{"product_id":"gibson-murphy-lab-1959-les-paul-standard-sunrise-tea-burst-ultra-light-aged","title":"Gibson Murphy Lab 1959 Les Paul Standard (Sunrise Tea Burst) - Ultra Light Aged","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue Ultra Light Aged — Sunrise Teaburst\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the closest you'll get to a genuine 1959 burst without raiding a museum. Gibson's Custom Shop set out to clone the priceless originals — laser-scanned dimensions, chemically recreated plastics, period-correct sunburst recipes — and then handed the finished guitars over to the Murphy Lab for an Ultra Light Aged treatment that gives this Les Paul the quiet patina of an instrument that's been gigged gently for sixty-odd years rather than slung over a shoulder yesterday.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMurphy Lab Ultra Light Aged Finish\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Murphy Lab artisans take a brand-new guitar and walk it back through time. The Sunrise Teaburst nitrocellulose finish is gently checked and softly worn at the edges, while the nickel hardware is lightly aged so nothing reads as fresh-from-the-box. It's the most subtle tier in the Murphy Lab range — relaxed, broken-in, and quietly authentic rather than full-blown relic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAuthentic '59 Tonewoods\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeneath the finish is a one-piece lightweight mahogany back capped with a two-piece figured maple top, joined the way Kalamazoo did it in the 50s — with hide glue, not modern aliphatic resins. The same hide glue is used at the neck-to-body joint and under the Indian rosewood fingerboard, so vibration travels through the instrument as freely as it did on the originals. The result is that recognisable warm midrange bloom, a touch of woody compression, and a singing top end.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAuthentic 1959 Medium C Neck\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe neck is carved to an Authentic '59 Medium C profile — a hand-filling shape that stops short of clubby, paired with a 24.75\" scale, 12\" fingerboard radius, and 22 historic medium-jumbo frets. A long tenon joint locks the neck deep into the body for sustain and tuning stability, and the cellulose nitrate trapezoid inlays match a Golden Era board down to the colour shift you only get from real period plastic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCustombucker Alnico 3 Pickups\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eVoicing this guitar is a pair of unpotted Custombucker Alnico 3 humbuckers — Gibson's faithful recreation of the original PAFs. The Alnico 3 magnets keep things open and airy on top, with a touchy dynamic response and the slightly loose low end that makes a real burst sing under a cranked amp. Because the coils are left unpotted, you'll get the controlled microphonic feedback bloom that classic-rock players have chased for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePeriod-Correct Hardware\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery piece of metalwork has been chosen against a 1959 spec sheet rather than a modern one: ABR-1 bridge with nickel-plated brass saddles, lightweight aluminium stop bar, Kluson single-line single-ring tuners, M69 mounting rings, and authentic-profile nickel-silver pickup covers. The plastics — pickguard, switch washer, jack plate, control knobs, switch tip — are reproduced in correct-era cellulose acetate butyrate and amber Catalin, right down to the gold top hat knobs and stepped two-ply truss rod cover.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWhat's in the Case\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe guitar ships in its hardshell case with a Certificate of Authenticity, a mounted Custom Shop switch plate medallion, and a reissue switch backplate. Set up in-store by Guitar World Australia's techs before it ships to you.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ctable\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBrand\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eGibson Custom Shop\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eModel\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003e1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eColour\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eSunrise Teaburst\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBody Shape\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eLes Paul\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTop\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003e2-piece figured maple, hide glue fit\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBack\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003e1-piece lightweight mahogany\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eNeck\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eSolid mahogany, Authentic '59 Medium C\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eNeck Joint\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eLong tenon, hide glue fit\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFingerboard\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eIndian rosewood, hide glue fit\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFingerboard Radius\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003e12\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eScale Length\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003e24.75\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFrets\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003e22 historic medium-jumbo\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eNut\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eNylon, 1.687\" width\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eInlays\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eCellulose nitrate trapezoid\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTruss Rod\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eAuthentic 1950s no-tube\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eNeck Pickup\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eCustombucker Alnico 3 (unpotted)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBridge Pickup\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eCustombucker Alnico 3 (unpotted)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBridge\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eABR-1 with nickel-plated brass saddles\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTailpiece\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eLightweight aluminium stop bar\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTuners\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eKluson single line, single ring\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eHardware Finish\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eNickel, Murphy Lab Light Aged\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePickguard\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eLaminated cellulose acetate butyrate\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFinish Treatment\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eMurphy Lab Ultra Light Aged\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIncludes\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eHardshell case, Certificate of Authenticity, Custom Shop switch plate medallion, reissue switch backplate\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eSKU\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003e8300400\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/tbody\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52619832066338,"sku":"8300400","price":15999.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/0066\/2818\/files\/Gibson-Les-Paul-1959-Murphylab-4__64174.1778049030.1280.1280.jpg?v=1790234345","url":"https:\/\/guitar.com.au\/products\/gibson-murphy-lab-1959-les-paul-standard-sunrise-tea-burst-ultra-light-aged","provider":"Guitar World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}