Brain Bell Jangler Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I recently bought a ES-335 (A-96025) and am unsure if it's a 1996 or 2006 historic ES-335 1959 Help would be appreciated to clarify Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Admin Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 that number brings up 3 historic ES-335s...from 1996, there is one in faded cherry and one in natural finish; from 2006 there is one in vintage sunburst... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 that number brings up 3 historic ES-335s...from 1996' date=' there is one in faded cherry and one in natural finish; from 2006 there is one in vintage sunburst...[/quote'] Hey Custom Admin-- If Gibson is re-using serial numbers even in the numbering within the same model line, then what is to stop a less than scrupulous seller from stealing all these publicly posted serial numbers attached to models and using them to create fakes? Now we all know that some serial numbers appear twice in the Gibson registry. Ignatius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Admin Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 serial number duplication is extremely common throughout much of Gibson's history, as is skipping of certain numbers within a given range. as far as people counterfeiting numbers goes...there's not a lot we can do about it. It's happening now, and i have no doubt it was happening before the internet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tijllijn Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Hello , I recently bought a very nice Gibson Sunburst Es 335 Historic block guitar on Ebay . The guitar was sold to me as a 2006 made guitar wich looks correct to me : it looks almost new . the serial number on the orange label inside and on the Coa is A 36076 . How can i know if this guitar was built in 1996 or 2006 ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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