Nova Scotia Custom Shop

[paul_]

I actually see a few differences in addition to what's already been mentioned, though they're really minor.

The bridge and tuners have been changed, those are Grovers and a more modern/Nashville style TOM on it in the first pic vs. the cheapo Jr/Special Epi tuners on most G310s and vintage abr-style retainer wire TOM on all epiphones.
The knobs and jack are in slightly different places than on all other Emily Strange G310 pics, relative to both each other and the graphic. The arrangement of the 4 knobs is closer to a real SG than the way the G310 has them, the way the neck pickup controls are more "forward" when it's in the playing position than the lead controls.
Still just looks like a barely-dicked-with Epi.

[Ankhanu]

Still just looks like a barely-dicked-with Epi.

Given what appears to be their business model, it wouldn't surprise me at all if this were actually the case.
Buy a $300 Epi to alter to her specs and sell it for $500+... don't even have to deal with additional shipping costs!

[westtexasred]

Still just looks like a barely-dicked-with Epi.

Given what appears to be their business model, it wouldn't surprise me at all if this were actually the case.
Buy a $300 Epi to alter to her specs and sell it for $500+... don't even have to deal with additional shipping costs!

I posted those photos on another forum and some one replied:

"that emily the strange is definitely not the epi model. its set neck (can see the joint clearly) and most of the details are quite different."


Maybe my eyes are bad,but I can't see it(the joint) in that photo,can you?Also,the artwork is the same.They shouldn't label it as custom graphics if they are just coping artwork they don't have the rights to.




Also,from the photos in the gallery of Nova Scotia Custom Guitars(below) it looks like the factory they use in Korea either makes Epiphones or copies them






I guess that factory used to make Gibsons too(photo below used to be in their gallery).



I read a thread on the mylespaulforum in which Nova Scotia Custom Guitars responded to the questions raised by these photos:


"Hello everyone,

LoveLPs contacted me about this thread, so I thought I’d post up and hopefully clear a few things up.

First and foremost… We do NOT sell fakes. Some of the examples in the gallery were guitars built in the Korean factory bound for the asian market that have nothing to do with our operation. I included a few pictures as examples to show finishes and inlays, but I will remove them if people are getting the idea that we sell fakes. The factory has since moved away from that practice completely as we were able to fill their small production capacity with legit work. I don’t condone their former practices at all, and I’m glad we were able to steer them away from it.

Our gig is not really making exact replica guitars, we are a custom shop that builds guitars from customer ideas and specs. In LoveLPs case, his idea was a 60’s burst replica, true in tone and feel from quality wood and hardware, but not necessarily 100% accurate to originals. But most of the work we do is guitars built with exotic woods, custom inlays, unique finishes etc.

For this particular guitar, LoveLPs wanted the real deal Honduran mahogany, one big solid piece for the body, and one piece neck with the 17deg headstock and long tenon. He requested a solid eastern maple bookmatched top with a subtle flame. These were sourced locally and sent to Korea. The guitar was built and finished in thin nitro as he requested, and the shell sent to us in Canada. We installed Grover tuners, a Gotoh bridge and aluminum tailpiece, and the pickups are Burny VH1s. A complete fret leveling/dressing/polish was done and a new bone nut cut, and a full setup to his specs.

If all a customer wanted was a simple LP copy with asian woods, a laminate flame top and Korean hardware, I’d tell them to buy an Agile. Our small, primarily hand made shop cannot complete price wise with a huge production facility like that. But if a customer has an idea for an inlay, a special finish or a different shape etc, then we can defiantly compete with custom shops/luthiers that take commissions. We hope to fill a niche between the sub $1k asian production guitars and the $3k+ high end, all USA built guitars, and give customers complete choice of options"

So copying a Gibson is verboten but copying Epiphone and Emily The Strange art work is ok?

[James]

You can't tell it's a set neck. I've looked at dozens of ebay listings for Japense copies of Gibson types and I've got very used to trying to tell a set neck from a bolt-on from that sort of picture, and that picture doesn't show it clearly enough. It's also possible they just glued in the bolt on neck if it is set.

It's definitely a shady shop. If it was legit they'd have clear photos of the important parts of that guitar, like the neck joint and maybe one or two 'in production'.

It'd be nice if they were for real, but considering their website is a blog and they have no reputation, they're a bit too vague with the details for the stuff that would prove their value.

[westtexasred]

Maybe he made it for this chick

[pumpkin]

I'm in two worlds regarding the fake Gibsons. On one hand it's copyright infringement, but on the other Gibson charge allot for a guitar, probably more than they are worth.

I'd be interested to see if someone could do a side by side comparison of Gibson Les Paul standard from say 1970 and one made in 2010. Compare the craftsmanship and materials and then compare the retail cost from then and now, adjusting for inflation.

The headstock design of a Les Paul is one of it's many great attributes, when it says anything else whether it be "Burny", "Grecko" or "Tokai" it's just not the same even though these copies may be every bit as good a guitar. Maybe if the Koreans and Chinese just stamped the back of the headstock with "Replica, Not a Gibson Product" wouldn't that be just as good?

Maybe that the cork sniffers would get off their backs.

[thedudes]

Maybe he made it for this chick