I purchased the 59' Light aged in a dirty lemon finish. You really need to see these in person as the video does NOTHING for me as to how amazing they look when in your hands. For me, it was breath taking when the case was opened. The relicing is so tastefully done. I could not be happier. Don't quote me on this but I believe the cost for a ultra light aged is $400 above the base of the CS guitar of choice, and light aging was $900. Beyond that I'm not sure. Plays like a beautiful gently aged and played instrument. The tones are amazing. My desert island guitar. I'm 61 and can't wait for 30 years to get something that looks like it started the journey with me for the past 41 years of playing.
My god, I pressed LIKE before I even pressed PLAY. I’m literally drooling! This is guitar heaven for me. Jack, I’m so envious that you get to play these beauty’s. You definitely do them justice with your playing. Your Jeff Beck impressions are always my favourite part, they’re SO tasteful. But I’m jealous all the same 🤣. Great vid (as was the unboxing video video earlier). 🙏
It is perfect!! I went to just play the 64 335....never thought I'd buy a guitar this expensive...but I immediately decided after playing it...2 guitars were being sold and I was getting that one! No regrets! I love it.
there's something magic about both naturally and factory aged guitars. like many things in this life, once it's broken in.. it carries more energy! i have a few les paul's and a couple explorers. my personal favourite for feel & sound is my explorer from 1990 i got in a good trade. it's beats to all hell, been toured with long before it ever came into my possession. it has that "well loved" feel to it. i look forward to the day i can get my hands on one of these murphy shop customs 🙏🏼
Come see some cool guitars and end up getting schooled, dude you are great dont ever stop doing your thing, wherever it may lead! Gonna play this half sped up and borrow some mojo if you don't mind!
@@antreb15 well the guy has his reputation, get a normal reissue if you want, or don't, i do not understand why people get so mad that they can't afford CS guitars. I don't have the money to buy one, and it's fine. These are not for the avereage guitar player
Nice video Jack. Great playing and some lovely tones. I do like that 355. BTW, is your personal channel still going? It seems to have been a bit quiet for a few weeks.
I ordered a m2m from daves guitar in wi. Went with ultra light age with a green lemon fade. I guess it be a year before it comes in. Hope its eorth the wait. They must have alot of orders for these.
A quality relic guitar feels fantastic. I get the point of view that it is "cheesy" and that paying a pre-worn guitar seems a bit poser like. Got it. However, some of Fender Custom Shop relics I've played (and still have a John Cruz master built 55 Strat) feel better than anything I've ever played. Gigging a guitar WILL NOT replicate what I'm talking about. "Well I prefer to buy one less expensive and age it through me playing it" Oh really? I don't know one professional or amateur guitar player that is playing the SAME guitar today they were 5 years ago. If they are, they have 2-5 other guitars they play as well so the relic'ing never happens. Not enough hours in your lifetime. Reverb proves that point to some degree. Guitar players love to swap out their gear, try something new, or they just get bored with it. If you have played the same guitar 30 years congrats. You are the exception not the norm. Also, if you don't gig, you can't play a guitar enough to relic it if you are sitting in your bedroom playing or just jamming with friends. I gigged the same 51 telecaster reissue for about 7 years playing on average 3 nights a week. Does the guitar look played? Heck yes. Does it look like a 60 year old guitar that has seen it all. Not even close. Keep dreaming that your playing will wear a NEW guitar into the relic stage. Of course I'm probably wrong and will be corrected. But go buy a brand new Gibson or Strat and play it everyday for 5 years. It won't be relic'd like this because you can't get through the varnish and if you do, you purposely did it. JMHO after 35 years of gigging and playing both relic'd and non relic'd guitars.
You just proved that the whole relic thing is a sham. I have a 72 Tele that I've had since 1980, heavily gigged, and it doesn't look anything like these bullshit modern "relics." They're not "aged guitars;" they're fake aged guitars.
I totally agree. I do gig a few times a week, but usually bring a different guitar. My problem is that I grew up taking care of things... I never drug my toys behind my bike!
Well if your gigging a fender or PRS with a Poly finish no it will not age and relic like this. However if you play a nitro finished guitar regularly it will naturally relic because they are very thin finishes that are not durable. And the natural shrinking and expanding if the wood will check these finishes. So I would say you are right to an extent. It comes down to the type of laquer on the instrument.
