thegrudge Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I recently acquired this heavily repaired and modified old SG from a friend for next to nothing. The serial number is 835716 which is apparently either a ‘66 or a ‘69 according to what I can find, but some of the details on it don’t quite fit. The neck has been repaired at least twice at the headstock, and it’s has trapezoid inlays but no binding which is strange, and the heel doesn’t look right to me either, nor does the face of the headstock. The pickups don’t match each other and I think they’re replacements but might still be Gibsons, and the bridge obviously used to be some kind of trem style. The whole thing has the patina of an old guitar, but any thoughts on what’s going on with it would be much appreciated. https://thegrudge.imgbb.com/albums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Forrest Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Howdy and welcome. Did you try these sites? https://www.guitarinsite.nl/serienummers-gibson_eng.php https://www.guitarinsite.nl/serienummers-potmeter_eng.php Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegrudge Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Marky Forrest said: Howdy and welcome. Did you try these sites? https://www.guitarinsite.nl/serienummers-gibson_eng.php https://www.guitarinsite.nl/serienummers-potmeter_eng.php Good luck! Yeah I tried several sites but since they all mainly use the serial number to identify instruments they all tend to give the same basic info, while I’m more interested in the anomalies of this particular instrument 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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