chrisaillon Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Hello people of the GIBSON forum. I recently bought a Les Paul Gibson Custom. I'm having trouble figuring out what year it was made. The serial numer is: 965057 It has Made In USA Ink Stamped, the serial number is Ink stamped as well. It is a CherryBurst. Gold hardware Witchhat knobs Black Pickguard Waffle back tuners Assuming it is real, and the serial is correct and genuine, what year is this guitar made, please? Thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 From the serial number and the features you describe (also assuming it has a headstock "volute"), the closest published SN records can come is 1970, 71 or 72. The potentiometer codes can probably eliminate one or two of these years so as to narrow it down. This is as close as you can get with 6-digit SN Gibsons from the late 60's/early 70's. Open up the control cavity and look for a 7-digit number on the bottom of the pots starting with "137". The following four numbers tell you when the pot was made. This establishes a "born on" date for the pots, so the guitar could not has been made prior to this date. Pot Code Translation: MMMYYWW - MMM = Mfg (137 = CTS), YY = last two digits of the year of manufacture, WW = the week of that year (01-52). Let us know what you find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisaillon Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Great, you are the best, inside the control cavity the numbers are 137 711 the rest are covered by silver stuff, what do you think? it must be a 71 and may be the first week or 1x something... thanx a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Yes, 1971, 10-19th week (1st week would be "01"). With pots made that early in the year, it my "expert" opinion you can safely say your guitar is a 1971 model, and nobody can prove otherwise. The published records I have show 94 cherry sunburst Customs shipping out in 1971 (vs 2390 ebony), and 605 in 1972 (vs 2654 ebony). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisaillon Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Thanx Larry, it was a really helpfull info, so my LP is one of 94 great! how much do you think it will cost in the market? It is very clean almost no scratches and only small dings. thanx again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 A quick look at e-bay "sold" listings show an average selling price of around $2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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