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Topic: What year is this guitar? PLEASE CLOSE |
Lonnie Bennett
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Posted 29 Apr 2012 4:50 pm |
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I have a Gibson Century 6. The serial number on the back of the neck is 47533. If there is someone that knows or would tell me where to get the year this was made I would greatly appreciate it. Also I am thinking about selling. What would be an approximate worth of this guitar.
 Thanks
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Big Ben
Last edited by Lonnie Bennett on 30 Apr 2012 4:34 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2012 5:23 pm
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| oooooo, pretty and rare in '50s pink. |
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Denny Turner
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Oahu, Hawaii USA
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 30 Apr 2012 12:54 am
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Have a look here Lonnie :
http://www.gibson.com/Files/downloads/bluebook/GibsonElectrics.pdf
4 = year of production : 1954
1952-1961 (SOLIDBODIES): When production of solidbody guitars
began, an entirely new serial number system was developed. Though not
used on the earliest instruments produced (those done in 1952), a few of
these instruments have three digits stamped on the headstock top. Sometime
in 1953, instruments were ink stamped on the headstock back with
5- or 6-digit numbers, the first digit indicating the year, and the following
digits indicating production numbers (Y NNNN or Y NNNNN). The
production numbers run in a consecutive order and, aside from a few oddities
in the change over years (1961-1962), it is fairly accurate to use them
when identifying solid body instruments produced between 1953 and
1961. Later models typically feature six-digit numbers. Examples of this
system:
4 2205 = 1954
6 14562 = 1956 |
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Lonnie Bennett
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Upstate New York
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Posted 30 Apr 2012 4:33 am serial number info PLEASE CLOSE
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Gentlemen, Thank you very much for the info. This really will help in my decision to sell. All info was appreciated. Thanks again.
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