Gibson Murphy Lab 1959 Les Paul Standard Factory Burst Ultra Light Aged 943586

5680.77 GBP*

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Les Paul Reissue with mahogany body, Long Neck Tenon, Custom Bucker, Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged, case & certificate. Custom Shop Les Paul electric guitar with Custom Bucker pickups and Murphy Lab Aging Treatment, including case and certificate 1959 Les Paul Standard electric guitar from the Gibson Custom store Serial number 943586 One-piece mahogany body Two-piece curly maple top, with Royalite binding Mahogany neck with long neck heel (Long Neck Tenon) Rosewood fingerboard with 22 Authentic Medium Jumbo frets Trapezoid inlays made from cellulose nitrate Two Gibson Custom Bucker humbuckers (Alnico III, unwaxed) Hand-wired electronics with CTS pots and paper-in-oil caps Gibson ABR-1 Tune-o-Matic bridge and aluminum stopbar Kluson tuners (single line/single ring) Nickel hardware, Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged Factory Burst nitrocellulose finish, Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged Includes case, Custom Shop Switch Plate medallion and certificate of authenticity The Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Factory Burst Ultra Light Aged at a glance: As a tribute to the legendary 1959 version of the Les Paul, the Gibson Custom Shop, in collaboration with the aging specialists at the Murphy Lab, offers an extremely successful recreation of the original. From the turned wood selection to the hand-wired electronics to the finish of Finish and Hardware , the Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Factory Burst Ultra Light Aged really does offer everything that makes a classic '59 Les Paul. The Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Factory Burst Ultra Light Aged with authentic ultra-light aging treatment from the Gibson Murphy Lab. Curly maple top and mahogany neck with long neck foot The basis of the Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Factory Burst Ultra Light Aged is its basic construction made from selected tonewoods that were already used in the late 1950s. Accordingly, the body is made from a solid piece of mahogany and is finished with a two-piece curly maple top with a chic flame. Of course, the long neck tenon of the mahogany neck, which is glued right up to the neck pickup, is an essential part of the recipe for a good Fifties Les Paul. Gibson Custom Bucker with paper-in-oil caps For appropriate sounds of the legendary PAF humbucker, Gibson relies on successful replicas of the coveted double coilers with two custom bucker humbuckers. The Gibson Custom Shop hand-wound pickups are fitted with Alnico III magnets for a warm and vocal sound character and have non-waxed coils, which means that the treble content in the signal is clearly retained. The electronics wiring is also completely hand-wired and features original components from the golden LP era with CTS potentiometers for Volume and Tone and oil paper capacitors. Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged Treatment The Murphy Lab, founded by aging legend Tom Murphy, consists of a number of experts who analyze the finish and aging process of Hardware original instruments in detail and recreate them authentically as part of the 1959 Les Paul Standard...