This FAKE Epiphone is Hilarious!

[@CraigFranklinmusic]

So are you saying this is an Epi-Phoney?

[@mikemartinez6469]

thank u

[@I-Libertine]

For the win!

[@mpirron1]

Ba dum tss

[@captainalex8003]

Patrick: I don’t get it…

[@CraigPlaysGuitar]

A fellow Craig, we are both geniuses

[@rhymenocologist]

Those shackles on the hummer are meant to mimic recovery points on off-road vehicles. I love the idea

[@68blues]

Seven ton shackles!

[@christophervaldez8746]

I'm waiting for the counterfeit Harley Bentons 😂

[@Steve.Cutler]

The strap buttons on the Hummer guitar are made to look like the trailer hitch.

[@dboone7670]

That was the only cool thing about that guitar

[@D.Guitar]

Why would anyone bother to counterfeit an Epiphone?!?

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

Some Epi’s nowadays go for 1500-2k. Ridiculous. If you can make one for ~200 bucks, that’s a pretty big profit margin.

[@MyName-4884]

I agree. I mean, I actually really like epiphone guitars, but if you’re gonna go through the trouble of faking a Les Paul, why not just call it a Gibson?

[@markcheetah4960]

​@@MyName-4884I bought a fake Les Paul Custom from one of those Chinese websites... they had wine red Chibsons (that said Gibson on them) and an Epiphone too. The paint job on the Epiphone simply LOOKED better, so I bought it instead of the fake Gibson. Back then, a legit Epiphone LP Custom sold for either $499 or $599 here in the US, and it didn't come with a case. This fake one cost a little over $300 and it came with a case. In those days, the Chibsons came in a plain black generic case. When it arrived, it came in an official looking Epiphone case, and it had hang tags, a warranty card, and a user's booklet too! I'm still not sure if it's a "real" Epiphone or not.

[@solarismoon3046]

@@TylerJohnstonGuitar NO ONE in their right mind would pay $1,500.00 - $2,000.00 or and Epiphone made in either Japan or Korea!! These are absolutely nothing to write home about and I wouldn't want one even as a gift.

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

@@solarismoon3046 I agree. Most I’ll pay for an Epiphone is 500 bucks lol.

[@simonrongeholmmadsen]

9:36 thanks for the feature, Austin! That Les Paul artist sure has seen it's fair share of things! However it plays and sounds great, and the moog stuff is fun too! Luckily I got it for cheap!

[@TiffanyRyeMarston]

I love the look of guitars like that "stage5" deluxe gold top. Something that seen every dive bar in north america and has a story to tell

[@vladimirpoutine7522]

5:41 I agree the blocks were painted over. You can see them faintly in this shot.

[@RussellProthero]

Digging the "mouldy" guitars!

[@green461]

Epiphone is already a chine knockoff of Gibson, but since its owned by gibson people for some reason think its not a cheap knock off.. Why would someone make a knock off off the cheap knock off brand?

[@jonkerr2050]

I love those cherry sunburst customs. The extra binding breaks up the cherry red burst and the red back nicely.

[@dannystarkridesfixed]

The hummers head rear looks like Bart Simpson haha

[@corpse711]

First Epiphone headstock looks half Epiphone half Taylor! Why would a human try to fake an Epiphone anyway ?.... UGH!!!!!

[@ericbgordon1575]

A Les Paul w/ Moog board? That's definitely a product of the Norlin era. Gibson Guitars and Moog Music were owned by Norlin in tandem.

[@CraigPlaysGuitar]

Oh hey that's me! I'm Craig! I am losing my entire mind. First you feature the baseball guitar from my local guitar shop and now you're featuring this bizarre fake Epiphone from Facebook marketplace. This is cool, thanks for making my night.

[@boeing_opal]

I love things like that fake epiphone where the context gets lost and details are just copied regardless of how much sense they make. E P I on a grille, fantastic

[@robsterTN]

Why would you fake an Epiphone of all things? Be like counterfeiting one dollar bills.

[@georgeprice4212]

Someone really wanted to fool you into thinking it was an Epiphone Epiphone Epi model!

[@WW-1995]

That goldtop was astonishing ! Can we find any highquality pictures of it somewhere ?

[@IsaacSmelcZhan]

Why did they want this

[@heavybrett-al4082]

😂when you flashed that "mouldy" Les Paul....I literally jumped in my seat (pure shock)

[@andyderby150]

I would love to own a Fuji gen Epiphone less Paul but they sell for Gibson prices, missed one for $300 somebody snatched it up before I could meet up with the guy 😏

[@raytorvalds3699]

That somebody scored big time. $300 for a Fujigen Epiphone is a smoking deal (assuming there wasn't something substantially wrong with it). Shame you missed it :(

[@MarkEdward-bl6cr]

I'm thinking your right Austin that gold top is definitely stage 5 👍🤘🤣

[@presmasterflash7555]

Those fine tuners look like they came off of a Kahler, further supporting the possibility that one was previously there

[@toddalexanderhummel]

Long time watcher, first time caller. Lol but I need that Gibson Hummer gold top. Not the fake of course. I play gold top and have a Hummer. I'm sold. Nice piece. Keep up the great work with your channel. We're watching.. -TAH

[@fredchatham6680]

"DOUBLE YOUR I.Q. OR NO MONEY BACK" . . . uh, sounds good to me.

[@groover5863]

lol he said "buy a hummer" :O

[@BoostedAkatsukiRiffs]

Just came home from lovies guitars in wstlake village with my first ever R8 cherry sunburst!! Putting new strings and adjusting it while listening to your video has a certain type of joy I cant even explain Cheers to you and to the audience I will not be putting it down tonite lol

[@musicauthority674]

Aren't Epiphone's made in China? so a Chibiphone would also be made in China? this one clearly has the wrong headstock. but if it had the right headstock. it might be a little more difficult to tell an Epiphone from a Chibiphone. the Chinese guitar builders have gotten much better at building the copies over the years. to where they are going to be more difficult to identify. especially if the original and the copy both come from the same Country. which means a person is going to have to inspect them with a fine toothed comb. to be sure they aren't getting a fake.

[@victorgutierrez8346]

I bought an Epiphone LP custom of resale when I was in college many years ago and I didn't pay attention to the serial number until many years after. It turns out it doesn't have one, I have read some 90s models came with a printed label that could be lost, do you know anything about it?

[@bradfordjeff]

EpiPHONY!

[@solarismoon3046]

I hate Gibson but this is interesting. The guitars in this video are definitely nothing to scoff at. The gold tops that you see in here are nothing compared to one that came through a guitar shop by me. It was a Les Paul gold top that I saw years ago. This was more than twenty years ago now. This guitar looked as though it had been dragged down a gravel road, set on fire then, pissed on and flushed down the toilet twice, and as if someone had walked all over it while wearing football cleats! The binding was so worn on side where your arm would sit that it looked like someone had sanded it that way then polished it. The gold was green, there were dings and dents all over it. The hardware looked as if someone rubbed all the gold off and then soaked it in battery acid. The rings around the pickups were worn from playing and the fretboard was just as bad. The knobs looked as if they had been set of fire then pissed on! Every part of this guitar looked as if it went through a war and everyone stopped for a moment every day to took turns playing it. The finish was mostly gone on the back side. The binding was just as bad on the neck as it was on the body. Someone played that every day and it looked every bit as bad as the one in this video. It originally had mini humbucking pickups but they were replaced with regular humbuckers and the pickguard was just as trashed as everything else. So dirty and worn was this guitar you almost had to get a tetanus shot to touch it! If I remember right it had been owned by the same guy since it was new. If I am right that first one might have been it. I would have to watch this video again to be sure but it was really bad. The gold was green and all the finish was checked and badly worn. If not the same guitar featured here then it was really close to its twin because the pickguard was worn through in a couple spots and there was no end in sight to the damage. Let in be known that this was horrible in its appearance! It's a miracle that guitar made it that long. Most people have very sweaty hands when playing under hot stage lights for hours each week and this guitar looks as if it lived TEN of most guitars lifetimes!

[@brandonmitchell1056]

Does anybody else say "Welcome back, Trogladytes to your daily dose of guitar information.. the Troglys Guitar Show" along with Trogly or am I a weirdo

[@raytorvalds3699]

I think it's a little weird, but who cares. It doesn't hurt anyone and you apparently like doing it.

