Do you have a Gibson Les Paul with an ink stamped serial numberĬontinued to use the 6 digit serial numbers through 19.
For example, this Les Paul's serial number is 7_6227 so it was made in 1957. The first digit of this style serial number indicates the last digit of the year it was manufactured.
In 1977, Gibson introduced the serialization method that we primarily use to this day at Gibson USA, Gibson Acoustic, and the Gibson Custom facility in Memphis, TN.
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