Gibson Custom Shop

Under the leadership of Master Artisan Tom Murphy, Gibson Custom Shop's Murphy Lab performs one specific function: to craft artfully aged instruments using the most cutting-edge tools available. These guitars are targeted to one of four distinct...

There are times that even us, despite being used to handle wonderful instruments on a daily basis, remain speachless when we open a case containing something unique and rare. This is the case of the Gibson Custom Murphy Lab 1963 Les Paul SG Custom...

Gibson’s SG Special is the classic rock machine that drove the powerful sound of Woodstock-era bands like Santana and The Who. The Gibson Custom 1963 SG Special Reissue Ultra-Light Aged celebrates an earlier incarnation of this lean, mean...

How do you make the most authentic re-creation of a vintage ES-335? To create the Gibson Custom 1964 ES-335 Reissue Ultra-Light Aged semi-hollowbody electric guitar, Gibson's master luthiers studied, scanned, and listened to rare examples of...

Gibson’s SG is an undisputed rock icon. Immortalized by Santana at Woodstock and brutalized onstage by Pete Townshend, the venerable SG has seen its share of front-line action. The 1964 SG Standard, in particular, has been seen in the capable...

The second version of the Firebird carried the offset platform into new sonic territories. With its lightweight set-neck construction and the flipped orientation of the neck and body, the '65 Firebird V became beloved and revered for its...

This recent Custom Shop addition takes the engine and aesthetics of the iconic Les Paul Custom and applies them to the SG platform. The result is a huge-sounding, fast-playing and classy-looking instrument that will bring out the best in any player....