A true "Replica" will have the Gibson logo on the headstock, like Slashes 1984 Kris Derrig "Appetite Les Paul".
It could also be classified as a counterfeit because it has the Gibson logo on the headstock, however it doesn't have a false Gibson serial number or the made in the USA stamp like the Chinese "fake/counterfeit" Gibsons.
So I guess you could call the Kris Derrig "Appetite Les Paul" a mix between a replica and a counterfeit.
Listen/watch this video, at 0:45 Slash talks about the 1984 Kris Derrig Les Paul.
“first of all we grab the Appetite Les Paul, I think it’s like a 85/84 Kris Derrig Custom Gibson copy Les Paul (laughs), and I’ve been using that since the first Guns & Roses record and it’s pretty much my mainstay for all sessions”.
It could also be classified as a counterfeit because it has the Gibson logo on the headstock, however it doesn't have a false Gibson serial number or the made in the USA stamp like the Chinese "fake/counterfeit" Gibsons.
So I guess you could call the Kris Derrig "Appetite Les Paul" a mix between a replica and a counterfeit.
Listen/watch this video, at 0:45 Slash talks about the 1984 Kris Derrig Les Paul.
“first of all we grab the Appetite Les Paul, I think it’s like a 85/84 Kris Derrig Custom Gibson copy Les Paul (laughs), and I’ve been using that since the first Guns & Roses record and it’s pretty much my mainstay for all sessions”.