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Gibson Leads Industry Fight Against Counterfeit Gibsons Gibson Memimpin Industri Fight Against Gibsons Palsu

Ellen Mallernee Ellen Mallernee
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06.06.2007 06.06.2007

Last year, 15-year-old Jonathan Jakubowski of Cary, North Carolina emptied out his savings account to purchase a Les Paul he found advertised in the local newspaper. Tahun lalu, 15 tahun Jonathan Jakubowski dari Cary, North Carolina mengosongkan rekening tabungannya untuk membeli Les Paul ia menemukan diiklankan di surat kabar lokal.

Of his decision to buy a Gibson, Jakubowski explains, “Eric Clapton is my main influence, and he played Les Pauls for a long time.” Dari keputusannya untuk membeli Gibson, Jakubowski menjelaskan, "Eric Clapton adalah pengaruh utama saya, dan ia bermain Les Paul untuk waktu yang lama."

Gibson Memimpin Industri Fight Against Gibsons Palsu

Intending to purchase the advertised Les Paul Standard, Jonathan and his father visited the seller at his house, where they were persuaded instead to purchase a Wine Red Les Paul Custom, which the man said he'd bought off a traveling musician. Bermaksud untuk membeli diiklankan Les Paul Standar, Jonathan dan ayahnya mengunjungi penjual di rumahnya, di mana mereka dibujuk bukan untuk membeli Anggur Merah Les Paul Custom, mana manusia mengatakan dia membeli dari seorang musisi bepergian. Jonathan paid the man $1,000 for the guitar, but once he got it home, he could tell that something wasn't right. Jonathan membayar orang $ 1.000 untuk gitar, tapi begitu ia pulang, ia bisa mengatakan sesuatu yang tidak benar.

“I'd only played Les Pauls in the guitar shops, but something tipped me off, and I ended up going on the Internet to see what some typical signs are for a fake guitar,” Jakubowski says. "Aku hanya bermain Les Paul di toko-toko gitar, tetapi sesuatu berujung aku pergi, dan aku akhirnya pergi di Internet untuk melihat apa yang beberapa tanda-tanda khas adalah untuk gitar palsu," kata Jakubowski. “The first thing that struck me was that there were three screws in the truss rod cover instead of two.” "Hal pertama yang mengejutkan saya adalah bahwa ada tiga sekrup pada penutup truss rod bukan dua."

The staff at a local guitar shop confirmed Jakubowski's suspicions—the guitar was a counterfeit. Staf di toko gitar setempat mengkonfirmasi kecurigaan Jakubowski Teman-gitar itu adalah palsu. The high school sophomore alerted police, and following an investigation, the North Carolina man who'd acquired the guitar from a Chinese website and resold it to Jakubowski was arrested on two felony counts of criminal use of a counterfeit trademark. Yang sophomore SMA waspada polisi, dan setelah penyidikan, Carolina Utara pria yang diperoleh gitar dari sebuah website Cina dan dijual kembali ke Jakubowski ditangkap pada dua tuduhan kejahatan pidana penggunaan merek dagang palsu.

This is but one of several reports that have prompted Gibson to lead an aggressive industry fight against the growing problem of counterfeit instruments being shipped from and sold by outlets and individuals in China. Ini hanyalah salah satu dari beberapa laporan yang telah mendorong Gibson untuk memimpin perjuangan industri agresif terhadap masalah yang timbul pada instrumen palsu yang dikirim dari dan dijual oleh toko dan individu di China.

