Most models get a dotted i again in 1972, with the rest following suit from 1981 onward. Gibson stopped dotting the “i” in their logo on some of their instruments during this period. There were some minor changes to which letters were connected in the font between 1961 to 1981, but the main logo had the same look as we know and love today. The block logo debuted after WWII and remains the face of the company to this day. Some models (LG-2, J-45, SJ, select L-50s) included an actual banner reading “Only a Gibson Is Good Enough” in the middle of the headstock. The original thin script was replaced with a thicker font on higher-end models in the mid-’30s, and across the entire lineup by the end of the decade.įrom 1943 to 1947, the logo was a thick golden script, known as the banner logo. 1933 - 1947īy 1933 Gibson had dropped the “The” from all of their logos. Some flattop guitars of this era started to omit the word “The” from the logo, reading simply “Gibson”. Late 1920s to 1933ĭuring this period the script logo continued without the slant. Some earlier specimens from 1903 to 1907 did not slant the logo, or went without a logo entirely. From 1943 to 1947, the logo was a thick golden script, known as the banner logo. You might hear it described in some publications or by dealers as the slanted script logo. The original thin script was replaced with a thicker font on higher-end models in the mid-’30s, and across the entire lineup by the end of the decade.
Vintage gibson acoustic guitar identification serial numbers#
Gibson Serial Numbers for Hollow bodies, 1947 to 1961. The 1964 to 1969 orange labels are identical, except for the added text 'union made'. Right: Orange label as used from January 1955 to 1964.
Left: Oval white label as used from spring 1947 to January 1955. Similarly did you know Facebook was once called The Facebook? 'A' style serial numbers as used from 1947 to 1961.
The first logo to adorn Gibson guitars was inlaid in pearl at a slant, with an almost hand-written cursive font. Specimens built before 1902 had a star inlay or crescent in place of a logo. Here’s a look at the different logos Gibson used during each major era of manufacturing. From 1933 to 1942, Gibson produced archtop and flattop acoustic guitars, lap steels, banjos, and mandolins under the Kalamazoo name. Like most companies, Gibson has ever so slightly changed their logo over the last 100+ year. You may have heard of Epiphone as Gibson’s budget brand of guitars, but before Gibson bought out this competitor, the brand produced budget brand guitars under the moniker of Kalamazoo.
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