Kris Ford
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Wow, you guys have been busy. What's the verdict then?
1970.:jim
Wow, you guys have been busy. What's the verdict then?
Ooopps!:## (I sure did)
This would HAVE to be a transitional case from that period..and only one of a handful I've EVER seen...
because other than the lining material, it is IDENTICAL to my '71 case..
I've never seen a brass latch case with a Gibson lid stencil, and have not seen a Gibson plaque on a nickel latch case..(YET?!? Doubtful, but as we ALL know, NOTHING is absolute from this time frame!)
Hi Tom - yes it is purple. I used a crappy cell phone camera.:dang
Ooopps!:## (I sure did)
This would HAVE to be a transitional case from that period..and only one of a handful I've EVER seen...
because other than the lining material, it is IDENTICAL to my '71 case..
I've never seen a brass latch case with a Gibson lid stencil, and have not seen a Gibson plaque on a nickel latch case..(YET?!? Doubtful, but as we ALL know, NOTHING is absolute from this time frame!)
That was my thought also, a pretty rare case then really. :salude
Not year specific, but I can say that is what SG P90s looked like from 1967-1972. (The odd SG Pro used these as well, with large surrounds.)eace2
Thanks Kris. I had that pickup tested before I moved back to the Chicago area by a wonderful Michigan tech - Mike Koontz. That is his writing on the back.
Last time I was there, there was a really cool 57 Strat on his bench that was sent to him by a certain famous Aussy.
No, not from the pickups. Did you check the pot codes?
Thanks Tom, will do that.
... but from what I can make out on the pot it says - R 13786. Could be 13785.
That would be 1986 [or 1985] for the date of the potwith that code number.
I have always suspected that minor details on guitar cases varied from batch to batch, based on the convenience of manufacturing. If a certain part [like a handle with stitching] wasn't immediately available, they likely substituted other handles to get the product out the door.
We do know that that is what happened with the 50s brown Lifton cases. Non-brown handles were painted brown so production was not slowed while waiting for brown ones to be made.