Gibson Les Paul Flametop 1959 Reissue in Lemon Burst

SELL YOUR GIBSON

SELL YOUR GIBSON GUITAR:
✓ Quick and easy selling process
✓ Very competitive offers
✓ Many payment options
✓ Trade-in your guitars or basses
✓ We cover all the expenses!
✓ We pay shipping, insurance, and packing to make it easy for you!
GIBSONS OFTEN PURCHASED:
✓ We buy Gibson guitars, basses, mandolins, and amps
✓ All types of Gibson models (Les Paul, SG, ES-335, etc.)
✓ We buy guitar collections
✓ Sell your vintage or used Gibsons. All types of guitar conditions are considered

Sell My Gibson Guitar or Collection

Contact Us About Your Gibson Instrument For Sale:

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EMAIL US
kcvintage@gmail.com
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CALL US
(816) 506-0860
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CHAT WITH US
Use the chat feature below!

If you have a Gibson guitar, bass, mandolin, amp or collection that you’d like to sell or would consider selling, please fill out the contact form below to see if it’s something KCVG would buy. We respond quickly! Please include the price you’d like to sell the instrument(s) for, if you don't know, we can give you an estimate. If the guitar is of interest, we will ask for photos or an in-hand description if you prefer. The opportunity to buy your Gibson guitar or collection is much appreciated!

HOW TO SELL YOUR GIBSON TO KC VINTAGE GUITARS

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CONTACT US
Contact KC Vintage Guitars about your guitar using the contact form above, or by email, phone, or the chat feature below. Let us know the brand, model and price you want for your guitar.
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OUR OFFER
We will assess your guitar or guitar collection and reach out to you with a very competitive offer for instruments we are interested in buying. If we agree on an offer, we will move forward with the purchase.
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PAYMENT
We have many payment options available for you. A few of the options are cash, check, bank transfer, PayPal and even trade-ins if you see a guitar you'd like to own. We can make it work!
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ARRANGE PICKUP OR SHIPPING
We will assess your guitar or guitar collection and reach out to you with a very competitive offer for instruments we are interested in buying. If we agree on an offer, we will move forward with the purchase.

Reviews

Yves L.
★★★★★
"Deal with Andrew. Very professional and helpfull guy. He helped me in shipping to USA as I was not used to do this :) Very good experience for me. Thank you Andrew :) (1963 Gibson ES-335)"
Luke E.
★★★★★
"A+++ transaction! Andrew obviously takes a lot of pride with the vintage guitars he sells - the attention to detail with the description and photographs provide a huge amount of comfort, particularly for an international purchase such as this. Shipping was prompt, the guitar was exceptionally well packaged and just as described when it arrived. I would have no hesitation in purchasing from Kansas City Vintage Guitars again!"
Dennis B.
★★★★★
"There is no better. Bought from him, sold to him, great communication, professional, great guy, and always promptly follows through. Always a pleasure."

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Want to know more about your Gibson guitar?

Gibson Guitars and Mandolins

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SOLID BODY
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ES MODELS
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ARCHTOP
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ACOUSTIC
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MANDOLIN

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LES PAUL
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ES-335
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SG
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FLYING V
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J-45

WHAT YEAR IS MY GIBSON GUITAR?

Gibson Serial Number and Date Guide

GIBSON DATES

GIBSON SERIAL NUMBERS

1902-1945 Gibson FON/Batch Number Range:

Gibson FON/Batch Number Range 1902-1945:

1902 - 1916: 1 - 3650

1917 - 1923: 11000 - 12000

1924 - 1925: 11000A - 11250A

1925- 1931: 8000 - 9999

1931 - 1933: 1 - 890

1934: 1 - 1500

1935: 1A - 1520A

1936: 1B - 1100B

1937: 1C - 1400C

1938: 1D - 1000D

1939: 1E - 980E

1940 - 1945: 1 - 7900

1903-1947 Gibson Non-Hyphen Serial Numbers Last Number:

Gibson Non-Hyphen Serial Numbers Last Number (1903-1947):

