Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
🎸 $250 FAKE vs $7200 GIBSON?! Today we pit a Chinese counterfeit Les Paul against a real-deal Gibson Murphy Lab ’59 Reissue to find out… can you really hear the difference?
From close-up comparisons to blind tone tests, we’re putting both guitars through the wringer — looks, feel, sound, and build quality. You might be shocked at how close (or not) the fake comes to the real thing.
⚠️ This video is for entertainment and education only — we don’t support or endorse counterfeit gear. But the curiosity got the best of us… and now we have to know.
💬 Can YOU guess which guitar is which in the blind test? Drop your answer in the comments!
Mike Squires: @RiffsAndBeards2
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Time Stamps:
0:00 - Start
0:19 - Intro
1:41 - Visual A/B
3:17 - Build Quality & Feel
7:06 - Sound Test A/B
9:41 - Thoughts & Discuss
14:04 - Wrap Up
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⚙️⚙️Genelec 8331 | sweetwater.sjv.io/Genelec_8331
⚙️⚙️RODE NTG-5 | sweetwater.sjv.io/RODE_NTG5
⚙️⚙️Sony FX3 | amzn.to/3RKBdBj
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🎸 $250 FAKE vs $7200 GIBSON?! Today we pit a Chinese counterfeit Les Paul against a real-deal Gibson Murphy Lab ’59 Reissue to find out… can you really hear the difference?
From close-up comparisons to blind tone tests, we’re putting both guitars through the wringer — looks, feel, sound, and build quality. You might be shocked at how close (or not) the fake comes to the real thing.
⚠️ This video is for entertainment and education only — we don’t support or endorse counterfeit gear. But the curiosity got the best of us… and now we have to know.
💬 Can YOU guess which guitar is which in the blind test? Drop your answer in the comments!
Mike Squires: @RiffsAndBeards2
Join The Newsletter: eepurl.com/iUA6Es
Time Stamps:
0:00 - Start
0:19 - Intro
1:41 - Visual A/B
3:17 - Build Quality & Feel
7:06 - Sound Test A/B
9:41 - Thoughts & Discuss
14:04 - Wrap Up
Find Me:
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➡️➡️Mixed By Spotify Playlist | spoti.fi/3Gofpoj
➡️➡️Website | riffsandbeards.net
➡️➡️Instagram | instagram.com/RiffsAndBeards
➡️➡️TikTok | tiktok.com/@riffsandbeards
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➡️➡️Discord | discord.gg/2XuqvPHvsG
➡️➡️Merch | teespring.com/stores/riffs-and-beards-merch
📚📚Content Creation Course: bit.ly/ContentCreation2024
Gear I Use:
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⚙️⚙️M2 Ultra Mac Studio: sweetwater.sjv.io/M2Ultra
⚙️⚙️Apple Studio Display: sweetwater.sjv.io/AppleDisplay
⚙️⚙️Apple Keyboard: sweetwater.sjv.io/AppleKeyboard
⚙️⚙️Ernie Ball Strings | sweetwater.sjv.io/ErnieBall_Strings
⚙️⚙️ExMachina Pulsar | sweetwater.sjv.io/EX_Machina_Pulsar
⚙️⚙️Genelec 8331 | sweetwater.sjv.io/Genelec_8331
⚙️⚙️RODE NTG-5 | sweetwater.sjv.io/RODE_NTG5
⚙️⚙️Sony FX3 | amzn.to/3RKBdBj
⚙️⚙️Sony FX30 | amzn.to/3TomRYk
⚙️⚙️Three Legged Thing Tripod | amzn.to/3RGjUBk
Support This Channel
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My Sweetwater Store: sweetwater.sjv.io/Fluff
My Reverb Shop: tidd.ly/3Y0A3V7
*All Links Are Affiliate Links*
