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  • Going by the Truss rod cover and the covers on the back of head it is a fake Sg. The knobs aren't right... I found one like this at the local pawn shop and it screamed made in China all over it...

  • why would anyone fake an epiphone sg as the cheapest of them cost only 129 euros. thats maybe 150 dollars. only the more expensive epiphones sound good. The rest is just cheap chinese plywood crap

  • Its legit, you should've just gone for the more expensive g-400, it looks a lot better and sounds better too

  • Cheap G310 its legit but poorly made...

  • This looks like a Epiphone G-310 model. From the pictures here I would say it is genuine. Like previous comments, Epiphone is a branch of the Gibson Corporation so there is no license infringement. While the G-400 and the actual Gibson SG have a set net, but the G-310 is indeed a bolt-on model. Also, I doubt that Guitar Center would sell a counterfit because of legal liability.

  • @kurtjohngarcia Epiphones aren't authorized copies of Gibson, they are the same company. Gibson produces guitars under their Epiphone brand name. Epiphone doesn't need to get authorization from Gibson, nor do they need a licensing contract, nor do they pay Gibson any licensing fees. So I guess you can say Gibson is copying themself.

  • Respond to this video...  its fake sorry dude but thats the truth it has 3 screws on truss rod

  • @virat3 plus the pick up

  • @virat3 Epiphones have 3 screws on the truss rod cover. This is common knowlege.

  • @OddTimeMan epiphones and counterfiet gibsons have 3 screws

  • @kurtjohngarcia g 400 it is

  • Bold-on neck on an "sg" what a laugh!

  • i have a Epiphone Ocean breeze SG an it looks nothin like tht except the knobs

  • looks like an epiphone special cause no neck through

  • @LetArtsLive Epiphones & Gibsons aren't neck-throughs, they're set-necks (glued in). 

  • @LetArtsLive thanks for the info.

  • Respond to this video... fake sg.

  • but it's an epiphone...

    is this a trick question?

  • who cares if its fake or not, if it sounds good it doesnt matter

  • faakkee tuners are way too low, the logo is too high

  • fake

    

  • why would u buy an sg with a bolted neck

  • @reviewsnake Probably because they only cost $149.

  • epiphone 3 310

    compared to mine it looks exactly the same except my strings are put on correct

    (high e at 27 seconds)

    it's real

    

  • Fake sgs are neck thru and the strap button should be right where the neckplate is

  • @Smallfrie1996 SG's & Les Pauls aren't neck-thru, they're set-net (glued in), but the really inexpensive Epiphone models are bolt-on.

  • first of all who would want to make a fake epiphone

    secondly at guitar center they wouldnt sell a fake

    all epiphones have 3 truss rod cover screws dumbass

  • @carerragted Believe it or not, there are a lot of fake Epiphones out there. Epi's outsell Gibsons because they're so affordable. I used to sell guitars, a Gibson would sell once in a while but Epi's sold like hotcakes everyday. Counterfeitors will fake whatever is popular because they want to sell as many as possible.

  • yea is origanal

  • look at the high E on 0:27 he put the string on wrong, i hope it's fake bc if he cant even put on strings right he don't deserve a decent guitar..

  • its fake ... 1 the "h" is pointing dead center 2. the pickguard dosnt match the curves 3. (depending on the year) it should have grover tuners 4. the curve of the fretboard looks too much (the radius should be 12" but it looks around 10" but its hard to see on computer so simply make a circle with the distance from center to perimeter being 12" and put the neck through and see if it matches in curvature if not then its fake for sure)

  • if the h in epiphone is to the right of the middle of the headstock, then it is real, and im pretty sure that guitar centre is an authorised epiphone and gibson dealer

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  • F A K E 8----) 

  • @ 1:16 wtf is up with the screw at top right??? it looks like marble sized ball bearing. Real or fake - There is deffo something NOT right about that.

  • @rezeve69 That's the strap button! 