[@rockerbuck967]

A fake Epiphone.....what is this world coming to? Epi's aren't bad, but seriously......they had to fake one??

[@moonbyul873]

Good grief, even the hummer "grill" bit was the wrong color. Maybe it's because I'm an honest person, nut I don't mind Chibsons. I own one, and bought it for a fair ($200) price since it was meant to be a decoration that I'd never resell, but stuff like that first Epi are meant to decieve. And all said, if I was a piece of garbage, I bet I could sell my counterfeit for $1k+ to an unsuspecting person. That said, there are MANY tells that my guitar is fake and ANYONE who values guitars beyond just giving a passing glance would pick up really quickly that mine is a fake. Not the least of which is green/slightly askew tuning machines, deep carved (after finish) serial number and plug and play epiphone pickups. Either buy the guitar from a reputable shop, or buy it from someone who's willing to take inconvenient pictures. There's not a soul on this planet who won't take a mildly inconvenient 5 minute photoshoot to make a quick worthwhile buck for a legit product..

[@pepmasters-999]

But, my friends, why is he suddenly speaking like this? Also, the grammar police are sad to have to issue a citation for "unplausible".

[@solarismoon3046]

I noticed that too. It should be implausible. Along with all the other mispronunciations and horrible euphemisms of the day.

[@fredchatham6680]

manufacturers charge to 'relic' guitars. The Gold Top is a new, very expensive option- "WRECKED".

[@darrellminx5459]

Great episode. I always enjoy the oddball stuff

[@Masterfighterx]

I don't even get why you'd want a copy of an Epiphone, but unless the rules are different there, it's not legal to sell as long as there's a logo on there, don't know if it only applies to the headstock though.

[@CraigPlaysGuitar]

It's because it's signed by the band Rooney

[@timothyandrews2157]

Faking an Epiphone! What has the world come to?...

[@Les537]

Everyone likes a good hummer, but not that kind. Would not rock.

[@criskatan]

I'm suspecting that, maybe, the Epi Les Paul I bought is a fake. It has Epi branded pickups but they seem a bit on the weak side. The bridge is branded "Ibanez" underneath. I called Gibson and they linked the serial number to a 2003 Korean made LP, but said that it was a tobacco burst when in actuality it's a sun burst. I took it to a music store for their opinion and they didn't think it was a fake! But, I read that a bunch of unfinished LP's were ripped off from the factory and that, maybe, it's where the faking comes into play.

[@TheHeavyMetalWuorior]

Man that really greened out Les Paul I would definitely own! I would call that The Swamp Monster, gives me very swampy/ backwoods vibes!

[@Moremetal..]

There's Japanese Epiphones that have The Gibson Open Book shaped headstock, i use to play in a band with a blind guy that owned and played one, was like a white LP custom..

[@AviMus82]

Now they’re faking epiphones now? Lol

[@mitchellschaff6520]

The shape of the horn is kinda wonky, love the vid!!

[@jacobnewell7845]

I don't know what's funnier: a fake epiphone, or someone trying to sell a 1998 made in korea epiphone sheraton for $1250 just because it's vintage.

[@solarismoon3046]

1998 isn't vintage. That's FAR from it! If it was 1958 or 1968 (almost vintage) then I could see it if it was made in USA.

[@jacobnewell7845]

@@solarismoon3046 vintage means an item is at least 20 years old. An antique is 100 and up. Fun facts

[@jacobnewell7845]

But yeah, the lesson here is that Vintage does not necessarily mean it's valuable. The determining factor for value in the used market (which does include the Vintage gear) is whether or not the piece in question has any desirable traits. A great example of this are the early 2000's BC Rich V's. They have that horned head that looks Metal AF, and they're made in Korea, too. But since they have a desirable trait, they're worth more because people are willing to pay extra for that desired feature.

[@solarismoon3046]

@@jacobnewell7845 Nope! Not even close. FIFTY YEARS or more is considered vintage - not twenty. I don't know who you've been talking to but they have no idea what they're talking about! I've been a dealer and collector of both new and used vintage and modern equipment for more than thirty years and no one I've ever known says twenty years is considered vintage. Modern equipment although old is not considered as vintage - that refers to a quality that is not standard fare. In other words that modern guitar that can be bought and sold all day isn't going to vintage or sold on the vintage market. It's just old - not vintage!

