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: | 505198 |
| Product Color: | Ebony |
| Relic/Aging Level: | VOS (Vintage Original Spec) |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Les Paul |
| Body Material: | Mahogany |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Top Material: | Plain Maple |
| Body Binding: | 7-Ply Black/White Top, 5-Ply Black/White Back |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Tint/Color: | Ebony |
| Neck Shape: | 50s Soft V Shape (0.835"/0.955") |
| Fingerboard Material: | Ebony |
| 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: | Pearl Blocks |
| Inlay Shape: | Blocks |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Tortoise Side Dots |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | 60s Les Paul Custom Split Diamond Inlay |
| Neck Binding: | White .062" |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Custom "S" Bucker |
| Neck Pickup: | Custom "S" Bucker |
| Controls and Switching: | 3-Way Switchcraft, 2 Volume/2 Tone |
| Electronics Notes: | 2 500K CTS Volume Pots, 2 500K CTS Tone Pots, Hand-Wired Harness with Black Beauty Capacitors |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Gold |
| Bridge: | ABR-1 |
| Tailpiece: | Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar Long Stud |
| Tuning Machines: | Kluson Gold Waffleback |
| Fret Wire: | Authentic Medium-Jumbo |
| Saddle: | Nickel-Plated Brass |
| Pickguard: | 68 Custom Black |
| Truss Rod Cover: | Black Bell w/"Les Paul Custom" in White |
| Knobs: | Black Witch Hat w/Gold Inserts |
| Switch Cap: | Cream |