Looks like Brad deleted that post from the fella trying to sell a fake strat here. I really enjoyed not telling him what was wrong with it. It was a half decent copy apart from

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What kind of dummy tries to flog a fake in a crowd of people that play and look at the real thing all day.

No I'm still not saying how I know. I've suspected that some fakers use this site to check whether their gear will pass, for atleast a year now.

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I told him that he'd brought that to the wrong forum!!

Even if it was the real thing, the price was about the price for a new one.Where do these people come from?I just got an email from an ebay seller selling a 92 SRV strat with a rosewood fretboard.Tried to tell me the first ones were made in the custom shop and it was really rare. Said he was asking 4900 for it and was dropping his price down to 4800.I said good luck with that.I have seen them going for between 2500 to 3000 tops in mint condition.

I am not an expert at these things. I saw maybe 2-3 things on that guitar that made me question it. But not enough to say for sure it was a fake. Something about the headstock truss area and the body seemed wrong to me.

However, the whole owed for two weeks and want a Rickenbacker story seemed odd enough. Also, I did not remember tweed cases being an available upgrade from Fender, mine came with a black case, and I was given no choice of cases. Then he is asking $1200, for a AM STD, which you can buy all day new at GC for under $1,000.

The price and story alone should make most people walk before ever seeing the guitar.

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Guitars:
1. mid 70's Ventura MIJ Gibson l6-s clone (Pre-lawsuit) in Black with Rosewood FB and EMG 81 BR/ 85 Neck
2. ESP KH2 Neck Thru
3. 2008 Am Std Strat in 3 tone sunburst

Although I still don't see it....couldn't whatever is you see wrong be attributed to poor pics?
You know, everybody seems to see it but me. So either we got a situation like one of those fractal 3-D pics where everybody sees the thing in it but me, or the emperor is not wearing clothes.

And for the record, I didn't delete that thread. I've barely learned how to navigate this site, and certainly don't have the knowledge to delete a thread.

i'll admit, it took me a while to figure out what it was, even tho the story was weird enough...still, awful place to pitch that

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Gear list:
2004 Epiphone Casino
----Peerless, USA electronics
2001 "Firewood" ES-335
----USA electronics, Gibson and DiMarzio PAFs
2001 Cort NTL20 Jumbo Acoustic
2007 Hofner Copy
Vox AC4TV/V112TV
Voice
Fingers
Cowbell

This is consuming my life.
This is exactly why I don't do sudoku or crossword puzzles.

Niki i looked and looked but cant see what ever you all are seeing.....could you please email me and let me know......not that i ever buy off ebay or anyother online place...but times are getting rough....no telling what i might do in a month or two


jjune_2000@yahoo.com

No one is suggesting you did mate. Thats a power only one man has, and it aint me.

Ok I'll narrow it down to one picture. Look at the headstock and compare it to a american standard or american deluxe.

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thanks Niki...i think i got it now

cool so at least my initial thought as to why it was a fake was right.

I think the poor picture quality and funky camera angle make comparisons difficult.
They look the same to me, although the color of the fake one is a bit darker (which may or may not be due to the poor pic quality).
I really hesitate to write more as I don't want to accidentally alert these bozos as to their errors.
But seriously, someone just email me the answer!

I think the photography was intentionally shoddy, to hide a "multitude of sins", so to speak.

Niki you made too easy

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I came close to letting him know, but found it more suitable to watch him squirm. I'm just sorry for him if he really thought it was a real Fender Stratocaster.

Like you said, a good copy except for the Headstock/truss rod hole.

RK