  • @rezeve69 thats how they install the strap buttons on the sg specials and g-310s ... it saves money at $5.00 for every 100 guitars

  • why the hell would anybody copy an epiphone? that should answer your question

  • @mickthomsonify There are many fake Epi's out there. I used to be a guitar salesman and Epiphones outsell Gibsons by a mile. Music stores sell Epi's everyday but Gibsons sell once in a great while. Counterfeiters will build anything that will sell and make them money...it's that simple.

  • it's SOOOOOOOOOOOOO fake!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @finskate97 How so? Explain.

  • @OddTimeMan oh shit..sorry it isn't. i just watshed those four ''things'' at 0:14 but when i watched pictures from google i saw them like that.... i thoungt that in Les Paul and SG those ''things'' would be at the same place. sorry :D

  • i think is fake

  • @h28638 From the way you type, you must either be fourteen and recieved those Gibsons as inheritance, or just straight up retarded.

    I believe you said..."research your equipment,then tell me if the electronics are the only difference!"

    WHO OWNS EPIPHONE? GIBSON? Oh yeah that's right I remember now, they started making a brand of guitars more affordable...using slight variations of wood and electronics to make a profit...I'll learn to play when you learn to type. BTW are your "Gibsons" real?

  • @h28638 Can you afford a Gibson? No? The shut the F*** up, faggot, besides they are the same damn thing. Just different electronics. Dumbass.

  • @h28638 This guitar is a fraction of the cost of a Gibson. That's like telling people that own Hyundai cars that they should have just bought a Bentley instead.

  • @h28638 no cause i was fucking with the tune o matic and now it just wont keep in the same tune?

  • Sorry that is fake. The logo is way to slanted.

  • Yeah right, as if Guitar Center is going to sell fakes. FFS get real.

  • @joeysixtysix maybe is a used guitar or something

  • nice fake o_o

  • u boght it from guitar center dumbshit, its legit

  • first of all you bought it off of guitar center which means its from epiphone retard so it cant be fake and i made sure and there is nothing fake on there

  • hey if you have an epiphone not a GIBSON guitar then you don't have to worry about fakes because you didn't pay more than a couple hundred anyway so you get what you pay for. so don't worry about the cheap ones. worry about the expensive AMERICAN made guitars and if you're buying from guitar center then you're in good hands cause they are some pretty cool people

  • its clearly not a fake??? its an epiphone not a fake it it said gibson on the shead stock then its a massive fake so shut up all u no it all dickheads

  • fake sorry man sell it for $4.000$ and try to buy gibson 1970 sg's or les paul

  • fake

  • THROW IT AWAT ASAP!

  • @TheFILIPHENOM whats so bad about it? i have one its a great guitar but a btich to keep in tune

  • @TheFILIPHENOM whats so bad about it? i have one its a great guitar but a btich to keep in tune

  • Major fake bro.

  • Who in their right mind, would make a FAKE EPIPHONE?

    Its a lot easier for these fake guitar makers to slap Gibson on the head stock than it is Epiphone.

    Not to mention the cost difference. Im pretty sure your safe, lol.

  • @JackFrostSG Counterfeiters care about one thing; making money. Epiphones outsell Gibsons. There's an Epi in almost every household but Gibsons are much less common. I used to sell guitars and Epis sold like hotcakes but Gibsons sold once in a blue Moon. Yes, there are a lot of counterfeit Epis out there.

  • Mate, you have a G-310. Basically the cheaper, bolt-neck version of the G-400. Look it up on the Epiphone site.

  • I have one its not like that its fake there is no wrting on the paint and not 3 bolts near where it says sg

  • no more about the truss rod cover thing its supposed to have 3 its not a gibson but it has a bolt on neck not a set neck so its defintly a peice of shit

  • epiphones are lowerclass gibsons.  but i think it is a real epiphone.

  • epiphones are lowerclass gibsons. 

  • doesnt this model have humbuckers?

  • @nhoojarotten i dont think so searsh the guitar on google "G-310"

  • Not sure why any one would ever buy an epiphone anything. Just splurge a little extra and buy the real thing. Worst headstock shape ever.

