keef-riff Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 New to the forum, but not to Gibsons. I have just got a Gibson ES-175, SN 600326, with Made In USA stamped into the wood under the SN on the back of the headstock. The sticker inside the body, is square, with an X dividing it into 4 spaces, the top of the sticker is Black background, and the bottom a purple background. I emailed Gibson, and they said that it was from 1970, to 1975. Because of records from that era, that was as much as they could tell. Anybody, know more??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Potentiometer codes will add another piece to the puzzle, but reading them is not an easy feat inside a hollowbody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef-riff Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 Potentiometer codes will add another piece to the puzzle, but reading them is not an easy feat inside a hollowbody. I may try a repair person I know...he might have a mirror to see in there.....another piece to a puzzle is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef-riff Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 There will also be a L-5 , 1979, to be sold by the family of my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Gibson gave you the 1970-'75 year range because of the label type and format of the serial number/factory order number. Unfortunately, Gibson identification numbers in this period are notoriously unreliable, so it is virtually impossible to pin down the year any closer than that. Â It is almost certainly a 1970-1975 guitar, and the year of manufacture in this period has little or no impact on the value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef-riff Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 Thanks Nick, That is good to know. The 175 will not be sold till I am gone...I got this one because of my friendship with it's owner. He was a good man, and a great friend. Could not stand the thought of this guitar going to someone that did not love it. Plus, it is a great guitar...lots of great times playing beside it on a stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Thanks Nick, That is good to know. The 175 will not be sold till I am gone...I got this one because of my friendship with it's owner. He was a good man, and a great friend. Could not stand the thought of this guitar going to someone that did not love it. Plus, it is a great guitar...lots of great times playing beside it on a stage. Â Â That's exactly the right attitude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef-riff Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 His family thought it was a 1979, I saw that it was not when I got it. I would just like to know what year it is, but I guess just know the early 70s will be close enough. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef-riff Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 My buddy Ray, the 175, my Fender Stringmaster D-6, and me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Great looking guitars! Awesome pic. Looks like you guys used to 'throw down'.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef-riff Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Thanks retro, we did indeed. Ray was a good man, and a killer player & singer. I have had time to play this guitar out a few times, and I have fell even more in love with it. A 175 straight into an amp, a little reverb...priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef-riff Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_6JAz9hV44&feature=plcp A clip of the 175 in action, not with my regular band, but at an open blues jam. I am really starting to love this guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmer Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 My buddy Ray, the 175, my Fender Stringmaster D-6, and me. if you see the color, the shine on that ES...I like that much more than a nitro blink blink to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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