Jack Shimizu Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 I just purchased this guitar and can't find any info on the internet for a LG-2 ADJ with numbers on the headstock. I would like to know what year this was made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 A long time ago with that serial number, the pros will weight in soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I'm no pro, but I say 1962. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustystrings Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Looking for this guitar as an LG-2 ADJ is the reason you're not finding any information - with that reddish finish, the reverse belly/adjustable bridge and a serial number stamped in ink on the back of the headstock, you have a B-25. I would say 1962. Internally, it should be pretty much identical to the LG-2s built 1955-1961, and probably still has the smaller maple bridgeplate. I would suspect this guitar left the factory with a plastic bridge, but that serial number makes me think it's early enough that it might be original rosewood - I don't know enough about that to say for certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Shimizu Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 Thanks for the replies! Now I'm really confused. The reason I was looking for an LG-2 ADJ is the photo below. It is the label that is inside the guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Here's a '62 LG-2 ADJ on Reverb: https://reverb.com/item/52540996-1962-gibson-lg-2-adj-sunburst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Shimizu Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 Hi gearbasher Thanks for the reply! That does look like my guitar. The bridge, pickguard & tuners look identical. The color is off but I don't know how significant that is. It's weird that their is no date of manufacture on these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 10 hours ago, Jack Shimizu said: Hi gearbasher It's weird that their is no date of manufacture on these. Dating a Gibson prior to 1977 can be a challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 You guys do have a knack for making me feel old. What quickly popped into my head was the thought what in the world would you have done with a "used" Gibson back in the day before books and the internet entered out lives. Unless you found a bill or sale in the case or were buying the from the original owner who knew all of the particulars the best you could do was to figure out the model and narrow down a build period based on features. You either learned or were going to spend a whole lot of time wonder exactly what you had bought. The silver lining for me though was back then I really did not care. Knowing it was a real live guitar and it said Gibson on the headstock was enough. If nothing else, it was just a nice feeling to have landed a guitar which was worthy of my burgeoning musical talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoniqueMJ Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Can someone help me identify my Gibson vintage guitar engraved serial number 856271 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 serial number is '62 thru '64 ratio wise guessing the bridge is a standard 6" wide, it looks like the body is 14" wide so LG1, LG2 or B25 Binding is still reminiscent of the LG's. B25 went to W/B/W B25 was late '62 '62 LG1 went to plastic bridge and normally no back center strip My guess is an early to mid 1962 LG2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoniqueMJ Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Thank you Dave, Much appreciated Monique🙏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 On 9/3/2022 at 8:26 AM, zombywoof said: Knowing it was a real live guitar and it said Gibson on the headstock was enough. If nothing else, it was just a nice feeling to have landed a guitar which was worthy of my burgeoning musical talent. That's the way I always felt, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosesyr Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 To OP. How does it play and sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 On 9/3/2022 at 5:12 AM, ksdaddy said: Dating a Gibson prior to 1977 can be a challenge. Dating any Gibson is challenging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoniqueMJ Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Very true. You would think with the serial number would help with the year and model Monique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) 17 minutes ago, MoniqueMJ said: Very true. You would think with the serial number would help with the year and model Monique Gibson is the master of rolling a clue into an enigma, then turning it into a puzzle, and then wrapping it with a bow, and a ton of doubt. Edited September 9, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoniqueMJ Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 I will try to post more pictures maybe someone will be able to have a better idea. Might help Monique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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