NancyJohnson Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 7 hours ago, merello said: Haven’t read whole thread but Gibson are offering a £59k reward for their order book around The 59 mark. It's interesting that it's taken until now for the request to be made and god knows how many guitars Gibson were producing annually back then. I'd reckon that the ledgers for that period probably went into a dumpster during some sort of office/warehouse reorganisation/tidy up in the mid-70s move from Kalamazoo to Nashville. You can (almost) imagine some Brylcreemed middle management bloke (imagine George McFly) being giving a remit to tidy things up prior to the move to the new plant and just going to some lacky, 'Ted, throw these in the junk, we'll have no need for these at the new facility.' Hopefully, I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 For me it was a case of getting the itch out of my system so I bought a 1970 SB RW P bass. It felt amazing, looked beautiful and sounded very smooth but could I justify the cash being tied up like that? not after picking up a lowly Squire VM P.....sold the vintage and I'll probably never sell the Squire....its lighter, punchier and just perfect for no money at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaRik Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) The Gibson day books for the latter half of 1958, '59 and '60 were lost during an office relocation. They do have the annual figures of each model, but not by type. Interestingly, Gibsons own records show 19 Explorers and 81 Flying Vs were produced in 1958. Another 3 Explorers were made in 1959, along with a further 17 Flying Vs making them infinitely more rare than the Les Pauls of the same era. For comparison, in 1958 434 burst Les Pauls were made, and 649 in 1959. Of those, only guitars made up to 30th June 1958 are accurately recorded with finish, model and serial number. As for total production numbers - in 1959 Gibson recorded the production of 34,123 guitars. Costs? Expect to pay from £150,000 upwards for a verified '59 Les Paul burst, and if you've won the lottery you can get a '58 Flying V for £256,000 from Emerald City Guitars, Seattle. There are reports that in 2016 a store in Denmark Street brokered the sale of a 1958 Explorer for $1.1m http://www.burstserial.com/index.php?/page/serial_log is a brilliant resource for burst Les Pauls Edited July 21, 2020 by DaytonaRik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassaussie Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 22 minutes ago, DaytonaRik said: The Gibson day books for the latter half of 1958, '59 and '60 were lost during an office relocation. They do have the annual figures of each model, but not by type. Interestingly, Gibsons own records show 19 Explorers and 81 Flying Vs were produced in 1958. Another 3 Explorers were made in 1959, along with a further 17 Flying Vs making them infinitely more rare than the Les Pauls of the same era. For comparison, in 1958 434 burst Les Pauls were made, and 649 in 1959. Of those, only guitars made up to 30th June 1958 are accurately recorded with finish, model and serial number. http://www.burstserial.com/index.php?/page/serial_log is a brilliant resource for burst Les Pauls Hi. I think the shipping total for 1958 Les Paul Standards (434) includes both gold top and sunburst finishes. Gibson transitioned during 1958 from gold top to sunburst, and didn't keep a record of the specific number shipped for each finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaRik Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, bassaussie said: Hi. I think the shipping total for 1958 Les Paul Standards (434) includes both gold top and sunburst finishes. Gibson transitioned during 1958 from gold top to sunburst, and didn't keep a record of the specific number shipped for each finish. The transition happened after June 1958 which is why the exact number for that year is unknown, but there may be a few bursts in the gold top column and vice versa. They would have, of course, been recorded in the now legendary missing day books. The non-centre split top is a giveaway as to those which were either officially refinished at the factory or unofficially after the event. Edited July 21, 2020 by DaytonaRik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassaussie Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, DaytonaRik said: The transition happened after June 1958 which is why the exact number for that year is unknown, but there may be a few bursts in the gold top column and vice versa. They would have, of course, been recorded in the now legendary missing day books. The non-centre split top is a giveaway as to those which were either officially refinished at the factory or unofficially after the event. If you're into old Gibsons, then you probably already know this site, but I'll link to it anyway. I think it's as good a resource as any on the net for vintage details. http://www.guitarhq.com/shippin4.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaRik Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Part of me would love to convert my watch collection into a 60's SG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onehandclapping Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I have had 2 early stackers,they a not for me,the 2 resistors being the reason,they are not in the reissues ,I personally prefer a slab vvt or just a vvt.The slab vvt is much rarer...Just find what works for you and within budget and you enjoy playing it...collecting anything vintage you just hone in on what you like a which is not always the same as what the market says is “the best” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 9 hours ago, onehandclapping said: have had 2 early stackers,they a not for me,the 2 resistors being the reason Out of interest, what’s different about the resistors in the stack knob ones and the vvt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers_Williamson Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 13 hours ago, Reggaebass said: Out of interest, what’s different about the resistors in the stack knob ones and the vvt Ask Jaco (oh you can't). Didn't he replace the stack knobs in the Bass of Doom with vvt, because they sounded louder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 On 22/07/2020 at 07:54, Reggaebass said: Out of interest, what’s different about the resistors in the stack knob ones and the vvt The stacked pots each had a resistor attached, which the signal passed through. This was in addition to the capacitor(s) that is still used. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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