Specs:
• Model: 1956 Les Paul Reissue, Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged
• Finish: Slow Iced Tea Fade, Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Top: 2-Piece Handpicked Flame Maple, Hide Glue Fit
• Body: 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
• Binding: 1-Ply Royalite
• Weight Relief: None
• Neck: 1-Piece Mahogany, Long Tenon
• Neck Profile: Carmelita "C"
• Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood
• Radius: 12"
• Frets: 22 Historic Medium Jumbo
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Nut Width: 1.687"
• Nut: Nylon
• Pickups: 2 x Soapbar P-90s
• Controls: 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 3-Way Toggle
• Bridge: ABR-1 No-Wire
• Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminium Stop Bar
• Tuners: Kluson
• Case: Original Gibson Custom Shop Hardshell Case
• COA: Included
• Country: USA
• Year: 2024

Personal Thoughts:
This is a really appealing spec because it takes the punch and immediacy of a '56 Goldtop-style recipe and gives it a much more unusual visual twist with the Slow Iced Tea Fade top. The big draw on these, for me, is the combination of the flamed maple top and the P-90 layout. You get a guitar that looks more like something from the later burst world, but sonically it keeps that rawer, more open midrange attack that makes a good P-90 Les Paul so addictive. The Carmelita carve is also worth calling out, as it tends to give these a more substantial and vintage-correct feel in the hand, while the medium jumbo fretwire makes them a bit friendlier for modern players than some stricter reissue specs. Add in the Murphy Lab Ultra Light treatment and it ends up feeling classy rather than overdone. A very cool Custom Shop build that stands out without losing the old-school Les Paul character.

Condition Report:
As new condition. Murphy Lab Ultra Light ageing is factory correct as part of the original spec. No additional wear of note beyond the intentional factory ageing.

Part Exchange Welcome:
Part exchange welcome, video demos are available via our YouTube channel at Squealing Pig Guitars, personal consignment service available via our site at 10% rate.

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ConditionMint (Used)
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Brand
Model
  • Custom Shop Murphy Lab '57 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue Ultra Light Aged
Categories
Made In
  • United States
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Fretboard Radius
  • 12"
Model Sub-Family
Body Material
  • Mahogany
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Body Shape
  • Single Cutaway
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Offset Body
  • Non-Offset Body
Model Family
Wood Top Style
  • Plain
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Series
Finish Features
  • Relic
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Stop-Bar
Pickup Configuration
  • HH
Nut Width
  • 1.69"
Scale Length
  • 24.75"
Top Material
  • Maple
Number of Frets
  • 22

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