Description
1962 Gibson SG Special Murphy Lab 2021
Ultra Light Ageing Custom Shop White
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Tony Elder / Steve Jackson
Black Dot Music
Est 1985
Just arrived in 2025 In Near Mint condition !
With tags and case.
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Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson’s legacy through accuracy, authenticity, and attention to detail.
As the choice of rock ‘n’ roll legends for decades, the original SG™ Special represented simplicity, versatility, and monster tone. This Historic recreation is a clone of the cherished vintage originals with all the modern playability and reliability you expect from the Gibson Custom Shop. It features authentic profiles, specs, and construction methods for an incredible playing and ownership experience. It also features Ultra Light Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged finish treatment, paired with lightly aged hardware, simulates decades of light play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.
Ultra Light
Like a prized possession that has spent most of its long life stored carefully in its case. Murphy Lab artisans apply the most subtle touches such as minimal lacquer checking, Vintage Original Sheen (VOS) hardware, and hand-rolled fingerboard binding.
Checked Finish
We reverse-engineered the original formula of nitrocellulose lacquer used in the 1950s and 1960s. With Tom Murphy’s proprietary aging techniques, this brittle lacquer checks beneath the surface for a vintage look and feel.
Hardware Patina
Murphy Lab artisans gently age each knob and component to simulate years of play wear, matching the worn body to create the look and feel of a well-traveled instrument — that works like new.
Tom Murphy
Tom Murphy, the Master Artisan and namesake of the newly created Murphy Lab, was central to the creation of the Gibson Custom Shop and personally developed the process of aging guitars. For 25 years, he has been replicating the vibe and character of vintage instruments on the canvas of newly-created guitars.
With a deep knowledge of authentic instruments, passion for his work, and visionary creativity, Tom has developed the tools and techniques to age guitars with more accuracy and attention to detail than ever before.
Body
Body Style
SG
Body Shape
SG
Body Material
Solid Mahogany
Binding
Fingerboard 1-Ply Cream
Body Finish
Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Weight Relief
None
Neck
Profile
Medium C
Scale Length
628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material
Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius
304.8 mm / 12 in
Neck Material
1 Piece Mahogany
Fret Count
22
Frets
Authentic Medium-Jumbo
Nut Material
Nylon
Nut Width
42.85 mm / 1.687 in
End Of Board Width
56.89 mm / 2.239 in
Inlays
Pearloid Dot
Joint
Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Hardware
Finish
Nickel; Murphy Lab Light Aged
Tailpiece
Lightning Bar Wraparound
Tuning Machines
Kluson Single Line with White Buttons
Pickguard
3-Ply Black/White/Black
Truss Rod
Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Truss Rod Cover
2-Ply Black/White
Control Knobs
Black Top Hat with Silver Insert
Switch Tip
Cream
Switch washer
Black
Control Covers
Black
Strap Buttons
Aluminum
Pickup Covers
Electronics
Neck Pickup
Custom Soapbar P-90
Bridge Pickup
Custom Soapbar P-90
Controls
2 Volume, 2 Tone, 500K CTS Audio-Taper Potentiometers, Bumblebee Capacitors, Hand-Wired Harness
Pickup Selector
3-Way Switchcraft
Output Jack
1/4″ Switchcraft
Strings Gauge
.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case
Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch case
Accessories
Certificate of Authenticity
