About This Listing

Carrying on Orville Gibson’s historic pursuit of sonic excellence and aesthetic perfection, the Gibson Custom Shop combines traditional instrument-making techniques, innovative methods, and meticulous attention to detail to craft instruments worthy of its banner-era slogan, “Only a Gibson is Good Enough.”

This instrument exclusively features woods hand-picked by CME’s expert guitar-buying team at the Gibson Custom Shop in Nashville, paired with one of our favorite finishes, plus a thoughtful combination of preferred fingerboards, neck profiles, pickups, and hardware, to make this customized Gibson guitar.  

Following decades of research for the Gibson Custom, Art, and Historic Division founded in 1993, Gibson Custom Shop established the Murphy Labs Division in 2017 to take Tom Murphy’s proprietary techniques to the next level.

Sporting a scientifically reverse-engineered nitrocellulose lacquer identical what was used on Gibson guitars of the ‘50s and ‘60s, this Custom Shop instrument has been meticulously aged by hand at Murphy Labs—with all the wear-and-tear of a well-played original, including an extra-rolled fingerboard binding for a broken-in feel and true-to-life look.  



General:
Brand Name: Gibson
Case Type: Hardshell Case
Hardware Color: Gold
Made in: Made in the USA
Product Color: Ebony
Relic or Aging Level: Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged
Serial Number: A940040
Series: Gibson Custom Shop Historic
Weight: 8lbs 8oz

Body:
Body Binding: Multi-Ply
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Body Shape: Semi-Hollow Double Cutaway
Top Material: 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple

Neck:
Fingerboard Inlay: 1950s Pattern Mother of Pearl Blocks
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Headstock Inlay or Decal: Mother of Pearl Gibson logo and Split Diamond Inlay
Neck Binding: Cream
Neck Joint: Set Neck
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Shape: Authentic '59 Medium C
Number of Frets: 22 Frets
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 1.687" (42.85mm)
Truss Rod: Authentic 1950s No-Tube

Electronics:
Bridge Pickup: Gibson Custombucker Alnico III Unpotted
Controls and Switching: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Switch
Electronics Notes: CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers and Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Neck Pickup: Gibson Custombucker Alnico III Unpotted
Pickup Configuration: HH

Hardware:
Bridge: ABR-1
Fret Wire: Authentic Medium Jumbo
Knobs: Black Butyrate Top Hat with Dial Pointers
Pickguard: Tortoise
Switch Cap: Amber
Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply Black
Tuning Machines: Kluson Waffleback with Pearloid Tips

Condition
Brand
Model
  • Custom Shop Murphy Lab '59 ES-355 Reissue Ultra Light Aged
Finish
  • Reissue Ebony Ultra Light Aged
Categories
Year
  • -
Made In
  • United States
Fretboard Radius
  • 12"
Body Material
  • Maple
  • Poplar
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Body Shape
  • Double Cutaway
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Body Type
  • Semi-Hollow Body
Model Family
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Offset Body
  • No
Series
Finish Features
  • Relic
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Stop-Bar
Pickup Configuration
  • HH
Nut Width
  • 1.69"
Scale Length
  • 24.75"
Fretboard Material
  • Ebony
Model Sub-Family
Number of Frets
  • 22

About the Seller

Chicago Music Exchange

Chicago, IL, United States
(313,344)
Joined Reverb:2012
Items Sold:478,577
Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1959 ES-355 Reissue Ebony Ultra Light Aged w/Stop Bar (Serial #A940040)
Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1959 ES-355 Reissue Ebony Ultra Light Aged w/Stop Bar (Serial #A940040)
$7,499

About This Listing

Carrying on Orville Gibson’s historic pursuit of sonic excellence and aesthetic perfection, the Gibson Custom Shop combines traditional instrument-making techniques, innovative methods, and meticulous attention to detail to craft instruments worthy of its banner-era slogan, “Only a Gibson is Good Enough.”

This instrument exclusively features woods hand-picked by CME’s expert guitar-buying team at the Gibson Custom Shop in Nashville, paired with one of our favorite finishes, plus a thoughtful combination of preferred fingerboards, neck profiles, pickups, and hardware, to make this customized Gibson guitar.  

Following decades of research for the Gibson Custom, Art, and Historic Division founded in 1993, Gibson Custom Shop established the Murphy Labs Division in 2017 to take Tom Murphy’s proprietary techniques to the next level.

Sporting a scientifically reverse-engineered nitrocellulose lacquer identical what was used on Gibson guitars of the ‘50s and ‘60s, this Custom Shop instrument has been meticulously aged by hand at Murphy Labs—with all the wear-and-tear of a well-played original, including an extra-rolled fingerboard binding for a broken-in feel and true-to-life look.  



General:
Brand Name: Gibson
Case Type: Hardshell Case
Hardware Color: Gold
Made in: Made in the USA
Product Color: Ebony
Relic or Aging Level: Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged
Serial Number: A940040
Series: Gibson Custom Shop Historic
Weight: 8lbs 8oz

Body:
Body Binding: Multi-Ply
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Body Shape: Semi-Hollow Double Cutaway
Top Material: 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple

Neck:
Fingerboard Inlay: 1950s Pattern Mother of Pearl Blocks
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Headstock Inlay or Decal: Mother of Pearl Gibson logo and Split Diamond Inlay
Neck Binding: Cream
Neck Joint: Set Neck
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Shape: Authentic '59 Medium C
Number of Frets: 22 Frets
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 1.687" (42.85mm)
Truss Rod: Authentic 1950s No-Tube

Electronics:
Bridge Pickup: Gibson Custombucker Alnico III Unpotted
Controls and Switching: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Switch
Electronics Notes: CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers and Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Neck Pickup: Gibson Custombucker Alnico III Unpotted
Pickup Configuration: HH

Hardware:
Bridge: ABR-1
Fret Wire: Authentic Medium Jumbo
Knobs: Black Butyrate Top Hat with Dial Pointers
Pickguard: Tortoise
Switch Cap: Amber
Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply Black
Tuning Machines: Kluson Waffleback with Pearloid Tips

Condition
Brand
Model
  • Custom Shop Murphy Lab '59 ES-355 Reissue Ultra Light Aged
Finish
  • Reissue Ebony Ultra Light Aged
Categories
Year
  • -
Made In
  • United States
Fretboard Radius
  • 12"
Body Material
  • Maple
  • Poplar
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Body Shape
  • Double Cutaway
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Body Type
  • Semi-Hollow Body
Model Family
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Offset Body
  • No
Series
Finish Features
  • Relic
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Stop-Bar
Pickup Configuration
  • HH
Nut Width
  • 1.69"
Scale Length
  • 24.75"
Fretboard Material
  • Ebony
Model Sub-Family
Number of Frets
  • 22

About the Seller

Chicago Music Exchange

Chicago, IL, United States
(313,344)
Joined Reverb:2012
Items Sold:478,577

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