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Serial Number Year Guitar Model Color(s) Milestones Notes
34165 1959 Chet Atkins Hollowbody (6120) Sunset Orange
34170 1959 Chet Atkins Hollowbody (6120) Sunset Orange
34331 1959 Anniversary (6117) Smoke Green
34360 1959 Anniversary (6118) Two-Tone
34500 1959 Chet Atkins Hollowbody (6120) Sunset Orange 6120s go to 2½" body at serial number 34500. 2.5" body and 5 piece necks.
34504 1959 Chet Atkins Hollowbody (6120) Sunset Orange 5 piece neck and 2.5" body.
34526 1959 Chet Atkins Hollowbody (6120) Sunset Orange Brian Setzer owned.
34548 1959 Chet Atkins Hollowbody (6120) Sunset Orange 5 Piece neck
34580 1959 Chet Atkins Hollowbody (6120) Sunset Orange Brian Setzer owned, 3 piece neck.
34907 1959 Tennessean (6119) Cherry Red
34979 1959 Tennessean (6119) Cherry Red Second pickup added.
34995 1959 Tennessean (6119) Cherry Red
35263 1959 Duo-Jet (6128) Jet Black no zero fret.
35327 1959 Country Club (6192) Sunburst This guitar has a replaced fingerboard with Dots (looks like a gibson board). Possible neck re-set too.
35335 1959 Country Club (6196) Cadillac Green trestle
35373 1959 Country Club (6192) Sunburst
35403 1959 Chet Atkins Hollowbody (6120) Sunset Orange
35487 1959 Chet Atkins Hollowbody (6120) Sunset Orange This guitar was purchased in LA, California on Dec 5th, 1959. This guitar would have been built mid summer of that year.
35502 1960 Anniversary (6125) Two-Tone last batch of Annies with trestle is 355XX. 2.5" body
35506 1960 Anniversary (6125) Two-Tone 2.5". Trestle braced.
35570 1960 Anniversary (6125) Two-Tone
35589 1960 Anniversary (6124) Sunburst This one has a HiLoTron pickup, but I can not confirm its originality to the guitar. It should have a PAF.
35640 1960 Clipper (6186) Sunburst
35648 1960 Clipper (6186) Sunburst
35922 1960 Chet Atkins Hollowbody (6120) Sunset Orange John Entwistle's guitar. Changed to a tune-o-matic bridge.
35945 1960 Chet Atkins Solidbody (6121) Sunset Orange Confirmed Solid body 6121.
35952 1960 Chet Atkins Hollowbody (6120) Sunset Orange
36448 1960 Anniversary (6124) Sunburst
36457 1960 Anniversary (6125) Two-Tone First batch of Annies to get Hi/lo's 36400. This was converted to a double with Filtertrons. No bracing and Hilos.
36492 1960 Anniversary (6125) Two-Tone converted to Filtertron. No bracing.
36600 1960 Anniversary (6125) Two-Tone
36623 1960 Anniversary (6117) Sunburst
36725 1960 Chet Atkins Hollowbody (6120) Sunset Orange
36798 1960 Chet Atkins Hollowbody (6120) Sunset Orange
36851 1960 White Falcon (6136) White
36867 1960 White Falcon (6136) White This is a double cutway, Flake F-hole binding, abalone position dots. treble bezel has been routed to make way for muffler, no standby switch, late 50's t-roof logo, small push buttons for backpad and has abalone inlaid muffler controls as well. Special note: 1960 serial number with 61 or 62 features.
36900 1960 Country Gentleman (6122) Walnut This could be the change to Patent Number pickups. Reverse serif, inlayed F holes, 2.25" body.
36984 1960 Country Gentleman (6122) Walnut Reverse serif, inlayed F holes, 2.25" body.
37534 1960 Anniversary (6118) Two-Tone
37649 1960 Chet Atkins Hollowbody (6120) Sunset Orange
37665 1960 Chet Atkins Hollowbody (6120) Sunset Orange
37681 1960 Chet Atkins Hollowbody (6120) Sunset Orange Owned by Greg Lake of Emerson Lake and Palmer. (was for sale in 2006)
37727 1960 Anniversary (6118) Two-Tone
37804 1960 Clipper (6186) Sunburst Gibson Humbucker installed.
37848 1960 Clipper (6186) Sunburst
37850 1960 Anniversary (6118) Two-Tone
38061 1960 Anniversary (6117) Sunburst
38164 1960 Tennessean (6119) Cherry Red
38224 1960 Tennessean (6119) Cherry Red
38357 1960 Anniversary (6124) Sunburst Converted to a Gibson Patent Number Sticker pickup. Cut bass bar bracings.
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