“Protecting our consumers' investments and the Gibson name is paramount,” says Ric Olsen, Director of Security and Loss Prevention at Gibson. "Melindungi investasi konsumen kami dan nama Gibson adalah yang terpenting," kata Ric Olsen, Direktur Keamanan dan Pencegahan Kerugian di Gibson. “The ultimate goal here is that we want people to be happy Gibson customers. "Tujuan utama di sini adalah bahwa kita ingin orang-orang untuk menjadi bahagia Gibson pelanggan. We're trying to protect their investments by thwarting the counterfeit problem.” Kami sedang berusaha untuk melindungi investasi mereka dengan menggagalkan masalah palsu. "

The majority of the Gibson counterfeits appear to originate on e-commerce sites based out of major cities in China such as Beijing and Shanghai, though Olsen says, “That's not to say we don't have domestic problems, too. Mayoritas palsu Gibson tampaknya berasal di situs e-commerce berbasis di kota-kota besar di China seperti Beijing dan Shanghai, meskipun Olsen mengatakan, "Itu bukan berarti kita tidak memiliki masalah dalam negeri, juga. People will try to make up their own version of a Les Paul and start selling it, but the major battle is this China crisis.” Orang akan mencoba untuk membuat versi mereka sendiri Les Paul dan mulai menjual, tapi pertempuran utama adalah krisis Cina. "

Other sources for counterfeit instruments are auction websites like eBay, which currently have hundreds of instruments resembling not just Gibson guitars, but also other brands. Sumber-sumber lain untuk instrumen palsu adalah situs lelang seperti eBay, yang saat ini memiliki ratusan bukan hanya instrumen yang menyerupai gitar Gibson, tetapi juga merek lain. Some even feature trademarked headstocks and logos, but upon close inspection the guitars don't feel or sound like a true Gibson, the serial numbers aren't registered with Gibson, and most are not of good standard of quality overall. Beberapa bahkan fitur headstocks merek dagang dan logo, tapi setelah diperiksa menutup gitar tidak merasa atau suara seperti Gibson sejati, nomor seri tidak terdaftar Gibson, dan sebagian besar tidak standar baik kualitas secara keseluruhan.

Pricing can also be one of the easiest giveaways for a phony guitar. Harga juga dapat menjadi salah satu hadiah paling mudah untuk gitar palsu. If a guitar is up for an online auction at a fraction of what it would typically cost, consumers are taking a great chance by purchasing it. Jika gitar adalah Facebook lelang online di sebagian kecil dari apa yang biasanya akan biaya, konsumen yang mengambil kesempatan besar dengan membeli itu. Consumers should also be wary of sales that offer exorbitant shipping prices that exceed the price of the guitar. Konsumen juga harus waspada terhadap penjualan yang menawarkan harga selangit pengiriman yang melebihi harga gitar.

Still, Olsen cautions that it can be difficult for a non-professional to distinguish between fake and real. Namun, Olsen memperingatkan bahwa hal itu bisa sulit bagi seorang non-profesional untuk membedakan antara palsu dan nyata.

“There were victims who really had no idea what they were getting was fake,” Olsen says. "Ada korban yang benar-benar tidak tahu apa yang mereka peroleh itu palsu," kata Olsen. “Until you actually plug the piece in or take the truss rod cover off and notice that there's Teflon in there rather than the metal nut, it can be hard to tell to many consumers.” "Sampai Anda benar-benar plug potongan atau mengambil batang truss tutup dan perhatikan bahwa ada Teflon di sana daripada kacang logam, maka akan sulit untuk kirim ke banyak konsumen."

With so many variables to take into account—the weight and finish of a guitar, the tone and playability, electronics and hardware, among other things, Gibson urges consumers to leave the detective work to its Customer Service department. Dengan begitu banyak variabel untuk memperhitungkan berat badan dan menyelesaikan sebuah gitar, nada dan pemutaran, elektronik dan perangkat keras, antara lain, Gibson mendesak konsumen untuk meninggalkan pekerjaan detektif untuk department Customer Service.

