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: | CME01876 |
| Product Color: | Gold Mist Poly |
| Relic/Aging Level: | Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | .010-.046, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Semi-Hollow Double Cutaway |
| Body Material: | Maple |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Top Material: | Maple |
| Bracing Material: | Red Spruce |
| Body Binding: | Cream |
| Body Notes: | Maple Center Block |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Neck Shape: | '63 Shape |
| Fingerboard Material: | Indian Rosewood |
| Nut Material: | Nylon |
| Nut Width: | 1.687" (42.85mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12" |
| Scale Length: | 24.75" (628.65mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 22 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Set Neck |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Nitrocellulose Dots |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Faux Tortoise |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Mother of Pearl 1960 Gibson Logo and Crown Inlay |
| Neck Binding: | Cream |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Gibson Custom "S" Bucker |
| Neck Pickup: | Gibson Custom "S" Bucker |
| Controls and Switching: | 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Switch |
| Electronics Notes: | Black Cat Caps and Vintage Taper Pots |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel |
| Bridge: | ABR-1 |
| Tailpiece: | Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar |
| Tuning Machines: | Kluson Reissue |
| Fret Wire: | Reissue |
| Pickguard: | 5-Ply Black |
| Truss Rod Cover: | True Historic Black |
| Knobs: | Black Top Hat with Silver Insert and Dial Pointers |
| Switch Cap: | Cream |