Does this look legit?
Does this look legit?
I'm seeing no truss rod cover, nor screw holes for a truss rod cover.
The finish could easily be a cheap one. Might have been requested, but still looks cheap.
The combination of no pickguard and the control layout - again could be just part of the custom order.
It's coming out of Hong Kong from a relatively new seller with not exactly a ton of ratings.
I kinda think if I was a Chinese fraudster looking to rip off Americans, I might produce guitars that look like this.
I've been through the Navigator custom shop process, and I know they can do just about anything, so I'm not saying it's definitely a fake. Just some odd choices that make me wonder.
I'm seeing no truss rod cover, nor screw holes for a truss rod cover.
The finish could easily be a cheap one. Might have been requested, but still looks cheap.
The combination of no pickguard and the control layout - again could be just part of the custom order.
It's coming out of Hong Kong from a relatively new seller with not exactly a ton of ratings.
I kinda think if I was a Chinese fraudster looking to rip off Americans, I might produce guitars that look like this.
I've been through the Navigator custom shop process, and I know they can do just about anything, so I'm not saying it's definitely a fake. Just some odd choices that make me wonder.
I posted a thread about this guitar a while ago. Its a legit, order built MX220 shape explorer. It was for sale in japan, I believe someone has bought it and is selling it to other coutries. The price is chunkier than it was in japan but thats to be expected.
The things you listed are just part of the custom order. Its just the kinda thing you find in japan. Out of the ordinary customs.
I do think there's a good chance it's real. Just wondering. I collect guitars, and ESPs are interesting to me, and this one is different, and if it's real, I'm sure it's very high quality. I'm not a young guy, so maybe my brain cells aren't so quick as the younger crowd here, or maybe I've just killed more of them. Was that the seller posting here on this thread?
Jesus H Christ how many times do we have to go over this.
In Japan ESP can do what ever they want! My natural Explorer, has a gibby neck heel no TRC, but I added the bell TRC, had no logo but I added that and had a Custom order system COA that matched the serial number that began with a T! Shit over and over, the Japan market....ususually.........does not have the CS circle on it if it is made for the japanese market. Some do some don't. My custom spec's MXII-CTM's had no circle log but came with the custom order system COA and spec sheet. Are they legit?? yes, I fucking paid enough and ordered them directly from a dealer and waited months for them.
ESP just does all sorts of out of the norm things with no TRC's or odd knob cnfigs and everyone thinks they are fake because they dont like like every other fucking mx 250 of mx220 on ebay.:rolleyes::rolleyes:
Sorry i need sleep
i dont like the finish..