# Serial no. calculator #

***FLICKOFLASH*** · 03-02-2008, 09:30 AM

Greco · 03-02-2008, 10:31 AM

woohoo! I though I had a 2007 R8 but apparently I'm wrong!

Guitar Info
Your guitar was made at the
Kalamazoo Plant, USA
approximately in: 1958

***FLICKOFLASH*** · 03-02-2008, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greco

woohoo! I though I had a 2007 R8 but apparently I'm wrong!

Guitar Info
Your guitar was made at the
Kalamazoo Plant, USA
approximately in: 1958

wow !!! how lucky is that maybe there is more !!!

dwagar · 03-04-2008, 11:33 AM

As I said in the other thread, if you click in this section:

Vintage Panel (For all Gibson guitars made prior to 1977)

you'll obviously get a wrong answer.

idlewild south · 03-09-2008, 07:44 PM

I checked my Deluxe purchased new in May 1972;Gibson has previously verified as produced in November 1970.Site says Kalamazoo or Nashville 70,71,or72 so it is variable.I like the part where they say pre-77 is vintage.A bit of an info gap from Kalamazoo when records were transferred to Nashville(1975)

Axeman16 · 03-12-2008, 09:04 PM

it desnt work on historics.

geochem1st · 03-21-2008, 01:27 PM

For Historic Models Serial Numbers:

Hello from the Custom Shop!
Since the origin/production date of any given guitar is always a popular topic (as evidenced by the frequency of such questions on this forum), it seems approprite to provide a quick summary of how Custom Shop serial numbers work. Without further ado, here is the info you just can't live without:

1) HISTORIC '50s SOLIDBODIES, EXAMPLE: 7 1001 (1957 Goldtop)
-the first digit represents the year being reissued (1957)
-the 2nd digit represents the year the guitar was made (2001)
-the remaining 3 (or sometimes 4) digits represent the guitar's place in the sequence of '50s solidbodies produced that year.

2) HISTORIC '60s SOLIDBODIES, EXAMPLE: 010018 (1968 LP Custom)
-the first 2 digits represent the year of production (2001)
-the next 3 digits represent the guitar's place in the sequence of '60s solidbodies produced that year
-the last digit represents the year being reproduced (1968)

3) HISTORIC ES MODELS, EXAMPLE: A-38001 (1963 ES 335)
-A (or B) designates a historic ES guitar; A=335, B=345 or 355
-first digit represents the year being reproduced (1963)
-2nd digit represents the year the guitar was made (1998)
-remaining digits represent the guitar's place in the sequence of Historic ES guitars produced that year.

4) CARVED TOP (ORANGE LABLE INSIDE GUITAR), EXAMPLE: 91418009
-1st and 5th digits represent year of production (1998)
-digits 2-4 indicate the day of year the guitar was made (the 141st day of 1998)
-digits 6-8 indicate the guitar's place in the sequence of carved tops made that day.

5) CUSTOM SHOP MODELS, EXAMPLE: CS10001
-CS is an abbreviation for Custom Shop
-1st digit represents the year of production (2001)
-remaining digits indicate the guitar's place in the sequence of production.

Belzeebub · 04-11-2008, 11:03 PM

does not work on Classics

ALS682008 · 05-01-2008, 08:36 AM

what would a 871197 r8 be and how come some r8 have a space in the digits

LesPaulFanatic · 07-15-2008, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ALS682008

what would a 871197 r8 be and how come some r8 have a space in the digits

Your serial number would indicate that you have a 1958 reissue, made in 2007 (or '97) and the guitar is the 1197th historic made that year. When the production numbers reach four digits, the gap disappears

drriff · 08-31-2008, 08:04 PM

Worked for me as follows:

Your guitar was made at the
Nashville Plant, TN, USA
January 23rd, 1979
Production Number: 97

Thanks for the link - very cool!

jerryo · 09-01-2008, 08:25 PM

Your guitar was made at the
Kalamazoo Plant, USA
approximately in: 1960

...come now

it does not take 48 years for Lacquer to become unsticky

I just bought the thing 3 months ago

GodOfGuitars · 09-26-2008, 12:09 PM

Your guitar was made at the
Nashville Plant, TN, USA
March 5th, 2008
Production Number: 84

I have a Gibson LesPaul studio.

muz59 · 10-02-2008, 03:49 PM

Your guitar was made at the
Nashville Plant, TN, USA
July 8th, 2008
Production Number: 54

Not quite - the calculator has not used a leap julian calender. The S/N for my 08 standard is 018981354. This should read July 7 2008, batch 1, prod roll 354. Does this mean the guitar was the 1354th stamped guitar on the first monday after Independance day? WSY?

