Gibson Shipment Totals 1937-1979 [Paperback]

Larry Meiners (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2001

This reference guide is a must for the collector or dealer of vintage Gibson guitars, basses, mandolins, ukes, steels, banjos and amps.

Gibson Shipment Totals, 1937-1979 is a new guitar reference book for the guitar collector, dealer, player and enthusiast. This 64-page book covers all Gibson instruments and all the popular models such as the Les Paul, SG, Flying V, Firebird, L-5, Super-400, J-45, J-200, LG-1, F-5 and others.

Over 1.6 million Gibson instrument shipments are listed by model name and year. Additional details are included such as construction features and finish information. This book will help you determine which Gibson instruments are super-rare.

Q: How many left-handed Les Paul Deluxe guitars finished in Red Sparkle were shipped?

A: One, in 1975.

Is your vintage Gibson instrument rare? Get the answer in this book.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Larry Meiners is the author of Flying V and Gibson Shipment Totals books. Larry is an author, artist and guitar player. He founded Flying Vintage Publishing to produce vintage and collectable guitar books, music and related media.

Mr. Meiners' vintage guitar articles have been published over the last decade in guitar magazines and books. Larry currently writes for Guitar Collector Magazine on the Internet.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Flying Vintage Publishing (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970827342
• ISBN-13: 978-0970827340
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 7.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #327,863 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Incomplete, March 29, 2005

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Robert Denney "Ra" (North Central Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gibson Shipment Totals 1937-1979 (Paperback)

I was especially interested in getting some info on some Gibson archtops I own,
from the 30's and 40's, so I bought this book.

The book inexplicably gives zero information about any acoustic archtops made prior to 1948,
despite it's title of: 'Gibson Shipment Totals 1937 - 1979'.

I tracked down the website of the author, to ask about this...
but it's been a few weeks now with no response.

I knew that I was only getting 60 pages for my $20...
but I expected to at least get what was advertised.

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful, April 28, 2003

By A Customer

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This review is from: Gibson Shipment Totals 1937-1979 (Paperback)

This book is a useful reference to find out the numbers of guitars shipped by Gibson over a certain period of time. This information should be available online somewhere, but strangely enough it isn't. So, any vintage guitar enthusiast should peruse this book if you are interested in Gibson guitars and their collectibility.

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have!, April 3, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Gibson Shipment Totals 1937-1979 (Paperback)

Excellent reference work. A must have for players, collectors, and vintage guitar fans.
Should be on every dealer's reference shelf!