![]() (I know that most veteran Gibson banjo owners/players may not be fooled, but I think many people would be).ĭoes this bother anyone else that these Gibson rim labels are being sold (and probably affixed on rims)? ![]() ![]() Serial numbers perhaps are the primary method of verifying that a banjo is truly a Gibson, but if someone does their research and stamps a corresponding serial number on a rim and adds a counterfeit Gibson sticker, and if the hardware looks original, then it is easier to purchase a fake (or a Franken-banjo) that you think is a genuine Gibson. It used to be that a Gibson rim having a Mastertone label was one method that you could identify a genuine Gibson Mastertone. Who would buy a newly printed Mastertone rim label just to display it on their shelf? I am sure that there are Gibson copy banjos that are affixed with these counterfeit labels, and there are buyers who buy a banjo that is advertised as a genuine Gibson (and they actually are purchasing a counterfeit Gibson). They even have an Earl Scruggs Gibson Mastertone label available. Over the past few months, I have seen "New" Mastertone label stickers for sale on Ebay.
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