Wildwood Guitars | 9 months ago

Wildwood has a long and storied history of collaboration with Tom Murphy, and the Wildwood Spec by Tom Murphy series is one of the most popular runs of guitars in Wildwood history. Because Tom is an awesome guy, he is still going to hand-paint some Murphy Lab guitars for us when he can. With his master's touch, Tom puts an absolutely exquisite finish on these guitars before handing them over to the Murphy Lab team for aging. These guitars are an opportunity to experience the handiwork of a true master craftsman, and we are privileged to showcase them.

This particular Murphy Lab marvel is a reissue of a 1958 Les Paul Standard, one of the coolest and most historically-significant guitars in Gibson’s history. In 1958, the Standard model received a makeover as Gibson swapped the finish from an opaque gold to a more transparent burst that highlighted the grain of the wood. The spirits of those “first bursts” are alive and well in this reissue! It has an uber-comfy chunky C-shaped neck profile and historically-correct narrow-tall frets, and that combination makes for a wonderful playing experience.

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Serial Number: 82193

Specifications:
Brand Gibson Murphy Lab
Model Murphy Lab Wildwood Spec by Tom Murphy 1958 Les Paul Standard
Finish Color Murphy Dark Burst Hand-Painted By Tom Murphy Himself
Finish Type VOS
Weight 9.29 lbs.
Top Wood 2-Piece Hand-Picked Maple Attached with Hot Hide Glue
Body Wood 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
Neck Wood Solid Mahogany
Neck Shape Chunky C Profile
Neck Dimensions .910 1st - 1.040 12th
Neck Joint Long Tenon with Hide Glue Fit
Fingerboard Indian Rosewood attached with Hot Hide Glue
Fingerboard Radius 12"
Inlays Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
Scale Length 24.75"
Width at Nut 1.687"
Frets 22 Historic Narrow-Tall
Binding 1-Ply Royalite
Pickups 2 Wildwood Spec Custombuckers
Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone and 3-way Toggleswitch
Hardware Nickel
Bridge ABR-1 with Nickel-Plated Brass Saddles
Tailpiece Lightweight Aluminum Stopbar
Tuners Kluson Single-Ring Single-Line
Pickguard Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Case Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch Case
COA Yes