Fake Gibsons seized

[Saul Goodman]

A lot of them.

ETA: For links that don't require subscription. 

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-partners-seize-more-18-million-fake-gibson-guitars-largest

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/border-agents-seize-thousands-of-fake-gibson-guitars-1235180517/

Edited November 27, 2024 by Saul Goodman

[specialk]

Heck, they might play better than the genuine ones. 😁

[Steve Haynie]

Which factory made them?  Where were the workers trained?  Did this just happen to slip out without the Chinese government's knowledge?  Who had so many guitars shipped at once?  Give me some real reporting!

[velorush]

2 hours ago, Steve Haynie said:

Which factory made them?  Where were the workers trained?  Did this just happen to slip out without the Chinese government's knowledge?  Who had so many guitars shipped at once?  Give me some real reporting!

And what slipped through during the gigantic distraction of seizing 3,000 guitars?

[Jimbilly]

What's going to happen to them? (how many were there really??, did a few get side-confiscated to somebody's van?)  I wonder if they're all the same serial number?

here's an interesting recent article referencing "about 20" '59 replicas, - the real probably have or should have a certificate of ownership history back to buyer #1. 

https://guitar.com/features/history/five-iconic-guitar-copies-of-famous-models/

[crunchee]

10 hours ago, Jimbilly said:

What's going to happen to them? 

If Gibson has their way, probably the same thing that happened before to a bunch of real Gibson Firebird X guitars: