what year is my Les Paul?

[1267jason]

I bought a 1960 VOS custom shop at GC, they told me it was a 07 model, but I just want to kinda know exactly when it was built. Came with a certificate stating that it was a custom shop guitar, but really no date. Can somebody help me?

[Tim Plains]

If you google "Gibson serial number" you get this.

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Support/SerialNumberSearch/

 

Gibson Custom

 

1952-1960 Les Paul, Explorer, Flying V, and Futura reissues (since late 1992):

M YRRR or MYRRRR

M is the model year being reissued

Y is the production year

RRR® indicates the guitar's place production for that year. NOTE: This number includes all models for a particular reissue year - so, for example, a 1958 Reissue serial number may include '58 Reissue LP Standard and '58 Explorer production.

 

Example: 7 5123 is the 123rd 1957 reissue model produced in 2005.

[1267jason]

Thanks!!