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Topic: Seeking serial #s of 66/67 Gibson Centuries (w/ mini hum) |
John Rymas
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2019 5:27 am |
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I’m hoping to get some serial numbers of known 66/67 Gibson Centuries (six-string lap, final version with mini humbucker). Would be cool to compile a list of some confirmed ones.
As a starting point, I can confirm:
007333 (shown in the book Gibson Electric Steel Guitars: 1935-1967)
007435 (I saw listed for sale on Reverb, assuming was listed correctly) |
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John Rymas
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2019 5:42 am
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Another one:
007342 (I saw in an old eBay listing; some details on this one, per the eBay listing: pot codes: 1376640; Gibson confirmed a shipping date of 3-31-1967) |
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Gene Tani
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Pac NW
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2019 4:57 am
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Does anyone know whether the red mahogany '66-'67 Centuries have the same bridge as the scarce blonde mahogany '57-'58 Ultratones equipped with Gibson's new humbucking pickup?
Due to the installation of the standard Spanish guitar humbucker, the '57 & '58 Ultratone bridges are spaced considerably tighter than the bridges from earlier instruments with wide-oval and P-90 lap steel pickups.
The bridge on my '57 (s/n 7 6452) has a spacing of approximately 1-31/32" between strings 1 and 6. Most of the earlier models are spaced about 2-11/32" apart. |
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John Rymas
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2019 2:51 pm
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Very good question, Jack.
Although I believe the string spacing might be similar or even the same, the bridge itself on the 66/67 Century is a different design than the 57/58 PAF Ultratone. |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2019 6:14 pm
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This is a '57:
I've never seen a photo of a '66-'67 without its bridge cover. |
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John Rymas
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2019 2:10 am
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Here is a photo of a ‘67 Century bridge:
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