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Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab Heavy Aged 1959 Les Paul Standard 'Beauty of the Bursts' pg-86
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Product Description
Andertons is pleased to offer this stunning Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Labs Heavy Aged 1959 Les Paul Standard, painstakingly based on the genuine Burst featured on page 86 of the Beauty of the Bursts book. Its hand-selected top is everything you could ever hope for in a flamed top guitar. It's uniform, it moves, and the stripes are rich and eye-catching. Its Murphy Lab Heavy Aged finish perfectly highlights every nuance of the maple top as well as perfectly capturing the unmistakable look of a 59 Burst.
Often regarded as the Holy Grail of electric guitars, the 1959 Gibson Les Paul is without a doubt one of the most iconic musical instruments ever produced. Playing this Gibson Custom Shop 1959 standard reissue feels like having a piece of musical history in your hands. It's more than a reissue… the level of detail and attention given to reproducing these coveted instruments is second to none. Whether you’re a seasoned pro, collector or enthusiast, this is a guitar that you will never want to be without!
Gibson Custom Shop
The pinnacle of Gibsons 130-year-old heritage and history. The Gibson Custom Shop celebrates Gibson's traditions while continuously pushing the brand into new territory. Using the best of everything, tonewoods, hardware, electronics, finishes and most importantly, craftspeople, any guitar built by the Gibson Custom Shop will be a guitar you’ll never want to put down.
Murphy Lab
Brand new guitars that look and feel like they have been your closest 6-string companion for the last 50 or so years. Led by legendary guitar relicing expert, Tom Murphy, the Gibson Murphy Lab has a reputation for crafting some of the most authentic and believable relic’d guitars in the business.
Features
- Beauty of the Burst - This stunning Gibson Les Paul is a faithful recreation of the original Burst featured on page 86 of Yasuhiko Iwanade's book, The Beauty of the Bursts – a detailed catalogue like no other of every 1958-1960 Gibson Les Paul in known circulation today.
- Lightweight Mahogany - Hand-selected by the experts at the Gibson Custom Shop to ensure this 59 Les Paul is the lightest it can be. Not only does this ensure maximum comfort while playing it also provides a whole other level of responsiveness and resonance to even the most featherlight playing.
- Custombucker - Gibsons most historically accurate reproduction of their esteemed PAF humbucking pickups. Using all the correct parts, Alnico 3 magnets, 42 AWG wire and unbalanced coils to achieve the legendary combination of articulation, sweetness and warmth that can only be found on a true Gibson Patent Applied For humbucker pickup.
Specifications
Body
- Body Aging: Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
- Body Material: 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Heavy Aged
- Weight Relief: None
- Top Wood: Hand Selected 2-Piece Figured AAA Maple
- Top Binding: 1-ply Royalite
Neck
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in
- Fingerboard Inlay: Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
- Nut: Nylon
- Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
- Neck Profile: Carmelita V1 Carve (.860" - .975")
- Frets: 22 Historic Medium-Jumbo
- Fingerboard Binding: Cream, Single Ply Royalite
- Nut Width: 42.85 mm / 1.687 in
- Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Electronics
- Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3 (Double-Aged White)
- Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3 (Double-Aged White)
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
- Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft
- Output Jack: Switchcraft
Hardware
- Tuners: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
- Truss Rod: Authentic 1950s No-Tube
- Hardware Colour: Nickle
- Bridge: No-Wire ABR-1
- Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminium Stop Bar
- Saddles: Nickel-plated Brass
- Pickup Covers: Authentic Profile Nickel Silver Included in Case
- Control Knobs: Gold Butyrate Top Hats
Miscellaneous
- Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
- Case: Brown/Pink Reissue 5-Latch
- Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity
