The Fake ESP Thread
The Fake ESP Thread
Pushead and I are here to help verify ESP and LTD guitars. If you have, or are looking to buy a guitar that you're unsure of, post pictures and questions in this thread. Please post clear pictures of the front and back of the headstock, the fretboard, and the front and back of the body. Preferably before you buy anything.
Anyone else is free to offer suggestions on authenticity. If you answer a post, please tell us why you think it's real or fake.
Nope no battery what so ever. Nothing even wired in circuit with the pots or pickups which confuses me. Opening the back plate you can see a distinct 3 sections to the body a thicker back and top and a thinner middle section sandwiched together. I don't know enough about them to know if this is how they were made. Is there any way to tell for certain like email esp or are you the guy to talk to? Basically I want to know for sure just in case I decide to resell its illegal to sell a fake without discloser. Maybe I can take it to the local music shop however generally they are useless and don't know anything. Anyway thanks a lot for the time and effort you have put in to helping me figure this out I really appreciate it. It's a very impressive fake if it is. However without active tone and it being a color that they didn't seem to offer I think it may be. If I can get confirmation on the serial or possibly the way they are built I would accept it being real. You are doing a great service here keep up the good work
Nah, I'm just a fan. I have a lot of experience with ESP guitars, so I typically have a fairly good eye for the details.
You might be better off emailing their customer service at customerservice@espguitars.com
OK yeah serial number is IR0427368 made in indonesia. I am aware Indonesia is supposed to start with w. There is no 04 catalog the pickups look different in the 2000 catalog. Pickups look more like the 05 catalog but says its only offered in black and titanium. I will try to get to a PC soon and see if I can upload pics