Dinosauria Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I was checking out a '61 reissue SG today and wanted to ask you all about the serial stamp. I took note of the number and it checks out but it isn't recessed anywhere near as much as the stamp on my SG special. When you run your finger over it there is a slight indentation but it's not even and it's not very noticible. I also checked the cavity and the pot sig mayches the info I got when I looked the serial up. Could this be due to more laquer over the serial #? I realise that this is probably old ground to you guys but I'm new to Gibson guitars and with all the horror stories going around about fakes I want to be cautious. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinosauria Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 BTW there aren't any of the other signs of fakery, the headstock etc all look fine. It's a 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingarmadillo Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 The laquer on mine almost completely fills the serial number. It's not really an issue. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 That's actually pretty common. On my 2002 ES-335 the number is all but invisible, not from lacquer but it was barely imprinted in the wood at all. I had a Melody Maker where the first digit wasn't even there, and the rest were very light. Part of the reason is to combat fakery, it's sort of a complex strategy I was told about by Gibson Customer Service. Don't worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinosauria Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 Thanks guys, that makes me feel a whole lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumrnmuzik Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 My '08 Classic's serial number looks like it was branded into the wood. There's some indentation but the lacquer almost fills it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Same issue here. The serial number on my SG Special is almost unreadable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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