Hi Guys, This is my first post. I am an original owner of either a 65 or 66 Pelham Blue Gibson SG purchase when I was around 16 or 17. It has the small pickguard, narrow neck, tremelo maestro vibrato, white nylon saddle on the bridge, all chrome pickups, etc. I believe it's a 65, but am not sure. I have all the tickets and tags that came with the guitar new with the original hard case. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please forgive any errors with either spelling or the proper lingo as I am not a guitar expert. I did play this guitar in my early days in a band.
65 or 66 SG Standard
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this too. http://www.provide.net/~cfh/gibson.html
Gibson Serial Numbers, Feb 1961 to 1970.
All models, stamped in back top of peghead. No "MADE IN USA" stamp below serial number! Note many serial numbers are duplicated from 1963-1969. In these cases, to figure out which is the exact year for a guitar, see the General Specs section for more details. ALSO note: It is easy to confuse 5 digit and 6 digit serial numbers from this era, and hence get the wrong year for a guitar. That is, 55555 is not the same number as 555555 (but when reading the number off the back of a Gibson peghead, these two numbers do look very similar!)
Range Year
----- ----
0100 to 42440 1961
42441 to 61180 1962
61450 to 64222 1963
64240 to 71040 1964
71041 to 96600 1962, a few from 1963/1964
96601 to 99999 1963
000001 to 099999 1967 (all 6 digit numbers
starting with "0" are 1967)
100000 to 106099 1963 or 1967
106100 to 106899 1963
109000 to 109999 1963 or 1967
110000 to 111549 1963
111550 to 115799 1963 or 1967
115800 to 118299 1963
118300 to 120999 1963 or 1967
121000 to 139999 1963
140000 to 140100 1963 or 1967
140101 to 144304 1963
144305 to 144380 1964
144381 to 149864 1963
149865 to 149891 1964
149892 to 152989 1963
152990 to 174222 1964
174223 to 176643 1964 or 1965
176644 to 250335 1964
250336 to 305983 1965
306000 to 310999 1965 or 1967
311000 to 320149 1965
320150 to 320699 1967
320700 to 329179 1965
329180 to 330199 1965 or 1967
330200 to 332240 1965, 1967 or 1968
332241 to 348092 1965
348093 to 349100 1966
349121 to 368638 1965
368640 to 369890 1966
370000 to 370999 1967
380000 to 385309 1966
390000 to 390998 1967
400001 to 406666 1966
406667 to 409670 1966 to 1968
409671 to 410900 1966
410901 to 419999 unknown
420000 to 429193 1966
500000 to 500999 1965, 1966, 1968, or 1969
501009 to 501600 1965
501601 to 501702 1968
501703 to 502706 1965 or 1968
503010 to 503109 1968
503405 to 520955 1965 or 1968
520956 to 530056 1968
530061 to 530850 1966, 1968, or 1969
530851 to 530993 1968 or 1969
530994 to 539999 1969
540000 to 540795 1966 or 1969
540796 to 545009 1969
555000 to 557999 1966
558000 to 567400 1969
570087 to 570643 1966
570645 to 570755 1966 or 1967
570857 to 570964 1966
580000 to 580080 1969
580086 to 580999 1966, 1967 or 1969
600000 to 600998 low end models, 1966, 1967, or 1968
600000 to 606090 high end models, 1969
700000 to 700799 1966, 1967 or 1969
750000 to 750999 1968 or 1969
800000 to 800999 1966, 1967, 1968 or 1969
801000 to 812838 1966 or 1969
812900 to 819999 1969
820000 to 820087 1966 or 1969
820088 to 823830 1966
824000 to 824999 1969
828002 to 847488 1966 or 1969
847499 to 858999 1966 or 1969
859001 to 895038 1967
895039 to 896999 1968
897000 to 898999 1967 or 1969
899000 to 899999 1968
900000 to 901999 1970
910000 to 999999 1968
All models, stamped in back top of peghead. No "MADE IN USA" stamp below serial number! Note many serial numbers are duplicated from 1963-1969. In these cases, to figure out which is the exact year for a guitar, see the General Specs section for more details. ALSO note: It is easy to confuse 5 digit and 6 digit serial numbers from this era, and hence get the wrong year for a guitar. That is, 55555 is not the same number as 555555 (but when reading the number off the back of a Gibson peghead, these two numbers do look very similar!)
