Description
Description
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 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 extra-rolled fingerboard binding for a broken-in feel and true-to-life look.
Sporting a scientifically reverse-engineered nitrocellulose lacquer identical 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 extra-rolled fingerboard binding for a broken-in feel and true-to-life look.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Gibson Custom Shop Historic |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | 931848 |
| Product Color: | Dirty Lemon |
| Relic/Aging Level: | Murphy Lab Light Aged |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | .010-.046, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Les Paul |
| Body Material: | 1-Piece Light Mahogany |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Top Material: | 2-Piece Figured Maple |
| Body Binding: | 1-Ply Royalite |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Neck Shape: | Authentic '59 Medium C |
| Fingerboard Material: | Indian Rosewood |
| Nut Material: | Nylon |
| Nut Width: | 1.69" (42.85mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12" |
| Scale Length: | 24.75" (628.65mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 22 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Set Neck |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoids |
| Inlay Shape: | Trapezoids |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Mother of Pearl Gibson Logo and Les Paul Model Silkscreen |
| Neck Binding: | Cream |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Gibson Custombucker Alnico III Unpotted |
| Neck Pickup: | Gibson Custombucker Alnico III Unpotted |
| Controls and Switching: | 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Switch |
| Electronics Notes: | CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers and Paper-in-Oil Capacitors |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel |
| Bridge: | ABR-1 |
| Tailpiece: | Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar |
| Tuning Machines: | Kluson Single Line Single Ring |
| Fret Wire: | Authentic Medium Jumbo |
| Saddle: | Nickel Plated Brass |
| Pickguard: | Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate Creme |