Want to know how to date your Gibson guitar by serial number? This should be an 8 digit number that can be dated by the 1st and 2nd digits as follows: 99 = 1975 00= 1976 06 = 1977 How to date Gibson Les Paul guitars is a study of its own. If it is an 'R' type it will be stamped in there. For example, the serial number for the first guitar built in the El Cajon (USA) factory on Jis 1107064001.
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Find out how to date your Gibson guitar here. All acoustic serial numbers begin with the letter 'A' and are followed by the two digit year prefix.