The Murphy Lab ‘59 Les Paul that you said was your favorite (also my favorite), is I believe either Golden Poppy or Green Lemon Fade. Maybe if I pray hard enough I’ll have one some day?
£6000+....... Damn, a Eastman SB 59V costs less than £2000, is a far better guitar and better looking. Do the math( also its hand carved/chiselled/ sculptured...... the gibson is a CNC milled lump)
Q: noticed on both LPs that the pups were flush or slightly below the ring. They obviously sounded incredible...most as result of your hands Jack, which are so musical. Is that typical for “bursts”?
The sheen of the finish is looking like it’s very close to an original burst. Damn, I said I wasn’t gunna buy another new guitar after buying a 60th anni R0 last year.
Clearly there is an art to getting aging right but the acid test would be to remove the plastics and see if the colour is less faded underneath - has Mr. Murphy cut corners?!?
Hi Tony, how do you know that if you haven’t played one? Why should anyone get work from one of the most skilled and experienced in the entire industry for nothing? A professional violinist couldn’t get an instrument of the highest quality for anything like these prices. We shouldn’t have a contempt for skill.....
@@edpitman7035 You miss the point, I don't need to play one to know they are outrageously priced! They are not even period pieces but replicas. I believe the World has gone crazy and Millionaires and rock stars (cos they are the only people who could possibly afford them) must have suddenly lost their marbles, if they start, forking out the money that's being asked for these guitars!
Jack I wish you would switch out the amps once and a while. Not everything sounds the same in the Z's and now the guitar plays with the amp is the story, not just the axe.
Agreed,..buotique amps make these reviews a bit dubious sometimes. I wish this particular channel would rotate between the Z's, a magnate and maybe a simple Hot Rod Deluxe. It might help the viewer get a better idea of what these instruments really sound like.
The ultra light aged ones look fairly new & glossy, shiny hardware and all but with finish checking? Sorry but that don't look too vintage correct to me. Even my '60 Reissue Les Paul with VOS treatment looks more aged than that! Think you'd need to go the heavy-aged route to get closer to the real deal. Those look spectacular with equally spectacular prices! £11,800 tyvm!!!
Those of us who only really care about sound and playability do actually exist . How a guitar looks does not make me play differently as I just don't worry about looks which is why I will buy the same guitar model with an identical finish to a guitar I already own . Which is why I have 2 cherry burst epi 59s . 2 tobacco sunburst usa les Paul's. One a 50s standard and the other a 2009 traditional. I also have 2 58 reissues both of which are the ice tea burst . The finish never enters the equation which ever one has the best playability and sound is the one I buy even if I already own the exact same model with the same finish
I just traded my 2016 historic R9 And cash for a 2023 Murphy lab heavy Aged. R9 in golden poppy burst. These latest R9's Are the closest Gibson has came to the old original 59. They are now pretty much dead on accurate!
They look amazing but the pricing is getting a little ludicrous. If he was still doing it himself I'd get it but is it now essentially his apprentices doing it? I don't see how you can command the same premium. None of the collector choice guitars I saw for sale aged by him personally were this much new.
These Murphy Labs guitars should be no more than 6k at the top of the range with ageing and everything.... and the other custom shop guitars around 3 to 4k. USA production guitars up to but not more than 2k and I still wouldn't buy a production Les Paul for 2k. They have average low skilled employees off the street building the USA production line guitars. Many don't play guitar so no wonder they miss a lot of QC problems on them. They should all be experienced guitar players in my opinion. If they are in Nashville I'm sure there are many guitar players that could use a day job.
No interested in these expensive damaged guitars 😂. But I wish DrZ could make 1x12 combos with reverb and full EQ under £1000. Gorgeous-sounding amps 🥰
Now it can't never be bad QC's out of the Murphy Lab guitars or any bad QC's guitars from the USA Production, they'll just send it to the Murphy Labs and charge you 4X the price of the USA Models.
Doesn't look like they feature the neck delamination along both sides, full length that my LP has done all by itself just sitting in the room on its stand... I got that for FREE!
£11,799.00!? For that price you could buy a True Historic 59, send it to Historic Makeovers for their Deluxe package and have a aged Les Paul with a Brazilian rosewood fretboard and still have beer money left over.
