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The “Creme De La Creme of the Gibson Les Paul 1959 Custom” !!!!!!! l am fortunate to offer this unique and never played guitar. A once in a Lifetime opportunity to own this prestigious and sought after guitar that is considered to be one of the  "12 apostles" of 1959 Gibson Les Paul  ... this is the "2017 killer tops JSR". Only 12 guitars where commissioned to be made by the original legends of GIBSON CUSTOM SHOP- Edwin Wilson, Tom Murphy and Henry Juszkiewicz. This is a unique opportunity or chance to own a rare and most exquisite "Japan Special Run" guitar and the last to come open for sale in the entire world. 

"JRS" was a unique and never to be repeated collaborative approach between Edwin Wilson, Tom Murphy and Henry Juszkiewicz to handcraft to perfection these 12 legends of Gibson; such Luthiers accomplishment was so exclusive that the project carry the title JSR (Japan Special Run) since the instruments were minted to be sold thru Japan most prestigious guitar dealers and offered only to the most demanding guitar connoisseurs of the world. Such fine details have capture the original essence of the 1959 Standard Gibson Les Paul to perfection and these guitars have not been removed from their original boxes for any other reason than to photograph and be placed back into the original boxes. I acquired these two guitars thru a Les Paul Forum dealer sponsor and the collection have been in my possession and kept under temperature (75 degrees/F) control room since 2017 inside their original shipping boxes.

Japan has always gotten the best guitars from Gibson Custom builds and these guitars are truly special and very rare and certainly the ones to own. All 12 guitars in this run were instantly sold out. Not only do they mark the humble beginning of the Edwin Wilson/Tom Murphy era at the start of the Gibson Custom Shop in 1994 they also mark the end of a truly great era with Edwin Wilson’s departure from Gibson Custom in March 2017. These guitars represent the very first work together at Gibson back in 1994 and their very last work together at Gibson in 2017 never to be done again. No detail was spared for this run and it’s the finest and closest authentic reissue ever done to date. True Historic’s are not being built by Gibson in 2017 except for dealer runs or special order only.  
The 2017 1959 Les Paul True Historic Murphy painted 1994 Killer Top feature a “hand picked” KILLER top by Edwin Wilson and was painted by Burst Master Tom Murphy and was an exclusive (JSR) Japan Special Run of only 12 guitars built for the top dealers in Japan only and not offered to any other dealers.
 
(The Back Story) Edwin Wilson and Tom Murphy were there at the start of the Gibson Custom Shop some time around 1993 at the old shop and just sort of fell into it. When Henry Juszkiewicz bought the company and moved it from Kalamazoo Michigan to Nashville Edwin and Tom were consulting and told him “the reason why the 59 reissue does not sell well is because the guitar is totally wrong from headstock to strap pin”. Henry challenged them he told them well “if you think you make it better than try it”. So they did and they bought a couple of folding tables and the inception of the Gibson Custom Art & Historic Division was born. 1994 was the first year Tom Murphy painted the very first guitars for Gibson. The 1994 '59 reissues all had hand picked tops by Edwin Wilson and were painted and initialed by Tom Murphy( TM) and had the letter KT and TM stamped written in the control cavity. The letter KT designation meant that these guitars all had hand selected “KILLER” tops and Edwin Wilson hand picked every one of them. These guitars are known as the 1994 “KILLER” tops.  
The 2017 1959 True Historic Murphy painted 1994 “KILLER” tops guitars are a throw back to the beginning and represent the first guitars Wilson and Murphy built in 1994 and now their last work ever in 2017. The tops were all hand picked by Edwin Wilson and painted by the Burst master Tom Murphy just as they did way back in the day in 1994, only these guitars have a special top carve and have all the 2017 True Historic specs and were built at the request for the top dealers in Japan only. The Murphy Burst finish is incredible and the deep dish carved top is new for 2017 and is spot on to a real 59 done exclusively for this run only. The specially wound PAF pickups are just dripping with tone unlike anything you ever heard before.  
(The Specs) The 2017 1959 True Historic Les Paul Murphy painted 1994 “Killer” tops have True Historic specs and feature a hand picked top by Edwin Wilson reminiscent of the tops from 1994. The neck carve is true to a real 1959 Les Paul Standard, the top carve has a deep dish true to a real 59 Les Paul Standard (new for this run only), truss rod with no tubing, fingerboard glued to the neck with hot hide glue, neck glued to the body with hot hide glue, top glued to the back with hot hide glue, authentic True Historic plastic parts, hand selected “KILLER” tops by Edwin Wilson, hand selected lightweight Mahogany backs, back color mixed by Edwin Wilson, painted by Burst Master Tom Murphy, special wound authentic PAF pickups, and a hand sanded nitro cellulose lacquer finish. You simply cant get closer to a real Burst than with this reissue. Notice Tom Murphy's initials in the control cavity and the letter K as well.
 