Range Year
----- ----
0100 to 42440 1961
42441 to 61180 1962
61450 to 64222 1963
64240 to 71040 1964
71041 to 96600 1962, a few from 1963/1964
96601 to 99999 1963
000001 to 099999 1967 (all 6 digit numbers
starting with "0" are 1967)
100000 to 106099 1963 or 1967
106100 to 106899 1963
109000 to 109999 1963 or 1967
110000 to 111549 1963
111550 to 115799 1963 or 1967
115800 to 118299 1963
118300 to 120999 1963 or 1967
121000 to 139999 1963
140000 to 140100 1963 or 1967
140101 to 144304 1963
144305 to 144380 1964
144381 to 149864 1963
149865 to 149891 1964
149892 to 152989 1963
152990 to 174222 1964
174223 to 176643 1964 or 1965
176644 to 250335 1964
250336 to 305983 1965
306000 to 310999 1965 or 1967
311000 to 320149 1965
320150 to 320699 1967
320700 to 329179 1965
329180 to 330199 1965 or 1967
330200 to 332240 1965, 1967 or 1968
332241 to 348092 1965
348093 to 349100 1966
349121 to 368638 1965
368640 to 369890 1966
370000 to 370999 1967
380000 to 385309 1966
390000 to 390998 1967
400001 to 406666 1966
406667 to 409670 1966 to 1968
409671 to 410900 1966
410901 to 419999 unknown
420000 to 429193 1966
500000 to 500999 1965, 1966, 1968, or 1969
501009 to 501600 1965
501601 to 501702 1968
501703 to 502706 1965 or 1968
503010 to 503109 1968
503405 to 520955 1965 or 1968
520956 to 530056 1968
530061 to 530850 1966, 1968, or 1969
530851 to 530993 1968 or 1969
530994 to 539999 1969
540000 to 540795 1966 or 1969
540796 to 545009 1969
555000 to 557999 1966
558000 to 567400 1969
570087 to 570643 1966
570645 to 570755 1966 or 1967
570857 to 570964 1966
580000 to 580080 1969
580086 to 580999 1966, 1967 or 1969
600000 to 600998 low end models, 1966, 1967, or 1968
600000 to 606090 high end models, 1969
700000 to 700799 1966, 1967 or 1969
750000 to 750999 1968 or 1969
800000 to 800999 1966, 1967, 1968 or 1969
801000 to 812838 1966 or 1969
812900 to 819999 1969
820000 to 820087 1966 or 1969
820088 to 823830 1966
824000 to 824999 1969
828002 to 847488 1966 or 1969
847499 to 858999 1966 or 1969
859001 to 895038 1967
895039 to 896999 1968
897000 to 898999 1967 or 1969
899000 to 899999 1968
900000 to 901999 1970
910000 to 999999 1968
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[quote author=ESSER link=topic=14023.msg181619#msg181619 date=1182713654]
custom shop. didn't they use a whole different set of numbers? Someone who knows will hopefully fall down drunk and roll into this thread shortly. :?
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I know they do now, but I don't know if there was a Custom Shop back then.
custom shop. didn't they use a whole different set of numbers? Someone who knows will hopefully fall down drunk and roll into this thread shortly. :?
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I know they do now, but I don't know if there was a Custom Shop back then.
TNT
Active Member
Welcome Bocatrip! :)
Those last two numbers on the pot codes tell the week that the pots were manufactured. It could be a late-year '65.
The records kept at that time were not great and leave much to be desired. I would call it a '65 without having a problem.
It sure would be nice to see a pic of your beautiful SG! (hint,hint
)
Those last two numbers on the pot codes tell the week that the pots were manufactured. It could be a late-year '65.
The records kept at that time were not great and leave much to be desired. I would call it a '65 without having a problem.
It sure would be nice to see a pic of your beautiful SG! (hint,hint
)[quote author=TNT link=topic=14023.msg181630#msg181630 date=1182715614]
Welcome Bocatrip! :)
Those last two numbers on the pot codes tell the week that the pots were manufactured. It could be a late-year '65.
The records kept at that time were not great and leave much to be desired. I would call it a '65 without having a problem.
It sure would be nice to see a pic of your beautiful SG! (hint,hint)
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As a novice for this site, how does one get my pictures posted to this site.
Welcome Bocatrip! :)
Those last two numbers on the pot codes tell the week that the pots were manufactured. It could be a late-year '65.
The records kept at that time were not great and leave much to be desired. I would call it a '65 without having a problem.
It sure would be nice to see a pic of your beautiful SG! (hint,hint
)[/quote]
As a novice for this site, how does one get my pictures posted to this site.
[quote author=Bocatrip link=topic=14023.msg181647#msg181647 date=1182717997]
As a novice for this site, how does one get my pictures posted to this site.
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A useful site is Photobucket dot com. make a free account there and post the IMG tag url, (the bottom one under your uploaded pic there) into the reply here.
There are a few free image storage sites around, but I have never had a problem with Photobucket, I also know a lot of folk here use it too.
As a novice for this site, how does one get my pictures posted to this site.
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A useful site is Photobucket dot com. make a free account there and post the IMG tag url, (the bottom one under your uploaded pic there) into the reply here.
There are a few free image storage sites around, but I have never had a problem with Photobucket, I also know a lot of folk here use it too.
