The extent of counterfeiting of guitars and other items in China is staggering. I was just shown a counterfeit Orville guitar, the brand marketed by Gibson in Japan, but not made for 10+ years. There are also Tokai counterfeits. One sure giveaway on the counterfeit guitars, is to look for a kerf joint in the neck a few inches below the nut. The pickups are terrible and they sound awful, but thanks to the use of CNC machines, they do bear a strong resemblance.
And be very careful of Sennheiser and Shure microphones. A raid instigated by Shure turned up 10,000 counterfeit mic's. Sennheiser, however has taken a strange stance. They do nothing to combat counterfeit products. The counterfeiters are able to get OEM original packaging, parts, etc. Sennheiser has even acknowledged that some of the counterfeits are made side-by-side at their Chinese subcontractors. Their attitude is If you don't buy new retail at authorized retailer, you get what you deserve.
Trojan condoms, Duracell batteries, Sennheiser headphones, counterfeiting in China is a huge enterprise.
