In fact I am 95% sure I had this guitar then since was a Christmas gift from my parents. I would be inclined to trust the Gibson site BUT I am pretty sure I got this guitar senior year of high school which is 1996.

I don't doubt it may have been an old model sitting around in the store (it was bought new) since the store was more a piano place than guitars but no way it could be a 1997 or 1998, right? Gibson USA 2014 to present These serial numbers cannot be dated to a specific day of the year. For guitars made prior to 1977 use the extended search function. I would be inclined to trust the Gibson site BUT I am pretty sure I got this guitar senior year of high school which is 1996. In 1994, Gibson's Centennial year, many instruments have a serial number that begins with '94' for the year, with the remaining 6 digits indicating the ranking number. The Gibson Serial Number Decoder currently supports 6 formats from 4 Factories. Ranking numbers 500-999 continued to indicate Nashville production through 1989.Ģ.) This site Gibson Serial Checker says: This instrument was produced on February 7th, 1998 in Nashville, Tennesee, and was instrument #457 stamped that day.ģ.) This site The Guitar Dater Project - Gibson Serial Number Decoder says: Your guitar was made at the Prior to 1984 when the Kalamazoo, MI factory was closed, the numbers 001-499 indicated Kalamazoo production. RRR is the factory ranking/plant designation number.

The Gibson serial number decoder Date a Gibson guitar by serial number From 1977 to 2013. Trying to figure out what year my LP Studio was made and I'm getting three different answers. For guitars made prior to 1977 use the extended search function.

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