  • @barflin A little extra? An Epiphone LP Standard is at least 1/2 the price of a Gibson LP Standard. Believe me, if it was only a little extra I would get myself a Gibson.

    BTW - I own an Epiphone LP Custom Black Beauty and I love it.

  • fake cuz gibson has 2 srews epiphones have 3

  • it's fake but it looks horny

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  • fake.. sgs dont have a body shape which is like that.. and the head doesn't look like that

  • It's real. It's a G310

  • i have one of these the sound awesome

  • This one is real...

    Guitar center wouldnt sell fake crap..

  • @flamedudeNL actually this is fake, you idiot. Real ones have two screws on the headstock,not three. The headsock is a different shape,and the serial number is not in the right spot.

  • its fake bro

  • if it's from guitar center and isn't used it is real

  • its from guitar centre of course its real u dumbarse..

  • @jimzer actually this is fake, you idiot. Real ones have two screws on the headstock,not three. The headsock is a different shape,and the serial number is not in the right spot.

  • @MrDbrame epiphones have 3 screws. gibsons have 2 screws. EPIC FAIL AT LIFE GTFO YOUTUBE NOOB

  • it still looks nice

  • check if under the nut uf u got a metal nut u open that thing with 3 screws, and i think it is fake, cuz u got 3 screws on that place of the headstock and real ones only have 2, i hope i helped u out

  • @iwiLROCKuALL That's only true with GIBSON guitars. This is an EPIPHONE.

  • @OddTimeMan oh ok ty dude

  • Wow ur asking if it is a fake and the first picture u have is the headstock, You idiot.

  • its a real epiphone sg g310 so don´t be scared of the diferencens

    and Ps. the musik suck balls biger than de whole world

  • g-310 dumbass

  • if you got it from guitar center then it is with out a doubt real.

  • sorry frien is fafe

  • sorry but you got ownd

  • @superslyd How so?

  • its an epiphone.

  • Call Epiphone and ask them to check it is an authentic epiphone or a fake and if it's a fake you CAN SUE Guitar Center for selling you a fake marked as a real Epiphone or somthing.

  • Fake, i have an epi lp in front of me and the word epiphone is more straight on mine, which is a true one bought on thomann with a real seriel number

    Anyway, i think this has already ended ^^

  • real but older g310

  • I like the song.

  • I think its a epiphone g-310

  • its looks real.

  • wrong

  • Please do us a big favor and Google the word "Epiphone". Look at pictures. Check their website. Look at catalogs. Go to music stores. Do all these things and you will see thousands of Epiphone guitars with THREE truss rod cover screws, NOT two. Gibsons have 2, not Epi's. Are you like 5 yrs. old or something?

  • @OddTimeMan

    Sometimes Gibsons have 3 too dumbass, check google dude. They just change things sometimes and people are going to think its fake whine whine posers

  • @flamedudeNL Gibsons don't have 3. What are you talking about. Some of their Acoustics do, but not their Electrics

  • @flamedudeNL What the hell are you talking about? Know what you're saying before you call people names. You're coming across as the "dumbass" here.

  • @OddTimeMan i believe it is a fake because it doesnt have the emblem by the tuning nuts on the headstock

  • @OddTimeMan You're a Pro on fake guitars, It must suck to be you.

  • @manolovillacritica It must suck to be a person that does't know the difference. They're the ones getting scammed and ripped-off. I'm just trying to educate people.

  • @OddTimeMan Why would I need to know? I buy them on Reliable parts like Guitar Center, Not like you buying cheap chinese guitar copies all the time and not getting the real deal.

  • @manolovillacritica What the hell are you talking about??? I'm trying to inform the people out there (I'm not talking about you, I have no idea who you are) that get ripped off because they don't know the difference. Where did you get the idea that I "buy cheap Chinese copies all the time"??? Why are you just making stuff up??? You don't know who I am. Stop lying. I've been playing and building guitars & speaker cabs since the late '70's. You need to get a life.

  • @OddTimeMan Dammit man, sorry I thought you were this other youtuber I saw on some other fake gibson videos, It's something like your username. Naaa youre cool man.

