#Pre gibson tobias bass serial numbers#
#Pre gibson tobias bass serial number#
#Pre gibson tobias bass series#

Gibson stopped the stamped serial numbers at the end of 1960, although a few instruments were made in 1961 with a 1 as a prefix. Thus, from the production in 1959, a 1, 2 or 3 may be the second digit. Also in 19 there was a high production, 9 9999 is exceeded to 932 000 or higher. (afcame 510 000)ДЄpparently the production was high in 1956 becais exceeded. Hence 5 digits and no space between the year (5) and the serial number.

#Pre gibson tobias bass series#

For this reason the series of 4 digit serial numbers was exceeded after 9999. So they had only set the year from 4 to 5.

In 1955, Gibson forgot to reset the series of serial numbers to 0001. This was the case in the years 1955, 1956, 19. If it concerns a 6-digit serial number, there is no space, because the highest 4-digit number (9999) has been exceeded and the space therefore fills up. If the stamped number consists of 5 digits, there is a space between the first and second digit (a separation between the last digit of the year and the actual serial number). The first digit of the series number is the last digit of the year. Gibson did not use serial numbers at that time but started in 1953. GibsonвЂ™s solid bodys were released in 1952. Gibson serial numbers 1952 to 1961, solidbody modelДЄ number stamped with ink on the back of the headstock. Retrieved from '(bass_guitar_company)&oldid=994648453вЂ™

Michael Tobias Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2005).

Tobias bass guitars on Epiphone website.

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#Pre gibson tobias bass serial number#

Basses below the serial number 2044 were built in the California factory headed-up by Michael Tobias serial numbers after that were produced by Gibson with a transition period in which Tobias worked with Gibson and continued to produce basses. Michael Tobias left the company in 1992 to found Michael Tobias Design which produces a line of hand-made basses similar in spirit to the older Tobias basses. The first Tobias bass under Gibson ownership bore the serial number 1094. In 1990, Gibson Guitar Corporation purchased Tobias and moved production to Nashville. (4) The first serial number was 0178, instead of the usual 0001, as a reference to the month the first bass was completed, January 1978. Tobias basses also were among the first to feature an asymmetrical neck, a design where the neck is thinner on the lower side than the upper. Pre Gibson Tobias Signature 6 string sn 18xx. Tobias Pre Gibson Classic 5 This bass is for sale. The fingerboard is pau ferro on a flamed maple and purpleheart neck. Beautiful goncalo alves top on a walnut body. Pre Gibson Tobias Serial Numbers This is serial number 1030. However, once purchased by Gibson in 1990, a few bolt-on models were produced such as the Killer-B (2) (with the вЂBвЂ™ in the name standing for 'bolt-onвЂ™) as well as the Growler (3) Basses.

The vast majority of Tobias instruments are of neck-through construction, a style of neck-body assembly where the neck of the instrument is a single piece of wood that extends through the body and had the sides of the bass glued to it rather than being bolted on. Tobias Guitars was established in Orlando, Florida in April 1977. History (edit) Pre Gibson Tobias Serial Numbers

Pre Gibson Tobias Serial Numbers JanuTobias is a brand of bass guitar originally made by luthier Michael Tobias starting in the 1970s and later bought out by Gibson Guitar Corporation.

The first and the fifth number combined show the year that the instrument was made. The typically eight-digit serial numbers on Gibson guitars are stamped on the backside of the headstock.

Gibson serial numbers edit edit source In the 1970s, Gibson standardized the serial number system that is still in use today.

This new function will try to match the serial number against older formats, details required for an exact match are listed in yellow.

For guitars made prior to 1977 use the extended search function. The Gibson Serial Number Decoder currently supports 6 formats from 4 Factories.The first serial number was 0178, instead of the usual 0001, as a reference to the month the first bass was completed, January 1978.Nowadays, Tobias bass guitars are sold under the Epiphone division. Tobias is a brand of bass guitars originally made by luthierMichael Tobias starting in the 1970s, and later bought out by Gibson. Company acquired by Gibson in 1990, becoming a brand