91 Legacy???
Mon Mar 30, 2015 2:02 pm
Hi
I am looking at a Gxxxxxx Legacy. The serial number on the neck plate dates the guitar as a late 1991 model. I know that the neck plate might be non-original and I know that one should look in the neck pocket for the manufacture date etc. but just wondering: has anyone seen a Legacy from late 1991? I know the standard first year of production is 1992.
Ken
I am looking at a Gxxxxxx Legacy. The serial number on the neck plate dates the guitar as a late 1991 model. I know that the neck plate might be non-original and I know that one should look in the neck pocket for the manufacture date etc. but just wondering: has anyone seen a Legacy from late 1991? I know the standard first year of production is 1992.
Ken
Re: 91 Legacy???
Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:36 pm
Ken,
The S/N on G&Ls were not used in sequence. So you might find S/Ns in the Registry close to yours on instruments with data stamps from '91. But then again, if everybody would have taken a peek for the time stamps, you could also easily have found S/N a couple of years away. IMHO, given that BBE took over in November 1991 and they were the first to issue the Legacy, it is very unlikely you'd find a '91 time stamps when you take of the neck.
Hope this helps,
- Jos
The S/N on G&Ls were not used in sequence. So you might find S/Ns in the Registry close to yours on instruments with data stamps from '91. But then again, if everybody would have taken a peek for the time stamps, you could also easily have found S/N a couple of years away. IMHO, given that BBE took over in November 1991 and they were the first to issue the Legacy, it is very unlikely you'd find a '91 time stamps when you take of the neck.
Hope this helps,
- Jos
Re: 91 Legacy???
Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:02 pm
yowhatsshakin wrote:Ken,
The S/N on G&Ls were not used in sequence. So you might find S/Ns in the Registry close to yours on instruments with data stamps from '91. But then again, if everybody would have taken a peek for the time stamps, you could also easily have found S/N a couple of years away. IMHO, given that BBE took over in November 1991 and they were the first to issue the Legacy, it is very unlikely you'd find a '91 time stamps when you take of the neck.
Hope this helps,
- Jos
Actually, there is one known one in the G&L Registry: G030129. It has a neck build date of 12/19/1991 and body date of 12/31/1991.
There might be more. If you Ken does get the one he is querying on, a neck removal will be needed to confirm the actual build dates.
Re: 91 Legacy???
Tue Mar 31, 2015 3:32 am
Craig wrote:Actually, there is one known one in the G&L Registry: G030129. It has a neck build date of 12/19/1991 and body date of 12/31/1991.
There might be more. If you Ken does get the one he is querying on, a neck removal will be needed to confirm the actual build dates.
Built for the Winter NAMM perhaps?
- Jos
Re: 91 Legacy???
Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:18 am
Thanks to all for your answers.
I bought the guitar. The neck pocket date is 3/9/92 so it is indeed a 92 Legacy. So I suppose any further postings about this instrument will go into the "92 and later" forum
regards
Ken
I bought the guitar. The neck pocket date is 3/9/92 so it is indeed a 92 Legacy. So I suppose any further postings about this instrument will go into the "92 and later" forum
regards
Ken
Re: 91 Legacy???
Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:19 am
Looking forward to pics Ken !
elwood
elwood
Re: 91 Legacy???
Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:26 pm
Elwood wrote:Looking forward to pics Ken !
elwood
And so am I. Congratulations Ken!