This Gibson has been sitting in a closet for 25+ years

[atc5]

Anyone know what model this is?

http://pawsonparade.com/a/ebay/CIMG0255.JPG
http://pawsonparade.com/a/ebay/CIMG0256.JPG
http://pawsonparade.com/a/ebay/CIMG0257.JPG


http://pawsonparade.com/a/ebay/CIMG0259.JPG
http://pawsonparade.com/a/ebay/CIMG0258.JPG

[Tuberoast]

Gibson B-15 from 60's or poss early 70's

[atc5]

great, thanks!

looks like they sell from $500-800 on ebay...I'll let the neighbors know (he originally bought it for his daughter...he's the original owner).

[skyboltone]

Gibson B-15 from 60's or poss early 70's is the pickguard right for a B-15? I would have expected a bigger, and tortoise guard. I'm askin' not tellin' Just curious.

Dan

[jconway747]

You should e-mail Gibson the serial number and see what they say about it.

[Mike9]

Nice find - I hope it hasn't been in tune for 25 years.

[Dave Orban]

That headstock doesn't seem to fit with that model/year. Might possibly be a knock-off...?

There's a lot of good info here: http://www.provide.net/~cfh/gibson.html

You might be able to find something more about it.

[RL in Fla]

You should e-mail Gibson the serial number and see what they say about it.

http://www.gibson.com/SerialNumbersSearch (http://www.gibson.com/Service/Serial%20Numbers%20Search/)

sez it's a 69

B Series
B-15 - spruce top, round soundhole, tortoise pickguard, 1 stripe rosette, bound top, mahogany back/sides/neck, 14/20 fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, rosewood bridge with white pins, 3 per side tuners with plastic buttons. Available in Natural finish. Mfd. 1967 to 1971.

I wouldn't worry too much about the pickguard material , I had one of these bought brand new and it had a black guard also :

B-25-12 - spruce top, round soundhole, tortoise pickguard, bound body/rosette, mahogany back/sides/neck, 14/20 fret
rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, reverse belly rosewood bridge with white pins, blackface peghead with
decal logo, 6 per side tuners with plastic buttons. Available in Cherry Sunburst and Natural finishes. Mfd. 1962 to
1977.

[Rock Johnson]

It's a B15. Great guitars, I used to have one and I foolishly traded it for a Tele Deluxe reissue.