But before that there was a document of shipment totals maybe issued by gibson. The tops of these guitars were made of carved spruce, and the very early backs were of book matched, carved curly maple thomas a. Comparing the number of guitars logged with the estimated shipping totals for. Additionally, you can take the above epiphone and spend a couple hundred bucks on upgraded hardware, upgraded picks and add the missing circuit and you will have an epiphone that sounds exactly like the gibsonfor a 14 of the price. Centersteam publishers, creators of rare and collectible books.
It does not do banjos, but it does both acoustics and electrics. Larrys books are available at as well as other fine musical instrument and book retailers. Gibson les paul standard 1976 cherry sunburst guitar for. Mar 15, 2007 larry is the author of the gibson flying v and gibson shipment totals books as well as the audio cd book for collectors, live. Gibson les paul standard 1976 sunburst honeyburst guitar. Gibson shipment totals, 19371979 is a new guitar reference book for the guitar. And if the gibson shipment totals 19371979 book, page 53, is accurate, then there was only one rb180 made in 1961. Additionally, there is conflicting information contained in larry meiners book called gibson shipment totals 1937 1979, which reflects that gibson shipped over 2,100 cherry sunburst les paul custom guitars in 1973 and over 2,800 in 1974. Larry meiners writes this column for premier guitar and is the author of the gibson flying v and gibson shipment totals books as well as the audio cd book for instrument collectors, live. Introduced in 1922, the gibson l5 is the precursor of the modern archtop guitar. Zachary fjestad is the author of the blue book of electric guitars, the blue book of acoustic guitars, and the blue book of guitar amplifiers. Billy also provided a cover photo of his vintage 1958 flying v guitar used on the fandango tour. Duuchossoir in his book gibson electrics the classic years page 173 states at the end of 1957, i.
Meiners vintage guitar articles have been published over the last decade in guitar magazines and books. Mar 19, 2007 larry is the author of the gibson flying v and gibson shipment totals books as well as the audio cd book for collectors, live. Pictures, history for vintage fender gibson martin epiphone national dobro gretsch rickenbacker danelectro kay dangelico stromberg guitars. Gibson shipment totals details the number of instruments shipped by year within each product category. The l9s shipping figures are taken from larry meiners book gibson shipment totals. Gibson electric solidbody shipping production vintage guitar totals. Vintage guitars info gibson electric hollowbody vintage. Gibson shipment totals 19371979 paperback by larry meiners. Black finish contrasted by cream plastic parts, double cream ttop humbuckers. The sg exclusive has a set of features that are unique to this model. But i have also seen the gap where the book for this period should. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Gibson prewar and immediate postwar shipping totals. The illustrated history of this modernistic guitar.
Gibson electric hollowbody shipping totals till 1969. According to several resources, 1962 was the transitional year to the solid sg style body. Oct 28, 2007 there is a book that documents shipping totals starting in 1937. Translucent cherry was the standard finish initially, with walnut, antique sunburst, and wine red becoming available later.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Additionally, there is conflicting information contained in larry meiners book called gibson shipment totals 1937 1979, which reflects that gibson shipped over. Gibson shipping statistics for the es355tdsv are available from the year of the models inception 1959 and up until 1979. Shipping and handling charges are based on the domestic ground shipping rates in the chart above. Gibson collecting vintage gibson guitars vintage guitars info. Electric semisolid thinlines and the players who made. If thats all true, then it looks like youve got that one rb180. This is an early version still with the kluson tuliptuners, untouched solderjoints, the pots date to 5th week of 1976.
I also like the idea of documenting the burst rippers because of the small gibson shipping numbers provided in larry meiners book gibson shipment totals 19371979, i would assume these numbers came from gibsons accounting and or book keeping departments and. Vintage guitars infos gibson electric vintage guitar shipping totals, 1936 to 1969. Gibson sg timeline the 1970s vintage guitar and bass. Customs brokerage and quarantine clearance, customs bonded and quarantine approved deconsolidation warehouses and container parks with unpack, pack, cross docking, staging and storage capabilities refer to gibson freight australia pl.
Gibson shipment totals 19371979 book by larry meiners. Credit is given for references from 50 years of the gibson les paul book by tony bacon, gibson electrics and gibson electrics. These numbers are for the total year, so if a model changed during that year, it is impossible to tell how many of a particular style of guitar were shipped or. Note regarding the charges at the ports of destination please be informed that the ocean freight charge that you pay in the united stated for shipping your cargo doesnt cover your destination port charges destination port charges such as destination handling charge, import customs clearing charge, agency fees have to be paid to an agency at the port of destination. Ray whitley also endorsed another gibson made guitar, sold by the mail order house montgomery wards under the house brand recording king.
