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Chinese Copy? Or am I just paranoid

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I know some of the early MKII Pros had graphics that were not as accurate and was tweaked over time with help from Electric Warrior (I believe) and maybe others.

But here we have a Tone Bender Pro MKII with some slightly wonky graphics and a COA from 2017.
https://reverb.com/item/33533978-sola-s ... sional-mk2

And here's a thread from as far back as 2010 where the text is clearly more in line with modern examples-
https://stompboxes.co.uk/forum/viewtopi ... =54&t=8477

I don't really know what to make of this. I'd be curious to hear other's thoughts on this and alternate explanations. :hmm:
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You could always ask for a gut shot that includes the inside of the back panel to confirm. I will say that the pics are pretty sparse considering the asking price.
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1bottlerocket wrote: Fri Jan 21, 2022 7:17 pm You could always ask for a gut shot that includes the inside of the back panel to confirm. I will say that the pics are pretty sparse considering the asking price.
I'm not actually looking to purchase, price is way too rich for me, the disparity just struck me as odd.
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I was thinking more for reference. You’re right, the price is crackpipe.
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I think they'd moved onto the current version of the graphics before 2017? I wonder whether someone is trying to pull a fast one and is supplying a 2017 CoA with a pre-D*A*M reissue :hmm:
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Why not write Ant and ask him?
He's a really nice guy and should answer you back fairly quickly. He'll know for certain.
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The seller is supposed to be posting photos of the internals. We’ll see.
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Update: Seller won't post photos of the internals. You're probably right, it is fake or misrepresented.
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1bottlerocket wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:58 am Update: Seller won't post photos of the internals. You're probably right, it is fake or misrepresented.
Good to know my spidey sense is still strong :hihi:

Hopefully it's just misrepresented and there aren't some dedicated forgers out there for this stuff.
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