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: | 400263 |
| Product Color: | Cardinal Red |
| Relic/Aging Level: | Murphy Lab Light Aged |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | .010-.046, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Firebird |
| Body Material: | 9-Piece Mahogany/Walnut |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck
| Neck Material: | 9-Piece Mahogany/Walnut |
| Neck Shape: | Authentic '63 Medium C |
| Fingerboard Material: | Indian Rosewood |
| Nut Material: | Nylon |
| Nut Width: | 1.687" (42.85mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12" |
| Scale Length: | 24.75" (628.65mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 22 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Neck-Through |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoids |
| Inlay Shape: | Trapezoids |
| Neck Binding: | Cream |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Gibson Firebird Alnico 5 |
| Neck Pickup: | Gibson Firebird Alnico 5 |
| Controls and Switching: | 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Switch |
| Electronics Notes: | 500K CTS Potentiometers and Hand-Wired Harness with Black Beauty Capacitors |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel |
| Bridge: | Maestro Vibrola |
| Tailpiece: | Maestro Vibrola |
| Tuning Machines: | Deluxe Banjo |
| Fret Wire: | Authentic Medium Jumbo |
| Saddle: | Nickel Plated Brass |
| Pickguard: | 3-Ply White/Black/White Firebird Hot-Stamped |
| Truss Rod Cover: | Black 1-Ply Gibson Hot-Stamped |
| Knobs: | Black Top Hat with Silver Insert |
| Switch Cap: | Cream |