Call the cops.

A new 'vintage music' store opened in town a little while ago, so I finally stopped in to see what the buzz was yesterday am. Used LP's and Vintage amps and guitars.

Hmmm...spotted this, so I went back to my car to grab my spycam:



Check out the logo:


Gibson never used that logo on any guitars from the the period. That's one clue it's fake.

Here's more....check out where the strap button is, let alone the BS bolt-on neck:



Finally, I jotted down the s/n that was indeed embossed on the back of the head. Seemed legit, with it's 8 digits in Gibson's mysterious date code convention:


82590580. That number today would make it made in Nashville on the 259th day of 1980. But in the 60's, they actually ran 8 digit 3's like this one... only NONE started with 825.

The owner wasn't in. I wanted to ask what he wants for it to see what the game is.

I'd offer him 30 bucks for the Grover keys and the knobs, take them off, and let him keep the rest to put in his wood burning stove.