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Gibson Custom Shop 1968 Les Paul Custom Reissue Made 2 Measure Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged Ebony

Gibson Custom Shop · #501918
BrandGibson Custom Shop
TypeElectric Guitars
Serial No.501918
PhotographyActual Photos
Part No.LPC68M2M000000717
Archive ID65726
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The Story

1968 Les Paul Custom Reissue Made 2 Measure Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged Ebony

A Les Paul Custom for a new decade! This is the Gibson Custom Shop 1968 Les Paul Custom from the Made 2 Measure program, where we asked for a guitar with gold hardware, Grovers and given the light patina of a Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged treatment! The '68 Custom is a guitar which stood apart from Customs of the 50s in some significant ways. The guitar has a solid maple top on a mahogany body to add clarity and bite, two humbucking pickups, and a 14-degree headstock angle for reduced string tension. The gold/witchhat knobs combo is a classic late '60s into the '70s look, and this one comes in at a balanced 9 lbs, 5 oz.

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

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The Specifications

As it left The Music Zoo Tech Bench.
  • Solidbody Electric Guitar
  • Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged Ebony Finish
  • Maple Top and Mahogany Body
  • Authentic '68 Medium C-Shape Mahogany Neck
  • Ebony Fingerboard
  • Mother-Of-Pearl Block Inlays
  • 24-3/4" Scale Length
  • 12" Radius
  • 1-11/16" Neck Width at Nut
  • Nylon Nut
  • 22 Frets
  • '68 Custom Humbuckers
  • 2 500K CTS Volume Pots, 2 500K CTS Tone Pots, Hand-Wired Harness with Black Beauty Capacitors
  • Witch Hat Knobs
  • Three Way Selector Switch
  • ABR-1 Bridge
  • Stopbar Tailpiece
  • Grover Tuners
  • Gold Hardware
  • 9 lbs. 5 oz.
  • .870" Neck Profile at 1st Fret
  • 1.00" Neck Profile at 12th Fret

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