Gibson Custom Shop Wildwood Spec by Tom Murphy 1958 Les Paul Standard - Murphy painted very aged

The Wonders of Murphy's Lab On This Beautiful Ball of Water and Mud the place we call home is home to 7.764 billion people and hardly any of them know Gibson guitars better than Tom Murphy. Tom is a legend in the world of guitars, and the instruments that bear his name have acquired a deservedly impeccable reputation for their outstanding tone Stunning looks and amazing vintage accuracy. But he wasn't always a Lutheran rock star. In fact, he worked as a professional touring musician for many years and during this time I became closely acquainted with vintage guitars: how they sound how they feel and look. Deciding to stop touring Tom took a job at Gibson as a finishing specialist and eventually became a project manager. responsible for the first reissues of the 1959 Les Paul standard. stars and his list of clients included such luminaries as Jimmy Page, Dickey Betts Joe Perry, Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton Peter Frampton and Gary Rossington (fun fact: he brought Peter Frampton's iconic Les Paul Custom back from the dead after how it lay in pieces in the wreckage of a crashed cargo plane for three decades !). Now everything has come full circle and our friends at Gibson presented Tom with the keys to a brand new institution of sonic wildness at the Gibson Custom Shop: Murphy's Lab. Tom and his team of experienced craftsmen have one mission and only one mission: to create the most incredible recreations of vintage Gibson guitars that the world has ever seen. Step Into the Lab Murphy's Lab is aptly named because that's basically the musical equivalent of what's going on when you give a mad scientist a lab fully equipped with warp engines and flux capacitors. Having a lot of resources behind you , Tom and his team were able to create guitars which are essentially replicas of vintage Gibsons. They look feel and sound so close to the original that it's just scary. How do Tom and his team achieve such unmatched vintage precision? Well, first of all, Tom discovered a completely new formula for nitrocellulose varnish which imitates the properties of 1950s and 60s coatings to a T. This thinner finish makes Murphy Lab guitars look like real vintage pieces.. Not only do they look the part, they are the real McCoy! Certainly The heart of Murphy's lab is the aging process. Part of it what made Tom a legend was its ability to reproduce the natural wear and tear of old old tools aging them by hand. With his trained eye and skilled hands, Tom skillfully imitated the finish and feel of old guitars and he passed on his skills to the talented team at Murphy Laboratory. work on teaching your team the Murphy Way and they do an amazing job of replicating his masterful work. As a result, each guitar looks like this as if she stepped out of a time machine and feels like your favorite worn-in blue jeans. Painted by Tom Wildwood has a long and storied history with Tom Murphy and the Wildwood Spec by Tom Murphy series is one of the most popular guitar series in Wildwood history. Because Tom is a cool guy he will still be hand painting a few Murphy Lab guitars for us when he can. Tom's masterful touch gives these guitars an absolutely exquisite finish. before handing them over...