Aus
"Gibson Electric Serialization taken from
the 11th Edition Blue Book of Electric Guitars"
1970-1975: From 1970 to 1975 the method of serializing instruments at
Gibson became even more random. All numbers were impressed into the
wood and a six-digit number was assigned, though no particular order was
given and some instruments had a letter prefix. The orange labels inside
hollow bodied instruments were discontinued in 1970 and were replaced
by white and orange rectangular labels on the acoustics, and small black,
purple, and white rectangular labels were placed on electric models.
In 1970, the words MADE IN USA were impressed into the back of
instrument headstocks (though a few instruments from the 1950s also had
this. The difference between a 1960s and a 1970s Gibson model is the
"MADE IN USA" stamp on the back of the headstock.
NUMBER YEAR
000000S 1973
100000S 1970-1975
200000S 1973-1975
300000S 1974-1975
400000S 1974-1975
500000S 1974-1975
600000S 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975
700000S 1970, 1971, 1972
800000S 1973, 1974, 1975
900000S 1970, 1971, 1972
6 DIGITS + A 1970
A + 6 DIGITS 1973, 1974, 1975
B + 6 DIGITS 1974, 1975
C + 6 DIGITS 1974, 1975
D + 6 DIGITS 1974, 1975
E + 6 DIGITS 1974, 1975
F + 6 DIGITS 1974, 1975
Allerdings ist hier nun von 6 und nicht von 1+4 Digits die Rede..... :shrug:
