Gibson has a section in their site dedicated to the identification and meanings behind their serial numbering system.
So my serial number is 72657067.
YDDDYPPP
YY is the production year
DDD is the day of the year
PPP is the plant designation and/or instrument rank
YY = 72657067 : 77 = 1977
DDD = 72657067 : 265 = ????
PPP = 72657067 : 067 = 67th made on that day
Can anyone help me in figuring out what the DDD is the day of the year is because it is just baffling me to know end! I took this quote directly from the Gibson website and it’s hard to follow.
Thanx in advance!
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The number 265 is the two hundred and sixty fifth day of that year.You have to figure the month and day from that. Hope that helps. I have a 1980 RD Artist all original guitar. They play and sound great. Jay
Hi I wonder wich year my Gibson melody make has benn made?
The serie number is: 924599
Thanks!
From what I see on the Gibson site Andre, your melody Maker was built in 1968.
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Dang, I never knew that was the code to figure out the production dates. Time to go figure out when mine was finished, down to the exact day! Neat stuff. Thanks 🙂
It ain’t as easy as you think, eh Gibson Guitars?
So what do you have and what year is it? We’d love to know!
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