My Issues with a Murphy Labs 54 Goldtop

[@toneocaster]

Sounds killer, great playing! 😉🎸

[@joebarkan]

Sounds great when you play it!

[@dmusumeci]

Thanks a lot!

[@kosmonument2682]

I don't bother with reissues because Gibson has almost never done them properly.

[@frankleonardis-sj1mu]

Is this more a custom shop issue rather than the Murphy lab itself? I thought Murphy does the aging part of it but the custom shop as a whole own what parts go into it? I’m just speculating. Bottom line if they are wrong they’re wrong period.

[@dmusumeci]

Murphy Labs does the final inspection, so I'm blaming them.

[@skullheadwater9839]

I just want to know where to buy those pickups.

[@KXKVI]

Still don't think the Murphy's are worth $9k-20k.

[@Les537]

You don't think it's worth spending 10K extra for someone to scratch your guitar up? LOL.

[@Skyhawk472]

completely agree

[@vayabroder729]

Sounds great; question: didn’t you see the guitar before buying or did you order online and they sent you a guitar with incorrect details. At least the placement of the Gibson logo seems correct; they sit lower on the headstock on the earlier Les Pauls. The incorrect knobs are unforgivable.

[@thestuffmikedoes2309]

Since you like details: It’s Gibson making these mistakes-not Murphy Labs. It’s a Gibson Les Paul, with Murphy Lab aging, not a Murphy Lab Les Paul.

[@kosmonument2682]

The Murphy Lab is within the Gibson organization and assembles some parts of the guitars.

[@thestuffmikedoes2309]

@@kosmonument2682 correct. It’s within Gibson. It doesn’t make the decisions that are being quibbled about.

[@DannyDKNYC]

I agree. Just make the damn guitars accurately. They are calling it a 54 and capitalizing on the specs. For them to ignore simple stuff like that makes you wonder how accurate the rest is. We all know guitar companies used different parts and transitioned designs. To say it doesn’t matter is just wrong, because they are selling the guitars as recreations of the originals. Either it’s as accurate as humanly possible or not. I’m sure they wouldn’t market their guitars as ‘almost accurate, but not quite’

[@dmusumeci]

You got my point... Thank You

[@jamesemerson4102]

Just came across this video and I have to say I'm shocked that some people in the comments think you're overreacting 😂It's pretty pathetic that Gibson, the company who made these original 54s, cannot even be bothered getting a logo or knobs right on a replica that is costing up to and beyond $10,000. It's seriously pathetic. Why might someone desire to purchase a guitar like this if not to get as close to an original Gibson as possible? that is the sole reason why anyone would purchase one of these guitars specifically rather than just any les paul. Glad to hear that the neck shape is nice though and the guitar definitely sounds really good. There is absolutely no excuse for them not getting those other things correct though. Really sloppy from Gibson.

[@frankleonardis-sj1mu]

Killer tone nonetheless.

[@roberteffler3382]

Yeah, but it does sound fantastic

[@marktoken6052]

Replace the caps and knobs since youre happy with just about 99.9% of the guitar!

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

The knobs etc are irrelevant. Those old school capacitors dry out. Great guitar.

[@dmusumeci]

The knobs aren’t irrelevant to me and the caps would be brand new caps from Lux (who currently supply the bumblebees).

[@jamesemerson4102]

Far from irrelevant when you're paying this sort of money for an accurate replica. At this price point, every detail is important. It should not be hard for the company who made the original guitars in the first place to get something like knobs or a logo correct. It's sloppy and flat out disappointing.

[@kevincrozier8625]

See, this is where I hate listening to these snobs. I could care less if the logo is perfect or the knobs are not what they should be. I see guys returning guitars with just a spot on the paint and just stuff that doesn't amount to anything. Blemishes and crap like what this guy is going crazy over, it's nothing. As long as it plays and sounds great, that's the bottom line. I do not buy anything just because it might be collectable or anything like that. To me, they are meant to be played. I don't care about mundane stuff.

[@dmusumeci]

You totally missed my point. The point is, Gibson is marketing these as exact 50's replicas and charge a premium for it. By the way, this guitar is already gigging. I have 60 gigs left on the books for this year, how many do you have? This Snob just wanted to point out some errors. That's all.

[@norseman61]

Since you "do not buy anything just because it might be collectible", your comment (and insult) is pointless. I bet if you chose to spend the money on a guitar that is priced SPECIFICALLY for the reason that it is supposed top be an EXACT replica, you'd change your tune.

[@dmusumeci]

@@norseman61 Thank You for understanding my point.

[@offaxisdude]

yep kevin missed the point entirely ! maybe next time...lol

[@jamesemerson4102]

Man, when you're paying up to $10k for a Murphy lab gibson, you are paying for a supposed spot on replica of the original. This is the ENTIRE point of getting a guitar like this custom shop Murphy Lab here. You don't think it is sloppy that the company who made the originals can't even get the knobs right on their most expensive replicas? or the LOGO for goodness sake? you've got to be kidding me. Someone who is paying this sort of money is obviously very passionate about vintage Gibson's. It's not "just a guitar" - it's marketed to be a specific type of guitar, in this case an accurate replica of a 54. Gibson failed to deliver on this. It's massively sloppy and flat out unacceptable. Snobbery has absolutely nothing to do with it. It's just sloppy work from Gibson and there is no excuse for it.

[@norseman61]

Yes it is an incredible guitar, but it's WRONG. How the hell can they do that, especially at the prices they want for what they are SUPPOSED to be creating? I know you love the guitar, and you should. But nobody should have a feeling of disappointment lurking in the background about a guitar like this. There simply is no reason or excuse for obvious errors like these, other than incompetence. Bumblebees? Ok (I guess?). But they got the damn LOGO wrong! WTF, Gibson?

[@dmusumeci]

Thank You for understanding my point. Most people don't understand.