just out of curiosity..

apart from legitimate far eastern licensed copies of big brand name
US guitars..

there is now an increasing traffic in couterfeits produced to dupe unwary
collectors and investors..

valuable vintage Fenders are so easy to replicate down to every aged and rusted detail..

and neither do gibsons or other collectable brands escape the attention of skilled forgers..

the profit margins in taking eg.. a good $500 Jap copy,
putting in the hours of skilled labour required to
'age & authenticate' even down to copying internal factory
production process lables and handwritten quality control checks etc..

its all worth the effort if an unsuspecting collector can be conned out of thousands of $$$$$..


so has this counterfeiting criminality inevitable consequences for high value acoustic guitar investment market..



how certain can you be that what you purchased is really
what you beleive it to be..????