Epihone Gibson special serial number 16020609 any possibility of deciphering origins and year?

Probably in 1983

https://www.gibson.com/Support/Serial-Number-Search

but, call to confirm because guess what it says?

Gibson Banjos 1988 to present
Earl Scruggs Models
Standard:
Sequential production number, starting at 001

'49 Classic:
YY-RR
YY = Year of manufacture
RR = ranking number (starts at 01)

Golden Deluxe:
YY-RR
YY = Year of manufacture
RR = ranking number (starts at 01)

Flint Hill Special:
FH-YY-RR
YY = Year of manufacture
RR = ranking number (starts at 01)

Special:
ES-YY-RR
YY = Year of manufacture
RR = ranking number (starts at 01)

Style 250
250-TT-RR
YY = Year of manufacture
RR = ranking number (starts at 01)

Granada
YY-MM-RR
YY = Year
MM = Month
RR = ranking number (starts at 01)

RB
RB### = sequential production number

All other models
S(S)-YYMM-RR
S(S) = style (excluding style 250 - see above)
YY = Year
MM = Month
RR = ranking number

Serial number: 82559520
Production year: 12 September 1989 (serial nr.: 520)
(Manufactured if Electric: Nashville or Memphis. if Acoustic: Bozeman, Montana.)

This is actually not an easy question to answer a Gibson (as you may already know) has used multiple numbering schemes..Your guitar may be a 2000... This is from Gibson's site: "Les Paul Classic: This model features an ink stamped serial number with no "MADE IN USA" (just as we used on the original 1952-1960 Les Pauls). Most will be 5 to 6 digits in length, but the earliest examples feature 4 digit serial numbers. There should be a space after the 1st digit with the 4 and 5 digit serial numbers, and no space with the 6 digit numbers. The 1st digit indicates the year of manufacture for the 4 & 5 digit serial numbers, these were used from 1989-1999. The 1st and 2nd indicate the year of manufacture for the 6 digit serial numbers which we've been using since 2000. Examples - 9 xyx = 1989 (4 digit number beginning with "9" used only in 1989) 0 xxyx = 1990 9 xyxx = 1999 00xyxx = 2000 05xyxx = 2005" http://www.gibson.com/Support/Serial-Number-Search.aspx/ Alternatively many people have gotten the best answer by calling Gibson directly: USA: 1-800-4GIBSON HTH!

The term 'Black Beauty' has been well overused by now. It was originally the 1957 black Les Paul Custom model, but by now is any black Les Paul Custom. In addition Gibson themselves are cashing in by doing reissues, finished to look older.

So if it is a black Les Paul Custom, then yes, it is a Black Beauty, according to someone somewhere. On top of that, Gibson has reused serial numbers, in different years for different models.

If the serial number is stamped on the headstock with 'Made In USA' the guitar was made at the Kalamazoo or Nashville Plant, in 1976.

Those guitars are worth US$3000-4000 depending on condition.

Otherwise it was made at the Nashville Plant, TN, on January 11th, 2007.

Those newer reissue guitars sell for similar prices.
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No, but you can try:

"Serial numbers can be extremely tricky," says Gibson Customer Service Manager Jason Davidson, whose team fields calls and emails regarding every Gibson division. "Some can tell you a lot about a guitar, and some don't really tell you anything. Gibson has had so many different schemes over the years, and now we're using reissue serial numbers that look like the old serial numbers."
Gibson Support Serial Number Search

Gibson Custom Shop 1960 Les Paul Reissue VOS in Washed Cherry Andertons ,this site might help you out.

Cannot find info reflecting a B prefix on this site:
Gibson Electric Guitar anbd Bass Serial Number Date Code Information
Check following link for pics and description by model year.
Vintage Guitars Info Gibson flattop vintage guitar collecting

I’m happy to help further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/donald_f2ed37026a3ac881

Gibson Serial Numbers

004384
That is not recognised as a valid Gibson number.
Hopefully it is not a fake.

Gibson 1961-1969 Custom SG reissues since 1997
YYRRRM
Y is the production year
RRR(R) indicates the guitar's place in production for that year.
M is the model being reissued
Reissue model codes:
1= SG Custom and Special
2= SG Standard
3= 1963 Firebird 1
4= 1964 Firebird III
5= 1965 Firebird V & VII
8= 1968 Les Paul Custom
So I think 737582 would mean the guitar was the 758th Custom SG Standard built in 1973. See this... http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Support/SerialNumberSearch/Default.aspx

Nashville April 19th 1985 number 43