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Gibson Murphy Lab '58 Nat ES-335 A840164 - Used  From Gibson Guitars

A Lightly Aged Murphy Lab ES-335, wrapped in a Natural Finish with Gibson Custombuckers!

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Condition: Used, Excellent

SP Luthier Notes: The guitar required a full adjustment to the truss rod, nut, and bridge to be brought to a perfect level of playability. No further work was required.

Manufacturer's Description from Gibson Guitars

The Historic Reissue ES-335 is back and better than ever, thanks to a year of studying, scanning, and listening to original examples. The expert craftspeople at Gibson Custom Shop have rendered every contour, profile, inlay, and color of the priceless vintage models in magnificent detail. The result is a playing and ownership experience that will keep you coming back for more. The 1959 ES™ Reissue models feature rounded cutaways, Medium C-shape neck profiles scanned from originals, dot inlays, and vintage-replica parts. It also features 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 natural play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.

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About Manufacturer

Today's Gibson electric guitars represent the history as well as the future of the electric guitar. The models whose designs have become classics-the ES-175, ES-335, Flying V, Explorer, Firebird, SGs and Les Pauls-are a testament to Gibson's wide appeal, spanning more than four decades of music styles. Gibson's close relationship with musicians is manifest in endorsement models from King, Atkins and jazz greats Howard Roberts and Herb Ellis, plus new Les Pauls made to the personal specifications of rock stars Jimmy Page and Joe Perry. In 1994, Gibson's Centennial year, the new Nighthawk model won an industry award for design, setting the stage for a second hundred years of Gibson quality and innovation.

Specifications

Body

Body Shape: Semi-Hollow Double Cutaway

Body Material: 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple

Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Top Material: 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple

Body Binding: Royalite

Neck

Neck Material: Mahogany

Neck Shape: Authentic '59 Medium C

Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood

Nut Material: Nylon

Nut Width: 1.687" (42.85mm)

Fingerboard Radius: 12"

Scale Length: 24.75" (628.65mm)

Number of Frets: 22 Frets

Neck Joint: Set Neck

Fingerboard Inlay: Pearloid Dots

Inlay Shape: Dots

Headstock Inlay/Decal: Gibson Crown

Neck Binding: Cream

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Gibson Custombucker Alnico III Unpotted

Neck 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

Hardware

Hardware Color: Nickel

Bridge: ABR-1

Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar

Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Line Single Ring

Fret Wire: Authentic Medium Jumbo

Pickguard: 5-Ply Black

Truss Rod Cover: True Historic Black

Knobs: Amber Butyrate Top Hat

Switch Cap: Amber