Thousands of counterfeit Gibson electric guitars were seized at the Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport, in what local and federal authorities described as the "largest counterfeit musical instrument seizure on record.

More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in what authorities are calling the largest seizure of counterfeit musical instruments at the massive Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport.

Thousands of fake Gibson electric guitars were seized this week in California that could have sold for millions of dollars, according to officials.