This is a special one. A Tom Murphy Aged True Historic Spec 1959 Historic. This is from the pre Murphy Lab days and this one was done by the master himself and you can see his TM signature carved in the finish checking under the volume knob. Nice weight of 3,8kg and great selected woods, this one rings and sings all over the place. Lovely tone and mojo. Open clear sound from the Custombuckers. The True Historic was the most acurate Reissue to date and the specs go to nerd level accuracy, see:

 Body

• 1-piece lightweight mahogany body
• 2-piece figured maple top (bookmatched)
• Hide glue construction throughout
• No weight relief
• Nitrocellulose lacquer (thinner, more vintage-correct)

 Neck

• Mahogany neck
• Long tenon
• Profile: ’59 medium / full C
• Fingerboard: Rosewood (high-grade, often darker)
• Radius: 12”
• Scale: 24.75”
• Nut: Nylon (vintage correct)

 Pickups & electronics

• Custombuckers (unpotted, Alnico III)
• Hand-wired harness
• CTS 500k pots (custom taper)
• Bumblebee capacitors (replica)
• Switchcraft switch + jack

 Hardware

• ABR-1 bridge (no wire, vintage correct)
• Lightweight aluminum stopbar
• Kluson Deluxe tuners (single line / single ring)
• Nickel hardware

 Plastics (big upgrade vs standard Historics)

• More accurate:
  • pickup rings (shape & height)
  • pickguard bevel
  • switch tip color/shape
  • knobs (font + color)

👉 This is a big part of “True Historic”

 Finish

• Thin nitro lacquer
• Aniline dye (fades like originals)
• More accurate burst colors

 Key differences vs normal Historic (important)

True Historic had:

• ✔ Better plastics
• ✔ More vintage-correct hardware
• ✔ More hand-finishing detail
• ✔ Higher price (then ~€1k+ more)

 vs Murphy Lab (modern)

• True Historic = spec accuracy
• Murphy Lab = aging + finish realism

👉 Many consider True Historic:
➡️ the best non-aged Gibson reissues ever made

 Tone & feel

• Very resonant (lightweight + hide glue)
• Open, dynamic PAF-style response
• Less compressed than modern Les Pauls

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