[@bluemanfansam]

Feel free to call me out. But I have this one guitar ( a sonic blue squire 40th anniversary strat, no mods) and I use it on every one of my songs and I bring it with my band when we gig. I kept everything stock and I think that’s what makes it cool to me. But it’s built up some wear and I’d never trade anything for it and I don’t know what I’d do if it broke

[@TheOtteroo]

I actually like the headstock shape.

[@johndef5075]

Im waiting for the first counterfeit Glarry now.

[@dangabrielyurango2802]

Ohhh believe me I saw a guy on market place selling a fake Epiphone and calling it limited edition.

[@edr3761]

Trogly whats up with the review and demos? We're waiting for the supreme review

[@scott4482]

If you're going to bother making a fake, why Epiphone, why not Gibson?

[@NotNico_0shorts0000]

Has anyone else poked fun of him calling a Gretch a Gretchen?

[@joermnyc]

The knockoff looks like the cartoon version of the Hummer signature.😂 Andertons just did a blindfold challenge of single cuts. 3 were Gibsons. The Gibson LP ‘60s Standard ranked 6th, but then the Studio was 2nd and the Custom Shop was 1st. Go figure.

[@patchofgravity]

Your museum should include a chibson exhibit. It would be interesting to a fake guitar with its real counterpart. Plus, seeing all the messed up fake variations would be fascinating.

[@hippiebiker3399]

Plus, we know he already has one … the Chibson Snowhorse he bought from China and did an episode on. By the way… I have the same one!

[@scottbogfoot]

So the intonation of that 3 point bridge shows how versatile and extreme it can be. The bridge tilted all one way then hi e all the way up and low e all the way down

[@johnro6659]

I do a lot of repair work on guitars and unfortunately I come across a ton of fakes but almost half are less expensive guitars Like Epis, Squires, LTD, Schecter and so on. I would bet there are more fake less expensive guitars being bought and sold is most people assume they only fake the expensive brands so no one is looking out for them. A lot of these less expensive brand guitars are a little harder to tell than the real deal is because a lot of them are made is the same factories. You have to really look and compare I take detail pictures of guitars I know are legit so I can compare. Some guitars it could be just a couple millimeters difference where the knobs are mounted. I find fakes with bolt on necks tend to have sloppy neck pockets. I am sure I missed fakes here and there. One of the biggest fakes I see now is knockoff Hello Kitty Squires a guitar no one wanted when it came out but now pay anywhere from $600 to $1000.

[@solarismoon3046]

You can blame Steve Terreberry for that! He's the one that started this because he plays amazing music and mostly heavy metal. This was because no tough guy wants to be seen with a pink guitar. He smashed the myth that these couldn't be made to sound good. So when he went to get a Hello Kitty guitar to show that the world needed to understand that these guitars can rock everyone and their damned brother started seeking them out! They were originally $180.00 with a gig bag, a strap, a cord, and a pick. Now you can't even get one with just a guitar alone for less that $700.00 to $1,500.00!!! Yes I realize just how ridiculous this really is.

[@davidfmgonzalez]

08:07 - the real "greeny"! 50k well paid 😅

[@p1st0ls44]

i prefer the dot inlays. i like it

[@BOUZOUKI_PETE]

maybe its an Ed Roman

[@Imtired93]

First! Even tho the ‘epiphone’ a fake, it’s kinda unique regardless of the fact that it’s fake. I like the black binding and the inlay!

[@sgt.grinch3299]

At what?

[@styrenebuilds6851]

According to the Chibson Fans their fakes are made in the Epiphone factory . So is this Fake Epiphone made in the Epiphone factory also?

[@LuvBiteFGC]

i actually like those shackle strap locks. i need to hear the stage 5 compared to other lespauls.

[@geemac7267]

There is nothing the Chicoms won't steal.

[@richardcarpenter154]

They are just tricking people

[@jefflemieux8890]

Please!!! Do the supreme review!!!

[@donkeyboy585]

That’s a shackle on the fake epi

[@elamon51]

Woot woot Trogly's guitars 🎸 🙌

[@gibgibGG]

Austin, you need a "Rode Hard And Put Up Wet" section of heavily played, thoroughly worn player guitars section 🎸👍in your museum.

[@gibgibGG]

The green "moss" guitar could be your first 🤣🎸

[@solarismoon3046]

It's "ridden hard and put away wet". But I've seen worse! look at my comment at the top of this comments section for a full description of a gold top Les Paul that I saw at a local shop more than twenty years ago.

[@darthtater4655]

Why?

[@ernestschultz5065]

good episode

[@lurklingX]

i like the colorscheme better on the ridiculous EPI fake. the golden yellow with white and black. def more than the hummer one. (even tho plastering epi all over it is dumb lol)

[@matthewotremba9230]

Soo many interesting bits in this video Never saw such an " L*P " inlay

[@bluekoi455]

Love me some blown out goldtops!

[@dingbatjack1234]

How much for the green 69? link?

[@picksalot1]

The Epiphoney guitar had a pretty odd aesthetic, to say the least. 🤭

[@guitarfox8316]

Is this guitar company trying to get sued by epi

[@ethanhitchcock5431]

Whoa those greened out Gold Tops look like SWAMP THINGS , yikes !...Also that Red LP Custom is schweet !...Thanks Trogly !

[@Forest_Fifer]

Why would you fake an Epiphone?

[@jordanpratt3821]

They cost $600-1600. They can't be that expensive to replicate. People expect these pieces of shit to make a fake Gibson, not An Epi. It's not really questioned. Like you said. Why fake an Epi.

[@darthtater4655]

Moldy is great

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Z is for late and retired

[@Davidckennedymusic]

Rub it in Sarge

[@briansimpson8116]

My Les Paul has dot inlays

[@solarismoon3046]

I had a Les Paul with dot inlays. It was a studio model. These aren't that rare.

[@devans873]

Why fake an epiphone because they are cheap, you can buy them used in great shape for less than $500.00 at guitar center or reverb.

[@glitch-pr3nr]

Harmonium

[@grantcindrich]

Rooney rocks.

[@mr.timebombman2230]

Ughh....

[@robertseders1273]

Nope

[@larryburwell8550]

a fake epiphone is hilarious kinda like a fake squire!! those last two les pauls are trash to me

[@glitch-pr3nr]

Bogus

[@jeffgualandijr9420]

dude! i never knew there was a Hummer Les Paul. holy shit that would be cool to find.

[@Joseph-j9h7q]

Still nicer than a Gibson

[@jimmyo7743]

C’mon, Trogly, Goldtop at 8:07 has GOT to be fake aged; I thought you were an expert. “Some people just have very acid sweat”? Have you seen the ridiculous guitars Fender posts on X?

[@Trog]

That's real aging in the south

[@somerandomdudelonelyAF]

Hello fellow guitar gear heads

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Greetings Random

[@sgt.grinch3299]

🥉

[@jameshughes6049]

Howdy everyone!!!

[@samiam5557]

Mickey Rooney fanboys no doubt.

[@AtomicMeatballGuitar]

Hi

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Greetings

[@clarkbabin9799]

Never thought the day would come that I'd hear of fake Epiphones . Not to say there isn't any good guitars. I own 5 including the two SGs I bought from Austin. Is it just me or does it look like that guitar isn't the correct thickness? This guitars pickups remind me of what used to be in the old cheap Checkmate knockoffs.Speaking of giving away guitars . There was a promotion a few years back that if you bought certain VW models it came with a stratocaster and a built in amp to plug into the actual car. 7:12

[@raytorvalds3699]

I think they were Beetles only. I work for a VW dealership and I've seen a few with Fender branded speakers in them, but never looked for an input jack. Probably gonna be crap anyway, so I didn't even bother to take a guitar to work and try it out. Still pretty cool, I guess.

[@andye3684]

👍

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Greetings Andy

[@sgt.grinch3299]

🥈

[@andye3684]

​@@sgt.grinch3299Cheers Sgt

[@RsSquier51]

Wasted 4 minutes. No more tho.