Description
Description
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
Specs
General
| Series: | Gibson Custom Shop Historic |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | A960709 |
| Product Color: | Antique Silverburst |
| 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 |
| Body Material: | Plain Laminate Maple |
| Body Finish: | Murphy Lab Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Top Material: | Plain Laminate Maple |
| Bracing Material: | Red Spruce |
| Body Binding: | Single-Ply Cream |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: | Murphy Lab Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Tint/Color: | Antique Silverburst |
| Neck Shape: | Authentic '59 Medium C (0.874"/0.957") |
| Fingerboard Material: | Rosewood |
| Headstock Veneer: | Custom 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: | Nitrocellulose Dots |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Tortoise Side Dots |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Gibson Logo & Crown Inlay |
| Neck Binding: | .040 Cream |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | CME Custom "S" Bucker |
| Neck Pickup: | CME Custom "S" Bucker |
| Controls and Switching: | 3-Way Switchcraft, 2 Volume, 2 Tone |
| Electronics Notes: | ES CPA (PIO CAPS 70053, VINT TAPER POTS 70035) |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Aged Nickel |
| Bridge: | Bigsby |
| Tailpiece: | Bigsby B7 |
| Tuning Machines: | Kluson Reissue |
| Fret Wire: | Authentic Medium Jumbo |
| Saddle: | Metal |
| Pickguard: | 5-Ply Black |
| Truss Rod Cover: | True Historic |
| Knobs: | True Historic Gold Top Hat Knobs |
| Switch Cap: | True Historic Amber |