Though some guitars are especially deceptive, Gibson's Customer Service Manager Jason Davidson says, “Usually we can spot a fake right away. Meskipun beberapa gitar sangat menipu, Gibson Customer Service Manager Jason Davidson mengatakan, "Biasanya kita bisa melihat hak palsu jauh. They're absolute garbage. Mereka sampah mutlak. They play terribly, they feel terrible. Mereka bermain sangat, mereka merasa buruk. They are only made to look like a Gibson, and they do a poor job of that.” Mereka hanya dibuat agar terlihat seperti Gibson, dan mereka melakukan pekerjaan yang buruk itu. "

To curtail the growing problem, Gibson advises all consumers to purchase Gibson instruments only from Gibson's network of authorized dealers, found on the company's website at www.gibson.com . Untuk membatasi masalah yang berkembang, Gibson menyarankan semua konsumen untuk membeli instrumen Gibson's hanya dari jaringan Gibson dari dealer resmi, ditemukan di situs web perusahaan di www.gibson.com .

Consumers are also encouraged to contact Gibson's Customer Service team, whether the guitar in question is new or used. Konsumen juga didorong untuk menghubungi Gibson tim Customer Service, apakah gitar tersebut adalah baru atau bekas. “We have professionals that know these pieces inside and out,” Olsen says. "Kami memiliki profesional yang mengetahui potongan-potongan dalam dan luar," kata Olsen. “They know if a knob was the wrong year. "Mereka tahu apakah sebuah kenop tahun salah. They'll know that a wire that was used was incorrect.” Consumers may even send Gibson Customer Service pictures of a guitar that they have questions about—full front and back photos and close-up shots of the front and back of the headstock are best. Mereka akan tahu bahwa kawat yang digunakan tidak benar "Konsumen bahkan dapat mengirimkan gambar Gibson Pelanggan Jasa dari gitar yang mereka memiliki pertanyaan depan tentang-penuh dan foto kembali dan close-up gambar depan dan belakang headstock tersebut. terbaik.

“We will continue to do everything in our power to protect our consumers and the integrity of our family of brands,” says Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar. "Kami akan terus melakukan segala daya kita untuk melindungi konsumen dan integritas keluarga kami merek," kata Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman dan CEO Gibson Guitar. “We hope that by issuing this warning our consumers will be armed with the right information to protect themselves and understand what they need to do to ensure that what they are purchasing is indeed an authentic Gibson instrument.” "Kami berharap bahwa dengan mengeluarkan peringatan ini konsumen kita akan dipersenjatai dengan informasi yang tepat untuk melindungi diri mereka sendiri dan memahami apa yang harus mereka lakukan untuk memastikan bahwa apa yang mereka beli memang instrumen Gibson otentik."

To report incidents, consumers should file a police report, and may also visit http://www.ic3.gov/ . Untuk melaporkan insiden, konsumen harus mengajukan laporan polisi, dan juga dapat mengunjungi http://www.ic3.gov/ .

For questions about a guitar's authenticity, contact the Gibson Customer Service team at service@gibson.com or 1-800-4GIBSON. Untuk pertanyaan tentang keaslian gitar, hubungi Gibson tim Customer Service di service@gibson.com atau 1-800-4GIBSON.

How to Spot a Fake Gibson Bagaimana Spot Gibson Fake

To ensure the authenticity of a Gibson, consumers can check any of the references below when examining a guitar: Untuk memastikan keaslian Gibson, konsumen dapat memeriksa salah satu referensi di bawah ini ketika memeriksa gitar:

  • Measure the guitar to check that it's not undersized. Ukur gitar untuk memeriksa bahwa itu tidak terlalu kecil. Correct measurements can be found on www.Gibson.com . pengukuran yang benar dapat ditemukan di www.Gibson.com .
  • Examine headstock and headstock logo to determine that they match those of authentic Gibson guitars. headstock Memeriksa dan logo headstock untuk menentukan bahwa mereka cocok dengan gitar Gibson otentik.
  • Check to see that all pearl is inlaid. Periksa untuk melihat bahwa mutiara semua bertatah.
  • Check that Les Paul model script is always in cursive. Pastikan bahwa script Les Paul model selalu dalam kursif.
  • Verify that there's not a three-screw truss rod cover. Pastikan bahwa tak ada batang rangka tiga-sekrup penutup.
  • Check the control and pickup cavities for sloppy routing or wiring. Periksa kontrol dan rongga jemput untuk ceroboh routing atau kabel.
  • Make sure the pickup cavity is not painted black inside. Pastikan rongga pickup tidak dicat di dalam hitam.
  • Always ask for the Gibson Owner's Manual and Gibson Warranty Inspection card. Selalu minta untuk Pemilik Gibson's Manual dan Gibson kartu Jaminan Inspeksi.
  • Check the wiring. Periksa kabel. If it's plastic it isn'ta true Gibson. Jika plastik itu bukanlah Gibson benar.
  • When all else fails, contact Gibson Customer Service at Ketika semuanya gagal, hubungi Customer Service di Gibson
    1-800-4GIBSON. 1-800-4GIBSON.

