Although, if you dare to touch that tremelo say goodbye to being in tune.

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:53 pm
by CFH Eternal
I have Jap. knock-off LP. I think it's better than the current LP standards being put out as far as set up and quality, granted it is 16 years old.
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:00 pm
by JesseJames
That doesnt look bad at all.

Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:26 am
by Balls On Parade
CFH Eternal wrote:I have Jap. knock-off LP. I think it's better than the current LP standards being put out as far as set up and quality, granted it is 16 years old.
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Brand? How'd you get it?

I know those Tokai "Love Rock" Les Paul knockoffs are expensive as hell now, they used to be pretty cheap a while back...

Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:18 am
by CFH Eternal
Orville, hell even when I bought it the Orville by Gibsons (holy grails IMO for Jap. replicas of LP's because Gibson authorized them) were too damn expensive, at that point I might as well get a real Gibson. I scored mine on ebay case and all for 700 (not including shipping about 50 dollars).

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:45 pm
by Balls On Parade
How would you compare it to say, the Epiphone LP's or the 70' "pre-lawsui" era Ibanex LP copies? I had an Ibanez SG copy about 15 years ago I wish I would have never gotten rid of (although someone did try to fake it into a Gibson)...

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:25 am
by basstard
japanese or chinese? china is now making lots of fakes for $300 shipped , i heard that the "gibsons" are nice but the electroncs sucks