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Posted by: EricGhart Nov 4 2008, 10:16 PM

Hey everyone, I've been seeing some fake Ibanez Jems on ebay, etc. and I was wondering with them being fake Chinese guitars how well they play. I mean I know for the price you pay for them they can't be that great but I was curious if anyone had any experience with one of these or any "fake" guitars from overseas. Thanks.

Posted by: Smikey2006 Nov 4 2008, 11:20 PM

usually they are terrible.. they are built to look like the origianl.. not to play like it or sound like it.. usually the construction is of poor quality and the wirering is shabby.. i don't recommend ever getting one.

Posted by: Marc_Maiden Nov 4 2008, 11:50 PM

buying a counterfeit ibanez guitar is not only illegal, but it is plain stupid.


-the quality WILL suck. thats that...rough frets, bad paint....you might as well have a 3 year old make the guitar...

-for the price you can find something REAL and better

-you will be supporting counterfeit guitars



sorry so sound harsh, but counterfeit guitars are something i strongly disagree with.

Posted by: Dejan Farkas Nov 5 2008, 12:00 AM

It's very risky to buy this on ebay anyway

I am not fan of buying a guitar online, without trying it. Every guitar has something different, even serial models. So you never know if you will really like what you get

Posted by: EricGhart Nov 5 2008, 03:00 AM

Thanks for the replies guys. I wasn't aware that those guitars are illegal, thanks for bringing that to my attention Marc_Maiden. What guitar would you guys compare most to a fake Jem? Just so I have an idea.

Posted by: Marc_Maiden Nov 5 2008, 05:57 AM

if you mean in quality? a squier lol

Posted by: Muris Varajic Nov 5 2008, 10:50 AM

Perhaps SX guitars,they are making copies of almost everything.

Posted by: EricGhart Nov 5 2008, 10:02 PM

thanks Marc_Maiden and Muris. I own a Jem and it is my favorite guitar so i was curious to hear the scoop about these counterfeits.

Posted by: Marc_Maiden Nov 5 2008, 10:52 PM

you know SX guitars are actually pretty OK for their price...better alternative to squiers....I SX are strat copies, but not counterfeit....the main difference is the fact that counterfeits are trying to make people believe they are the real thing by stamping the headstock with the brands logo...copies are just guitars that "look" like another brands...like you could say ibanez gios are strat copies etc.

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 6 2008, 01:07 AM

Well being fake Chinese guitars, how well can they play?

And, as Dejan already said, buying guitar from eBay is out of the question for me, you never know until you try, so buying an original guitar is a risk, let alone a Chinese copy one. It would be a complete waste of money IMO mate.

Posted by: EricGhart Nov 6 2008, 03:09 AM

Thanks Ivan, I agree buying online is hit or miss. I've seen guys get great deals and some guys get ripped off majorly.

Posted by: Falcon_itSELF Nov 6 2008, 06:53 AM

I saw ( here in Brazil ) a Jem with fake neck ... the body was original...

The mother[lover] selled like an original Jem...

=/

Edited for language - Andrew

Posted by: Muris Varajic Nov 6 2008, 04:16 PM

I agree,all I wanted to say is that they don't have their own models
and it says SX so everything ok.