Original? or 'reissue'
Originals were made for two years, '59 and '60. Serial number is ink stamped on the back of the headstock. first number is either 9 or 0 to match the year followed by four digits.
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Reissue? Who cares...actually back then Gibson was pretty consistent, they only got squirrely in the '60s
"I'm not aware of any reissue of the Junior style."
Alas!, human memory, my friends, is as precious as it is fleeting.
It doth tend to get blurry and unfocused at times.
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I have a vintage Gibson BO bass. the junior body style
I am trying to determine the exact year. The serial # is 105689
Can anyone help me?
Given that they only made them from '59 to '61, pot dating might help here. If they are dated 1961 it's simple, but of course if they are 59 it could be either. Also, they switched to regular tubers (early had banjo tuners) at a specific point. Think it was mid 1960 but I can look that up. Do you have original hardware/electronics?
Given that they only made them from '59 to '61, pot dating might help here. If they are dated 1961 it's simple, but of course if they are 59 it could be either. Also, they switched to regular tubers (early had banjo tuners) at a specific point. Think it was mid 1960 but I can look that up. Do you have original hardware/electronics?
I'd love to see documentation on the 'switch to regular tuners'. I'm not aware of that being done until the second generation EB-0 with larger headstock.
Take a look at all the pics of this one (https://reverb.com/item/2148795-gibson-eb-0-les-paul-body-1961-sn-1-0672) described as "transition."
Note the serial number. Note the tuners, although I can't tell for sure if they're original. Interesting example.