2023 Gibson Custom Shop Limited Edition 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue Brazilian Rosewood Murphy Lab Heavy Aged Tom's Tea Burst 8.10 lbs
- Tom Murphy’s Magnum Opus
The Gibson Custom Shop and Murphy Lab are proud to introduce a new limited run incorporating Tom Murphy’s deep knowledge of vintage guitars, passion for his craft, and inspired creativity to bring his vision of the ultimate 1959 Les Paul™ Standard reissues to life. These extraordinary guitars utilize handpicked materials of the highest quality, including Brazilian rosewood fretboards, super lightweight mahogany bodies, and AAAA-figured maple tops that were cherry-picked and set aside specifically for this release. Their Murphy Lab aging is unique and distinct from other Murphy Lab offerings and completely exclusive to this distinguished limited run, with a heavy treatment and notable touches like custom-aged plated and plastic parts. Each finish option was developed and selected by Tom Murphy as well. A total of six colors, with 50 guitars in each color, will be a part of this very special limited run, and a leather-bound certificate of authenticity and an aged Lifton™ hardshell case are also included with each one of these exceptional instruments.
FEATURES
- Model Gibson Custom Shop Limited 1959 Les Paul Brazilian Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
- Builder Gibson Custom Shop – Murphy Lab
- Year 2023
- Body Type Solid Body
- Top Wood Hand-Selected AAAA Figured Maple
- Body Wood Super Lightweight Mahogany
- Finish Type Nitrocellulose Lacquer; Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
- Finish Color Tom’s Tea Burst
- Aging Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
- Back Finish Nitrocellulose Lacquer; Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
- Binding Single Ply Cream Royalite, Top and Fretboard
- Neck Wood Solid Mahogany
- Fingerboard Brazilian Rosewood (USA ONLY)
- Neck Carve Authentic ’59 Medium C-Shape
- Scale Length 24.75″, 62.865cm
- Neck Radius 12”
- Frets 22 – Authentic Medium-Jumbo
- Nut Width 1.69″ / 42.85mm
- Nut Material Nylon
- Neck Finish Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Inlays Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
- Headstock 17 Degrees
- Neck Pickup Custombucker, Alnico 5 Magnet, Zebra Coils (Unpotted)
- Bridge Pickup Custombucker, Alnico 5 Magnet, Zebra Coils (Unpotted)
- Hardware Nickel; Murphy Lab Aged
- Bridge ABR-1 Historic Reissue with Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
- Tuners Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
- Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
- Case Gibson Custom Shop Aged Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch Case
- Weight 8.10 Pounds (8 lbs 2 oz)
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