@@Panic42000 Yea...but when accuracy in construction/materials is part of the guitars price and selling point, wtf would you pay almost 12k for a Les Paul without the correct fretboard?
Probably one of the best guitarists for demoing guitars if seen in the thousands of videos I’ve watched
Tasty playing for sure
Jack is a great player..some job he has,playing custom shop fender,Gibson guitars,hi end boutique amps all day.yeah that’s right IM jealous
Agreed.
Thank you guys! I wish I could play like Jack!
Thanks Cesar! These things are killer 👌
You will. I believe in you!
I purchased the 59' Light aged in a dirty lemon finish. You really need to see these in person as the video does NOTHING for me as to how amazing they look when in your hands. For me, it was breath taking when the case was opened. The relicing is so tastefully done. I could not be happier. Don't quote me on this but I believe the cost for a ultra light aged is $400 above the base of the CS guitar of choice, and light aging was $900. Beyond that I'm not sure. Plays like a beautiful gently aged and played instrument. The tones are amazing. My desert island guitar. I'm 61 and can't wait for 30 years to get something that looks like it started the journey with me for the past 41 years of playing.
Enjoy that beautiful work of art for the next 41 years ;-) Cheers !
There are no real "relic" guitars; the old guitars I've seen and owned don't look like these bullshit fakes.
@@melvynobrien6193 thank you for your thoughtful and well articulate remark. I’ll keep that in mind.
@@melvynobrien6193 That’s a bit radical, but OK: nothing replaces the natural aging process… How does yours look ? Pristine ? Battered ?
My god, I pressed LIKE before I even pressed PLAY. I’m literally drooling! This is guitar heaven for me. Jack, I’m so envious that you get to play these beauty’s. You definitely do them justice with your playing. Your Jeff Beck impressions are always my favourite part, they’re SO tasteful. But I’m jealous all the same 🤣. Great vid (as was the unboxing video video earlier). 🙏
Paul, apparently Gibson are looking for additional experts in the aging process... 😏😆😉
🤣, I think Tom Murphy would slap me with something painful if he ever saw my Gold Top.
Damn that drive tone in the intro. I mean seriously that was inspiring.
Oh my days, lovely LP's played by Jack. Yes indeed, lovely.
That Golden Poppy LP is something else.
Not surprised that Watermelon 355 is gone already.... MASSIVE ... what a tone!
Wow all these guitars sound and look incredible - and Jack is playing like an aged classic.
WOW! Great Guitars - Great Playing! Seeing this almost 2 yrs after being posted makes me wonder how good this guy is now!
Man that 335 sounds perfect
It did!
It is perfect!! I went to just play the 64 335....never thought I'd buy a guitar this expensive...but I immediately decided after playing it...2 guitars were being sold and I was getting that one! No regrets! I love it.
@@michaelmcneal7749 Oh man thats awesome!!
A few of those licks on the 335 gave me chills.
Love this release.. that ES-335, had me smiling here as I listened through my little iPad on RUclips. Just fantastic sounds and playing.
That watermelon is gorgeous! I wish it was more readily available
Another day in Paradise ☺️
I’d be Very Happy with that Duesenberg Caribou😌😌
Just unbelievably beautiful looking and sounding guitars..wish I could buy them all..great show
there's something magic about both naturally and factory aged guitars. like many things in this life, once it's broken in.. it carries more energy! i have a few les paul's and a couple explorers.
my personal favourite for feel & sound is my explorer from 1990 i got in a good trade. it's beats to all hell, been toured with long before it ever came into my possession. it has that "well loved" feel to it. i look forward to the day i can get my hands on one of these murphy shop customs 🙏🏼
Come see some cool guitars and end up getting schooled, dude you are great dont ever stop doing your thing, wherever it may lead! Gonna play this half sped up and borrow some mojo if you don't mind!
Jack you always make me want to pick up my guitar and play:)
Incredible playing, as always.
Except at the start, where the playing over chords included a lot of bad notes.
@@melvynobrien6193what do you mean with bad notes?
Of course these guitars are great, but this guy is soloing is 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I am in love with Z amps, they sound so good in every demo.
wow youve got a great player here, try hold onto him
His playing over the chords at the start was fucking awful; sounds like he needs some theory lessons. The later stuff sounded okay.
