Steve, isn't your LP Standard from the Original Collection that began in 2019? If so, it would have to be a 60s Standard (slim neck) because Iced Tea is offered with the 60s, but not the 50s Standard. So, the model # is probably LPS, then 60 or 600 for 60s Standard. The 2nd zero is unnecessary, unless it's supposed to be the letter O. This would make sense in the case of needed 3 letters for describing the color/finish. If that's the case, Iced Tea would have the letter O first (after 60) since only two letters are needed to describe it (OIT) and Heritage Cherry Sunburst needs 3 letters (HCS). Looks like it's a zero though so maybe 600 represents the 60s Standard. Not certain on that, but at least you're closer now. Check and see if it's actually the letter O instead of zero. What's more important to go by though is the serial number. The model # is just a code description. I'm in the process of trying to figure out the date Gibson changed their serial number pattern because some of the Les Paul Standards from this Original Collection start with 19 (YY) followed by a bunch of production numbers, so it only tells you the year made. Others are like yours. So, I think it changed shortly after this new line started about a year ago. Going by your serial # I can tell it was completed on May 13, 2019 (Happy birthday to your LPS next month in May, lol). But, this tells me the change was before the 5/13 date. You probably have one of the earlier ones with the new serial number system. It's actually not a new system or pattern, they just went back to that way of doing it again, it's better and a good thing for you. I'm in the market right now for a Standard and want to understand this first. Will probably get the question in to Gibson tomorrow and hopefully get an answer soon. Maybe they were using both patterns at the same time in 2019, one in Memphis and one in Nashville and when Memphis plant relocated to Nashville they started using the same one. I would prefer one with the serial # like yours, to know the exact day. Reading your serial number, the 1st and 5th digits represent the year 2019. The 1 and 9 for 19. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th digits (133) stand for the 133rd day of the year 2019. The 6th number is the batch indicator and yours is a zero which means the 1st batch is in process, but not yet complete. Once a batch is complete that number changes to a 1. So, when you look at the last 4 digits (0358), the 358 indicates the number within the batch. Same number but second batch would be (1358) for the last four digits. Just starting to see the 2020s. The serial numbers are 2xxx0xxxx. Let me know if you've found out anything new since posting this last year.
Thanks
David
