Just to make it clear; are you saying I shouldn't buy a Chibson?

Ethics have everything to do when you even consider buying a fake. You forked out $300 worth zero because you can't even sell it. That's $300 down the drain. That $300 can go towards something real. I get it that some people can't afford some guitars but it's better to save up for one than to be -$300. Companies like ZZounds and AMS have guitars for 6-8-12-18 month zero interest payments that you don't have to have great credit to buy. One payment and it's shipped to your door. On the used market you can buy a better guitar than a fake. I have been playing for over 35 years and own quite a fantastic collection of guitars that don't collect dust because they all feel and sound great. I'm not a rich man but I'd rather spend on something, take my time, and be happy about that purchase for many years. I enjoyed watching your video, and an honest one.

So with all that said I would assume the next move would be to destroy it or in the very least strip the headstock of the logo. Too many fakes out there to the point buying a used guitar isn't even on my radar.

You need to debate Fulton Street Beats.

Well said, Jake. A very interesting video. I was waiting patiently for this one. Best wishes to you and family, John...

Wow. I had that Crate Blue Voodoo 25 years ago.

There are some good reviews of acoustic Chibsons in YT. I have several Epiphones, great guitars and PRS SE line is also very good. Also pawn shops are full of good guitars.

I was surprised how much better the Epiphone sounded through the amp. When you played the chibson I thought it sure as shit didn’t sound like my Les Paul Trad pro V through a Marshall. But it’s hard to tell through the recording and amp settings. When you plugged in the Epiphone that was more what I was expecting. That actually sounded like a Les Paul into a Marshall.

these chibson knockoffs are all about looks. In fact, this is the only area that they have improved over the years. It's all a marketing scam to get you to spend 300$, and then convince yourself to spend more upgrading everything. In the end you'll be left with an overpriced junk guitar that kind of looks like an LP from a distance. For anyone who actually plays guitar it will eventually serve as wall art

God bless brother great video

I have two authentic LesPaul’s a Siverburst and a Honeyburst. I am a huge Mick Ronson Fan so I bought a Black Chibson Custom and sanded the top to a natural finish. I probably have $500 switching the Gibson Pickups, Grovers, pots and bridge etc…. It really is a cool looking guitars it stays in tune (well like a Gibson does) and i will be honest it is actually gorgeous. The vibe isn’t there at all…. I think I have around $800 in this guitar when all said and done this guitar just isn’t an $800 guitar I would have done better with and Epiphone, Harley Benton, LTD or something else. I played out with it once never again it officially a wall hanger and Ziggy Stardust practice Guitar.

Get an old high spec Japanese made Tokia, Greco, or Fernandez Burny Les Paul copy's there not cheap shit like that chibson and they don't have Gibson on the head stock there classic guitars in there own right

You have to find the right one and spent a lot of Time and money setting it up! Personally I have a chib LP custom that after personal work I enjoy playing it as much as any other guitar I own! Is it a Gibson NO did I bought it instead of a Gibson NO! Did I found a nice template to learn to work on guitars and make a nice project that I enjoy playing it YES! So that’s the endgame of chibsons!

Good video. If I ever find a LP Studio like that one I would buy it instantly at that price!

I just got the cheapest Epiphone Les Paul in the mail and it's shit, needs repairs right out of the box

I'm generally a Gibson player, mostly LPs but I have a few others. I had a friend buy a Chibson from a local Chinese seller, who has a warehouse full of counterfeit guitars(Music M in Mississauga, Ontario). He paid to have all the electronics and pickups redone with higher end stuff, and had a luthier do a bit of work on it. He swears it would "blow away and of my Gibsons". He brought it over and it was terrible. The electronics didn't work well together and it still felt cheap. He's trying to sell it for $1200cad now. As a beater it's fine, but it's no Gibson(or Epiphone, or even a HB ffs).

If you aspire to own a genuine Gibson or any good quality guitar, something to love and be proud of, something to inspire your playing, save your money until you can get what you really want. A Chibson might fool some people from a distance, but YOU will know it's a pile of junk, and a turd will always be a turd no matter how much you polish it, and where's the pride of owning that?

that's just what authenticity smells like

The sustain on the chibson is REALLY bad...considering thats what Les Pauls are noted for.

So are Gibsons,so..........

Sounds horrible! Sorry for your experience. I bought one of those sbs guitars, what a pos.peace

Really? Is anything 1/10th the price as good as? NO.

I love this video. Thank you! 3 chords and the truth

Chibsons are chit!

It "MAY" not be ethical????? It is literally theft of intellectual property. I would be cool with it as long as it doesn't say Gibson on it and arguably the headstock shape. As soon as it says Gibson it is theft/counterfeit. How would you feel if you went to a car lot and they were selling a 1990 Porsche 911, it was for a great price so thinking it is an amazing score you buy it. You get home and pop the hood and realize you have a VW Kit car so driving by it looks right but it doesn't perform on the same level. I believe people are selling these to ignorant people for LP money.

You are absolutely CORRECT Mr Jake ! It is simply not worth it. You can get a used ESP LTD Eclipse (for instance) that will cost the same, will be "totally legal", will sound and play like a dream AS IS, and will look just as cool. If the game is to have something with Gibson written on it, then you can get a Gibson t-shirt or something like that. Now, 3 years ago, I bought a mint used Black Gibson Midtown Custom for dirt cheap in a deal with a shop, and this guitar has the legitimate Gibson logo on the headstock, and sounds and plays beautifully. So, if you really want a Gibson and you don't want to spend thousands, there are still ways to afford great instruments.

