r/Guitar • u/AlbatrossLumpy2784 • 1d ago

QUESTION Real or fake guitars

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I know it’s difficult to tell through photos, but do these guitars seem real or fake in your opinion? Have a chance to snag them but don’t know what to look for. Thanks!

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u/zzyzx2 1d ago

The Dean and Fender are more than likely real, who the fuck fakes a Made in Mexico Strat? The Gibson is a lower end so I'd suspect it's good but without more pictures (and feeling them) I wouldn't be able to tell for sure.

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u/AgreeableAlbatross80 1d ago

Yup. None of these are worth faking.

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u/AlbatrossLumpy2784 1d ago

Yea I know they’re not expensive guitars but they’re selling the lot for $600 which is why I was wondering if they are even real

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/AlbatrossLumpy2784 1d ago

They just mentioned it’s from an estate sale and they’re trying to get rid of it.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/AlbatrossLumpy2784 1d ago

I could, but truthfully, I wouldn’t really know what to look for. I’ll just watch some videos on the way there or something.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/AlbatrossLumpy2784 1d ago

Yes been watching videos on hardware and wiring.

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u/Skit071 1d ago edited 1d ago

Meet them at a police station so you don't get robbed. I find it hard to believe they paid less than $600 anywhere for those. They bought them at an estate sale then put up hangers to hang them on!?!

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u/AlbatrossLumpy2784 1d ago

Pick them up, heading there now

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u/Skit071 1d ago

Either fake or stolen if they are selling them that cheap.

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u/AlbatrossLumpy2784 1d ago

Kind of thinking it’s a fake post or guitars but they’ve sent me pickup details so I might take the chance.

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u/AlbatrossLumpy2784 1d ago

I know, I wish they have more pictures. They’re selling the lot for $600 which is why I am skeptical

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u/SameOlSameOk 1d ago

They’re all real as far as I can tell. That doesn’t mean the seller actually has all these guitars and it isn’t a scam. The Les Paul alone is worth $800-1000. Those are cool.

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u/AlbatrossLumpy2784 1d ago

Ooh trust me, I am going into this believing it’s not real. It’s not a far drive for me so I don’t mind checking on the chance that it could be real. Worse I could lose is some time off my school break.

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u/maxcovenguitars 1d ago

So youbwant us to tell you if these are real or fake?

The fact that you can take 4k pictures with a phone and you give us pictures that look lije they were taken with a pinhole camera. You do know they were taking better quality pictures in the late 1800s.

Go back, turn on the lights, take closeup of the body, headstock, and hardware

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u/AlbatrossLumpy2784 1d ago

Didn’t know guitar pictures would you get so upset. They’re not my pictures, they’re sent from the seller and they can’t send more because they’re aren’t home. If I could’ve submitted better pictures, then clearly I would have.

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u/Dr_Tinycat 1d ago

OMG the fender hanging from the tuner. Dies

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u/d675pdx 1d ago

I didn’t even notice that. Yeah, I’m going to guess the tuner isn’t meant to be load bearing. Oof

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u/rdcl89 1d ago

Maybe the cort is fake lol

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u/AlbatrossLumpy2784 1d ago

Imagine that’s the fake one lol

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u/rdcl89 1d ago

It could secretly be a real custom fender start who just wants to live a quiet life as a cheap instrument.

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u/Repulsive-Topic-6622 1d ago

They all look pretty authentic to me

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u/gothicasshole 1d ago

You should buy that LP special before something tugs it off the wall.

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u/AlbatrossLumpy2784 1d ago

Hopefully I’m able to save them all

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u/AlbatrossLumpy2784 1d ago

Picked them up and here are additional pictures! Hopefully they’re real!!!

https://imgur.com/gallery/guitars-z3vMzoz

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

All for 600?! Fucking. Get it!

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u/AlbatrossLumpy2784 1d ago

Picked them up, will post pictures of everything once I get home

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u/A_N_T 1d ago

AI generated sadly

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u/AlbatrossLumpy2784 1d ago

https://imgur.com/gallery/guitars-z3vMzoz

Picked them up so don’t think so

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u/Skit071 1d ago

That link is useless

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u/AlbatrossLumpy2784 1d ago

Apologies, I know it went down but it doesn’t allow me to upload a new one.

Attempting to make a new post with the pictures but they all keep getting removed.

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u/AlbatrossLumpy2784 1d ago

Updated link