rox Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Can anyone help me make sense of this SG number: 615937 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 The short answer to your question is.....NO. There is no sense to be made of Gibson's 6-digit serial number system used in the late 60's and early 70's. That number could have been used in 1969 or 1970 or 1971 or 1972 or 1974 or 1975. If your trying to determine the mfg year of your guitar you're going to have to put forth a little more effort and information, including but not limited too, detailed photos (especially front and back of headstock, front of body, etc), and you will also need to open up the control cavity and find potentiometer codes. By furnishing the detailed info, the year of your guitar can be narrowed down to about a six month window (or less). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobB Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 If the words "MADE IN USA" appear below the serial number, it would be consistent with a serial number from between 1970 to 1975. If the potentiometers are original, you can open the control cavity and check the back of the potentiometers for a seven digit number which starts with 137####. The fourth and fifth digits would indicate the year the potentiometer was built an the last two digits would indicate the week of that year when that part was built. The date code on the potentiometer is usually within a year of when the instrument was built. Pictures would be a big help to identify the age and model of your SG. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG MEN Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 If the words "MADE IN USA" appear below the serial number, it would be consistent with a serial number from between 1970 to 1975. If the potentiometers are original, you can open the control cavity and check the back of the potentiometers for a seven digit number which starts with 137####. The fourth and fifth digits would indicate the year the potentiometer was built an the last two digits would indicate the week of that year when that part was built. The date code on the potentiometer is usually within a year of when the instrument was built. Pictures would be a big help to identify the age and model of your SG. Thanks. Simple enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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