My favourite one is when you see them on marketplace selling them as "chibson fake" as if they're being moral by being honest. They're completely overlooking the fact that whoever buys it may not he as ethical and might end up immediately reselling it as a "Gibson". There's literally no moral outcome other than sanding the headstock and then setting it on fire

I think every one needs to be looked at by a good guitar tech. Best to find out if it's beyond help than waste stacks of money on all the gibson pickups and all that crap. The only decent fake gibson i've seen is owned by a friend of mine who has too many expensive gibsons to count lol

Seems like Fesley is the way to go for that look and price-point

Lol....the real problem is that your skill level is so high that ANYTHING you play sounds Great! ....I'm buying a Chibson today!! Lol

There was a twinge of temptation but I ultimately didn't bother; Firefly is the way to go for cheap guitars with decent quality. I do despise Gibson corporate for its lawfare practices; StewMac inferred that Gibson compelled them to give up on LP and 335 kits. The Chibsons do make buying used a potential disaster.

wish more videos like this... so many "chibson" fanboy channels and vids. 99% are those who never felt and played a real gibson. all enamored by the visual "artistry" of the fakes. it's sad how you watch the vids, and you can clearly watch them "convince" themselves they have a good value guitar. agreed, wasting time and money "upgrading" them doesn't make any sense.

Right on I wouldn't give a dollar for a fake Gibson . I however gave $750 for my 50s Epiphone and love it

A quick google search or two will prove that Gibson hasn't exactly been ethical either.

I find Chibsons hilarious and think they are needed to make Gibson stop sucking on quality on such an extreme price point. Enough said. Do better Gibson. Chibsons coming for you, 🤣

Check out Agile guitars....super nice les paul copies that are well made...

You can get a great chinbson for under $200 and some epi pickups and knobs for $40 plus if it wasn’t for slash and his fake Gibson Les Paul there might not be a Gibson guitar company today

"Don't read to me"

But didn’t you drop $300 on it? I would try and maybe get your money back?

It’s about time someone put out a video telling the truth about those pieces of garbage. I really dig your flags man!

300 flacking dollars 😂😂😂😂

Had Chibsons they are all gone, realy bad guitars that will fall a part all by them selfes as they are not even made in the same way as Epiphones but in the way using the very same methods as in the making of cheap furniture and even as worse. Cheap furniture works and will endure for pretty long. Chibsons are display items. Chibson guitars makes an good profit I will think that all Chinese makers are in! Genuine branded affordable guitars made in China those are as good as made in Indonesia or Mexico. Well they are what they are= ruff and of unconsistent quality but there is nothing of trickering.

The fact that dirtbag studio has dirty fingers tuners etc is really irrelevant. Why? Cause both are impulsive buy for well under $500 And only one is bomb right away.

Chibson = (Ch)eap G(ibson) = (Chibson). They should've just named it Cheapson. Cause it's cheap, son. lol

I build, repair, and modify electric guitars. I build electric guitars from scratch. I have admired Gibson Firebirds for a long time but I wasn’t sure I wanted to lay out the money for one or to take the time and effort to build something similar. I have handled guitars that I liked in a guitar store but gradually came to hate when I got them home. So, I decided to buy a cheap Firebird copy by another company with the idea that I would be able to identify things that I liked and disliked. This would allow me to custom build a Firebird style guitar to my own likes and needs. I bought a Firebird copy by another company on eBay for around $275. I honestly thought it would have another company’s logo on it and it did. The other company’s logo was on a sticker that was peeling off when the guitar arrived. I finished peeling the sticker off and found a Gibson logo and inlay. Something looked off about the guitar but it took me a couple of minutes to figure out the problem. The headstock was a Gibson Les Paul style headstock and inlay rather than a Firebird headstock. And, it wasn’t the Gibson Firebird X headstock. I suppose there might be some version of the Gibson Firebird out there that has the Les Paul guitar head and inlay on it but, if so, I am not familiar with it. I am not an expert so feel free to chime in if you are. So, I am left with a guitar that works fine for the purpose for which I bought it but it still bugs me. I won’t be able to sell the thing or donate it to some kid who wants to learn to play when I am done with it because it is a fake Gibson. As a guitar builder, I can do the work myself to upgrade the guitar and get it to near Gibson standards but it will never quite get there. It will certainly never play to the standards of a guitar I built myself. I have done work on Chibson guitars for some customers over the years. Again, I was able to upgrade those guitars to near Gibson standards. I will say that the standards have improved on these guitars over the years but they still don’t meet Gibson standards. Leaving the moral and legal issues aside, my general advice is to avoid Chibson guitars. Most players would be better off buying a low end or used authentic Gibson or Epiphone guitar than a fake. The authentic guitars will play better, will sound better, and will retain their value far better than a Chibson.

Mother of toilet seat 😂 I love the honest review man

Doesnt even sound like a Gibson! No, the pick ups do not sound "pretty good" 😂

"Let them eat cake", eh, Ms. Antoinette?

Very glad you made this video. Never understood it anyway. Like who are you fooling. Fake is fake.

Duh, of course chibsons and all those import pirated guitars are cheap junk.

You get what you pay for in life. Gibson always imitated but never duplicated.

But yet too many were used to put food on the table cash for house car and medical payments. Not all people are 1 percent and have lucrative youtube paying channels

Owning a Chibson is just false pretense.. Fake guitars for fake people who are prepared to masquerade as a Gibson player.

If you feel so bad about it why did YOU buy it. Do what I say not what I do.

Epiphones are just Chibsons authorized by Gibson. There are good, bad and better overseas manufacturers of guitars of reputable names and even Gibson puts out garbage sometimes, fanboy.