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Serial numbers can pull up multiple guitars from multiple years.” To illustrate his point, Davidson types in a serial number from memory and it quickly pulls up three different guitars—an SG, a Steinberger, and a Les Paul. Serial Number Search: How To Buy A Guitar: Tech Support: Tech Tips: Schematics and Manuals. Community: 24/7 Support: Gibson Lifestyle Instruments & Gear Gear & Home Recording. A Closer Look at The 1958 Les Paul Standard A Revolution in the Making. The Les Paul was given a meticulously hand-carved arched maple top on a solid. Aug 30, 2007 The other is #73xx, I was told this is a 1958. Does this sound right? This one has a huge neck, almost too big for my taste. The 'Les Paul Junior' logos look wrong on both of those. The 4 digit number looks right. Jr serial numbers Thanks Tom. You are a fountain of useful information!
Over the past 50 or 60 years, a few solidbody electric guitar models have established themselves as must-have “standards” for guitar players. A great example is the venerable Gibson Les Paul – even non-guitar players are familiar with the iconic shape and name of this guitar. There are few other guitar models that have been seen in the hands of as many legendary musicians or that have inspired as many people to want to learn to play guitar.
One has to wonder if Les Paul had any idea the legacy he was creating when he first began experimenting with solid-body electric guitar designs, or if Ted McCarty, the president of Gibson at the time of the debut of the Les Paul Model guitar, knew that what he was doing would have such long-range impact on guitar players and music lovers.
Home Forums > The Les Paul > Historics & Reissues > 1958 LP Reissue serial number Discussion in ' Historics & Reissues ' started by Delmar Evans, Apr 18, 2018. Les Paul Models SG Models ES-Style Models Basses Designer Models Gibson Custom Shop. Acoustic Guitars. Super Jumbo Models Square Shoulder Models Round Shoulder Models Small Body Models Songwriter Models. Report Counterfeits Serial Number FAQ. Epiphone Kramer Steinberger KRK Cerwin Vega Stanton DJ. 1958 Gibson Les Paul Model Serial #8 1131. Dave Rogers, Laun Braithwaite,. A A By the early 1950s, popular recording artist Les Paul had been working on a solidbody guitar for a number of years. Only the impressive sales of Fender’s solidbody, the Telecaster, finally convinced Gibson to consider his idea and come up with one of.
Over the years, the Les Paul has had many incarnations, ranging from simple student models to high-end luxury models – plus some very interesting “detours” along the way for models with unusual features.
It would be a tremendous task to catalog all of the Les Paul-based models and their variations in one article. But let’s take a tour of some of the significant Gibson Les Paul models produced in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, with notes on how those models changed over the decades, all bookended with significant dates from Gibson history.
1896
First Gibson store opened by Orville Gibson.
1902
Gibson established as the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
1918
Orville Gibson passes away.
1944
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Gibson purchased by CMI (Chicago Musical Instrument) company.
Mid-1940s
Les Paul approaches Gibson with his idea for a solidbody electric guitar. According to Les, “They politely ushered me out the door. They called it the broom stick with a pickup on it.”
1948
Ted McCarty hired by Gibson.
1950
Ted McCarty named president of Gibson.
1952
Ted McCarty seeks out Les Paul.
Les Paul Model – Goldtop finish. No serial numbers. Two P-90 single-coil pickups. Floating trapeze bridge/tailpiece with strings wrapped under the bridge. Shallow neck angle. Mahogany body. Two- or 3-piece maple top. Mahogany neck. Mother-of-pearl inlay. Brazilian rosewood fingerboard. Early models had no neck binding. Barrel control knobs.
1953
Les Paul Model – First serial numbers. Wrap-around stop bar bridge/tailpiece. First appearance of “Rhythm/Treble” plate around pickup selector switch. Neck angle increased to three degrees to accommodate new bridge. Slightly shorter barrel control knobs.
1954
Les Paul Model – Neck angle increased to four degrees.
Les Paul Custom – Carved mahogany top. P-90 bridge pickup, Alnico V neck pickup. Tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece. “Fretless Wonder” frets. Gold plating on hardware. Block inlays. Pearl logo. Ebony fingerboard.
Les Paul Junior – Inexpensive “student” model. Single P-90 pickup. Mahogany body. Wrap-around bridge/tailpiece. Yellow/Brown Sunburst.
Les Paul TV – Inexpensive “student” model. 3/4-scale length. Single P-90 pickup. Maple body. Mahogany neck. Wrap-around bridge/tailpiece. Transparent Yellow finish.
1955
Les Paul Model – Wrap-around bridge/mounting studs changed slightly. Bridge pickup moved toward neck by 1/8”. First ABR-1 bridges/stop tailpieces appear in the fall of 1955, along with “bonnet”-shaped control knobs.
Les Paul TV – Changed to full scale length.
Les Paul Special – Single-cutaway mahogany body. Bound neck. Two P-90 pickups. Wrap-around bridge/tailpiece. Transparent Yellow finish.
1956
Les Paul Model – Tone capacitors changed to Sprague “bumble bee.”
