EC-50 legit or fake?

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    Deone B.

    Hi guys! Last week I bought a used ESP LTD EC-50 for a low price. But, its something weird in the ESP logo; I think would be a LTD logo there. Can someone tell me if this is a real or counterfeit ESP/LTD?

    The serial number is IW10081351.

     

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    Pushead
    Pushead wrote

    Pics would help know for sure. Based on the serial number, it would be a 2010 model, so you might be able to look at the catalog from that year at:

    https://cdn.connectsites.net/user_files/esp/downloads/000/000/096/ESP-2010-Catalog.pdf?1392144773

    But, with such an inexpensive guitar, there really isn't a lot of money to be made by faking it. You're probably fine.

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      Deone B.
      Deone B. wrote

      Pushead, thanks for your comments! Pictures attached.

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        Pushead
        Pushead wrote

        Sorry man, the photos didn't come through. If you upload them to the "Photos" section of your profile here, I can check them out there.

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          Deone B.
          Deone B. wrote

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            Pushead
            Pushead wrote

            Well, the logo on the front is wrong, obviously. I suspect it's just a sticker. The truss rod cover and the "poker chip" around the switch are also not original. But the decals on the back and the rest of the hardware is correct.

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              Deone B.
              Deone B. wrote

              OMG! I knew it! So inexpensive... One more time, thanx a lot!

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                Brice B.
                Brice B. wrote

                Yeah it should have read l t d on the headstock

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                  Comium
                  Comium wrote

                  I can confirme that because i have a real EC-50 and there a little "ESP" on the pickup.

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                    Ethel O.
                    Ethel O. wrote

                    The logo is offset, and the body and headstock are shaped incorrectly. The serial number is not stamped and is not in a legible typeface or size. Not like an MX, and certainly not one from the 1990s, is the color. After some time snake io, the ESP MX will turn yellow.

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