The serial number can be found on the back of the guitars headstock. This decoder currently supports Gibson guitars from 1977 to date (older guitars coming soon).
Dagan shows you how to decode the Gibson serial number and identi.
Later Nashville-produced instruments are the least desireable vintage Gibsons, but as long as the Gibson name is present, it will still be a quality guitar. Enter your Gibson guitars 8 or 9 digit serial number in the box below to find the date of manufacture. What does your Gibson serial number tell you Find out how to date your Gibson guitar here. This is not to say all of their guitars are equal however, and the price difference between two vintage Les Paul guitars could be tens, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Gibson's golden period was between the late 1950s and mid 1960s, these are outstanding instruments, but generally any guitar built at the legendary Kalamazoo plant, especially during the CMI-period (pre-1970) will be very well-made indeed. Vintage Guitar magazine placed nine Gibson guitars in their 'top 25 most valuable guitar' list. From their simplest entry-level solid bodies to the inordinately expensive custom-built jazz guitars, all of Gibson's output has been created in America, yet loved world-wide. This Gibson pot database contains part numbers with respective models for all Gibsons from the early 1960s until the early 1980s as described in the various replacement parts lists distributed by Gibson.You can use this database to find correct Gibson pots, or correct value replacement pots for your vintage Gibson guitar. Gibson guitars have always been desireable a true testament to the skill of the guitar builders at perhaps the worlds best-regarded guitar company.