Description
Description
Gibson Custom Shop
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.
Murphy Labs
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.
1942 Banner J-45 - The Original Workhorse, Aged to Perfection
The allure and legend of the Gibson J-45 live on in the new Murphy Lab 1942 Banner J-45. Inspired by the holy grail of vintage acoustic instruments, luthiers in Montana meticulously crafted a J-45 just like the most popular and celebrated version in structure and components. The new 1942 Banner J-45 includes a Thermally Aged Adirondack red spruce top hand-sprayed with a historic-style burst, hot hide glue top bracing for better tonal response, and a bone nut and saddle. It features Light Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Light Aged finish treatment, paired with lightly aged hardware, simulates decades of light play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Gibson Custom Shop Historic |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | 23574008 |
| Product Color: | Vintagae Sunburst |
| Relic/Aging Level: | Murphy Lab Light Aged |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | .012-.053, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Slope Shoulder Dreadnought |
| Acoustic Cutaway Type: | No Cutaway |
| Body Material: | Mahogany |
| Body Finish: | Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Top Material: | Thermally Aged Red Spruce |
| Bracing Material: | Spruce |
| Bracing Pattern: | Traditional Hand-Scalloped X-Bracing, Red Spruce Braces w/Hide Glue |
| Body Binding: | Single-ply Top and Back |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: | Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | Historic |
| Fingerboard Material: | Rosewood |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.724" (43.81mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12" (304.8mm) |
| Scale Length: | 24.75" (628.65mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 19 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Compound Dovetail Neck-to-Body |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Mother of Pearl Dots |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Dots |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Aged Nickel |
| Bridge: | Rosewood; Rectangle, Open Slot |
| Tuning Machines: | Strap Style, Open Back, Cream Buttons, Aged |
| Fret Wire: | Legend Wire |
| Saddle: | Bone |
| Pickguard: | Tear Drop Tortoise, Aged |
| Truss Rod Cover: | Black |
| Bridge Pins: | Bone |