Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue Royal Teaburst Light Aged Gibson

This item is in great condition and is barely used, showing only minor signs of usage from display on our showroom floor.

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. 

Gibson Custom Shop’s 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue is not just a tribute to the priceless original models — it’s a clone of them. From laser-scanned dimensions to chemically-recreated plastics to color-matched shades of sunburst, every element has been rendered in unbelievable detail. It represents the culmination of decades of work by Custom Shop’s expert team — a tireless quest to bring accuracy and authenticity to the hands of fans. It’s the definition of cool, and it’s the best representation of the 1959 Les Paul Standard since the Gibson Custom Shop began making Historic Reissues over twenty-five years ago. It features Ultra Light Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Light Aged finish treatment, paired with lightly aged hardware, simulates decades of light play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.

Serial #: 912081

Body Shape: Les Paul

Back: 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany

Top: 2-Piece Figured Maple, Hide Glue Fit

Weight Relief: None

Binding: 1-Ply Royalite

Neck: Solid Mahogany

Profile: Authentic ’59 Medium C-Shape

Nut width: 1.687″ / 42.85mm

Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit

Scale length: 24.75″ / 628.65mm

Number of frets: 22

Nut: Nylon

Inlay: Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid

Bridge: ABR-1

Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar

Knobs: Gold Butyrate Top Hats

Tuners: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring

Plating: Nickel; Murphy Lab Light Aged

Neck pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3 (Unpotted)

Bridge pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3 (Unpotted)

Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-inOil Capacitors

Case: Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch