Serial Numbers Gibson Best Direct

“You’ve got a Gibson. You flip it over, see a number, and Google it. But nothing matches. Sound familiar? Here’s why.”

Did you know? A 1979 Gibson Les Paul with serial # 80087501 was the 501st guitar built on March 20, 1979 (day 79 of the year) at the Nashville plant. serial numbers gibson

“Before 1977, Gibson serials were chaos—overlapping numbers, re-used sequences, no date codes. After 1977, they locked in the YDDDY system we still use today.” “You’ve got a Gibson

“A real 1959 Les Paul does NOT have an 8-digit serial. If you see one, run. And fakes often have a ‘Made in USA’ stamp that’s too deep or misaligned.” see a number