Gibson Custom Shop Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom Murphy Lab Aged Ebony

Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom Murphy Lab Aged Ebony Item Description

This is the Gibson Custom Shop Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom in a Murphy Lab Aged limited edition version - only 150 of these exact replicas exist worldwide! This is serial EC135 which comes in at 9 lbs, 10 oz.

There's a ton of wonderful history behind the original '58 Custom which inspired this run. During Cream’s first American tour, Eric purchased a three-pickup 1958 Les Paul Custom, serial number 8 6320, which he used on Disraeli Gears, multiple tours, including with Delaney & Bonnie, and on and off throughout the rest of the 1960s and 70s. In 1979, he gifted the guitar to fellow legendary guitarist Albert Lee, who continues to be inspired by it and uses it to this day.

This special limited run uses ultra-precise Murphy Lab aging techniques to aid in handcrafting a reproduction of this legendary guitar. Every detail has been thoughtfully crafted, from the exact playing wear to the sonic character. It features a hand-selected, ultra-lightweight, one-piece, all-mahogany body, a mahogany neck with an ebony fretboard with Custom mother-of-pearl block inlays and 22 historic medium jumbo frets, and the same neck profile as the original guitar. The hardware is aged gold, including the Grover® tuners, ABR-1 bridge, Stop Bar tailpiece, and pickup covers. The three pickups are unpotted Custombuckers, with the middle pickup mounted with the screws oriented towards the neck, just as they are on the original guitar. The volume and tone controls use CTS® 500k audio taper potentiometers that are hand-wired to paper-in-oil capacitors, while the Murphy Lab aging simulates the exact aging and wear patterns that Eric and Albert created - down to the extensive headstock wear and burns made in the finish by cigarettes kept hanging onto the headstock.

The custom Duck Brothers-inspired case includes the guitar, along with a second pickguard, signed by both Eric Clapton and Albert Lee in a collectible wooden display case, a Certificate of Authenticity booklet with a photo by Chuck Stewart, a black leather Archive Series strap, and a Gibson Custom switch plate medallion. Here is your opportunity to own a piece of music history that is directly tied to two of the world’s foremost guitarists.

Includes: Custom Duck Brothers-Inspired Hardshell Case, Certificate of Authenticity, Pickguard Signed by Eric Clapton and Albert Lee, Black Leather Strap and Paperwork

Product Specs and Features

• Solidbody Electric Guitar
• Murphy Lab Aged Ebony Finish
• One Piece Ultra-Light Weight Mahogany Body
• Medium C-Shape Mahogany Neck
• Ebony Fingerboard
• Mother-Of-Pearl Block Inlays
• 24-3/4" Scale Length
• 12" Radius
• 1.687" Neck Width at Nut
• Nylon Nut
• 22 Frets
• Unpotted Custombuckers (Middle Pickup with Screw Side Towards Neck)
• 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper in Oil Capacitors
• Three Way Selector Switch
• ABR-1 Bridge with Screws Towards Neck
• Stopbar Tailpiece
• Grover Tuners
• Gold Hardware
• Black Royalite; "EC" Signature Switch Plate Medallion Installed (Custom Shop Medallion in the Case)
• 9 lbs. 8oz.
• .890" Neck Profile at 1st Fret
• .970" Neck Profile at 12th Fret