Guitarnab Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Hello, I've recently inherited my dad's old gibson ES-335TD and now I'm trying to figure out the year it was manufactured. Ive been looking the .pdf file available here http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Support/SerialNumberSearch/ and it seems that 1964 serials are between 176644-199999. The serial number of my Gibson is 1773XX so, I just wanted to make sure that I've got the year correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Hello, I guess the first question is . Is there a label inside the Guitar? what color and shape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarnab Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Hello, I guess the first question is . Is there a label inside the Guitar? what color and shape? Hey, tried to attach a photo of the label, hope the attachment works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 That would be a 70's era label. A 60's label would be orange in color and oval in shape. The Gibson six-digit serial number system of the 60's/70's is a mess. To find the correct year of mfg you must consider many factors. With this label and serial number, all that can be determined is it was made between 1970 and 1975. Your guitar probably has "Made In The USA" stamped on the back of a "voluted" headstock. These are also 70's features. I've found the best way to determine an "era" of mfg for these guitars (within one or two years) is using potentiometer codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sok66 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 That would be a 70's era label. A 60's label would be orange in color and oval in shape. The Gibson six-digit serial number system of the 60's/70's is a mess. To find the correct year of mfg you must consider many factors. With this label and serial number, all that can be determined is it was made between 1970 and 1975. Your guitar probably has "Made In The USA" stamped on the back of a "voluted" headstock. These are also 70's features. I've found the best way to determine an "era" of mfg for these guitars (within one or two years) is using potentiometer codes. Ditto. If you can post some pics of the guitar we can perhaps narrow it down a bit for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarnab Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Thanks for the helpful info and you were correct "Made In The USA" stands in the back of the headstock. I will take a look at the pots and see what I can find out. Can also post a few pictures here soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 a Purple and Black label;;; 1970 to 1975 for the serial number.. By chance;... a Small volute would start out at around 1970.. on the back of the headstock.. a bigger volute would be mid 70s.. I think Im correct on this.. Still a Nice Guitar.. 335s are popular.. So I would not be to concerned of the Era... Seen through this f-hole is the "Norlin" white rectangle label (with purple and black triangles), used from 1970 to 1984. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarnab Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Thanks for the help and comments so far everyone. Instead of posting the images here I made an album to photobucket for better quality images: http://s1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee492/Gandalffi/Gibson/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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