Gibson Custom Shop Custom 1968 Les Paul Custom Reissue - murphy lab aged jade green

Introduite en 1953, la Custom est initialement imaginée comme une version haut de gamme de la Les Paul Model. C'est une demande de monsieur Les Paul en personne qui la rêvait en noir façon smoking !
La production de la Les Paul Custom est interrompue en 1961 en faveur de la Double-Cutaway plus tard connue sous le célèbre patronyme de SG. Elle est réintroduite en 1968 et connaitra de nombreuses évolutions par la suite.

La GIBSON Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1968 Les Paul Custom Reissue, Light Aged, Jade Green (LPC68PSL21884) features a hand-mixed finish that is sourced from Oldsmobile’s catalog of finishes from 1959. Other Gibson Custom Colors from the 1960s were also sourced from this same catalog, such as Silver Mist, Polaris White, Kerry Green, and Frost Blue. There is a possibility that Gibson could have used Jade Green during the Golden Era. This finish is hand-mixed to account for the color appearing different when it is applied to sheet metal versus when it is applied to maple and mahogany. The Jade Green finish is aged by the Murphy Lab. Its Light Aging level makes the finish slightly more yellow than what is underneath the clear antique finish. The typical gold hardware on a normal Les Paul Custom is swapped for the more subtle nickel hardware. This special finish and changed hardware are features that can only be found through Gibson Custom Select and Made to Measure.

Loaded with a set of Custombucker pickups with 500K CTS® potentiometers, this Gibson Custom Select 1968 Les Paul Custom is a unique take on a classic model. Other defining features of a ’68 Custom are the Witch Hat knobs and a 1968 Les Paul Custom neck profile, which is 3D scanned from an original example, which makes this guitar true to form. Included with the guitar is a reissue hardshell case and a Gibson Custom Certificate of Authenticity.