Description
Description
Gibson Custom Shop
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.
Murphy Lab
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
Specs
General
| Series: | Gibson Custom Shop Historic |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | 20195036 |
| Product Color: | Vintagae Sunburst |
| Relic/Aging Level: | Murphy Lab Light Aged |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | .012-.053, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Jumbo |
| Acoustic Cutaway Type: | No Cutaway |
| Body Material: | Flame Maple |
| Body Finish: | Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Top Material: | Thermally Aged Red Spruce |
| Bracing Material: | Spruce |
| Bracing Pattern: | Traditional Hand Scalloped X-Bracing, w/Hide Glue |
| Body Binding: | Multi-ply Top, Multi-ply Back |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | Rounded |
| Fingerboard Material: | Rosewood |
| Headstock Veneer: | Single-ply Headstock |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.724" (43.81mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12" (304.8mm) |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (647.7mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 20 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Compound Dovetail Neck to Body Joint |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Mother of Pearl Graduated Crowns |
| Inlay Shape: | Crowns |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Dots |
| Neck Binding: | Single-Ply |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Aged Gold |
| Bridge: | SJ-200 Four Bar Moustache |
| Tuning Machines: | Gotoh with Keystone Buttons |
| Fret Wire: | Standard |
| Saddle: | Bone |
| Pickguard: | Murphy Lab Casted SJ-200 |
| Truss Rod Cover: | Black with Wide White |
| Bridge Pins: | Bone |