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May 22, 2010 · Simply checking a serial number with Gibson yields just about the same result, becuase real numbers are showing up on fakes. Gibson needs photos and the serial# for a proper ID. Guitar Dater is a just one tool you can use to see if the serial number might be valid. Then, having a look at the guitar or photos, if you know what to look for, is ...
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Apr 25, 2009 · An SG Special generally has dot fret markers and P90s. Your SG was made in 2007. Gibson has used 8 digit since the mid 70s with the formula YDDDYRRR were YY=the year, DDD=the day of the year, and RRR=the production rank. In your case the day was 253 or September 10. Gibson USA went to a 9 digit serial number in July 2005 to accomadate their ...
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Feb 26, 2011 · The eight digit serial numbers began between 1975-1977. So yours definitely predates that. But 1969 was assigned 601XXX-606XXX, but there doesn't seem to be any year between 1961 and 1969 that use your serial number. Then, in 1970, the six digit numbers were assigned very randomly.
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Aug 2, 2010 · I have a Gibson SG and dont know what year it is. The old owner said it was a 1980 or 1987. Can some one help me out?? The serial number is 80307641. Bill Greene.
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Mar 13, 2012 · X=> . 0=Nashville . 5=Memphis. Gibson is notoriously slow at update the info on their website. CS 104260. The first digit in the serial is the last digit of the year of manufacture - a 1 so probably 2011. The second digit is 0 which means the guitar was built/finished in Nashville.
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May 16, 2009 · Dating Gibsons without serial numbers. 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-45'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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Aug 22, 2010 · It has the correct Gibson logo, the Gibson Deluxe Machine Heads, pickups have the Gibson logo on them, so has the Tune-o-matic ABR-1 bridge, the wiring of the electronics looks like Gibson, the top hat black/silver knobs...it's all there. The only thing missing is a serial number stamped on the back of the neck.
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Jan 11, 2012 · 12.2k. LocationEarth. Posted January 12, 2012. . A six digit serial starting with three zeros should be a 1967 or 1973 - - - but he seller says it's a 2000, that's odd. There were some reissues in the 2000s that use six digit serial numbers.
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Feb 19, 2008 · Note many serial numbers are duplicated from 1963-1969. In these cases, to figure out which is the exact year for a guitar, see the General Specs section for more details. ALSO note: It is easy to confuse 5 digit and 6 digit serial numbers from this era, and hence get the wrong year for a guitar.
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Feb 25, 2008 · Gibson Brands. Gibson USA. 6 digit serial numbers. I purchased my Les Paul in 1971 and love it even more today than then. I'm trying to research my serial number to determine as much manufacturing info as I can. Also, for insurance purposes I have to place a value on it although for me it's ABSOLUTELY priceless and I would never part with it.