Any Gibson fans here familiar with the Murphy Lab models? Interested in how they differ from regular and if they're worth the 2 to 4K more in MSRP. Makes me think they're trying what Ren Ferguson tried with the Orpheum models.
So, are the differences only cosmetic? Hard to justify such a price difference IMO.Not exactly a Gibson fan (but not a hater) but the Murphy Lab guitars signify some type of high end relicing job. They have supposedly refined the process so that they can make brand new 1950s used guitars. Fake mojo Dept.
Didn't know they had LP in the series, I only looked at the acoustics, but if they feel better to play, that's something in their favor.Murphy Labs guitars are extremely well done. Are they worth it? Only the buyer can decide, but most of what a Murphy guitar has that will blow you away (and they are amazing) is cosmetic, though some of those cosmetic changes affect the feel of the guitar like a worn neck, etc. The difference between a Murphy and someone else’s “relic” (TM Fender BTW) is that the Murphy guitars are amazing and are often indistinguishable from a real well played Les Paul.
Murphy guitars are some of the best looking Les Pauls out there and the prices reflect that. Worth it? Maybe if you consider the prices of new Historic Les Pauls to be worth it and want one with better bragging rights.
I maintain that people who complain about relics and Murphy LPs have likely never played one. They feel and usually play amazing and if people didn’t want them they wouldn’t sell at the prices they command. The fact that an actually worn guitar sometimes sells less than an artificially worn guitar if the same model is admittedly quite funny, but having played a few Murphy Labs LPs, I love to own one. I’m just not paying that much for a guitar.
Funny, I had no idea they were doing acoustics. LOLDidn't know they had LP in the series, I only looked at the acoustics, but if they feel better to play, that's something in their favor.
Me neither! I also know them mainly from Les Pauls.Funny, I had no idea they were doing acoustics. LOL
You can do that with a can of compressed air and a hairdryer.This blows my mind...:
Checked Finish
We reverse-engineered the original formula of nitrocellulose lacquer used in the 1950s and 1960s. With Tom Murphy’s proprietary aging techniques, this brittle lacquer checks beneath the surface for a vintage look and feel.
Or, as a friend once did, take your guitar out of a freezing car, plop it on top of a radiator, open the case, and watch the fun! Instant finish checking.You can do that with a can of compressed air and a hairdryer.
Never understood the whole relicing thing.
I'm proud that all of the relicing on my body was achieved through honest aging...
Hmpf. Pay someone else to damage my guitars? I do enough damage for free once I get 'em home!So, are the differences only cosmetic? Hard to justify such a price difference IMO.
Hmpf. Pay someone else to damage my guitars? I do enough damage for free once I get 'em home!
So it's hard to justify any price difference. When I buy a damaged (a.k.a. used) guitar, I expect it to cost less than a new one. Otherwise, what's the point of buying used?