Gibson Custom Murphy Lab 1957 Les Paul Special Single Cut Main Features
- 1-piece solid mahogany body with Ultra Light Aging
- Solid mahogany neck with Chunky C profile, Indian Rosewood fretboard
- Dual Custom Soapbar P90 pickups, 3-way switch
- Wraparound bridge/tailpiece, Kluson strip tuners with white buttons
Classic Construction & Authentic Aging
Gibson spec’d solid mahogany for the body, a warm and mellow tonewood. It provides a stable sonic base that allows the single-coil pickups to shine.Murphy’s team gives this Les Paul an Ultra Light aged finish—you’ll see some lacquer checking, but very little playing wear. It looks like a guitar that has sat dormant for decades, safely ensconced in its case.
Period Correct Neck
Fans of ‘50s neck profiles will dig the Murphy Lab Les Paul Special. The mahogany neck sports a Chunky C shape for a fat—but not baseball bat—feel. Long tenon construction set with hide glue maximizes sustain; a single cutaway makes it hassle-free to hit high notes up and down the rosewood fingerboard.
Pickup From the Past
Gibson loaded this Les Paul Special with a pair of Custom Soapbar P90 pickups. Developed in the ’40s for jazz players, they have a tonal sensitivity that allows them to fit into any context—country, rock, blues, you name it.
Historic Hardware
The Murphy Lab Special pairs Kluson strip tuners with a wraparound bridge/tailpiece. The nickel-plated hardware has a patina that matches the aged finish.
The Gibson Custom Murphy Lab 1957 Les Paul Special comes with a certificate of authenticity and an aged brown and pink Lifton reissue 5-latch hard case.
- “TV Yellow” color
- Solid mahogany body and neck
- Chunky C neck profile
- Indian rosewood fingerboard
- Two Custom Soapbar P90 pickups
- Hardshell case included
- Body Type: Single Cutaway Solid Body
- Top wood: Mahogany
- Body wood: Solid Mahogany
- Body finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck
- Neck shape: Chunky CÂ
- Neck wood: Solid Mahogany
- Scale length: 24.75″
- Truss rod: Standard
Fingerboard
- Material: Rosewood
- Radius: 12″
- Number of frets: 22
- Inlays: Dot
- Nut width/material: 1.687″/Nylon
Electronics
- Configuration: HH
- Neck: Proprietary Humbucker
- Bridge: Proprietary Humbucker
- Control layout:
- Pickup switch: 3-Way
Hardware
- Bridge type: Fixed Bridge
- Bridge design: Wraparound
- Tailpiece: Wraparound
- Tuning machines: Vintage-style
- Color: Nickel
Other
- Number of strings: 6 String
- Case: Hardshell Case
- Orientation: Right handed
- Country of Origin: United States






































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