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AC/DC - real or fake?

Hi!

Any help with this AC/DC plectrum, said to been signed in 1982 by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, Phil Rudd and Brian Johnson, would be much appreciated! The seller claims he got these in-person.

Thanks for helping!

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Permalink Reply by TW on March 29, 2016 at 6:14am

I am not sure on this one. Here is my signed guitar that you can compare with.

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Permalink Reply by Cogo on March 29, 2016 at 11:12am

Thank you TW! I just got a message from the seller, and according to him he got the autographs himself in 1982. Don't know if that info helps or not...

And I love your guitar!!

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Permalink Reply by Richard Booth on March 29, 2016 at 11:31am

What concerns me with this, is the A in ACDC is the same for both Angus and Phil and similar for Malcolm. The A goes back in both Malcolm and Angus.

I would leave this my friend.

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Permalink Reply by Cogo on March 29, 2016 at 11:37am

Thanks Richard!

He said that he got these in Copenhagen 1982, when he worked as a photographer at the concert. It can be true, but anyone can also make these stories up...

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Permalink Reply by J. Mikael on March 29, 2016 at 4:31pm

Absolutely nobody was getting pickguards signed in 1982, and certainly not ones featuring decals with photoshop created graphics on them.

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Permalink Reply by JJ on March 29, 2016 at 6:18pm

Further, the image on the pickguard, which has been signed on, is from "AC/DC at River Platte," which took place in 2009 and was released on video in 2011. The seller is scum.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 29, 2016 at 7:00pm

Well done. Love the approach you took JJ.

Eric

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Permalink Reply by Cogo on March 29, 2016 at 7:02pm

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Permalink Reply by JJ on March 30, 2016 at 7:55am

Thanks Eric. What's great about this community is that we can help each other like this.

One other thing to keep in mind about AC/DC is that Phil Rudd was an incredibly reluctant signer. The minute I see anything signed by him I immediately question the authenticity. Click here for further proof.