Although I'm not sure what to think, it certainly looks like orange peel in that first pic. That does not prove anyting, but in the second headstock pic the black seems sanded through right on the slot edge - even on the side where no strings rub against the edge. Does not prove anything either, but getting the headstock uniformly black on top without sanding through the paint edge is not easy. On the last gibson headstock I shot, I think I used nine layers of black before sanding. And at least nine clearcoats on top of that. Just observing here, dont claim anything.