This Gibson Murphy Lab ’65 SG Standard checks a bunch of boxes for me – the color, the chunky neck, the tasty ageing. This one is a real eye catcher that plays perfectly and sounds awesome too.
The guitar is all original and in the same shape it was when it left the Lab. All the paperwork and goodies are included in the original case.
Some of the Murphy Lab guitars I’ve gotten my hands on were cool, but seemed like they weren’t worth the big price tag. This one does.
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- Color: Pelham Blue
- Weight: 7lbs 10.7ozs
- Body: Mahogany
- Neck: Mahogany
- Neck Profile: See picture
- Fretboard: Bound rosewood
- Inlays: Mother-of-pearl trapezoids
- Frets: Original
- Fret count: 22
- Nut: Original
- Nut width: 1 11/16″
- Radius: 10″
- Scale: 24 3/4″
- Neck thickness at 1st fret: 0.91″
- Neck thickness at 12th fret: 0.99″
- Action 1st String at 12th Fret: 2/32″
- Action 6th String at 12th Fret: 2/32″
- Total length: 39″
- Lower bout: 13 1/8″
- Waist: 9″
- Upper bout: 10 5/8″
- Body depth/thickness outside edge: 1 3/8″
- String gauge: .010-.046″
- Hardware Color: Nickel
- Bridge Pickup/Brand: Gibson
- Bridge Pickup Reading: 7.80k
- Pickup Original?: Yes
- Neck Pickup/Brand: Gibson
- Neck Pickup Reading: 7.86k
- Pickup Original?: Yes
- Pickguard: Original
- Bridge: Original
- Tuners: Original
- Knobs: Original
- Switch: Original
- Pots/Codes: Original
- Case: OHSC
- Notes:
Shipping policy:
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