Gibson Original Instruments

230 topics in this forum

1. Mystery Dobro

   By KevinLiner, April 15
   • 3 replies
   • 76 views
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   • slimt
   • Sunday at 03:33 PM

2. 1939 A50 or A00 Mandolin?

   By Brian McLeod, April 8, 2020
   • 2 replies
   • 543 views
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   • John Rosett
   • February 16

3. Gibson Banjo

   By bk2049, February 16
   • 0 replies
   • 77 views
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   • bk2049
   • February 16

4. Hound Dog Dobro

   By ludwignut, March 26, 2016
   • 4 replies
   • 3.2k views
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   • Banjoman28716
   • January 29

5. Is my Hound Dog Dobro USA made?

   By Rob Mathis, October 26, 2011
   • 5 replies
   • 4.8k views
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   • Banjoman28716
   • January 29

6. Serial number help on master built banjo

   By banjo3, July 30, 2011
   • 6 replies
   • 4k views
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   • j45nick
   • December 7, 2020

7. les Paul supreme

   By salva_russo, November 22, 2020
   • 5 replies
   • 734 views
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   • salva_russo
   • November 26, 2020

8. Identifying an Original Hound Dog

   By John PD, April 23, 2020
   • 4 replies
   • 492 views
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   • John PD
   • May 8, 2020

9. dating a les paul

   By Blueboy317, April 19, 2020
   • 3 replies
   • 335 views
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   • Grog
   • April 20, 2020

10. Gibson historians, have you ever seen this type of serial number over the serial number on a 40s Archtop?

    By Lovies Guitars, February 12, 2020
    • 7 replies
    • 425 views
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    • slimt
    • April 15, 2020

11. Gibson ETU electric Tenor Ukulele - such a rare bird??

    By nullkommafuenf, February 20, 2020
    • 0 replies
    • 375 views
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    • nullkommafuenf
    • February 20, 2020

12. Gibson Mandolin #9876

    By MrsBAM, December 7, 2019
    • 4 replies
    • 530 views
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    • slimt
    • December 30, 2019

13. Early Gibson L3 guitar

    By guitar-guy, September 23, 2019
    • 1 reply
    • 423 views
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    • slimt
    • December 27, 2019

14. Gibson BR-9 information

    By SSgtChevyUSMC, December 19, 2019   

    • br-9
    • information
    • (and 2 more)

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      • br-9
      • information
      • specifications
      • history
    • 0 replies
    • 337 views
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    • SSgtChevyUSMC
    • December 19, 2019

15. L-6S identification and restoration

    By SSgtChevyUSMC, December 18, 2019   

    • les paul
    • l-6s
    • (and 7 more)

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      • les paul
      • l-6s
      • serial number
      • identify
      • restoration
      • original parts
      • pickups
      • pots
      • wiring
    • 2 replies
    • 322 views
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    • SSgtChevyUSMC
    • December 18, 2019

16. Need some help identifying this guitar

    By Lasedog8, December 15, 2019   

    • 1930s
    • gibson
    • (and 2 more)

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      • 1930s
      • gibson
      • archtop
      • acoustic
    • 1 reply
    • 364 views
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    • Dave F
    • December 17, 2019

17. Dobro

    By Oystein, November 12, 2019
    • 2 replies
    • 629 views
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    • Oystein
    • November 14, 2019

18. Epsomsalt

    By Epsomsalt, October 2, 2019
    • 2 replies
    • 883 views
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    • merciful-evans
    • October 12, 2019

19. Epsomsalt

    By Epsomsalt, October 2, 2019
    • 0 replies
    • 337 views
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    • Epsomsalt
    • October 2, 2019

20. 1930s L-00 , Date of manufacture?

    By Sanjio, September 30, 2019   

    • gibson l-00
    • l-00
    • 1 reply
    • 446 views
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    • j45nick
    • September 30, 2019

21. Ricky Skaggs Playing Bill Monroe's F5

    By Dave F, October 28, 2018
    • 5 replies
    • 3.3k views
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    • slimt
    • September 26, 2019

22. Uke's

    By Dave F, June 11, 2019   

    • ukulele
    • lap steel
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • ukulele
      • lap steel
      • standup bass
      • mandolin
      • banjo
      • dobro
    • 3 replies
    • 805 views
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    • kidblast
    • September 18, 2019

23. Original SG Deluxe help req

    By Steveharris, April 3, 2019
    • 0 replies
    • 717 views
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    • Steveharris
    • April 3, 2019

24. Les Paul Supreme

    By Goldtop007, April 3, 2019
    • 0 replies
    • 495 views
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    • Goldtop007
    • April 3, 2019

25. Gibson custom with original tremulo?

    By Jbaschirotto, June 19, 2017
    • 3 replies
    • 3.1k views
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    • HenryHom
    • March 17, 2019