MADE TO MEASURE(M2M)
The Gibson M2M (Made to Measure) program is a custom guitar service offered by Gibson’s Custom Shop. It allows customers to order guitars built to their exact specifications. Through this program, you can select various elements such as the guitar model, neck profile, pickups, finishes, and other personal preferences, making each instrument unique to the buyer’s desires.
THE MURPHY LAB COLLECTION
Well-worn favorites, built brand new. We have developed specialized tools and technology to create expertly aged, handcrafted classics with the character, vibe, and feel of an original.
The Holy Grail
Gibson Custom Shop’s 1959 Les Paul™ Standard Reissue is not just a tribute to the priceless original models—it’s a clone of them. From laser-scanned dimensions to chemically-recreated plastics to color-matched shades of sunburst, every element has been rendered in unbelievable detail. It represents the culmination of decades of work by Custom Shop’s expert team—a tireless quest to bring accuracy and authenticity to the hands of fans. It’s the definition of cool, and it’s the best representation of the 1959 Les Paul Standard since the Gibson Custom Shop began making Historic Reissues over twenty-five years ago. It features Light Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Light Aged finish treatment, paired with lightly aged hardware, simulates decades of natural play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.
- Model: Gibson Custom Shop M2M 1959 Les Paul Murphy Lab Light Aged
- Builder: Gibson Custom Shop - Murphy Lab
- Year: 2024
- Body Type: Solid Body
- Top Wood: 2-Piece Figured Maple, Hide Glue Fit
- Body Wood: Lightweight Mahogany
- Finish Type: Nitrocellulose Lacquer; Murphy Lab Light Aged
- Finish Color: Green Lemon Fade
- Aging: Murphy Lab Light Aged
- Back Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer; Murphy Lab Light Aged
- Binding: 1-Ply Royalite
- Neck Wood: Solid Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit
- Neck Carve: Authentic '59 Medium C-Shape
- Scale Length: 24.75", 62.865cm
- Neck Radius: 12''
- Frets: 22 - Authentic Medium-Jumbo
- Nut Width: 1.69" / 42.85mm
- Nut Material: Nylon
- Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Inlays: Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
- Headstock: 17 Degrees
- Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3 (Unpotted)
- Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3 (Unpotted)
- Pickguard: Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
- Hardware: Nickel; Murphy Lab Light Aged
- Bridge: Nickel-plated Brass Saddle ABR-1 with Lightweight Aluminum Tailpiece
- Tuners: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors, 3-Way Switchcraft
- Case: Gibson Custom Shop Hard Shell Brown/Pink
- Weight: 8.40 Pounds (8 lbs 6 oz)
