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Gibson Custom Shop 1963 SG Special Reissue Heavy Antique Pelham Blue Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged

Gibson Custom Shop 1963 SG Special Reissue Heavy Antique Pelham Blue Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged

Serial Number: CME01448

Weight: 6lbs 13oz

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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: CME01448
Product Color: Pelham Blue
Relic/Aging Level: Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged
Case Type: Hardshell Case Included
Factory Setup: .010-.046, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)

Body

Body Shape: SG
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Shape: '61 SG
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Headstock Veneer: Holly
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 1.69" (42.85mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Scale Length: 24.75" (628.65mm)
Number of Frets: 22 Frets
Neck Joint: Set Neck
Fingerboard Inlay: Mother of Pearl Dots
Inlay Shape: Dots
Side Marker Inlay: Faux Tortoise
Neck Binding: Cream

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Gretsch P90 Soapbar
Neck Pickup: Gretsch P90 Soapbar
Controls and Switching: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Switch
Electronics Notes: Vintage Taper Potentiometers with Old Bumblebee Capacitors

Hardware

Hardware Color: Nickel
Bridge: Reissue Wraparound
Tailpiece: Lightning Bar
Tuning Machines: Kluson with White Buttons
Fret Wire: Reissue
Pickguard: Multi-Ply Black
Knobs: Black Top Hat with Silver Insert
Switch Cap: Cream
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SKU: SGSP63PSL16217-CME01448

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: CME01448
Product Color: Pelham Blue
Relic/Aging Level: Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged
Case Type: Hardshell Case Included
Factory Setup: .010-.046, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)

Body

Body Shape: SG
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Shape: '61 SG
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Headstock Veneer: Holly
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 1.69" (42.85mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Scale Length: 24.75" (628.65mm)
Number of Frets: 22 Frets
Neck Joint: Set Neck
Fingerboard Inlay: Mother of Pearl Dots
Inlay Shape: Dots
Side Marker Inlay: Faux Tortoise
Neck Binding: Cream

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Gretsch P90 Soapbar
Neck Pickup: Gretsch P90 Soapbar
Controls and Switching: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Switch
Electronics Notes: Vintage Taper Potentiometers with Old Bumblebee Capacitors

Hardware

Hardware Color: Nickel
Bridge: Reissue Wraparound
Tailpiece: Lightning Bar
Tuning Machines: Kluson with White Buttons
Fret Wire: Reissue
Pickguard: Multi-Ply Black
Knobs: Black Top Hat with Silver Insert
Switch Cap: Cream