Dieter Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Hi folks, I'm looking at a custom shop RS45 (J45) on Craigslist. I asked the seller for a photo of the sound hole label and he said there was no label in the guitar. Have any recent (2009) Gibson acoustics ever shipped without this label or should I pass on this one? Thanks for your advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 2009 should have a label. Custom Shop - probably an orange label. That being said, some folks did not like the stark appearance of the orange label, and removed it. Could be the cse here. Maybe get a shot of the neck block? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Get more pictures... back of headstock etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHenry Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Pass, it sounds dodgy to me. You could ask the seller for the serial No, and e-mail Gibson about it, they are usually pretty good and will tell you al about when the guitar was built etc. Presumably it's at a good price. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 It's worth asking if there is a number stamped on the neck block inside the guitar. Some models come with no label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 It's worth asking if there is a number stamped on the neck block inside the guitar. Some models come with no label. Thanks, the seller did say that the serial number was stamped on the neck block and included this among other images of the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 . On some models, in the interest of historical accuracy, they are marked as Nick commented - no inside label, and sometimes no headstock serial, instead the serial is stamped on the neck block. Looks like the model is - RS45TBNH1 - RS:Round Shoulder, 45:J-45, TB:TriBurst or Traditional Burst, NH:Nickel Hardware Nothing there indicates some type of historical model or reissue, but it would be with a neck block stamp. <edit> If it's the Tri-burst it might be a 2009 1950s reissue which had the stamped neck block . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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