I this a legit F5 with a mahogany or sapele back ?
On the Bay with an orange Bozeman sticker .
Dub in Sprinkeburg
I this a legit F5 with a mahogany or sapele back ?
On the Bay with an orange Bozeman sticker .
Dub in Sprinkeburg
Links are good, it's better if we can see what you're talking about. I can say that orange Gibson labels have shown up on cheap imported mandolins a whole lot in the last few years on eBay and in pawn shops. If it's a pawn shop selling it on eBay it's almost a given.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Well, there are 36 bids on this fake F5. Just about everything is wrong with that one.
Last edited by MikeEdgerton; Jan-09-2017 at 9:17pm.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Mike:
thanks for your reply.
this is the one I was referring to but didn't know how to add link.
The odd back wood is what made me question it .
That and the headstock logo.
Dub
Hmmm, the carving of the scroll and the matte poly finish are extremely reminiscent of the "$199" MK Legacy Festivals that a number of us have recently purchased.
-- Don
"Music: A minor auditory irritation occasionally characterized as pleasant."
"It is a lot more fun to make music than it is to argue about it."
2002 Gibson F-9
2016 MK LFSTB
1975 Suzuki taterbug (plus many other noisemakers)
[About how I tune my mandolins]
[Our recent arrival]
Yes the seller even questions it's authenticity.
I thought someone here would know.
Dub
If that guy gets that much money for that mandolin somebody is getting taken. I hate to see that happen.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Well, that and the truss rod cover and a half dozen other red lights.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
...and, even if it was a G%#$@n it wouldn't be worth that...
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"Mandolin Graffiti"
"Mangler Of Bluegrass"
"Overhead At Darrington"
"Electric Mandolin Graffiti"
By the way, the labels are pretty easy to come by. It's a big old Internet.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
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