It immediately becomes a huge hit with Jazz orchestras and bands around the United States.ġ937-45 Saw the birth of the superb J-200 acoustic guitars. The Super 400 Premier, the Southern Jumbo, J-45, and the L5-Premier. Towards the end of World War II, Chicago Musical Instruments saw the chance to take the Gibson brand to millions. They purchase the company and fit the demand.ġ946-54 Gibson mastered the classic P-90 single-coil pickup and fits it to guitars such as the ES-5 and ES-175.ĭuring this time Gibson acquired the recording talents of a ceratin Les Paul. The company’s first solid-body guitar was released under the name Gibson Les Paul. Les Paul sales hit the ground running so Gibson decided to expand on their Les Paul arsenal. The Junior, Special, Standard, and the Custom hit the stores shortly after 1952.ġ957 Seth Lover, a Gibson engineer finalizes the Humbucker featuring a double single-coil. It quickly becomes popular in the market. Some have 4 digits, then a _ (space) then another 1 or 2 digits. Use the decoder above to retrieve a much clearer date. The Serial process from 1952 was clearer. The following letters would be found on Archtop models: Archtop models had a stamp on the inside of the ‘F hole’, and the solid-body models displayed the serial number on the rear of the headstock. ex Z12345 & Z123456 would be an Archtop guitar from 1952 Z,Y,X,W,V,U,T,S,R,Q followed by 5 or 6 digits. Other notable variations from this time period are a 5 character serial number starting with a number, then a space, and 4 digits. The first letter in this sequence is the year. 3=1953.Ī 6 digit serial number is solid-bodied guitars produced from the years: 1955, 1956, 1959, or 1960. Serial numbers which start with 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 & 1, and are 6 digits long are most likely to be a solid body, all bar a few 4 digit serial numbers were LP Juniors or Gibson Specials from 1958. ex 312345 is from the year 195 3 and so on.Īs always, to receive the best possible information available, be sure to type your serial info into our decoder above.ġ961 was the year Gibson wanted to tidy the serial number process up. But in reality, left us with more of a headache. Many serial numbers were crossed over giving us a choice of two, and sometimes three years.
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