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.
Gibson Custom Historic Collection
The expert luthiers at gibson craft these special-edition, year-specific instruments to celebrate Gibson’s legacy through artistry, authenticity, accuracy, and attention to period detail.
The Final Word in Hummingbirds
Introduced in 1960 as Gibson’s first square shoulder, the Hummingbird™ arrived at the dawn of a new era in music and was rapidly embraced by the prime movers on the scene. Built with a thermally aged Sitka spruce top, the 1960 Hummingbird reflects the appearance and performance of those early icons. It features Light Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Light Aged finish treatment, paired with lightly aged hardware, simulates decades of light play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Gibson Custom Shop Historic |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | 20485002 |
| Product Color: | Heritage Cherry Sunburst |
| Relic/Aging Level: | Murphy Lab Light Aged |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Square Shoulder Dreadnought |
| Acoustic Cutaway Type: | No Cutaway |
| Body Material: | Mahogany |
| Body Finish: | Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Top Material: | Thermally Aged Sitka Spruce |
| Bracing Pattern: | Traditional Hand Scalloped X-Bracing |
| Body Binding: | Multi-Ply Top, Multi-Ply Back |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: | Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | Rounded |
| Fingerboard Material: | Indian Rosewood |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.724" (43.81mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12" (304.8mm) |
| Scale Length: | 24.75" (628.65mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 20 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Compound Dovetail Neck-to-Body |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Mother of Pearl Parallelograms |
| Inlay Shape: | Parallelograms |
| Neck Binding: | Single Ply Fingerboard |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Gold |
| Bridge: | Rosewood; Traditional Belly-Up |
| Tuning Machines: | Gotoh w/Keystone Buttons |
| Fret Wire: | Standard |
| Saddle: | Bone |
| Pickguard: | Tortoise Murphy Lab Casted Hummingbird |
| Truss Rod Cover: | 2-Ply Bell; Black |
| Bridge Pins: | Bone |