There are Les Pauls… and then there are the ones that make you stop scrolling, lean toward the screen, and quietly whisper, “Well… that’s not fair.”
This Dealer Select Murphy Lab ’58 is one of those guitars. Gibson somehow combined a gorgeous flame top, an outrageously light 7-pound chambered body, a chunky baseball bat neck, and Murphy Lab Light Aging into one package. It’s basically a unicorn wearing a leather jacket.
Specs:
- Model: Les Paul ’58 Reissue Custom Shop Dealer Select Murphy Lab Light Aged
- Finish: Lemon Burst, Nitro, Light Aged
- Top: Flamed Maple, carved
- Body: Chambered Mahogany
- Neck: Mahogany
- Neck Profile: Chunky ’58 C, .932″ 1st Fret, 1.041″ 12th Fret
- Fingerboard: Bound Rosewood
- Inlays: Cellulose Trapezoids
- Pickups: Custombucker Humbuckers (Neck & Bridge) with Aged Nickel Covers
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Toggle Switch
- Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic With Stop Tailpiece
- Hardware: Murphy Lab Aged Nickel
- Tuners: Grover Kidney Aged Nickel
- Pickguard: Single-Ply Cream
- Knobs: Gold Top Hats
- Back Toggle Plate: Gibson Custom Engraved
- Includes: Original Gibson Lifton Hard Case, Murphy Lab Certificate, Case Candy
- Weight: 7.0 LBS
- Serial #: 8 4xx
Condition:
She was born on March 21st, 2024 and is brand new and unplayed. She has never been owned by an end user.
Before anybody emails me asking about the “wear”… Yes… that’s exactly how Murphy intended it.
Every little ding, finish check, rubbed edge, and bit of character was painstakingly created at the Gibson Murphy Lab. The only thing this guitar has ever battled is a team of highly skilled relic artists armed with decades of experience.
This is a mint, unplayed instrument.
Now let’s discuss the elephant that apparently skipped leg day…
Seven pounds…
Seriously?
A Les Paul that weighs only 7 pounds almost feels like someone accidentally handed you the empty display model. Then you plug it in and realize, “Oh… nope… that’s definitely a real Les Paul.”
And this isn’t just a lightweight R8… It’s a Dealer Select with a legitimately beautiful flame maple top. Most ’58s wear fairly subtle figuring, but this one clearly didn’t get the memo. It has enough flame to make an R9 glance over with mild jealousy while still keeping that classic vintage vibe.
The chunky ’58 neck is everything you’d hope for. Big without feeling clumsy, incredibly comfortable, and exactly the sort of neck that makes skinny-neck enthusiasts secretly reconsider their life choices after about five minutes.
The Custombuckers deliver everything you want from a great Burst—fat, woody cleans, singing sustain, articulate mids, and that unmistakable growl that has been emptying bank accounts for over sixty years.
Finding one of these traits is uncommon… Finding all of them in the same guitar—a flame top, Dealer Select, Murphy Lab, chambered construction, and a genuine 7-pound weight—is the sort of thing that causes Les Paul collectors to suddenly “just browse” your listing every few hours.
Don’t worry… I won’t tell your spouse you were looking.
Whoever brings this baby home is going to be completely STOKED!!
LET’S GOOOO!! 🎸🔥















