Description

Gibson – Murphy Lab – ’59 Les Paul Standard in Southern Fade Burst w/ Ultra Light Aging

This guitar is in stock and ready to order – $7,199 – Call to order!

Gibson’s lineup of Murphy Lab guitars has proven to be the real deal with each new batch we get in the store. The series brings a new standard to relic’d guitars, giving them a look and feel as if they are legitimately old, aged guitars. This instrument features a mahogany body with a maple top and a nitro finish, ’59 medium “C” mahogany neck with a 12″ radius rosewood fingerboard, CustomBucker Alnico 3 pickups, and comes with a period correct case. If you have any questions, feel free to let us know!

Weight 9lbs 3oz

Specs:

Body

Body Shape
Les Paul
Top
2-Piece Figured Maple, Hide Glue Fit
Back
1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
Binding
1-Ply Royalite
Weight Relief
None
Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer; Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged

Neck

Material
Solid Mahogany
Profile
Authentic ’59 Medium C-Shape
Scale Length
24.75″ / 628.65mm
Fingerboard Material
Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit
Fingerboard Radius
12″
Number Of Frets
22
Frets
Historic Medium-Jumbo
Nut Material
Nylon
Nut Width
1.69″ / 42.85mm
End of Board Width
2.24″ / 56.89mm
Inlays
Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
Joint
Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Headstock inlay
Gibson logo in Mother of Pearl, Les Paul Model silkscreen

Hardware

Finish
Nickel; Murphy Lab Light Aged
Tuner Plating
Nickel
Bridge
ABR-1
Saddle Material
Nickel-plated Brass
Tailpiece
Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Tuning Machines
Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
Pickguard
Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
TrussRod
Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Truss Rod Cover
Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
Control Knobs
Gold Butyrate Top Hats
Switch Tip
Amber Catalin
Switchwasher
Replica Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Jack Plate Cover
Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Control Covers
Black Royalite
Strap Buttons
Aluminum
Mounting Rings
M69 Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Pickup Covers
Authentic Profile Nickel Silver

Electronics

Neck Pickup
Custombucker Alnico 3 (Unpotted)
Bridge Pickup
Custombucker Alnico 3 (Unpotted)
Controls
2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Pickup Selector
3-Way Switchcraft
Output Jack
1/4″ Switchcraft

Miscellaneous

Strings Gauge
.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case
Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch
Accessories
Certificate of Authenticity, Mounted Custom Shop Switch Plate Medallion; Reissue Switch Backplate in Case