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Russo

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Hello, I have acquired my dream guitar, it needs to be restored but I would love it if the wise people of this forum could tell me the year, I bought it from its original owner, it has not been played for some years. thank you so much Serial Numbers 848555

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According to my go to source for Gibson serial#'s it is either a 1966 or 1969. I have a 1969 ES-335 that is in the same range. I had to get the date code off one of the pots to confirm the 1969 date. Gibson was all over the place with jumbled serial#'s back then. 

 

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On 6/18/2024 at 4:50 PM, Russo said:

Hello, I have acquired my dream guitar, it needs to be restored but I would love it if the wise people of this forum could tell me the year, I bought it from its original owner, it has not been played for some years. thank you so much Serial Numbers 848555

Get it cleaned up   Playable

But No restoration.  They are pretty neat guitars 

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