Gibson Custom Shop 59 Les Paul Standard Brazilian RW Toms Tri-Burst Bigsby Murphy Lab Heavy Aged NH w/case
Gibson Custom Shop 59 Les Paul Standard Brazilian RW Toms Tri-Burst Bigsby Murphy Lab Heavy Aged NH w/case
Weight: 8lb 12oz
See photos at the end for other tops and backs, listed with serial number and weight.
1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue Limited Edition Murphy Lab Aged With Brazilian Rosewood
The Gibson Custom Shop and Murphy Lab are proud to introduce a new limited run incorporating Tom Murphy's deep knowledge of vintage guitars, passion for his craft, and inspired creativity to bring his vision of the ultimate 1959 Les Paul™ Standard reissues to life. These extraordinary guitars utilize handpicked materials of the highest quality. including Brazilian rosewood fretboards, super lightweight mahogany bodies, and AAAA-figured maple tops that were cherry-picked and set aside specifically for this release. Their Murphy Lab aging is unique and distinct from other Murphy Lab offerings and completely exclusive to this distinguished limited run, with a heavy treatment and notable touches like custom-aged plated and plastic parts. Each finish option was developed and selected by Tom Murphy as well. A total of six colors, with 50 guitars in each color, will be a part of this very special limited run, and a leather-bound certificate of authenticity and an aged Lifton hardshell case are also included with each one of these exceptional instruments.
Body
Shape - Les Paul
Material - Super Lightweight Mahogany
Top - Hand Selected AAAA Figured Maple
Binding - Single Ply Cream Royalties, Top and Fretboard
Neck
Material - Solid Mahogany
Profile - 50’s Rounded Medium C
Nut width - 1.69” / 42.85mm
Fingerboard - Brazilian Rosewood
Scale length - 24.75” / 628.65mm
Number of frets - 22
Nut - Nylon
Inlay - Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
Hardware
Bridge - ABR-1 Historic Reissue
Saddle material - Nickel-plated Brass
Tailpiece - Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar; 1950’s style Bigsby B7 on Tom’s Tri-Burst
Tuners - Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
Plating - Nickel; Murphy Lab Aged
Electronics
Neck pickup - Custombucker, Alnico 5 Magnet, Zebra Coils (Unpotted)
Bridge pickup - Custombucker, Alnico 5 Magnet, Zebra Coils (Unpotted)
Controls - 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-oil capacitors.
Case - Aged Brown/Pink Lipton Reissue 5 Latch Case