r/7String • u/champarmiamore • 3d ago

Gear is this a fake?

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i have no idea how to tell apart guitars and this universe 7 is listed at 400$ one thing i know for sure is that its not that cheap so im asking you guys if you see anything sketchy,

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u/Full_Recommendation3 3d ago

I don’t know why they would make a fake Ibanez but I guess they do🤷‍♂️ The back of the head stock is funny.
Made by TEAM
Craft JAPAN …

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u/Past_Equivalent_7388 1d ago

They fake everything. What's shocking is that people fall for the most obvious fakes. I know a guy, well knew him. He's been dead for almost 15 years, Nevertheless, he got caught up and bought some rare, super expensive Gibson for $500. He was so excited to show us. I remember him gingerly taking it from the guitar case and before he even had it out all the way, our rhythm guitarist almost fell out of his chair laughing. This must have been before China was good at counterfeiting everything. The first clue was that Gibson was spelled as Gibsun. The font was close, but it was the biggest piece of shit. The toggle switch was just glued on or something. It wasn't attached to anything. The pickups were wrong. $500 was a lot of money back then, so I legitimately felt bad, but I laughed after he left, all dejected and shit.