The Historic ES-335 is being discontinued in the very near future. The ES Historics would begin with the letter A if it were a '59 reissue and with the aformentioned sequence following but without the space between the first 2 digits and the SN would appear handwritten on the orange label inside the bass side F hole.
This only works for the Historic Series Les Pauls. That would translate to a 2007 '59 reissue that was the 123rd made in the year. Before 1976, frustratingly they often randomly assigned serial numbers. So, lets say that your serial number reads 9 7123. The prefix ‘Z’ stands for guitars made in the noughties (2000 2010) Note that made in Mexico Fender guitars (MIM) and made in Japan guitars (MIJ) have their own unique serial number system. Right: The 'inked on' serial number on this 1959 Les Paul Junior has no space between the '9' digit (year) and the rest of the numbers. This style serial number was used on all 1953 to 1960 solidbody Gibson guitars. The third, fourth and fifth digits ( and in some cases sixth digit ) is the production number. Left: The 'inked on' serial number on a 1955 Les Paul standard solidbody guitar. The second digit indicates the year of issue, so "7" designates that it was made in 2007 Never fear This page is intended to clear up some some of the inconsistencies of dating Gibson guitars. Gibsons serial number scheme changed in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, so a simple Les Paul serial number lookup isnt often very helpful. During the 1950s and 1960s, Gibson often built guitars for their.
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The way to interpret the SN is like this:įirst digit designates the reissue model year, so in this case "9" stands for '59 Knowing how to date Gibson Les Paul guitars by serial numbers is a study of its own. Appendix J Serial Numbers Serial number 000929 Ship date January 25, 1967 1961-47.
If it's a VOS then your guitar is a 2007 R9.
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