• Model: 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue
• Collection: Gibson Custom Murphy Lab
• Finish: Purple Tiger
• Aging Level: Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
• Body Type: Solidbody
• Body Shape: Les Paul
• Top: Hand-Picked AAA Figured Maple
• Body: Mahogany
• Body Binding: Single-Ply Cream
• Neck: Mahogany
• Neck Profile: V1 Carmelita
• Neck Thickness: .860" at 1st Fret, .975" at 12th Fret
• Neck Joint: Long Tenon, Hide-Glue Fit
• Neck Finish: Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Fingerboard Binding: Cream
• Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
• Inlays: Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoids
• Nut: Nylon
• Nut Width: 1 11/16"
• Headstock: Les Paul Reissue Veneer
• Pickup Configuration: HH
• Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III Zebra Humbucker, Unpotted
• Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III Zebra Humbucker, Unpotted
• Controls: 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone
• Switching: 3-Way Toggle Pickup Selector
• Bridge: Historic Reissue ABR-1
• Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminium Stopbar
• Tuners: Gibson Deluxe
• Hardware: Gold, Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
• Pickguard: Black
• Case: Original Gibson Custom Lifton Hardshell Case
• Country: USA
• Year: 2026

This is one of the most dramatic ’59 Reissues Gibson Custom has produced, pairing a hand-picked AAA figured maple top with the instantly recognisable Purple Tiger finish. The colour is closely associated with Slash’s modern Gibson era and gives the guitar a clear visual connection to his flamboyant figured-top Les Pauls, although this remains a limited-production Historic Reissue rather than an official Slash Signature model. Gibson describes Slash as its Global Brand Ambassador and maintains a dedicated Slash Collection, which helps explain why this colourway carries such immediate artist appeal.

The specification underneath is pure top-tier Historic Reissue. The V1 Carmelita neck carve has a substantial but carefully shaped vintage feel, while the long-tenon neck joint, hide-glue construction, nylon nut and lightweight aluminium stopbar follow the traditional late-1950s formula. The unpotted Alnico III Custombuckers deliver an open, dynamic response with plenty of clarity, bloom and vintage-style character.

The Heavy Aged treatment completes the look beautifully, with checking, fading and worn gold hardware giving the impression of a genuinely road-used instrument. Gibson positions Murphy Lab guitars as carefully aged Custom Shop instruments offered across multiple aging levels, and this example combines that treatment with one of the boldest limited-production finishes in the 2026 range.

Mint condition beyond the extensive factory-applied Murphy Lab Heavy Aged treatment. All lacquer checking, finish wear, exposed timber, tarnishing and hardware aging are intentional factory features and should not be mistaken for subsequent damage. As-new overseas import supplied with its original Gibson Custom Lifton hardshell case.

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