Gibson Custom Shop '59 Les Paul Murphy Aged Electric Guitar Washed Cherry

Includes: Hardshell Case, Certificate of Authenticity, Hang Tag and Paperwork

This Les Paul has been aged by Tom Murphy at the Gibson Custom Shop to make it look as if it has been played for years and worn in for extra comfort and playability. There aren't any gashes or significant spots of finished removed from this Les Paul, like you would see on our Ultra Aged Les Pauls, just finish checking and some dings that don't quite break through the finish. Subtle, yet awesome.

Given that the original sunburst Gibson Les Paul Standard is considered by players and collectors alike to be the most desirable electric guitar ever created, it’s hard to find words to describe the heights reached briefly in 1959, when the very best of the elements that came together to make this design great in the first place coalesced into the ultimate rendition of the ultimate guitar. Having gone from wraparound bridge to Tune-o-matic and stopbar tailpiece in 1956, from P-90s to PAF humbuckers in 1957, and from goldtop to sunburst in 1958, the ’59 Les Paul evolved only slightly further, but the minor variations introduced to the fabled ’Burst that year—involving the specifications of the neck—attained a critical mass that really put this guitar over the top. On the back of the neck, the Les Paul’s chunky profile remained thick and rounded, but it was slightly less thick and “clubby” on many previous examples, making its D profile even more comfortable in the hand. On the front of the neck, the narrow vintage “nail” frets on the rosewood fingerboard were replaced by wider “jumbo” frets, which made bending easier on the ’59 ’Burst, and, as many players would argue, also helped to induce more resonance into the neck and, ultimately, a fatter tone.