@@melvynobrien6193 get off your high horse 😂
Gibson taking over pricing to the next level. £11,500..... 🤷♂️
Fender just released some 30k guitars masterbuilder stuff
They are not for the average jo, compared to real vintage pricing its a drop in the ocean.
You’d get a -65 strat refin.. 😳
A true Historic around the £5,500 mark, more or less, so you are paying £6,000 for Murphy painting & ageing. Ridiculous.
@@antreb15 well the guy has his reputation, get a normal reissue if you want, or don't, i do not understand why people get so mad that they can't afford CS guitars. I don't have the money to buy one, and it's fine. These are not for the avereage guitar player
My god that 335 overdrive tone is amazing!
Nice to hear this great guitars been playing by a specialist!
The look is amazing on the Poppy Burst, but, The sonds are much much better on the Tomato Burst!!!!
Incredible demo!! Thanks for sharing!
I'm so into that Iced Tea tone. Relic or not, it just sounds so interesting and you play it so well. Looks great, I love that burst color and back.
Jesus Christ that lad can play!!! Take a bow!
Fantastic playing. Love the aged LPs myself..
Right at the end there I was thinking I really wish he'd play a little Rush with that particular guitar and...:)
What a guitar player.. man!
Beautifully played!!
That first Les Paul he plays, he’s really getting into some Mick Taylor territory.
Come for the gear review but stay for the playing. Well done Jack
That lick at 12.33 though!!.
I’m thinking that Iced Tea Made to order may go home with Jack🤫🤫
😀😃😄😁😆😅🤣😂😇🤑
Nice video Jack. Great playing and some lovely tones. I do like that 355. BTW, is your personal channel still going? It seems to have been a bit quiet for a few weeks.
I'm just wondering where to next? Super-aged Murphy Lab Gibsons with a headstock repair from the factory? Now that would certainly be period correct!
Sounds amazing great playing
Gibson Guitars sound so much better than PRS. There's no comparison.
I wish I loved the PRS sounds more, because they seem like such nice guitars.
Yeah I'll take one of each please
😆 and that amplifier .👍
Holy f..... That tone and playing is off the scale!!!
Beautiful intro!
I ordered a m2m from daves guitar in wi. Went with ultra light age with a green lemon fade. I guess it be a year before it comes in. Hope its eorth the wait. They must have alot of orders for these.
Awesome guitars !
A quality relic guitar feels fantastic. I get the point of view that it is "cheesy" and that paying a pre-worn guitar seems a bit poser like. Got it. However, some of Fender Custom Shop relics I've played (and still have a John Cruz master built 55 Strat) feel better than anything I've ever played. Gigging a guitar WILL NOT replicate what I'm talking about.
"Well I prefer to buy one less expensive and age it through me playing it" Oh really? I don't know one professional or amateur guitar player that is playing the SAME guitar today they were 5 years ago. If they are, they have 2-5 other guitars they play as well so the relic'ing never happens. Not enough hours in your lifetime. Reverb proves that point to some degree. Guitar players love to swap out their gear, try something new, or they just get bored with it. If you have played the same guitar 30 years congrats. You are the exception not the norm. Also, if you don't gig, you can't play a guitar enough to relic it if you are sitting in your bedroom playing or just jamming with friends. I gigged the same 51 telecaster reissue for about 7 years playing on average 3 nights a week. Does the guitar look played? Heck yes. Does it look like a 60 year old guitar that has seen it all. Not even close. Keep dreaming that your playing will wear a NEW guitar into the relic stage.
Of course I'm probably wrong and will be corrected. But go buy a brand new Gibson or Strat and play it everyday for 5 years. It won't be relic'd like this because you can't get through the varnish and if you do, you purposely did it. JMHO after 35 years of gigging and playing both relic'd and non relic'd guitars.
You left no stone unturned. Well said! If I were able to buy one of these I would never be able to put it down.
You just proved that the whole relic thing is a sham. I have a 72 Tele that I've had since 1980, heavily gigged, and it doesn't look anything like these bullshit modern "relics." They're not "aged guitars;" they're fake aged guitars.
@@melvynobrien6193 very happy for you 😂😂😂
I totally agree. I do gig a few times a week, but usually bring a different guitar. My problem is that I grew up taking care of things... I never drug my toys behind my bike!
