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
Hardware Color: Aged Nickel
Made in: Made in the USA
Product Color: Antique Iguana Burst
Relic or Aging Level: Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
Serial Number: 96574
Series: Gibson Custom Shop Historic
Weight: 8lbs 1oz

Body:
Body Binding: Single-Ply Royalite
Body Finish: Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
Body Notes: Iguana Green Back
Body Shape: Les Paul
Top Material: CME Hand-Selected Figured Maple (Hide Glue Fit)

Neck:
Fingerboard Inlay: Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoids
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Headstock Inlay or Decal: Gibson Logo and Les Paul Model Silkscreen
Headstock Veneer: Holly
Neck Binding: .040 Cream
Neck Finish: Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
Neck Shape: 60 V3 Neck Profile
Neck Tint or Color: Iguana Green
Number of Frets: 22 Frets
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 1.69" (42.85mm)
Side Marker Inlay: Faux Tortoise Dots
Truss Rod: Authentic 1950s No-Tube

Electronics:
Bridge Pickup: CME Double Classic White Custom "S" Bucker
Controls and Switching: 3-Way Switchcraft; 2 Volume, 2 Tone
Electronics Notes: CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Neck Pickup: CME Double Classic White Custom "S" Bucker

Hardware:
Bridge: ABR-1
Fret Wire: Historic Medium-Jumbo
Knobs: Gold Butyrate Top Hats
Pickguard: Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Saddle Material: Nickel-Plated Brass
Switch Cap: Amber Catalin
Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring