U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials Tuesday announced the seizure of more than 3,000 counterfeit Gibson guitars, which they called the largest seizure on record of fake musical instruments.

LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Authorities seized 3,000 counterfeit Gibson guitars, worth an estimated $18 million.

Marking the largest seizure of fake musical instruments in history. US Customs Seizes Over 3,000 Counterfeit Gibson Guitars Jo Vito

Right now, sitting in a nondescript warehouse in Carson, California, thousands of ornate Gibson guitars are piled up in dozens of stacks of cardboard boxes nearly seven feet high. Some of them look like the signature models for rock gods like Dave Grohl,

More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars were seized by border patrol in California. Ryan Kobayashi, who flew to Los Angeles looking for his daughter, Hannah, after she was reported missing, 'tragically took his own life,

Worth an estimated $18 million if authentic, the bust marked the largest seizure of fake musical instruments from the Port of Los Angeles.

Authorities announced on November 26 the seizure of over 3,000 fake Gibson guitars at the Port of Los Angeles is the world's largest bust for fake musical instruments. Sold at retail price, the haul would be worth almost $18 million.

More than 3,000 counterfeit Gibson guitars were found in shipments coming to the United States from Asia through the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said.