(The Tone) Nobody and I mean nobody can paint a guitar like Tom Murphy and color of these guitars is just so close to an original its sick! The tone and playability is unlike any other reissue ever done before with great clarity that is focused and very articulate with that Les Paul vintage punch. The guitar is very touch sensitive and very violin like the way the strings break over the nut and sustains for days. The guitar is in mint brand new un-played condition with all hang tags, certificate of authenticity (showing Edwin Wilson and Tom Murphy), special “hand selected” certificate (showing Edwin Wilson selecting the tops), extra toggle cover, warranty card, and original the shipping carton.

• Brand: Gibson Custom Nashville
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• Model: 59 Les Paul 1994 True Historic Killer Top JRS
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• Color: Murphy Burst Cherry Sunburst
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• Finish Type: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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• Weight: 8 Pounds 6 Ounces
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• Top Woods: Killer Top Flamed Maple (special deep dish for this run only)
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• Back Wood: 1 Piece Lightweight Mahogany
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• Neck Wood: 1 Piece Mahogany
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• Neck Shape: True Historic 59
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• Neck Dimensions: .912 1st Fret 1.01 12th Fret
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• Fingerboard: 1 Piece Indian Rosewood
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• Fingerboard Radius: 12”
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• Inlays: Cellulose Trapezoid True Historic
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• Neck Scale: 24.75”
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• Nut Width: 1 11/16”
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• Frets: 22
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• Headstock: Hollyhead Veneer
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• Binding: 1 Ply On Body & Neck
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• Pickups: Special Wound 59 Vintage PAF
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• Controls: 2 Volume 2 Tone 3 Way Toggle
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• Hardware: Aged Nickel
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• Bridge: Wireless ABR-1
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• Tail Piece: Lightweight Aluminum
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• Tuners: Vintage Kluson
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• Plastics: 2017 True Historic
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• Case: Gibson Vintage Reissue
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• COA: Yes With All Hang Tags, Warranty Card, COA, “Hand Selected” COA, Toggle Cover, and Original Shipping Carton
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• Sorry NO Trades

Note: Please refer to return policy. Summary-  If Purchased in continental USA the item has a granted  One day unopened box return policy.  For the guitar to be returnable it must remain unopened on its original delivery box and shipped to the sender within 24 Hours of delivery and provide a tracking number with proof of delivery and insurance to receive the refund of the amount paid minus shipping cost and 15% restocking fee. No Open boxes and/or postmarked over 24 hours from delivery date will be accepted as return. If purchased In Europe the items are final sale and returns will not be accepted and/or refunds will not be granted. This guitar was acquired thru the dealer in its original state and re-sold two of the same items to me. We tested the items but never used the guitars as entertainment or musical instruments other than the electronics try out and each item is in perfect conditions- as is expected from a new instrument-Stored and never played !

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ConditionMint (Used)
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Brand
Model
  • 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard JRS CUSTOM
Finish
  • Murphy Burst
Categories
Year
  • 2017
Made In
  • United States
Body Type
  • Solid Body

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