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Gibson Custom Shop 1959 ES-345 "CME Spec" Candy Apple Blue Gloss

Gibson Custom Shop 1959 ES-345 "CME Spec" Candy Apple Blue Gloss

Regular price $ 157,651.00
Regular price Sale price $ 157,651.00

Serial Number: A940574

Weight: 8lbs 1oz

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Description

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.

Specs

General

Series: Gibson Custom Shop Historic
Country of Manufacture: Made in the USA
Serial Number: A940574
Product Color: Antique Candy Apple Blue
Case Type: Hardshell Case Included
Factory Setup: E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)

Body

Body Shape: ES-335 Centerblock
Body Material: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Top Material: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Body Binding: 3-Ply Top, .09 Back

Neck

Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Headstock Veneer: Historic Holly
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 1.687" (42.85mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (304.8mm)
Scale Length: 24.75" (628.65mm)
Number of Frets: 22 Frets
Neck Joint: Set Neck
Fingerboard Inlay: Aged Celluloid Split Parallelogram
Inlay Shape: Parallelograms

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Custom "S" Bucker
Neck Pickup: Custom "S" Bucker
Controls and Switching: Dummy Varitone, 3-Way Switchcraft, 2 Volume/2 Tone CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors

Hardware

Hardware Color: Nickel
Bridge: ABR-1
Tailpiece: Stop Bar
Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Ring
Fret Wire: Jescar FW45100
Saddle: Nickel-Plated Brass
Pickguard: Black
Truss Rod Cover: True Historic "Stereo"
Knobs: Black Witch Hat w/Silver Inserts
Switch Cap: Cream
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SKU: 59ES345M2M21901-A940574

Description

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.

Specs

General

Series: Gibson Custom Shop Historic
Country of Manufacture: Made in the USA
Serial Number: A940574
Product Color: Antique Candy Apple Blue
Case Type: Hardshell Case Included
Factory Setup: E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)

Body

Body Shape: ES-335 Centerblock
Body Material: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Top Material: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Body Binding: 3-Ply Top, .09 Back

Neck

Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Headstock Veneer: Historic Holly
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 1.687" (42.85mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (304.8mm)
Scale Length: 24.75" (628.65mm)
Number of Frets: 22 Frets
Neck Joint: Set Neck
Fingerboard Inlay: Aged Celluloid Split Parallelogram
Inlay Shape: Parallelograms

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Custom "S" Bucker
Neck Pickup: Custom "S" Bucker
Controls and Switching: Dummy Varitone, 3-Way Switchcraft, 2 Volume/2 Tone CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors

Hardware

Hardware Color: Nickel
Bridge: ABR-1
Tailpiece: Stop Bar
Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Ring
Fret Wire: Jescar FW45100
Saddle: Nickel-Plated Brass
Pickguard: Black
Truss Rod Cover: True Historic "Stereo"
Knobs: Black Witch Hat w/Silver Inserts
Switch Cap: Cream