1903: 1500

1904: 2500

1905: 3500

1906: 5500

1907: 8300

1908: 9700

1909: 10100

1910: 10600

1911: 10850

1912: 13350

1913: 16100

1914: 20150

1915: 25150

1916: 32000

1917: 39500

1918: 47900

1919: 53800

1920: 63650

1921: 69300

1922: 71400

1923: 74900

1924: 81200

1925: 82700

1926: 83600

1927: 85400

1928: 87300

1929: 89750

1930: 90200

1931: 90450

1932: 90700

1933: 91400

1934: 92300

1935: 92800

1936: 94100

1937: 95200

1938: 95750

1939: 96050

1940: 96600

1941: 97400

1942: 97700

1943: 97850

1944: 98250

1945: 98650

1946: 99300

1947: 99999

1935-1961 Gibson Letters:

Gibson Letter:

1935: A

1936: B

1937: C

1938: D, DA

1939: Ex (x is any other letter)

1940: F, FA

1941: E (with no other letter)

1941: G

1942: H

1952: Z

1953: Y

1954: X

1955: W

1956: V

1957: U

1958: T

1959: S

1960: R

1961: Q

1937-1943 Gibson Hyphen FON without Letters First Number Range :

Gibson Hyphen FON without Letters (First Number Range:

1937: 200-xx to 399-xx

1936, 1937: 400-xx to 599-xx

1936 - 1938: 500-xx to 599-xx

1936, 1938: 600-xx to 799-xx

1936: 800-xx to 999-xx

1937: 1000-xx to 1599-xx

1938 - 1940: 1600-xx to 2999-xx

1941: 3000-xx to 5999-xx

1942: 6000-xx to 6999-xx

1943: 7000-xx to 7999-xx

1942-1951 Gibson Factory Order Number:

Gibson Factory Order Number (1942-1951:
1952: None

1953: 3

1954: 4

1955: 5

1956: 6

1957: 7

1958: 8 (some LP Juniors/Specials had a four-digit serial number with no leading year digit)

1959: 9

1960: 0

1961: 1 (very rare)

1947-1961 Gibson Hollow Body Serial Numbers:

Gibson Hollow Body Serial Numbers (1947-1961):

1947:
Apr 28: A-100
Jul 2: A-411
Dec 1: A-1146

1948:
Jan 8: A-1305
Jul 2: A-1849
Dec 8: A-2613

1949:
Jan 5: A-2666
Jul 1: A-3353
Dec 1: A-4209

1950:
Jan 3: A-4414
Jul 3: A-5456
Dec 4: A-6312

1951:
Jan 4: A-6598
Jul 2: A-8030
Dec 3: A-9194

1952:
Jan 2: A-9420
Jul 1: A-11057
Dec 1: A-12202

1953:
Jan 8: A-12463
Jul 1: A-14332
Dec 2: A-15883

1954:
Jan 5: A-16102
Jul 1: A-17435
Dec 1: A-18496

1955:
Jan 6: A-18668
Jan 12: A-18750 (last white label)
Jan 13: A-20001 (first orange label)
Jul 1: A-20991
Dec 1: A-21745

1956:
Jan 6: A-21910
Jul 3: A-23387
Dec 1: A-24567

1957:
Jan 3: A-24756
Jul 3: A-25899
Dec 3: A-26695

1958:
Jan 6: A-26820
Jul 1: A-27816
Dec 1: A-28576

1959:
Jan 9: A-28881
Jul 13: A-30569
Dec 2: A-31844

1960:
Jan 4: A-32285
Jul 1: A-34068
Dec 1: A-35252

1961:
Jan 3: A-35646
Feb 1: A-35943
Feb 21: A-36147 (Last "A" number)

1952-1961 Gibson Solid Body Model Serial Numbers First Number:

Gibson Solid Body Model Serial Numbers First Number (1952-1961):

1952: None

1953: 3

1954: 4

1955: 5

1956: 6

1957: 7

1958: 8 (some LP Juniors/Specials had a four-digit serial number with no leading year digit)

1959: 9

1960: 0

1961: 1 (very rare)

1961-1977 Gibson Serial Numbers:

Gibson Serial Numbers (1961-1977):

1961

0100 to
42440

1962

42441
to 61180

1963

61450
to 64222

1964

64240
to 71040

1962, a
few from 1963/1964

71041
to 96600

1963

96601
to 99999

1967
(all 6-digit numbers starting with "0" are 1967)

000001
to 099999

1963 or
1967

100000
to 106099

1963

106100
to 106899

1963 or
1967

109000
to 109999

1963

110000
to 111549

1963 or
1967

111550
to 115799

1963

115800
to 118299

1963 or
1967

118300
to 120999

1963

121000
to 139999

1963 or
1967

140000
to 140100

1963

140101
to 144304

1964

144305
to 144380

1963

144381
to 149864

1964

149865
to 149891

1963

149892
to 152989

1964

152990
to 174222

1964 or
1965

174223
to 176643

1964

176644
to 250335

1965

250336
to 305983

1965 or
1967

306000
to 310999

1965

311000
to 320149

1967

320150
to 320699

1965

320700
to 329179

1965 or
1967

329180
to 330199

1965,
1967 or 1968

330200
to 332240

1965

332241
to 348092

1966

348093
to 349100

1965

349121
to 368638

1966

368640
to 369890

1967

370000
to 370999

1966

380000
to 385309

1967

390000
to 390998

1966

400001
to 406666

1966 to
1968

406667
to 409670

1966

409671
to 410900

unknown

410901
to 419999

1966

420000
to 429193

1965,
1966, 1968, or 1969

500000
to 500999

1965

501009
to 501600

1968

501601
to 501702

1965 or
1968

501703
to 502706

1968

503010
to 503109

1965 or
1968

503405
to 520955

1968

520956
to 530056

1966,
1968, or 1969

530061
to 530850

1968 or
1969

530851
to 530993

1969

530994
to 539999

1966 or
1969

540000
to 540795

1969

540796
to 545009

1966

555000
to 557999

1969

558000
to 567400

1966

570087
to 570643

1966 or
1967

570645
to 570755

1966

570857
to 570964

1969

580000
to 580080

1966,
1967 or 1969

580086
to 580999

low end
models, 1966, 1967, or 1968

600000
to 600998

high
end models, 1969

600000
to 606090

1966,
1967 or 1969

700000
to 700799

1968 or
1969

750000
to 750999

1966,
1967, 1968 or 1969

800000
to 800999

1966 or
1969

801000
to 812838

1969

812900
to 819999

1966 or
1969

820000
to 820087

1966

820088
to 823830

1969

824000
to 824999

1966 or
1969

828002
to 847488

1966 or
1969

847499
to 858999

1967

859001
to 895038

1968

895039
to 896999

1967 or
1969

897000
to 898999

1968

899000
to 899999

1970

900000
to 909999

1968

910000
to 999999

1970

6
digits + A

1973

000000's

1970-1975

100000's

1973-1975

200000's

1974-1975

300000's

1974-1975

400000's

1974-1975

500000's

1970-1972,
1974-1975

600000's

1970-1972

700000's

1973-1975

800000's

1970-1972

900000's

1973-1975

A + 6
digits

1974-1975

B + 6
digits

1974-1975

C + 6
digits

1974-1975

D + 6
digits

1974-1975

E + 6
digits

1974-1975

F + 6
digits

1975

99
(prefix)

1976

00
(prefix)

1977

06
(prefix)

1977-Present Gibson 8 Digit Pattern:

Gibson 8 Digit Pattern 1977-Present:

YDDDYRRR

YY = Production Year

DDD = Day of the Year

RRR = Factory Ranking/ Plant Designation Number

001 – 499 = Kalamazoo Production (1977 – 1984)

500 – 999 = Nashville Production (1977 – 1989)

Gibson 9 Digit Serial Number:

In early July 2005, Gibson went to a 9-digit serial number with the sixth number indicating a batch number and the other serial number digits staying the same. Batch number 0 indicates instruments stamped 0-699, after that the batch number will change to 1.