GIBSON MURPHY LAB 1959 LES PAUL STANDARD REISSUE

Gibson’s Murphy Lab – run by longtime vintage ageing expert Tom Murphy – nearly broke the internet when a large range of Gibson classics were launched in varying levels of distress. One of the most expensive guitars we’ve ever reviewed (if not the most expensive), this Ultra Heavy Aged 1959 Les Paul Reissue had our reviewer Neville Marten in quite a lather. “This one really is closer to an original than we’ve ever seen before. In fact, from the front we’d be hard-pressed to tell it from a genuine ’59.” While that price tag is a little steep for most of us, the same guitar ultra light aged costs £6,099, and the Les Paul Junior starts at £3,799.