Description
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
Specs
General
| Series: | Gibson Custom Shop Historic |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | 04820 |
| Product Color: | Factory Burst |
| Relic/Aging Level: | Murphy Lab Ultra Heavy Aged |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Les Paul |
| Body Material: | 1-Piece Light Mahogany |
| Body Finish: | Murphy Lab Ultra Heavy Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Top Material: | CME Handpicked AAA Maple 2-Piece |
| Body Binding: | .09" Cream Royalite |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: | Murphy Lab Ultra Heavy Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | 60 V1 Neck |
| Fingerboard Material: | Indian Rosewood |
| Headstock Veneer: | Holly |
| Nut Material: | Nylon |
| Nut Width: | 1.69" (42.85mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12" (304.8mm) |
| Scale Length: | 24.75" (628.65mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 22 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoids |
| Inlay Shape: | Trapezoids |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Tortoise Side Dots |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Gibson Logo & Les Paul Model Silkscreen |
| Neck Binding: | .04" Cream Royalite |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Gibson Custom "S" Bucker w/Open Coils, Black |
| Neck Pickup: | Gibson Custom "S" Bucker w/Open Coils, Black |
| Controls and Switching: | 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Switch |
| Electronics Notes: | CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers and Paper-in-Oil Capacitors |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel Heavy Aged |
| Bridge: | ABR-1 Non-Wire |
| Tailpiece: | Lightweight Stop Bar w/Long Stud & Anchor |
| Tuning Machines: | Grover Kidney |
| Fret Wire: | Authentic Medium-Jumbo |
| Saddle: | Nickel-Plated Brass |
| Pickguard: | Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate |
| Truss Rod Cover: | Authentic Stepped 2-Ply |
| Knobs: | Gold Butyrate Top Hats with Silver Inserts |
| Switch Cap: | Amber Catalin |