ladybird Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Have recently acquired a Star, has the name Glenn Sutton stamped on the inside strip. Since his ownership it was used by Larry Cheshire Sr. Have found out there were only around 200 made in the early 90s. Can anyone provide me with any imformation on this guitar? serial # is 90102012. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Unfortunately I know nothing about the topic, but a female member with the name ladybird and the ownership of a Gibson Star is sheer poetry and a delightful brick in the big picture. Welcome ! , , , and may others chime in - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Hello.....Is it something like this? http://www.atlantapremierguitars.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58:gibson-starburst-studio&catid=12&Itemid=107 ....by the serial # ,yours would be a 1992 also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I believe Em7 has a Gibson Casanova... only joking, he is a gentleman of the first order. Welcome from me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Yep! He is 'smooth'....... ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Thinking twice, have the feeling I've seen Ringo Starr with one, no kiddin'. Apart from that 90's Gibsons should never be underrated. FB - wish you were right ;-) - but I once saw Fellini's film. Swinging ol' retro - up for a dance ? , , , 2013 is all ours. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Hello.....Is it something like this? http://www.atlantapremierguitars.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58:gibson-starburst-studio&catid=12&Itemid=107 ....by the serial # ,yours would be a 1992 also. I played one of these...nice guitar. Not sure why the model didn't survive, I kinda like it and its red color was definitely cool in my book. Must've been the modern day design dilemma of not being able to compete with the vintage heritage thing that has occured with many modern models. QM aka Jazzman Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Also very nice in blue.....and "Jorma-approved"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladybird Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 Wow thanks guys for all your info! My guitar is black and has single stars on the fretboard and headstock but no stars on the bridge. Has anyone heard of Gibson stamping the inside with a name to personalize it for an individual? Also what I have found so far is that the black was only made in 92 and that there was less than 200 made. Does anyone know if this is correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Wow thanks guys for all your info! My guitar is black and has single stars on the fretboard and headstock but no stars on the bridge. Has anyone heard of Gibson stamping the inside with a name to personalize it for an individual? Also what I have found so far is that the black was only made in 92 and that there was less than 200 made. Does anyone know if this is correct? Never came across anything about a personalize name stamp. I suspect, the owner did that himself. I looked at the Gibson's Fabulous Flat Top Guitars book and apparently there was the Star and then there was the Starburst First, 1991 it introduced the Star which also was a Limited Edition in 1992. In 1993, it them morphed into the Starburst...which came in three different versions. The Studio Starburst, Standard Starburst, and Starburt Elite. No production figures are quoted, but it could very well have been something like 200 as I've seen production numbers for various specialty type models be in that range. From the photos in the book and comparisons between the Star and the Starbursts, the Star didn't have any stars on the bridge while the Starburst models had three stars on the bridge. The Star guitar was designed by Ren Ferguson and followed the shape o the J-185, J1-80, J-200 Junior, and J-2000, had a cutaway, had solid wood construction with maple sides and back, a Sitka spruce top, white celluloid binding, had scalloped bracing, and was sunburst or ebony with a nitrocellulose lacquer finish. (That would mean the red one I played was a Starburst not a Star as it describes the Starburst as also coming in Natural, Cherry, and Amber depending on the version). The moustache bridge is the same design as the one for the J-2000 and was carved rosewood. Its scale was 24 3/4. The Starbursts came with variations...two of the three versions of the Starburst were without pickguards for cosmetic reasons, only. The Starburst Studio version of the line had the same pickguard as the Star. Hope this helps. QM aka Jazzman Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 These really did not seem to catch on. A yellowish quilt top Starburst has been sitting in the local purveyor of musical goodies for the past couple of months. While I liked the sound plugged in - unplugged it left me cold. But hey, these are Jorma-approved and given the choice between Jorma's opinion and mine I don't think there would be much of a contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 These really did not seem to catch on. A yellowish quilt top Starburst has been sitting in the local purveyor of musical goodies for the past couple of months. While I liked the sound plugged in - unplugged it left me cold. But hey, these are Jorma-approved and given the choice between Jorma's opinion and mine I don't think there would be much of a contest. I wonder if that is the Amber finish described in the Fab Flat Top book for the Starburst Elite. What else would amber be...but yellowish or orangish, I guess. QM aka Jazzman Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I wonder if that is the Amber finish described in the Fab Flat Top book for the Starburst Elite. What else would amber be...but yellowish or orangish, I guess. QM aka Jazzman Jeff I don't own the book so can't check but that sounds like the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogeye Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 In 1992 Gibson made 143 Stars in Antique Ebony ( black). 124 in Vintage sunburst.1 in Cherry. The suggested retail was $1,399.00. The 1992 price list also contains the Starburst series The Star first appeared in Gibson's price list in 1991 when they built 10 in Antique Ebony. Gibson took it out of production in 1993. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladybird Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 You guys are walking encyclopedias! By the serial number, can you tell was the this the 12th guitar like this made, or does it just mean on that particular day? In other words does it tell what number off the line it was made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdd707 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 You guys are walking encyclopedias! By the serial number, can you tell was the this the 12th guitar like this made, or does it just mean on that particular day? In other words does it tell what number off the line it was made? 12th guitar that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 The first and fifth digit is the year it was made. Your's first digit is 9 and the fifth digit is 2...meaning 1992 The second, third, and fourth digit is the day and the year the instrument was completed. Yours is 010 meaning it was completed on the 10th day of 1992, meaning January 10th. The 6,7, and 8th digits are the rank of the instrument that day. Since yours is 012, it was the 12th instrument completed by Gibson that day. (Not necessaryily the 12th Star...as different guitars of different models were likely completed in random order that day.) Coding method from Gibson's Fabulous Flat Top Guitars. Hope this helps. QM aka Jazzman Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rar Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 The first and fifth digit is the year it was made. Your's first digit is 9 and the fifth digit is 2...meaning 1992 The second, third, and fourth digit is the day and the year the instrument was completed. ... This is not quite right. Think of the Gibson assembly line as being 'Y'-shaped. The neck assembly line and body assembly line run in parallel, then join where the neck is joined to the body, prior to finishing. Assigning a serial number, based on the date of the assignment, is the last step on the neck assembly line. This is typically a couple of weeks before the guitar is completed, but it can be months. The date a guitar was actually completed can be found on the Final Inspection card that came with the guitar. Consider, for instance, the LG-2 in this thread. The card shows that the guitar was completed and strung up for the first time on 6/13/2012 (assuming it passed final inspection first time, which is likely given the dates), but the serial number dates back exactly two weeks, to 5/31/2012. -- Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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