Mac Williams · 10-04-2008, 05:10 PM

Guitar Info
Your guitar was made at the
Kalamazoo or Nashville Plant , USA
approximately in: 1970, 1971 or 1972

SFK · 10-08-2008, 11:21 AM

Oops...nevermind.

screamingdaisy · 10-20-2008, 11:03 AM

Your guitar was made at the
Kalamazoo Plant, USA
approximately in: 1968

Not bad... it's actually a '69.

overdrive · 10-29-2008, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geochem1st

For Historic Models Serial Numbers:

Hello from the Custom Shop!
Since the origin/production date of any given guitar is always a popular topic (as evidenced by the frequency of such questions on this forum), it seems approprite to provide a quick summary of how Custom Shop serial numbers work. Without further ado, here is the info you just can't live without:

1) HISTORIC '50s SOLIDBODIES, EXAMPLE: 7 1001 (1957 Goldtop)
-the first digit represents the year being reissued (1957)
-the 2nd digit represents the year the guitar was made (2001)
-the remaining 3 (or sometimes 4) digits represent the guitar's place in the sequence of '50s solidbodies produced that year.

2) HISTORIC '60s SOLIDBODIES, EXAMPLE: 010018 (1968 LP Custom)
-the first 2 digits represent the year of production (2001)
-the next 3 digits represent the guitar's place in the sequence of '60s solidbodies produced that year
-the last digit represents the year being reproduced (1968)

3) HISTORIC ES MODELS, EXAMPLE: A-38001 (1963 ES 335)
-A (or B) designates a historic ES guitar; A=335, B=345 or 355
-first digit represents the year being reproduced (1963)
-2nd digit represents the year the guitar was made (1998)
-remaining digits represent the guitar's place in the sequence of Historic ES guitars produced that year.

4) CARVED TOP (ORANGE LABLE INSIDE GUITAR), EXAMPLE: 91418009
-1st and 5th digits represent year of production (1998)
-digits 2-4 indicate the day of year the guitar was made (the 141st day of 1998)
-digits 6-8 indicate the guitar's place in the sequence of carved tops made that day.

5) CUSTOM SHOP MODELS, EXAMPLE: CS10001
-CS is an abbreviation for Custom Shop
-1st digit represents the year of production (2001)
-remaining digits indicate the guitar's place in the sequence of production.

Thanks for the info.
I always wondered when my guitar was made.
It turns out I have a 02 57 RI GT
AAHHHH I feel much better now.

jeff_farkas · 11-02-2008, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FLICKOFLASH

Serial no. calculator

great link

Thanks

Jeff

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geochem1st Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NC Posts: 1,285 Thanks: 9 Thanked 11 Times in 2 Posts	Re: # Serial no. calculator # For Historic Models Serial Numbers: Hello from the Custom Shop! Since the origin/production date of any given guitar is always a popular topic (as evidenced by the frequency of such questions on this forum), it seems approprite to provide a quick summary of how Custom Shop serial numbers work. Without further ado, here is the info you just can't live without: 1) HISTORIC '50s SOLIDBODIES, EXAMPLE: 7 1001 (1957 Goldtop) -the first digit represents the year being reissued (1957) -the 2nd digit represents the year the guitar was made (2001) -the remaining 3 (or sometimes 4) digits represent the guitar's place in the sequence of '50s solidbodies produced that year. 2) HISTORIC '60s SOLIDBODIES, EXAMPLE: 010018 (1968 LP Custom) -the first 2 digits represent the year of production (2001) -the next 3 digits represent the guitar's place in the sequence of '60s solidbodies produced that year -the last digit represents the year being reproduced (1968) 3) HISTORIC ES MODELS, EXAMPLE: A-38001 (1963 ES 335) -A (or B) designates a historic ES guitar; A=335, B=345 or 355 -first digit represents the year being reproduced (1963) -2nd digit represents the year the guitar was made (1998) -remaining digits represent the guitar's place in the sequence of Historic ES guitars produced that year. 4) CARVED TOP (ORANGE LABLE INSIDE GUITAR), EXAMPLE: 91418009 -1st and 5th digits represent year of production (1998) -digits 2-4 indicate the day of year the guitar was made (the 141st day of 1998) -digits 6-8 indicate the guitar's place in the sequence of carved tops made that day. 5) CUSTOM SHOP MODELS, EXAMPLE: CS10001 -CS is an abbreviation for Custom Shop -1st digit represents the year of production (2001) -remaining digits indicate the guitar's place in the sequence of production. __________________ '61 SG Special 07 G0 LP Std, VOS Lemonburst 05 Martin D-15 Custom 50 W Randall Century

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muz59 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: # Serial no. calculator # Your guitar was made at the Nashville Plant, TN, USA July 8th, 2008 Production Number: 54 Not quite - the calculator has not used a leap julian calender. The S/N for my 08 standard is 018981354. This should read July 7 2008, batch 1, prod roll 354. Does this mean the guitar was the 1354th stamped guitar on the first monday after Independance day? WSY?

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