A ’57 Les Paul Reborn For Players, Not Collectors
If you have ever dreamed about owning a real 1957 Les Paul, you already know those guitars live in the land of vaults, insurance riders, and six figure price tags. This Made To Measure Murphy Lab ’57 from the Gibson Custom Shop gets you frighteningly close to that experience without turning you into a museum curator.
Gibson studied golden era originals down to the gram and contour, then recreated the recipe with hide glue construction, true historic parts, and ultra detailed aging. The result is a guitar that looks, feels, and responds like a road worn original, but is meant to be played hard every night instead of hidden away.
Made To Measure Custom Shop With True Historic DNA
This is not an off the rack Custom Shop build. It is a Made To Measure ’57 Les Paul Standard that started life as a specific custom order and came off the bench with extra attention to spec and detail. The one piece light mahogany back and two piece plain maple top give you that classic Les Paul punch, bloom, and sustain that records and mixes love.
Hide glue in the rim construction keeps the whole instrument lively and resonant, so you feel chords vibrate against your ribs and hear notes ring longer than you expect. From the routing for the P 90 and Custombucker to the .09 cream top binding and true historic plastics, this thing is dripping with old school Gibson DNA.
Candy Red Murphy Lab Heavy Aged Finish
The Candy Red gloss top over the 2019 GT style back and rims is pure eye candy. Under stage lights it shifts from deep blood red to hot rod cherry, and the heavy Murphy Lab aging gives it the vibe of a guitar that has lived on the road for decades.
The checking, wear, and hardware patina are not random or cheesy. They are intentionally mapped so the guitar feels broken in where your hands naturally land. No sticky neck, no plasticky gloss, just a smooth, dry, familiar feel that invites long sessions and big bends.
P 90 Neck And Custombucker Bridge: The Best Of Both Worlds
Here is where this one really separates itself from a standard dual humbucker ’57. The neck position is a CS P 90 soap bar with a historic cream cover that gives you huge, open single coil tone. Think glassy yet woody cleans, snarling mid gain, and that touch sensitive grind that lets you ride your volume knob instead of your pedals.
In the bridge you get an unpotted Custombucker that nails the sweet spot between clarity and muscle. It has the bite and cut you want for rock rhythm, but still stays articulate when you roll back the tone or dig into lead lines. Together they cover everything from soulful cleans to thick, singing overdrive without ever turning to mud.
58 True Historic Neck And Rosewood Board
The mahogany neck uses a 58 True Historic style carve that fills your hand without feeling like a baseball bat. It has that rounded shoulder profile that lets you anchor your thumb and still move fast when you need to. No machine rolled edges means the feel is authentic and substantial, not generic and slimmed down.
The one piece Indian rosewood fingerboard and Jescar fretwire keep bends smooth and intonation solid all the way up the neck. True historic inlays, cream binding, and tortoise side dots complete the vintage look, but what you will really notice is how easy it is to forget about the guitar and just focus on your playing.
Built To Be Played, Not Pampered
Real talk, this is absolutely a legacy piece that would be at home in any serious collection, but it was built to live on stages and in studios. The nickel hardware, ABR 1 non wire bridge, lightweight tailpiece, and Kluson reissue tuners are all spec’d to hold up to heavy use while keeping the vibe firmly in late 50s territory.
This exact guitar, serial 74390, is sitting in our Evansville, Indiana shop right now. It has been inspected three times, given our free Player Perfect setup, and is ready for a flight case and a loud amp. Pictures are of the actual guitar, we gladly take trade ins, and you can even spread it out with flexible financing.
When you choose Moore Guitars, you are not just buying an instrument. You are tapping into a crew of players who live this stuff every day and back it up with a 72 Hour Love It Guarantee, free 2 to 3 day shipping, and old school customer service.
Questions about this guitar or how it compares to other Les Pauls you are eyeing? Call (888) 794-8482 and talk to a real musician on our team.