Les Paul Junior – Threaded bridge inserts stabilize wrap-around bridge studs. Pickup moved slightly toward neck.
Les Paul TV – Changed to mahogany body. Threaded bridge inserts stabilize wrap-around bridge studs. Pickup moved slightly toward neck.
Les Paul Special – Threaded bridge inserts stabilize wrap-around bridge studs.
1957
Les Paul Model – Introduction of PAF (patent applied for) humbucking pickups, which were designed for Gibson by Seth Lover. Some guitars made in 1957 and 1958 had dark brown backs.
Les Paul Custom – Three humbucking pickups.
1958
Les Paul Standard – Replaces Les Paul Model. By mid-1958, finish changed from “Goldtop” to “Cherry Red Sunburst.” Two-piece center-seamed top. Back of guitar changed from Brown to Cherry Red. Maple tops range from “plain” to “flamey.”
Les Paul Junior – Body shape changed to rounded double cutaway.
Les Paul TV – Body shape changed to rounded double cutaway.
Les Paul Special – Body shape changed to rounded double cutaway. Cherry Red finish.
Les Paul Special TV – Same as Les Paul Special, but with Yellow “TV” finish.
1959
Les Paul Standard — Wider frets. Jack plate changed to square-cornered shape.
Les Paul Special – Neck pickup moved 1/2” toward bridge to strengthen neck joint.
A BRIEF INTERMISSION
Ironically, given their popularity in later years, the Les Pauls of the 1950s were not overly popular in their day. The single-cutaway designs were discontinued at the end of 1960, replaced by the sharp-pointed double-cutaway Les Paul SG Standard, Les Paul SG Junior, Les Paul SG TV, Les Paul SG Special, and Les Paul SG Custom, all of which were made from late 1960 to 1963. In 1963, “SG Standard,” “SG Junior,” “SG Special,” and “SG Custom” became the model names, effectively ending the “Golden Vintage Era” of the Les Paul. The Les Paul SG TV was discontinued in 1963.
1968
Les Paul Standard – The single-cutaway Les Paul returns with a goldtop reissue with 1956 specs. Indian rosewood is used in place of Brazilian rosewood for fingerboard. Long neck tenon. Sprague “black beauty” tone capacitors. Chrome plating replaces nickel plating on hardware. “Reflector top” control knobs.
Les Paul Custom – Model reintroduced with carved maple top. Wide peghead. Two humbucking pickups. Long neck tenon.
1969
Gibson purchased by Norlin.
Les Paul Standard – Wider peghead. By mid-1969, multiple-piece maple tops. Short neck tenon. Laminated “pancake” mahogany back with a layer of maple.
Les Paul Custom – Pancake body. By mid-1969, 3-piece neck with volute appears.
Les Paul Deluxe – Replaces Les Paul Standard. Mini-humbucking pickups. Small volute. Three-piece mahogany neck.
Les Paul Personal – “Pancake” mahogany body. Three-piece mahogany neck. Ebony fingerboard. XLR microphone input with volume control. Two low-impedance pickups (made by a company called “Dirty Works,” which later changed its name to “EMG”). Gold hardware. Phase switch. Three-position Tone Selector switch. Master volume, bass, treble, and “decade” (rotary tone switch) controls. Stereo output jack. Walnut finish.
Les Paul Professional – Mahogany body. Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard. Two low-impedance pickups. Nickel hardware. Phase switch. Three-position Tone Selector switch. Master volume, bass, treble, and “decade” controls. Walnut finish.
1971
Les Paul Personal – Discontinued.
Les Paul Professional – Discontinued.
Les Paul Recording – Mahogany body. Three-piece mahogany neck. Two low-impedance pickups. High-/low-impedance switchable transformer. Phase switch. Three-position Tone Selector switch. Master volume, bass, treble, and “decade” controls.
1971
Les Paul Standard – Reissue of 1954 Goldtop.
1973
Les Paul Signature – Double-cutaway hollowbody. Maple top and back. Walnut sides. F-holes. Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard. Two low-impedance pickups. Master volume and tone controls. Rotary three-position Tone Select switch. Rotary phase switch. Separate high- and low-impedance output jacks.
Les Paul Standard ’54 Reissue – Discontinued.
1975
Gibson factory opened in Nashville, Tennessee.
Les Paul Deluxe – Neck changed from mahogany to maple.
1976
Les Paul Standard – Pancake body. Two humbuckers. Maple neck.
Les Paul Deluxe – Body changed from pancake style to solid mahogany.
Les Paul Artisan – Ornate version of Les Paul Custom. Two or three humbucking pickups.
The Les Paul – Mahogany core body with laminate flame maple top, back, and sides. Flame maple neck. Abalone side dots. Dyed maple/rosewood binding. Three-piece ebony/rosewood/ebony fretboard. Gold hardware. Rosewood headstock veneer. Handmade rosewood control knobs, pickup surrounds, jack plate, toggle switch plate, and pickguard.
1978
Les Paul Standard – Solid mahogany body. Maple neck.
Les Paul 25/50 – 25th-anniversary model (though 1977 was the actual anniversary). Silver and gold hardware. Abalone side markers. Mahogany body. Flame maple top. Five-piece flame maple neck. Brass nut. Coil-tap mini switch. Gold truss-rod cover. TP-6 fine-tuning tailpiece.
Les Paul Artist – Five-piece maple neck. Brass nut. Gold truss-rod cover. TP-6 fine-tuning tailpiece. Active bass and treble controls. Master volume control. Built-in compression, expansion, and brightness circuits controlled by mini toggle switches.
Les Paul Recording – Control layout changed. Impedance switch replaced with separate high- and low-impedance output jacks.
Les Paul Signature – Discontinued.
1980
Les Paul Recording – Discontinued.
1982
Les Paul Artisan – Discontinued.
1984
Gibson production in Kalamzoo ends.
1986
Gibson purchased by Henry Juskiewiscz, Gary Zebrowski, and David Berryman.
NOTE: The instruments pictured in this article are not vintage instruments.
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Gibson serial numbers 1952 to 1961, solidbody model.
An ink-stamped number from the back of the headstock.
Gibson released solidbodies in 1952. No serial numbers were used, Gibson just started therewith in 1953.
The first digit of the serial number is the last digit of the year. If the stamped number consists 5 digits, there is a space between the first and second digit (a separation between the last digit of the year and the actual serial number).
When a six-digit serial number is concerned, there is no space, because the highest number in four digits (9999) has been exceeded and so fills the space. This was the case in the years 1955, 1956, 1959 and 1960.
In 1955, Gibson forgot to put back the serial number range to 0001.
So they had just put the year from 4 to 5. For this reason, the array of four-digit serial number was exceeded after 9999.
Thence 5 digits and no space between the year (5) and the serial number. (After 5 9999 came 510 000)
Evidently the production was high in 1956 because '6 9999' is exceeded. Also in 1959 and 1960 there was a high production, '9 9999' is exceeded for '932 000' or higher.
Therefore, the production in 1959 may be a '1', '2' or '3' in the second digit.
Gibson stopped the stamped serial numbers at the end in 1960, although there are a few guitars made in 1961 with a '1' as a prefix. Some lap steels and Les Paul's from 1961 have such a serial number.
Another exception to the above rules is in the autumn from 1958, where a some Les Paul Juniors and Specials had a four-digit serial number.
| 1st digit | PRODUCTION YEAR |
| None | 1952 |
| 3 | 1953 |
| 4 | 1954 |
| 5 | 1955 |
| 6 | 1956 |
| 7 | 1957 |
| 8 At the end of 1958 had some LP Juniors/Specials a four-digit serial number without prior year digit. | 1958 |
| 9 | 1959 |
| 0 | 1960 |
| 1 (rare) | 1961 |
Gibson serial numbers, early to mid seventies.
From 1970 to 1975, the 6-digit serial numbers randomly generated.
In a random sequence numbers were stamped on the back of the headstock. For some instruments, preceded by a letter.
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It was also from 1970 'MADE IN USA' stamped on the back of the headstock. Some instruments from the fifties also had been such a stamp.
Gibson serial numbers, 1970-1975.
The same confusing six-digit serial system of the sixties was maintained until 1975. This means that instruments with the same serial number can be from the 60s or 70s.
Guitars got six digits in any order, and in some cases they were preceded by a letter that none seemed to have no smeaningful sense.
Note that the series of between 1970 and 1975, may be an overlap from production in 1964 and 1965.
The table below shows the years in which the numbers could relate.
| Seral number range | PRODUCTION YEAR |
| 000000 - 099999 | 1973 |
| 100000 - 199999 | 1970 - 1975 |
| 200000 - 299999 | 1973 - 1975 |
| 300000 - 399999 | 1974 - 1975 |
| 400000 - 499999 | 1974 - 1975 |
| 500000 - 599999 | 1974 - 1975 |
| 600000 - 699999 | 1970 - 1972 and 1974 - 1975 |
Serials 1977-2013.
The most sustainable numbering system Gibson was launched in 1977, an eight-digit number. The first and fifth digit representing the year of manufacture. The three intermediate digits, the day of that year. The digits to six to eight gave the serial number.
After opening of the new factory in Nashville, in the sequence numbers were also included the production site. 001 to 499 appeared on the instruments built in Kalamazoo, 500 to 999 built in Nashville.
Even after the closing of the factory in Kalamazoo in 1984, this process was continued until 1989 in Nashville.
In 2005 the system was upgraded to first digit at the end of the batch number was inserted. The sequence numbers were 500 to 699, after which the batch number 1 was increased, and the number returned 500.
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Gibson closed the Memphis plant in April 2019.
The production of the 'USA made' solid body guitars is now only produced in Nashville.
Serial numbers 2014 to present.
Gibson's most simplest system was introduced in 2014. A nine-digit serial number stamped. The first two digits indicate the year, the rest is the serial number for all guitars produced that year.
Every year starts with serial 0000001.
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