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  • What about the Epiphones? How can we know if i'ts authentic or not?
    I've just purchased One Epiphone Les Paul Custom and I would like to know if it's really authentic.
  • bradtough 3 weeks ago
    7 years ago my wife surprised me with a Gibson LP Classic (1960 re-issue). She purchased it from Guitar Center for a little over $1600 new. It plays fine and sounds good but, it's just a slab of wood! Nothing pretty or distinguished about it. Some of the way lessor priced guitars ($500 range) have birds eye grains or the likes. Whats up Gibson? Since then, i've purchased a Zakk Wylde bulls-eye LP for $400 thats a counterfiet but it plays as well and sounds a little hotter (no pun intended!) than the "classic". Wake up Gibson!
  • haha, if you think that QW fake plays and sounds better than the real thing, you must not be much of a guitar player. Your wife has good taste, be sure to hang on to her!
  • chicmim 3 weeks ago
    I just bought a Gibson LP and opened the back of the guitar to look at the wiring because there was to much hummm when I plugged it into my amp. Lord and behold I opened up the back and there was a fortune cookie in there wired in to the different pots instead of a cap. LOL
  • It is truly sad when these things happen. This makes business so very difficult for legitimate businesses. Especially online business people.

    The Wine Place
  • I have a Fernandes Monterey Elite "Les Paul" style guitar. Mahogany body, deep set neck, Graphtec nut, locking tuners, Seymour Duncan JB bridge p/u and the Fernandes Sustainer system in the bridge, entire neck and body is abalone bound, 5A flamed maple top, gold hardware, beautiful black cherry finish...$1000.00. Is it the $4000.00 or more Gibson it is modeled after? No. Is the Gibson $3000.00 better? Absoulutely not. Is the Gibson even $500.00 better? No. The high end Epiphones ($700.00 or so and higher) are closer to the Gibsons they emulate than the price would suggest. I'm firmly convinced that the average pro or semi-pro gigging musician would not notice the difference in a Epiphone Les Paul Ultra II or an Epiphone Slash model and a "real" Les Paul if it wasn't on the headstock. Good on Gibson for keeping their brand power to where it can command the prices that it does. However, Fernandes, ESP and others give equal or better quality for a more reasonable price.
  • I am planning to buy a fake Gibson Les Paul and add in parts to replicate the original Gibson Les Paul custom. For some reason: I watched an anime entitled "Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad" and wanted to make an exact copy of the "Lucielle" Gibson Les Paul (The Lucielle Les Paul had bullet shots on it) for cosplays and all.