  • @theguitarlessonman WOW, grammatical error, your argument is invalid, and sorry pal but i'm looking at brand new Epiphone SG Prophesy GX and my truss rod cover has three screws, you my friend are wrong.

  • @crazycody3 mann....who said anything against you!!? like.....im just starting to learn the real vs fake thing and even i know that 3 skrews is epiphone

  • @ournewgeneration Who the fuck was talking to you? I'm talking about this "theguitarlessonman"

  • @crazycody3 calm down man...ur bein bitchy over nothing at all

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  • You have no idea what you're talking about. Epiphones have 3 truss rod cover screws, not 2. Gibsons have 2. Just say no to drugs.

  • @OddTimeMan dude that's right and i still thinking it's fake but, i can see the 3 truss rod cover screws!

  • @theguitarlessonman are you retarded? we are talking about Epiphones not Gibsons

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  • how do you tell a fake one from a real one?

  • fuck off is you fags, it has a bolt on neck you cocks!

  • The Epiphone G-310 SG and the Epiphone SG Special both have bolt-on necks.

  • Orginal 100%

  • this is 100% real my frend no worries just keep playing.

  • This is a 100% real sg studio special edition bro,

    Well after seeing your video I ve googled for epiphones n yes I have foun da exact guitar in this video with four studio ver knobs n etc.

    so bro no worries.Coz I have gone through da exact situation you are in when I bough my Epiphone sg standard.

  • it looks real enoughu would need to hear it play

  • can you get fake les pauls? ive found a standard plus top going for like £250 could any 1 reply thanks :)

  • Sounds about right, be sure to check the background of the seller though.

  • thnks i got it from a local shop so i new it was real :D

  • it's real because: no one would ever fake a epiphone! yeah there're people that fake gibsons but noby fakes a epiphone. and you said you got it from guitarcenter. there's only real stuff there. and what's the song?

  • actually there are fake epiphones as well LOL it may be hard to believe but they do. for about the same price as a fake gibson...it kinda defeats the purpose of it LOL

  • There are many Chinese fake Epiphones out there. Epiphone outsells Gibson (they're way more affordable), that's why they make fake ones. People are buying them thinking that they're real Epi's.

  • its a real epiphone i have one that looks just like yours their not fake their just a second level guitar that it its not a fake

  • its fake cause were it says sg its not supposed to have three screws only two u got ripped off

  • actually Epiphone guitars have 3 screws in the truss rod cover. Gibson guitars have 2 screws.

  • faKe

  • fake

  • Why? Please explain.

  • the bell tat says  sg has 3 screws a gibson or epiphones have 2

  • Wrong. Gibsons have 2 truss rod cover screws, Epiphones have 3. Research first.

  • It's real. Just a starter quality

  • that´s a beautyful guitar for begginers i love it

  • its not a fake its a other version of the SG

  • Wrong. Google Epiphone G-310 SG. And what's this about a barcode engraved on the neck???

  • Kinda suss that all the comments saying that its fake have thumbs down even though they all have good reasons to say it's fake

  • They have thumbs down because they're all wrong. People have no clue. Google Epiphone G-310 SG or visit the Epiphone website. There is no evidence that this guitar is fake.

  • bad music...

  • it is supose that says epiphone behind the guitar in minute 1:10 . i think is fake

  • Dude sorry to say but that's fake. The bar code shouldn't b on the headstock. Btw what song is that

  • It's fake because of a little sticker on the back of the headstock? Anyone could have put that sticker there...probably the store where it was originally sold.

  • Real.

  • Wats the name of this song?

    Btw it looks fake the neck shouldn't be bolted on and that barcode shouldn't be there

  • what does i mathers if its fake? if it sounds gooed its good!

    btw i think this is a fake.

  • wow if an epiphone is a shittier version of a gibson, than a fake shittier version of an epiphone should rele sound like garbage

  • dude thats an epiphone g310. its not fake

  • Epiphone guitars have 3 screws on the truss rod cover, unlike the gibson one so it's not fake.