Gibson Custom Shop 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Murphy Lab Ultra Heavy Aged – Double Gold

Gibson Custom Shop 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Murphy Lab Ultra Heavy Aged – Double Gold

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.

The iconic ’57 Goldtop has been the tool of choice for countless guitar heroes. Its elegant gold finish, classic solid mahogany/maple construction and versatile humbucking pickups represent everything one could possibly need in a Les Paul™ model. This authentic recreation exemplifies Gibson Custom Shop’s tireless quest for accuracy to the original year of production, from the woods to the construction to the parts and precise contours throughout. Each Custom Shop Reissue is every bit the instrument and statement piece as the priceless vintage examples, providing an ownership experience that is endlessly fun. It features Ultra Heavy Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Ultra Heavy Aged finish treatment, paired with heavily aged hardware, simulates decades of heavy play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.

specs:

• Weight: 4.024 Kilograms / 8.999 Ibs
• Body Shape: Les Paul
• Build: Murphy Lab
• Aging: Ultra Heavy Aged
• Top Material: 2-Piece Plain Maple, Hide Glue Fit
• Back Material: 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
• Binding: 1-Ply Royalite
• Body Finish: Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Weight Relief: None
• Neck Profile: 50s Rounded Medium “C”
• Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75″
• Neck Spec 1st Fret: .902″ (Measured in our store)
• Neck Spec 12th Fret: 1.020″ (Measured in our store)
• Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12″
• Number of Frets: 22
• Fret Size: Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall
• Nut Material: Nylon
• Nut Width: 42.85 mm / 1.687″
• End Of Board Width: 56.89 mm / 2.239″
• Inlays: Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
• Neck Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
• Hardware Finish: Nickel; Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
• Bridge: ABR-1
• Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
• Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
• Pickguard: Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
• Truss Rod: Authentic 1950s No-Tube
• Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
• Control Knobs: Butyrate Gold Top Hats
• Switch Tip: Amber Catalin
• Switch washer: Replica Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
• Jack Plate Cover: Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
• Control Covers: Brown Royalite
• Strap Buttons: Aluminum
• Mounting Rings: M69 Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
• Pickup Covers: Authentic Profile Nickel Silver
• 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
• Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
• Case: Aged Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch Case
• Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity, Mounted Custom Shop Switch Plate Medallion; Reissue Switch Backplate in Case