Flamed Froggy Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I've got my Hummingbird today I bought it in a french store in Paris but there's something strange about back of the headstock. It's very hard to read serial number and "Made In USA". Is it normal ? Some people could think that it's a fake. All your acoustic model have very very light digits and letters ? Could you tell me more about my guitars. Its number is : 01138036. Is it a VOS model ? I ordered it as a True Vintage but I'm surprised because I have been thinking that those models had a Custom Shop Logo or something else to proove that it's a TV model. Anyway, I think that it's a TV model because there's no preamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayla Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 The "made in usa" is hard to read on the back of my headstock. (It's a J-100, not a Hummingbird.) Don't know what this means, if anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 if it has an orange label inside the guitar, no pickup and 'Hummingbird' written on the truss rod cover, it's a TV! Congrats on what sounds like a lovely guitar. The 'Made In USA' stamp on the back of the headstock of my Hummingbird is fairly faint, and on my SJ200 it is nigh-on invisible. Nothing to worry about I am sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchabalk Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 don't know if this is indicative of all TV guitars or not but i've got a J-45TV and it's got nothing on the back of the headstock (smooth and blank). The model name on the orange label indicates: "J-45" (no mention of TV). The sticker contains the serial number and it's also imprinted on the inside of the guitar on the neck joint block (visible when you look in the sound hole.) No electronics, blank truss rod cover. It's a TV special or something. it's got red spruce top. Gibson's checking the all of the actual details on it now for me, but my understanding is that it's part of the true vintage series. Sounds and plays great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWilson Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 FFroggy-Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but the first and fifth number of your serial # indicates the year, '08, and I believe it was made on the 113th day of 2008 and was the 36th guitar finished that day. I know I have the year correct! Sounds like a nice guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flamed Froggy Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 Yes, there's an orange label inside and there's no pickup, but nothing is written on truss rod cover. As for the way to read this serial number it's seems to be like serial numbers of solid body, huh ? I would like to have a reply of Admin about my guitar, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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