1957. It is the most important year in Gibson history. It was the year Seth Lover invented the Humbucker (the PAF) and changed the sound of rock and roll forever.

Historically, a 1957 Les Paul Standard is Gold. That is the rule. But we decided to break the rules.

This is a Made to Measure (M2M) creation. We went to the Gibson Custom Shop with a vision: “Give us the fat neck, the long tenon, and the roar of a ’57, but paint it like a 1960s hot rod.”

The result is this Heavy Aged Candy Apple Red masterpiece. It looks like a guitar that was bought new in ’57, refinished by a custom shop in ’65, and has been touring arenas ever since. It has the “Harrison’s Lucy” vibe, but with the beefier, more aggressive neck of a ’57.

It is a collision of eras that absolutely works.

THE ALCHEMY

The “Murphy Lab” Time Travel

How do you make a new guitar feel 60 years old? You give it to the Murphy Lab.

The “Heavy Aged” Magic

This isn’t just scratched paint. The lacquer is chemically aged to shatter and check exactly like vintage nitrocellulose. The hardware is oxidized. The binding is rolled. When you touch this guitar, your brain tells you, “This is old.” It doesn’t feel sticky or new; it feels like a comfortable pair of boots.

The Unpotted Custom Buckers

These are the closest things to real 1950s PAFs you can buy. Because they are unpotted (no wax), they are microphonic in the best way. They hear everything. They have that “telephonic” clarity where you can hear the wood, not just the string.

The ’57 Profile

This is the “Chunky C” neck. It’s big. It fills your hand. And that mass equals sustain. When you hit a note on this guitar, the neck vibrates so hard it feels like the guitar is breathing.

FROM THE FLOOR

Why We Built This One

At Moore Guitars, we don’t just order from a catalog. We dream up the guitars that Gibson isn’t brave enough to build. This M2M was our vision brought to life.

“When we spec’d this out with the Custom Shop, we knew we were taking a risk. You don’t usually mess with the ’57 Goldtop formula. But when the box finally arrived and I popped the latches, I just started laughing. It’s the coolest thing I’ve seen in months.

We built this because we wanted the best of both worlds: the massive neck and endless sustain of a ’57, but with the nasty, hot-rodded look of a custom color. The ‘Heavy Aging’ is scary good—the back of the neck feels worn down to the wood, so it’s fast and smooth, not sticky.

I plugged it in to make sure the Custom Buckers had that ‘air’ around the notes, and it screams. This isn’t a guitar you find on a shelf; this is a guitar we had to force into existence. It’s pure attitude.”

— Cory, Moore Guitars

THE MOORE GUITARS PROMISE

You are buying from gigging musicians, not a warehouse robot.

We verified the “Made to Measure” spec sheet—this is a genuine custom build. We checked the heavy checking on the finish to ensure it’s structurally sound while looking road-worn. We tested the volume pots to make sure they clean up the amp when you roll them down (the mark of a great Les Paul).

You can buy a history lesson, or you can buy a weapon. This M2M Les Paul is for the player who respects tradition but refuses to look like everyone else.

Be the only one.