Well if your gigging a fender or PRS with a Poly finish no it will not age and relic like this. However if you play a nitro finished guitar regularly it will naturally relic because they are very thin finishes that are not durable. And the natural shrinking and expanding if the wood will check these finishes. So I would say you are right to an extent. It comes down to the type of laquer on the instrument.
The Murphy Lab ‘59 Les Paul that you said was your favorite (also my favorite), is I believe either Golden Poppy or Green Lemon Fade. Maybe if I pray hard enough I’ll have one some day?
That's a killer 335 though I'd like that guitar without the "heavy aged". I'll do that myself, thank you very much. Otherwise, what a kick A guitar!!!
Jack is always good, but on this he is on fire 🔥edit: especially that intro.
Holy cow these are getting out of hand expensive!
Agreed, but for me, I wouldn’t buy one for $500. I would rather buy a new guitar that is clean, cost less, and all the aging is done by me playing it.
@@mikelembo6657 Its not just about the look. Some people like the feel of a worn in instrument. I can’t stand the feel of a new guitar.
@@Panic42000 Then buy a used one with “Real” mojo!
£6000+....... Damn, a Eastman SB 59V costs less than £2000, is a far better guitar and better looking. Do the math( also its hand carved/chiselled/ sculptured...... the gibson is a CNC milled lump)
@@martincraig3169 Wow! Drugs are bad!!
Nice guitars! Thank You.
Great playing sir
Those guitars are great, but god damn that amp makes everything sound so good
Yup 🙌🏻👍🏻
This iced tea guitar is MAGNIFICENT !!
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Q: noticed on both LPs that the pups were flush or slightly below the ring. They obviously sounded incredible...most as result of your hands Jack, which are so musical. Is that typical for “bursts”?
Vintage style les Paul’s had taller pickup rings so they maybe just appear lower
Do the pickups in the VOS are the same as in the Murphy Lab ?
The sheen of the finish is looking like it’s very close to an original burst. Damn, I said I wasn’t gunna buy another new guitar after buying a 60th anni R0 last year.
Clearly there is an art to getting aging right but the acid test would be to remove the plastics and see if the colour is less faded underneath - has Mr. Murphy cut corners?!?
I love that look - pull the guard off and leave it off. And then you've got this flare under your picking arc... it just looks so special!
Great review!
That watermelon 355 is the one.
What pedal were you using when playing the cherry 335?
Is that a line 6 helix fx unit your using Jack?
That 355 is tremendous
That lefty has my name on it!
Best guitar player on RUclips.... sorry, but true.
Sorry for what, making stupid statements?
Jesus Christ, Jack can really play.
I’m gonna buy that tomato-tastic 60’ unless it’s been sold.. It will go nicely with a Golden poppy burst 59’ I bought in 2019 from y’all!
These guitars are nothing short of outrageous, in terms of their pricing.
Hi Tony, how do you know that if you haven’t played one? Why should anyone get work from one of the most skilled and experienced in the entire industry for nothing? A professional violinist couldn’t get an instrument of the highest quality for anything like these prices. We shouldn’t have a contempt for skill.....
@@edpitman7035 You miss the point, I don't need to play one to know they are outrageously priced! They are not even period pieces but replicas. I believe the World has gone crazy and Millionaires and rock stars (cos they are the only people who could possibly afford them) must have suddenly lost their marbles, if they start, forking out the money that's being asked for these guitars!
Is there a link to the LP?
Jack I wish you would switch out the amps once and a while. Not everything sounds the same in the Z's and now the guitar plays with the amp is the story, not just the axe.
Agreed, been waiting for a series w/ those Magnatone’s in line.
Agreed,..buotique amps make these reviews a bit dubious sometimes. I wish this particular channel would rotate between the Z's, a magnate and maybe a simple Hot Rod Deluxe. It might help the viewer get a better idea of what these instruments really sound like.
I rather my hard-earned buy something new & shiney...but, hey, I'm just a poor boy from a poor fam-i-ly...
I fully agree. You will enjoy as the guitar age too in your hands.
Jack could make farting into a megaphone after eating a bean burrito, sound good.
