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Not a misprint. That is the serial number and is consistent with that era. The “2” indicates a factory second.

The serial number is 307507. This guitar is a “factory second”; it would have had some minor cosmetic flaw. It’s impossible to say what that flaw might have been. Gibson sold many factory seconds in the 60s and 70s. I don’t know if the seller is intentionally giving you bad information or if they are genuinely misinformed, but the story he told you about it being second in production has not one grain of truth.

In 1984 I bought a 1973 Fender Musicmaster bass for $70. It was originally blue (Sonic Blue maybe) and it had turned green. I used polishing compound and a rag and eventually got it back to blue. Looking back, I wish I had left it alone. In 1993 I briefly owned a silverburst 1982 LP Custom that had turned to Martian Sunburst. I sold it before I could destroy it with the buffer. It’s your guitar and you can do as you wish. The polishing compound will take away the clearcoat and you’ll be blue again.

A few years ago I was sold a 1959 ES-125T basket case. It had been refinished badly. I made all sorts of plans for it but ended up just stripping the varnish off it and leaving it stained dark with no finish whatsoever. It was an outstanding guitar, with the fatter 1959 frets. I sold it and I've questioned that move ever since. It had absolutely no collector value but it was a great utility instrument.

It's a model B-15, made in the late 60s, likely 1968 or 69.

Sgt Pepper has been given a week off for his vulgar remark about another forum member. That post has been hidden from view.

I don't mind people asking the question and posting pics, as most of them are probably legit...they are looking at something on craigslist or a pawn shop and don't want to get taken. I'm not too hip on pointing out exactly HOW we know it's fake. The "wrong" people watch posts like this, I'm sure.

It's not a real Gibson.

Be careful what you ask for.

It’s 1946-47 L-7. It also had a pickup at one time. Maybe even a Charlie Christian.

You're calling it a 1969 J-50 and that's what I would guess as well. It is a round shouldered model but they began with the belly-down bridge. This is typical of "around 1969". It went to a square shoulder style around 1970. Nothing is exact with Gibson. Is it worth fixing? Hard to say! There are too many questions that can't be answered without an in-hand exam.

I will delete this thread if the rude comments about each other don't stop.

When I first looked, I thought it was an LG0 but it looks more like a B-15. I'd have to see the headstock. LGOs had a normal Gibson headstock while the B-15s had a narrow one like the old Melody Makers. B-15's also had the big rectangular bridge with adjustable rosewood(?) saddle. They were made around 1968-70 or so.

It’s just a spring clip. Pull the battery right out (towards the camera).

If I answer a question before coffee, you’re likely to get the unvarnished truth. 😀 Welcome to the forum.

There are only two types of guitars that should be in gig bags: 1. guitars you are selling. 2. guitars you hate.

You are correct.

C’mon guys....everyone on the planet is antsy right now. Let’s not stir the sh— stew any more than it’s already stirred.

My mother passed away in March and one of the things I've been unsuccessfully trying to sell is this oak china cabinet. maybe I should market it as a humidifying chamber so I can sell it.

Many 70s acoustics had "custom" or "deluxe" on the label. No idea why. Seriously, not a clue. It wasn't like they were distinct models. Sometimes I think they put those additions to the names so they could vary from what was shown as a catalog model....i.e variances in the sunburst or tuners. But I could be full of hot air.

It’s not a Gibson, sorry.

The early Bozeman ones do have a following. I have one dated June 23, 1989 and it is a very good guitar. The sides and back are made from Sycamore (European Maple) that is very plain. That wood was left over from the Kalamazoo days. I also have a 2000 J-200, clearly "not" early Bozeman, and it is also a fine guitar, albeit with a different personality altogether. As to desirability, there will always be someone who claims the person who screwed the tuners on had a cold that week so those guitars are inferior.

Gibsons are traditionally finished with nitrocellulose lacquer and will change color. Some more than others. The maple furniture you've seen may have been finished with some kind of lacquer as well, or it was more likely finished with oil varnish or polyurethane. All finishes will react differently. If it's 29 years old, that would make it a 1991, which may have been finished with a product called Fullerplast, which Gibson used for a while. Some people feel it was an inferior finish. That may be, but that is in direct conflict with many people's mindsets that Bozeman could do no wrong. 🙄 I'm being a smart alec now. I'll shut up.

It’s probably early 70’s