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Gibson Custom Shop's new Murphy Lab has one purpose: to take expert aging artist Tom Murphy's proprietary techniques to the next level. Here, Tom and his personally trained team of artists use cutting-edge technology and Tom's own processes, developed over years of careful testing, to produce perfect replicas of golden-age Gibsons, each dressed with Tom's brand of authentic, hand-applied playwear, and scientifically reverse-engineered nitrocellulose lacquer, identical to that which the brand used in the 1950s and 1960s. Each Murphy Lab model corresponds to one of four distinct aging levels and features extra-rolled fingerboard binding for a broken-in feel and true-to-life look.

Other specifications include:

  • Finish Package: Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
  • Construction: All Hide-Glue Construction
  • Neck Material: Mahogany
  • Peghead: SG Standard
  • Head Veneer: 2019 Holly
  • Dimensions: .800"-.900"
  • Fingerboard: 1 Piece Rosewood
  • Scale: 24-3/4
  • Fingerboard Binding: .04 Cream
  • Nut: Nylon
  • Inlays: Mother of Pearl
  • Fretwire: Reissue
  • Top Finish: Heavy Antique Ebony
  • Back Material: Mahogany
  • Routing: SG Standard Maestro
  • Body Dimension: SG Standard Maestro
  • Hardware Material: Gold Heavy Aged
  • Machine Heads: Kluson Reissue Double Band
  • Bridge: ABR-1 Non Wire
  • Tailpiece: Maestro Vibrola
  • End Pin: Brass
  • Truss Cover: Hot Stamp "Les Paul"
  • Pickguard: White
  • Knobs: Black Top Hats with Gold Inserts
  • Switch Tip: Cream
  • Switch Washer: True Historic Black
  • Backplates: SG Standard
  • Neck Pickup: Custom "S" Bucker
  • Bridge Pickup: Custom "S" Bucker
  • Pickup Covers: True Historic
  • Mounting Rings: True Historic Black
  • Electronics: Vintage Taper Pots, Black Beauty Capacitors
  • Case: Hardshell Case Historic
  • SGSR61PSL17694
  • 7 lbs 9 oz
  • #CME01398

For more information on the Gibson Custom Shop Instrument, please contact us.

 

Manufacturer
Gibson
Series
Custom Shop
Body Style
SG
Actual Weight
7.9
Color
Heavy Antique Ebony
Condition
Excellent

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SKU: CME01398
Weight: 7 lbs 9 oz

Used - Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola

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Gibson Custom Shop's new Murphy Lab has one purpose: to take expert aging artist Tom Murphy's proprietary techniques to the next level. Here, Tom and his personally trained team of artists use cutting-edge technology and Tom's own processes, developed over years of careful testing, to produce perfect replicas of golden-age Gibsons, each dressed with Tom's brand of authentic, hand-applied playwear, and scientifically reverse-engineered nitrocellulose lacquer, identical to that which the brand used in the 1950s and 1960s. Each Murphy Lab model corresponds to one of four distinct aging levels and features extra-rolled fingerboard binding for a broken-in feel and true-to-life look.

Other specifications include:

  • Finish Package: Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
  • Construction: All Hide-Glue Construction
  • Neck Material: Mahogany
  • Peghead: SG Standard
  • Head Veneer: 2019 Holly
  • Dimensions: .800"-.900"
  • Fingerboard: 1 Piece Rosewood
  • Scale: 24-3/4
  • Fingerboard Binding: .04 Cream
  • Nut: Nylon
  • Inlays: Mother of Pearl
  • Fretwire: Reissue
  • Top Finish: Heavy Antique Ebony
  • Back Material: Mahogany
  • Routing: SG Standard Maestro
  • Body Dimension: SG Standard Maestro
  • Hardware Material: Gold Heavy Aged
  • Machine Heads: Kluson Reissue Double Band
  • Bridge: ABR-1 Non Wire
  • Tailpiece: Maestro Vibrola
  • End Pin: Brass
  • Truss Cover: Hot Stamp "Les Paul"
  • Pickguard: White
  • Knobs: Black Top Hats with Gold Inserts
  • Switch Tip: Cream
  • Switch Washer: True Historic Black
  • Backplates: SG Standard
  • Neck Pickup: Custom "S" Bucker
  • Bridge Pickup: Custom "S" Bucker
  • Pickup Covers: True Historic
  • Mounting Rings: True Historic Black
  • Electronics: Vintage Taper Pots, Black Beauty Capacitors
  • Case: Hardshell Case Historic
  • SGSR61PSL17694
  • 7 lbs 9 oz
  • #CME01398

For more information on the Gibson Custom Shop Instrument, please contact us.

 

Manufacturer
Gibson
Series
Custom Shop
Body Style
SG
Actual Weight
7.9
Color
Heavy Antique Ebony
Condition
Excellent

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Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar
Used Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Standard "CME Spec" Heavy Antique Ebony Heavy Aged w/Maestro Vibrola electric guitar

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