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 meticulo​​us 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
Hardware Color: Aged Nickel
Made in: Made in the USA
Product Color: Antique Silverburst
Relic or Aging Level: Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
Serial Number: 601703
Series: Gibson Custom Shop Historic
Weight: 6lbs 14oz

Body:
Body Finish: Murphy Lab Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Shape: SG

Neck:
Fingerboard Inlay: Small Blocks
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Headstock Inlay or Decal: Gibson Logo
Headstock Veneer: Custom Holly
Neck Finish: Murphy Lab Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Shape: 1961 Authentic Thin-D Shape (0.800"/0.900")
Neck Thickness (in): (0.800"/0.900")
Neck Tint or Color: Antique Silverburst
Number of Frets: 22 Frets
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 1.687" (42.85mm)
Side Marker Inlay: White Dots
Truss Rod: Adjustable

Electronics:
Bridge Pickup: Gibson P90
Electronics Notes: Old Bumblebee Caps, Vintage Taper Pots

Hardware:
Bridge: Reissue Wraparound
Fret Wire: Historic Medium-Jumbo
Knobs: Black Witch Hat w/Silver Inserts
Pickguard: 3-Ply Black
Saddle Material: Metal
Tailpiece: Lightning Bar
Truss Rod Cover: Authentic 2-Ply Les Paul Custom
Tuning Machines: Kluson 3 on side Strip w/White Buttons