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.
General:
Brand Name: Gibson
Case Type: Hardshell Case
Hand Orientation: Left-Handed
Hardware Color: Nickel
Made in: Made in the USA
Product Color: Antique Olive Drab
Relic or Aging Level: Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged
Serial Number: 402921
Series: Gibson Custom Shop Historic
Weight: 6lbs 6oz
Body:
Body Finish: Murphy Lab Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: Solid Mahogany
Neck:
Fingerboard Inlay: Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Neck Binding: Cream .040
Neck Finish: Murphy Lab Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
Neck Shape: 60s SlimTaper
Number of Frets: 22 Frets
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 1.687″ (42.85mm)
Side Marker Inlay: Tortoise Dots
Truss Rod: Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Electronics:
Bridge Pickup: Custom “S” Buckers
Controls and Switching: 3-Way Switchcraft; 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Black Beauty Capacitors
Neck Pickup: Custom “S” Buckers
Hardware:
Bridge: ABR-1
Fret Wire: Authentic Medium-Jumbo
Knobs: Black Top Hats w/ Silver Inserts
Pickguard: Black Multi-Ply
Saddle Material: Nickel-Plated Brass
Switch Cap: Cream
Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply “Les Paul”
Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Line, Double Ring