Arcenson Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 I'm a bout to buy a Gibson ES-339 dot Cherry that the seller dates as 2015 (but is not sure). Well I'm getting confused about the date of manufacture.. Its 339 serial is CS150049. Some says CS stands for Custom shop. Ok. Then the first number shoud be the year of build. Some say the "1" stands for 2011. ("0" would be 2010) And the rest of the number would be 50049 which is the built n'th guitar. But in some ES-339 ads I saw guitars selling as 2015 with a serial number just like the above one. So... my question is is the guitar the guy want to sell a 2011 and is the 50049th built or a 2015 and is the 0049th built ? Thanks for your help. JP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) Gibson just changed how they do their serial numbers two days ago, and will change it again in a few days. Best bet, call or e-mail the company that made it. That is the best I got. Edited August 9, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Gibson serial number can drive you crazy, but for a custom shop guitar, pretty sure that one was built in 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Call Gibson at the number at the bottom of this page. They will confirm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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