Sodapop Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Hello vintage Gibson yodas!! What does the stamp 12152 on the inside of the f hole of a Gibson Es-330 mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR56 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 A 5-digit number in that range would point to 1961. Do you have any photos of the guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodapop Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 1460697493[/url]' post='1760976']A 5-digit number in that range would point to 1961. Do you have any photos of the guitar? Having trouble loading the pic but... Maybe this will work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I don't know what that stamp means but those knobs sure look 70s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR56 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I'm unsure about that stamp too. Sodapop, good job with the one photo, but it might help if you provide more photos of the guitar. Is there no number on the back of the headstock? Is there no label inside the other f-hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grog Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 My '67 ES-335 has a similar stamp under the same F-Hole.............. My '67 EB-2 has a similar stamp, but its under the top, not on the back like the 330 & the 335.............. (I took the photo under the top with a WiFi Borescope.) I was always under the impression that the number on the 335 was a FON. It was special ordered with a Bigsby. It has a "CUSTOM" truss rod cover & didn't have an Orange Label. The EB-2 didn't have an Orange Label either. I think it was special ordered without the chrome hand rest. It never had one & no screw holes anywhere from one. Was there anything unusual on the 330? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodapop Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 1460833977[/url]' post='1761485']My '67 ES-335 has a similar stamp under the same F-Hole.............. My '67 EB-2 has a similar stamp, but its under the top, not on the back like the 330 & the 335.............. (I took the photo under the top with a WiFi Borescope.) I was always under the impression that the number on the 335 was a FON. It was special ordered with a Bigsby. It has a "CUSTOM" truss rod cover & didn't have an Orange Label. The EB-2 didn't have an Orange Label either. I think it was special ordered without the chrome hand rest. It never had one & no screw holes anywhere from one. Was there anything unusual on the 330? Nice camera! Bright my ES to a local vintage shop and they told me that this type of stamping is fairly common. From the serial number and more from physical attributes they determined it's a 69. Here's a pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grog Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Nice 330!! If you can see them with a dental mirror or something similar, you can check the pot codes to help date the guitar closer. This example is 1376929. 137 = CTS, 69 = Year, 29 = Week of Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodapop Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 1460854299[/url]' post='1761586']Nice 330!! If you can see them with a dental mirror or something similar, you can check the pot codes to help date the guitar closer. This example is 1376929. 137 = CTS, 69 = Year, 29 = Week of Year. Great! Going to check that out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtp Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Nice camera! Bright my ES to a local vintage shop and they told me that this type of stamping is fairly common. From the serial number and more from physical attributes they determined it's a 69. Here's a pic. Nice 330! I have '69 in tobacco sunburst that is a sweet player! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougg330 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 The witch hat knobs debuted in '67, and the neck joining the body at the 19th fret started in late '68, I believe... so it's most likely a '69 model. And a beauty at that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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