Does this look right? Fake Gibson?

[Cabarone]

Originally Posted by RalphH

Holy smokes Fred.
I said to my wife "[sigh] what I'd really like a brand new customshop hummingbird" and she said "ok, so just go buy one" :O

Does she have a sister? Asking for a friend...

[AndrewG]

The interior label is also in the wrong position. Fake.

[Larry Mal]

Can you put up a link to the eBay sale, then? I have been loosely looking at J30s for a while and that one doesn't look like any of the ones that I've seen.

[dwasifar]

Originally Posted by RalphH

I'm still not buying it. I said to my wife "[sigh] what I'd really like a brand new customshop hummingbird" and she said "ok, so just go buy one" :O

This? https://www.gibson.com/Guitar/ACCEDF...ngbird-Custom#

[Atomnimity]

Originally Posted by dwasifar

That's true. OP's picture looks like a Taylor pickguard.

I agree. That's a Taylor pick guard. I have removed and replaced the one on my GS Mini and that one is identical.

[J185-4Me]

Originally Posted by AndrewG

The interior label is also in the wrong position. Fake.

In the early to mid-1990s, the labels were quite uniformly placed on the treble side of the back. In 1994, the Centennial labels were often centred, and after that, in 1995, and afterwards for a few years, the labels were as shown in the OPs image.

Here's another 1995, for reference.


And another:


So, no, not fake on the basis of label location.

Fred

[BluesBelly]

I have an original 1995 Gibson Montana J-30. Mine is in the shape of a Hummingbird body not a Slope shoulder. So Based on my guitar:
The guitar in the picture IS NOT anywhere near what I have.
The rosette circles are NOT space the same.
The fretboard placement in relationship to the sound hole is wrong.
The frets are not the same sized and are not of the same age tarnish.
The pick guard is wrong.
The grade of top wood is terribly cheap as opposed to a real Gibson.
My bridge IS belly up

Could be several different models

I'd RUN!

Blues