The ultra light aged ones look fairly new & glossy, shiny hardware and all but with finish checking? Sorry but that don't look too vintage correct to me. Even my '60 Reissue Les Paul with VOS treatment looks more aged than that! Think you'd need to go the heavy-aged route to get closer to the real deal. Those look spectacular with equally spectacular prices! £11,800 tyvm!!!
The Murphy lab guitars sound even better than the VOS.are they all the same internally,electronics Jack?
Those of us who only really care about sound and playability do actually exist . How a guitar looks does not make me play differently as I just don't worry about looks which is why I will buy the same guitar model with an identical finish to a guitar I already own . Which is why I have 2 cherry burst epi 59s . 2 tobacco sunburst usa les Paul's. One a 50s standard and the other a 2009 traditional. I also have 2 58 reissues both of which are the ice tea burst . The finish never enters the equation which ever one has the best playability and sound is the one I buy even if I already own the exact same model with the same finish
I’m seriously considering getting rid of a bunch of my Gibson USAs for a Custom Shop. More likely a VOS but these.... wow.
The best Les Paul in 2021 the Epiphone Les Paul Custom Koa hands down the best
If you ding it, you can always just say it came out of the lab that way!
If I had the first Les Paul or the faded 335 I wouldn’t want or need another guitar
How do relics look when they age?
They slowly start to look brand new😂
@@therangersinger 😀😃😄😁😆😅🤣😂😇🤑. Very clever 👏👌😀😄👍🤣.
I went to the Gibson website and there is no mention of the Murphy Lab...
I just traded my 2016 historic R9 And cash for a 2023 Murphy lab heavy Aged. R9 in golden poppy burst. These latest R9's Are the closest Gibson has came to the old original 59. They are now pretty much dead on accurate!
Working man ;-) how cool does that watermelon 335 sound!
They look amazing but the pricing is getting a little ludicrous. If he was still doing it himself I'd get it but is it now essentially his apprentices doing it? I don't see how you can command the same premium. None of the collector choice guitars I saw for sale aged by him personally were this much new.
These guitars are bullshit from a bullshit artist. No gigging musician wants that crap. Unless he's got money to burn.
If you could have that VOS lemon burst...or Jack's chops..which would you choose...??
Edit : "Iced Tea", as Jack calls it.
Chris Buck 's style playing
I wish he'd talk about how the guitar feels and plays when he does these videos.
These Murphy Labs guitars should be no more than 6k at the top of the range with ageing and everything.... and the other custom shop guitars around 3 to 4k. USA production guitars up to but not more than 2k and I still wouldn't buy a production Les Paul for 2k. They have average low skilled employees off the street building the USA production line guitars. Many don't play guitar so no wonder they miss a lot of QC problems on them. They should all be experienced guitar players in my opinion. If they are in Nashville I'm sure there are many guitar players that could use a day job.
No interested in these expensive damaged guitars 😂. But I wish DrZ could make 1x12 combos with reverb and full EQ under £1000. Gorgeous-sounding amps 🥰
Now it can't never be bad QC's out of the Murphy Lab guitars or any bad QC's guitars from the USA Production, they'll just send it to the Murphy Labs and charge you 4X the price of the USA Models.
Do I get your skills if I buy one of these??
Holey smokes!
Doesn't look like they feature the neck delamination along both sides, full length that my LP has done all by itself just sitting in the room on its stand... I got that for FREE!
They look and sound fantastic. But I'd still want to buy a les paul that looks brand new....... sorry peeps!!!!
£11,799.00!? For that price you could buy a True Historic 59, send it to Historic Makeovers for their Deluxe package and have a aged Les Paul with a Brazilian rosewood fretboard and still have beer money left over.
It’s funny how people are so brainwashed over Brazilian rosewood. Indian is just as good. I own two Gibson’s with one Brazilian and one with Indian.
@@Panic42000 Yea...but when accuracy in construction/materials is part of the guitars price and selling point, wtf would you pay almost 12k for a Les Paul without the correct fretboard?
@@djt6546 If you can afford this guitar I'm sure you can afford a $80 CITES permit. And lets be honest, travelling musicians aren't a thing right now.
@@djt6546 Pfft. Everyone would be better off playing a Stienberger anyway. :D
Should he not show us the aged bits more than playing in this case 🤔😅😳😬😏😕🤔?