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“Iconic classics reborn with an irresistible twist”: Gibson offers show-stopping finishes with 11 new vintage guitar reissues

From dazzling diamond ES-355s to faithful Murphy Lab aging, the luthier has given some of its most revered guitars truly knockout new colorways

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“Artfully aged by the Murphy Lab to match the look and feel of Kirk’s original”: Gibson’s Custom Shop takes on Kirk Hammett’s mod-heavy, “blacked-out” 1989 Les Paul Custom – and it’s safe to say it’s nothing like Greeny...

The Metallica guitar god debuts his latest signature Les Paul – and it’s a little different to his other recent custom shop build...

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“We determined, ‘Boy, with that checked finish, the acoustic guitar – which is a box that vibrates – really rings’”: Gibson's Tom Murphy on how Murphy Lab acoustics are taking aged guitars into new sonic territory

Gibson’s master artisan Tom Murphy has reinvented the process of guitar aging. Now he’s turned his eye and – perhaps, more importantly – his ear, to the firm’s acoustic line

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Gibson launches Murphy Lab 1959 Les Paul Standard limited run reissues with Brazilian rosewood 'boards and Tom Murphy exclusive finishes – in a vintage market running hot, is $20k good value?

Yes, it's big money, but this is the Gibson and Tom Murphy breaking out the Brazilian for "the ultimate 1959 Les Paul Standard" reissue and they are a bargain compared to vintage counterparts

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“Tom Murphy’s magnum opus”: Gibson has handed the Murphy Lab man its stockpile of Brazilian rosewood for these ultra-exclusive, $20k Les Paul ’Burst reissues

The models promise the ultimate showcase of the firm’s craftsmanship in 2023 – and, in the process, pay tribute to Gibson’s prized luthier

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Gibson launches the Adam Jones Flying V Collector’s Edition, a $19,999 Murphy Lab doozy with a Futura-style headstock

Gibson's collab with the Tool guitarist continues with a limited run Flying V, finished in Reverse Antique Silverburst, equipped with Custombucker and Seymour Duncan DDJ pickups

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How a Slash superfan ended up trading guitars with his hero… three times: “I was wondering if it was real life or if I’d died”

Guitar collector Todd Puma shares the surprising story of how he came to own a trio of the Guns N’ Roses legend’s personal Les Pauls – and why he bought two of Gibson’s ultra-limited Murphy Lab Greeny models

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Gibson’s long-awaited USA Standard Kirk Hammett ‘Greeny’ Les Paul launches at $3,199 – nearly $17k less than its Custom Shop sibling

The new Greeny comes with a considerably more accessible price tag that’s not much more than a modern-day Les Paul Standard

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NAMM 2023: Gibson and Kirk Hammett team up for a Murphy Lab replica of his legendary 1979 Flying V

The $15,000 Flying V is a typically forensic reproduction of one of the most legendary electric guitars in Metallica history

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Gibson unveils the Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V, paying tribute to “one of the most important heavy metal guitars of all time”

The $15k Custom Shop model is Murphy Lab aged to match the guitar played on classic Metallica albums including Master of Puppets, …And Justice for All and The Black Album

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Gibson announces the USA Kirk Hammett ‘Greeny’ Les Paul Standard, bringing its most anticipated signature model to the masses

In the meantime, a new $20k Custom Shop edition of the legendary LP – previously owned by Peter Green and Gary Moore – is now available to order

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