Dating vintage gibson guitars

Gibson Les Paul Serial Number Lookup and Dating

Gibson Serial Numbers. Contact Me. When Gibson start the production of solidbody guitars in , a new serial number system was developed. NOTES: not used on the earliest instruments produced those done in , a few of these instruments have three digits stamped on the headstock top. In , Gibson started a new serial number system. It consisted of numbers that were impressed into the wood. There are several instances where batches of numbers are switched in order and duplicated, not just once, but up to four times, and seem to be randomly assigned throughout the decade. From to the method of serializing instruments at Gibson became even more random. All numbers were impressed into the wood and a six-digit number was assigned, though no particular order was given and some instruments had a letter prefix.

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Dating a vintage Gibson Les Paul Junior typically involves examining the serial number and other identifying features of the guitar. Here are the steps to help you date a vintage Gibson Les Paul Junior:. Look for the serial number - The serial number is usually located on the back of the headstock. In general, Gibson Les Paul Junior guitars made between and have a 5 or 6-digit serial number stamped on the back of the headstock. The first digit of this kind of serial number indicates the last digit of the year it was made. So if the serial number starts with a '6' your Junior was made in From to , the serial number was typically six digits and impressed stamped on the back.

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Gibson Serial Number Lookup

By Spectboy May 16, in Gibson Acoustic. I just got onto the Forum so if this question has been answered a hundred times in the past, I apologize in advance. Lately there have been a few Gibson J's floating around for sale where apparently the serial numbers are too faint to see. One in particular claims to be from the early '60s.

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