First of all, you should know that there are many kinds of epi: general goods, smuggled goods, parallel goods, inferior goods, domestic goods, assembled goods and fake goods.

KONE commodity: epi represented by KONE in Hong Kong.

Smuggled articles: articles brought abroad by individuals and epi smuggled by a large number of groups (less).

Defective products: defective products of epi. This kind of piano is genuine, and there are two kinds of defective products, one is domestic and the other is non-domestic. However, it entered China through improper means, so there is no warranty, and some places are defective. It doesn't matter if it is light, but if the defect is on the pickup. ...

Parallel imports: smuggled goods are absolutely genuine, but parallel imports are not necessarily. Don't fake it just because there are no foreign countries.

Domestic products: goods from Qingdao gibson factory, genuine, sold in China without the authorization of the manufacturer, should be considered as smuggled goods.

Assembly: It is not excluded that some parts in this epi piano are original parts from epi factory, but the source is unknown, so people who buy original epi microphones are very cheap (because the piano itself is very cheap), but this situation is very rare, just like touching a lottery ticket.

Fake goods: There are more than 30 kinds of such goods. The three funniest ones I have ever seen were all met in a famous musical instrument store in Wuhan. Let me tell you something. The first one is a customized imitation g400, which is very, very real, but there are only two pickups. The second is imitation standard, not integration. The boss insisted that it was the 50th anniversary of the standard! The third fake epi in history, I don't know what model it is, looks like a firebird, and only a big E is painted on the piano head. The boss said it was adrenaline, but I don't believe it. When I took a closer look, the words Epiphone were written on the original steel cover, but when I looked at the pickup, it turned out to be a Fanta pickup! I vomited wildly.

Some retarded problems that are not basic problems

If you have the following questions, you know nothing about the piano you want to buy.

1, how many pickup trucks are there? All photos can't show details, but you can always show several pickups. You don't even read the website of an instrument. What is not weak? )

2. People who don't even know the model of the musical instrument they want to buy (such people don't want to buy a piano)

3. People who don't even know what to do when buying musical instruments? (I have seen many people ask whether the epi tone is strong enough. Such people are weak. )

4. How does the instrument feel? Is it suitable for Asians?

5. What is the twist of a musical instrument? What is the piano head like? What does it look like?

There are too many such weak problems to think of.

Several points for attention

The lowest model of epi is lp 100, but lp 100 is not the only split piano, and the neck of the piano is fixed with screws. Other models of G-3 10, G-3 10 Junior, SG Special, Junior and Special II are also fixed with screws, and the sign on the back is marked with the model and trademark. ..

The customized models of Les paul and SG series are not divided into series, only the color difference. Epiphone website is not necessarily a fake piano, like Les Paul Classic and Les Paul Classic-7 (Classic-12 Flame Top) website, there are no good ideas and the color is not necessarily. For example, les paul customized a red one, which is not available online. Les paul- 100 came out in five colors, but I found three in China. I haven't seen white and red ones. The packaging is of course the original box. Pickup depends on the model you buy, and the low-priced one is usually epiphone. As for whether it can be verified online, I only know that gibson can, and epiphone may.

Steps of piano test

1. Carton parts

Don't underestimate the paper box, the paper box is the key. In addition to the words epiPhone, the cartons produced by Tongli also have three small black and red stripes and an E, while the cartons produced by Tongli EPI only have the words Epiphone. Most importantly, the cartons of Tongli goods all have Tongli bar codes, and each model is different. For example, the standard barcode is e58/enc5.

What is different from this piano box is fake! Careful people must pay attention! This is a real piano box.

2. In front of the piano head:

The word Epiphone on the head of genuine Epiphone is embedded in a shell, not painted with white paint. Of course, the fake piano is also embedded. The model in the words les paul model of the real piano is behind les paul, not in the middle. Many fake pianos are in the middle.

3. The back of the piano head

The point is the serial number. Except for the split piano, the serial numbers of other integrated pianos are all on the back of the piano head. Most serial numbers are baked with baking paint. I have never seen sn carved into wood in Tongli. Of course, Gibson was carved into wood. In LP series, there are STANDARD, STANDARD PLUS, STUDIO, CLASSIC, CLASSIC PLUS and so on. China and South Korea coexist, just like G400. Just write down the number when you buy it. The domestic SN starts with two digits: MC, but it is not domestic, so it is not accurate. There are many factory epiPHONE, I, U, N, MC ... Different codes represent different factories. The G400 I have seen starts with N, and some refurbished EPI are engraved with 2ND instead of serial number.

Step 4 collect

The plastic film of the closed microphone of EPIPHONE is red and blue, and the plastic film of the open microphone is white. It is said that the pickup truck has a steel seal of epi, and I have never opened it.

5. ivory white edge

This is easy to prove. If you want to buy a piano, go to the EPIPHONE website. You can clearly find out whether it is the whole body, the body or the fingerboard.

6. Keyboard

This can also be seen on EPIPHONE website, but because the picture is small and unclear, we can only see that the mosaic overtone point started from that product. You know, overtones are a bit like squares, but they are all inlaid with shells.

7. Gear lever

Gear shift is a wonderful way to check the piano. No matter what type of epi it is, the words EPIPHONE are printed on the stalls. I opened it myself, which is convenient and safe, killing two birds with one stone.

8. reel

This is more complicated. There are two kinds of winding machines, plastic and metal. The plastic one has a big E-shaped steel seal. Metal ones have grover's steel seal. Of course, some metal string winders are not engraved with Grover steel seals, and some are too messy.

At present, the standard plastic piano is distorted a lot. Now stick a standard twisted modified metal piano, pay attention to the Grover steel seal engraved on it!

A genuine product definitely meets the above conditions. At least so far, I have never seen a fake piano exactly like the above! As long as you remember the above points, you can never buy a fake piano. While other marks are different due to different channels.

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Epiphone's small method of distinguishing true from false

As far as EPIPHONE LESPAUL STD is concerned-

1。 Feel the weight of the whole piano by hand, because the real piano is solid mahogany and alder piano, so it is generally quite heavy, and can weigh up to 8 kilograms. If it's a fake piano, it's usually lighter-about 4 or 5 kilograms.

2。 Pickup: You connect the speaker (a better speaker). First, turn down the volume of the piano and listen to the speaker for noise. If you don't turn on the volume of grand piano again, if there is a loud noise when the original piano is timbre-when you understand that this is a fake piano! Because the closed Humbak piano can't have much noise in the timbre of the original piano (there is no external interference source)

3。 Pick the piano to the standard tone, and then play overtone 12. If you are not sure, you can't choose well afterwards, which means there is something wrong with the strength of the piano! Such a good piano should not have this condition! And LES PAUL's piano strength is thicker than other kinds of piano!

4。 Tone, really, EPIPHONE LES PAUL's voice is very warm! It's also quite thick! If you play with the pickup in your neck, the timbre will be dry and sharp-the sound of Fanta made in Korea! -Fake!

5。 EPIPHONE's trademark-the LOGO on the genuine piano head looks integrated with the piano head, while the fake one looks painted or raised. . .

6。 Whether there is an original cardboard box containing the piano. . . So, Jane, you can order from a reputable music store! !