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 Artist |
| Artist Name: | Eric Clapton |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | EC128 |
| Product Color: | Ebony |
| Relic/Aging Level: | Murphy Lab Light Aged |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Les Paul |
| Body Material: | One Piece Ultra-Lightweight Mahogany |
| Body Finish: | Murphy Lab Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Top Material: | Plain Maple |
| Body Binding: | Multi-Ply Top & Back |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: | Murphy Lab Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Tint/Color: | Ebony |
| Neck Shape: | Medium C (Matching Original Guitar) |
| Fingerboard Material: | Ebony |
| Headstock Veneer: | Holly |
| Nut Material: | Nylon |
| Nut Width: | 1.69" (42.86mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12" (304.8mm) |
| Scale Length: | 24.75" (628.65mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 22 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Set Neck |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | 1950s Pattern Mother of Pearl Blocks |
| Inlay Shape: | Blocks |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Side Dots |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Gibson Split-Diamond Logo Inlay |
| Neck Binding: | Single Ply |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Custombucker (Unpotted) |
| Middle Pickup: | Custombucker (Unpotted) |
| Neck Pickup: | Custombucker (Unpotted) |
| Controls and Switching: | 3-Way Switchcraft; 2 Volume, 2 Tone |
| Electronics Notes: | CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper in Oil Capacitors |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Aged Gold |
| Bridge: | ABR-1; Screws Towards Neck |
| Tailpiece: | Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar |
| Tuning Machines: | Grover Milk Bottle |
| Fret Wire: | Historic Medium-Jumbo |
| Saddle: | Nickel-Plated Brass |
| Pickguard: | Multi-Ply Black |
| Truss Rod Cover: | 2-Ply Black Bell |
| Knobs: | Black Speed Knobs |
| Switch Cap: | Cream |