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.
Thanks a lot for the help. Anyway, I think this deal turns out to be a scam. The guy keeps asking me for a deposit of a 1000 euros, in good trust! I said that I won't do that and that I will get a flight to Barcelona next week to make the switch, but he keeps saying that he has 2 other buyers and that he first wants that deposit to reserve it. I believe he really is able to hassle some buyers for their money this way...
Hi,
8 days ago I wrote about an ESP standard series EX with some hardware swaps that but I seemed to be legit. Now I’ve noticed the esp logo on the headstock on other standard series ex guitars is closer to the “B” string tuning peg than mine, there aren’t many pictures to find on the internet to compare but is this reason for doubt or more “random” or “human error” or maybe year specific?
here are some pics, the first one is mine, the rest are from google etc.
mine:
now the ones from the web:
thank you in advance!
Hi Robert, your SV is legit. The BMF stands for bMusic Forum, which is a guitar store in Australia. The specs were selected by members of the forum. It's a cool guitar from 2006.
Behemoth, I'm not super familiar with the model, but there's nothing that stands out as odd to me (other than the photo quality.) Looks to be a 2009 model, maybe? Is this the Nergal guitar?
Thank you for taking a look. I am sorry for the poor image quality, that is what I sent and all I have to work with at the moment. It is Nergal's first signature guitar with ESP. This is the only one that I have seen missing the signature and the engraved cover on the headstock. This is what all the others have on the headstock.
Hello, I saw this listed for sale, but there were several red flags that made me question the authenticity of the guitar. Low 5 digit serial number(03XXX), but no additional pics. Neck is mid -late 80s/ early 90s Horizon, body appears to be early 80s Eclipse. Neck pickup looks to be older SH-100...lots of questions here. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Hi,
just to be extra sure, is this a genuine ESP? The tuners have been changed to locking, the pickups have been changed and a killswitch was installed. I am pretty confident it is genuine, but better safe than sorry.
thank you in advance!