    But in the near future, I'd buy an original Les Paul but it would be in a pair just to get the other one "shot" with real firing bullets. :D
  • Kenny in Missouri 1 month ago
    Altho these do not claim to be REAL.....and they label them with their own name/logo,You ought to play an -"AGILE"- brand LesPaul copy.[South Korean built]...Scary good instruments at anywhere from 250 to 600 dollars US,
    I have one that is a NECK THRU and love it...
    .Also the Michael Kelly LP style are great for the lower priced entrys as well....
  • as an afterthought I want to ask-Is it me or are the lower priced Gibson guitars and Epiphones at Guitar Center and the like REAL or are they a lower quality[possibly China made] instruments too....Never played an Epihone that I liked anyway but it seemed to be that these could not be offered at this costreally if they are 1st line...I suggest that if you are ever in Memphis,walk a block south of Beal st and tour the Gibson plant there, I saw some stuff there that was open to debate on the difference in fit and finish on these import instruments....
  • Epiphone has been making stringed instraments for as long as Gibson and since Gibson purchased the Epiphone brand, they have guaranteed the quality, fit and finish to be of Gibson quality. I can't speak for six strings, but their basses are top notch. Allen Woody (late bass player for the Allman Brothers Band) had a large collection of Epiphone basses and even had one named after him. I own two Epi's and one Gibson. I use the Epiphones exclusively for gigs. As far as Chinese made products, let's all thank Bill Clinton for making these products so prevalent in our economy.
  • Mickmoto 1 month ago
    epiphones ar made in china now and it is getting harder to spot the fake epiphones from the real deal because some of the employees are doing this and reselling them, Make the stuff in the USA for the people in the USA, most of the gibsons anymore are CNC and I still can't figure why it is $2,000 for a les paul
  • Tnvolsfan08 1 month ago
    they get mad for the fakes in china but some of the,re guitars are made in china or korea
  • http://fibsons.com seems to cover a lot of the fake Gibsons.
  • Fulanito (?) 1 month ago
    Jaja, all this happen bacause of your prices!
    If you don't want piracy on your products, begin
    to make China manufactured Original products!
  • Cjhartzer79 1 month ago
    I have a question? What if the Gibson Headstock does not have the diamond pattern on it and its just blank? Also do Gibson use light green plastic machine heads? in though they were chrome and gold etc.
    Also this guitar i have seen the guy trying to flog for a real one has black cheap looking humbuckers (they look like 2 single coils strapped together) not the silver rectangle pickups usually used. Also the headstock appears to be a little narrow for a gibson custom. Its advertised for $2900 LES PAUL GIBSON STANDARD 70's REISSUE NEVER USED (YEAH RIGHT) Where the diamond pattern should be it says les paul standard. From look at picture it looks like something you would buy from hock shop for about $150 - $200 but i could be wrong. i will post a pic soon
  • sorry its a 60's reissue. I confronted him and told him i thought it was fake, he is ignoring me. 1200 people has looked at his add and not bought it. What would true value be of a GIBSON LES PAUL STANDARD 60'S REISSUE IN MINT CONDITION? He is actually selling for $2400 not $2900. I suspect its one of the $303 guitars i have heard someone else comment on that they bought from site in china, my counterfeit is spot on and perfect qaulity, this looks nowhere near as good.
  • It doesn't have to have the diamond pattern, this one doesn't and it has the green tuners: http://www2.gibson.com/Product..., also, the "cheap humbuckers" are alnico's, they are humbuckers, don't worry, they're not cheap: http://www2.gibson.com/Product... this guitar has them too. I'm not saying it's fake or real, just saying, gibson uses the alnico pickups and green kluson style tuners
  • thanks mate. how do i post a pic on here? It looks dodgy because it looks so plain, not very fancy at all. i wouldnt buy even if it was real i was just curious, i have a fake gibson and its bloody beautiful, plays sweet to. I think he is selling a fake for genuine! he is also ignoring my questions particularly about the head stock it looks too narrow to me like the epis do
  • Fake guitars have always been around as have fake anything else you can think of. Some of the newer COPIES coming out of China are indistinguishable from the real thing and feature all the corrections stated above (2 screw trussrod cover, braided cloth wiring etc). The quality on these ones are excellent; they are finished very well, feel like a real one and just as playable. Gibson (and all the others) have to realise that over-pricing, questionable quality and poor back-up has left a hole in the market which is being filled. They also must realise that pushing the "fake= poor quality" doesn't cut it any more as NO ONE still believes that if it's Asian it's automatically inferior. Many Chinese makers are actually proud of how well they can make guitars and are happy to put their own names on them. If you own a FAKE then enjoy, gig it etc BUT NEVER EVER TRY AND PASS IT OFF AS GENUINE.
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