According to larry meiners, gibson shipment totals, 19371979, a total of 155 super 400cesns were shipped from the factory between 1971 and 1979. There is a book, gibson shipment totals 19371979 by larry meiners. The gibson shipment totals book states that 0 were shipped in 1961 and only 1 shipped in 1962. Gibson prewar and immediate postwar shipping totals the. The first gibson electric guitar to feature a florentine cutaway, the es175 was also. Gibson shipment totals 19371979 paperback by larry. Larry meiners gibson shipment totals book shows only 350 of the whole 800series shipped from 64 through 79 and of those, only 2 of the rb800s and 2 of the tb800s were shipped in 1964. The gibson shipment totals book states that only 478 of these were made. Gibson electric hollowbody vintage shipping totals vintage guitars. That year, gibson shipped a grand total of 34,123 guitars of all types and. Billy gibbons from zz top wrote the foreword for his flying v book. Gibson shipment totals 19371979 paperback larry meiners does anyone have a copy of this book.
Would be nice to know the total shipment details for those specific models that current year from gibson. The gibson es335 blog archive the evasive gibson shipping. It is an sg special 2 black mini humbucking pickups, visible poles, old style 3 point pickguard, 3 way selector, no peghead ornament in 1973 they changed from dot to block inlay and smaller tuneamatic. According to the book gibson shipment totals by larry meiners, only 24. Dec 27, 20 the gibson shipment totals book states that 0 were shipped in 1961 and only 1 shipped in 1962. Also additional details are included such as construction features and finish information. There are two sources of gibson shipping data, first the book gibson shipment totals by larry meiners, however an.
Gibson freight offers a range of global business to business logistics services specialising in the following niches. Feb 19, 2014 1976 gibson les paul standard cherry sunburst incl. Since my copy is packed right now, i can give you the exact name but it is something like gibson shipping totals from 1937. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
This 64page book covers all gibson instruments and all the popular models such as the les paul, sg, flying v, firebird, l5, super400, j45, j200, lg1, f5 and others. Tokai guitar registry larry meiners vintage tokai article. Duchossoir, gruhns guide to vintage guitars by george gruhn and walter carter, and gibson shipment totals by larry meiners. Larry is the author of the gibson flying v and gibson shipment totals books as well as the audio cd book for collectors, live. Gibsons bookstore concords indie bookstore since 1898. There is a book that documents shipping totals starting in 1937. Ive talked with gibson support in the past and they even rely on them. This data stops at 1979, though small numbers were shipped at least as late as 1982. Larry is the author of the flying v and gibson shipment totals books released this year. We dont have exact numbers for 19801986, but those were pretty lean years in general for gibson banjos, so there were probably less than 500 of the 800. Gibson shipment totals, 19371979 is a new guitar reference book for the guitar collector, dealer, player and enthusiast.
This highly esteemed guitar was marketed only in 1939, and featured the signature of mr. Of course, this means there were less than 598 with the coveted tuneomatic bridge. What 1day and 2day shipping means selecting 1day or 2day shipping is a faster way to get your order delivered to you. He founded flying vintage publishing to produce vintage and collectable guitar books, music and related media. If you could go one step further and scan in or take a photo of just list listing that would be great. This is an early version still with the kluson tuliptuners, untouched solderjoints, the pots date to 10th week of 1976.
Trusted for over 140 years for your paper and memory needs. I also like the idea of documenting the burst rippers because of the small gibson shipping numbers provided in larry meiners book gibson shipment totals 19371979, i would assume these numbers came from gibsons accounting and or book keeping departments and corporate numbers can sometimes be questionable. Gibson electric solidbody shipping totals till 1969. This book will help you determine which gibson instruments are superrare as well as providing a glimpse into the market demand for different instrument. Gibson les paul standard 1976 cherry sunburst guitar for sale. Larry meiners is the author of flying v and gibson shipment totals books. Historian erik larsons new book about churchill and the blitz, the splendid and the vile, will be on our shelves on tuesday, feb. Gibson vintage electric thinline archtop model information. Standard in the gibson ledger books are serial numbers 8 1641 and 8 1782. Gibson shipment totals 19371979 by larry meiners my les. If so, can you please look up the shipment totals for a 1972 deluxe sunburst with full size humbuckers. Ace frehley les paul 1974 heritage cherry burst les paul custom.