Thousands of fake Gibson guitars seized by Customs Enforcement

Thousands of knockoff Gibson electric guitars have been seized by U.S. feds in what is believed to be a multi-million-dollar counterfeit operation.

Jennifer McGraw reports for the KTLA 5 News at 3 on No. 26, 2024.

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[Jackson-bjl]

Gibson should work on quality control because they suck at it, and maybe lower prices.

[kriffs]

NOBODY who buys a Chibson thinks its a genuine Gibson.

[boataxe]

An electric guitar cannot start a fire, an amplifier can but not a guitar. Very little voltage goes through the actual guitar electronics. Do some research before reporting falsehoods.

[yelserpsivle]

Remember.. if you can afford it.. it's not a Gibson.

[leokimvideo]

If it's $500 and not $5000, it's a Chibson

[jfhshsnszhsh-]

If the neck doesn't break easily then it is not a legit Gibson 😅

[thesmokingsection]

Newsflash people aren’t buying counterfeit. Gibsons not knowing the counterfeit. They called Chibsons for a reason.

[herewegoagain]

is that why my chibson is taking 6 months to get here?

[luisferreiro]

These guitars are all going to be destroyed now, right? Can't help but feel a little twinge of gimmie that fake Gretsch, don't smash that one!

[h__x_]

The real scam is the prices for the "real" ones, what a joke

[JustMe-mnhk]

If our government had any sense they could mark the back of the headstock and give them to kids to learn how to play guitar on!

[Rufus_West]

Turns out, all the comments here were counterfeit and subject to seizure.

[anthonypanneton]

It makes me sad to see all those perfectly good guitars that nobody will ever get to play. But gosh, I feel so much safer now. And its nice to know that Gibson will be able to continue selling guitars that are actually worth about $300 for $3600.

[TheRyanBattle]

Customs is a joke. Letting illegal drugs in every day but god forbid an affordable guitar make it to an American consumer 😂

[necrophoniac]

I feel bad for the one Gretsch being singled out within the herd of fake Gibsons

[thenameless]

"electric fires", haha

That's not even how guitars work

[jmr]

Thank god they got these off the the streets. Who knows how many lives they saved.

[rolex]

@1:15
Why is that CBP director wearing Major General stars? What a joke.

[bradmuromoto]

Wait, my chibson is trying to kill me?!

[elpepedepepes]

I can already imagine when the judge ask them. First offender? And they'll be like no! GIBSON. Then maybe a fender.