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Gibson Custom Shop 1959 ES-335 "CME Spec" Heavy Antique White Murphy Lab Heavy Aged

Gibson Custom Shop 1959 ES-335 "CME Spec" Heavy Antique White Murphy Lab Heavy Aged

Regular price $11,431.00
Regular price $14,154.00 Sale price $11,431.00

Serial Number: A950168

Weight: 7lbs 14oz

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Description

This item is in great condition and is barely used, showing only minor signs of usage from display on our showroom floor.

Carrying on Orville Gibson’s historic pursuit of sonic excellence and aesthetic perfection, the Gibson Custom Shop combines traditional instrument-making techniques, innovative methods, and meticulous attention to detail to craft instruments worthy of its banner-era slogan, “Only a Gibson is Good Enough.”

This instrument exclusively features woods hand-picked by CME’s expert guitar-buying team at the Gibson Custom Shop in Nashville, paired with one of our favorite finishes, plus a thoughtful combination of preferred fingerboards, neck profiles, pickups, and hardware, to make this customized Gibson guitar.

Following decades of research for the Gibson Custom, Art, and Historic Division founded in 1993, Gibson Custom Shop established the Murphy Labs Division in 2017 to take Tom Murphy’s proprietary techniques to the next level.

Sporting a scientifically reverse-engineered nitrocellulose lacquer identical what was used on Gibson guitars of the ‘50s and ‘60s, this Custom Shop instrument has been meticulously aged by hand at Murphy Labs—with all the wear-and-tear of a well-played original, including an extra-rolled fingerboard binding for a broken-in feel and true-to-life look.  

Specs

General

Series: Gibson Custom Shop Historic
Country of Manufacture: Made in the USA
Serial Number: A950168
Product Color: Heavy Antique White
Relic/Aging Level: Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
Case Type: Hardshell Case Included
Factory Setup: E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)

Body

Body Shape: ES-335 Semi-Hollow Center Block
Body Material: 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Body Finish: Murphy Lab Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Top Material: 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Bracing Material: Red Spruce
Body Binding: 1-Ply Cream Royalite 0.270"

Neck

Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
Neck Finish: Murphy Lab Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Tint/Color: Antique White
Neck Shape: 50s Rounded Medium C (0.874"/0.957")
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Headstock Veneer: Holly
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 1.687" (42.85mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (304.8mm)
Scale Length: 24.75" (628.65mm)
Number of Frets: 22 Frets
Neck Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Fingerboard Inlay: Pearloid Dot
Inlay Shape: Dots
Side Marker Inlay: Tortoise Dots
Headstock Inlay/Decal: Gibson Logo w/Crown Inlay
Neck Binding: Cream .040"

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Custom "S" Bucker
Neck Pickup: Custom "S" Bucker
Controls and Switching: 2 Volume/2 Tone CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors

Hardware

Hardware Color: Aged Nickel
Bridge: ABR-1
Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
Fret Wire: Authentic Medium-Jumbo (Jescar FW45100)
Saddle: Metal
Pickguard: Black 5-Ply Wide Bevel
Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
Knobs: Amber Butyrate Top Hats
Switch Cap: Amber Catalin
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SKU: 59ES335M2M000002195-A950168-U1

Description

The following specs were carefully collected and recorded by a skilled technician. For a more detailed description and questions regarding sound, feel, or cosmetic condition, please visit our Lincoln Avenue showroom or call to speak to one of our Used and Vintage experts.
Top Material: Maple
Body Material: Maple
Neck Material: Mahogany
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Weight: 7lbs 14oz
Serial Number: A950168

Specs

General

Series: Gibson Custom Shop Historic
Country of Manufacture: Made in the USA
Serial Number: A950168
Product Color: Heavy Antique White
Relic/Aging Level: Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
Case Type: Hardshell Case Included
Factory Setup: E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)

Body

Body Shape: ES-335 Semi-Hollow Center Block
Body Material: 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Body Finish: Murphy Lab Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Top Material: 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Bracing Material: Red Spruce
Body Binding: 1-Ply Cream Royalite 0.270"

Neck

Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
Neck Finish: Murphy Lab Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Tint/Color: Antique White
Neck Shape: 50s Rounded Medium C (0.874"/0.957")
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Headstock Veneer: Holly
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 1.687" (42.85mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (304.8mm)
Scale Length: 24.75" (628.65mm)
Number of Frets: 22 Frets
Neck Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Fingerboard Inlay: Pearloid Dot
Inlay Shape: Dots
Side Marker Inlay: Tortoise Dots
Headstock Inlay/Decal: Gibson Logo w/Crown Inlay
Neck Binding: Cream .040"

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Custom "S" Bucker
Neck Pickup: Custom "S" Bucker
Controls and Switching: 2 Volume/2 Tone CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors

Hardware

Hardware Color: Aged Nickel
Bridge: ABR-1
Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
Fret Wire: Authentic Medium-Jumbo (Jescar FW45100)
Saddle: Metal
Pickguard: Black 5-Ply Wide Bevel
Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
Knobs: Amber Butyrate Top Hats
Switch Cap: Amber Catalin