• Model: Gibson Custom 1964 Trini Lopez Standard Reissue
• Edition / Series: Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged
• Finish: Ebony
• Finish Type / Ageing: Murphy Lab aged nitrocellulose lacquer, Ultra Light Aged
• Body: 3 ply maple, poplar, maple laminate, thinline semi hollow
• Body Construction / Weight Relief: Solid maple centre block, no weight relief
• Binding: Single ply Royalite
• Body Details: Diamond shaped f holes
• Neck: Solid mahogany
• Neck Joint: Long tenon, hide glue fit
• Neck Profile: Medium C
• Truss Rod: Authentic 1950s style, no tube
• Headstock: Trini Lopez six a side
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Fingerboard: Indian rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Frets / Fret Type: 22 authentic medium jumbo
• Inlays: Split diamond, cellulose nitrate
• Nut: Nylon
• Nut Width: 1.69"
• Pickup Configuration: HH
• Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3, unpotted
• Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3, unpotted
• Electronics / Caps: CTS 500K audio taper pots, paper in oil capacitors
• Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone
• Switching: 3 way Switchcraft toggle
• Bridge: ABR1 with nylon saddles
• Tailpiece: Single diamond trapeze with Trini Lopez insert
• Tuners: Kluson single line strip style with metal buttons
• Hardware: Nickel, Murphy Lab Light Aged
• Control Knobs / Pickguard: Black top hats with silver inserts and dial pointers, black 5 ply wide bevel pickguard
• Country: USA
• Year: 2022

The Trini Lopez Standard is one of the most distinctive shapes Gibson ever built. The six a side headstock first appeared on this model in 1964, a year before the Non Reverse Firebird borrowed it, and together with the diamond f holes, split diamond inlays and the diamond trapeze with its Trini Lopez insert it gives you a thinline that nobody will mistake for an ES335 from across the room.

Underneath the looks it is a proper ES platform. A 3 ply maple, poplar, maple body around a solid maple centre block, no weight relief, and a solid mahogany neck set with a long tenon and hide glue. That centre block is what lets you push it loud without the feedback you get from a fully hollow guitar, while the thinline construction keeps the open, airy edge that a solidbody Les Paul simply does not have.

Twin unpotted Custombucker Alnico 3s are Gibson's current take on late 50s PAF character. Cleans are articulate and slightly glassy, the neck pickup is warm without going woolly, and when you lean on an amp they break up with plenty of harmonic detail rather than compression. CTS 500K pots and paper in oil caps let the volume and tone controls clean things up smoothly, which suits the Dave Grohl style of riffing as well as it does jangly chord work.

The Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged treatment is the sweet spot for a lot of players. The Ebony nitro has a softened, played in sheen and the nickel hardware is lightly aged, but there is none of the heavy checking or wear of the Heavy Aged tiers. The Medium C neck, 12" radius and medium jumbo frets make it an easy guitar to pick up and play straight away.

Excellent condition. Presents very cleanly overall with only light signs of careful use consistent with age. All of the ageing you see is factory Murphy Lab work applied by Gibson Custom, and there is no additional wear beyond it. No significant wear, damage or issues to mention.

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