2025 Gibson Custom 1929 Nick Lucas Special Murphy Lab Light Aged Argentine Grey, Mint w/ Case, CoA

Up for sale, a 2025 Gibson Custom 1929 Nick Lucas Special Reissue Murphy Lab Light Aged in mint condition, complete with the hardshell case, CoA, and hangtags. Gibson’s first-ever artist signature model, the Nick Lucas Special is essentially an L-00 with a significantly deeper body (4.52” at the tail), designed in tandem with Lucas, one of the most popular entertainers of the 1920s, known as the “Crooning Troubadour,” who holds an outsized influence on modern music as one of the first radio stars to perform with a guitar. This Murphy Lab Nick Lucas Special Reissue represents the peak of Gibson craftsmanship. Every element of a 1929 Nick Lucas Special has been rendered in unbelievable detail, the culmination of decades of work by Custom Shop's expert team - a tireless quest to bring accuracy and authenticity to the hands of players.

Tom Murphy, the Master Artisan and namesake of Gibson's Murphy Lab, was central to the creation of the Gibson Custom Shop and personally developed the various processes on display for aging the finish and hardware. With a quarter century in the saddle, Murphy is a celebrated authority for replicating the character of vintage instruments on the canvas of newly-created guitars.

This Murphy Lab iteration of the Nick Lucas Special features a thermally aged red spruce top with traditional hand-scalloped X-bracing, mahogany back/sides, mahogany neck, and bound rosewood fingerboard, with 12 frets clear of the body and vintage-spec appointments like a “The Gibson” headstock logo, open-slot rectangular bridge, gold sparkle purfling/soundhole rosette, and an Argentine Grey nitro lacquer finish with Light Aging. Despite its relatively narrow waist and shoulders, this Nick Lucas Special offers plenty of power via its impressive depth; broad, balanced, and clear in all registers. Cutting and clear when needed, and providing ample warmth with a soft strum, this guitar is very well-suited for fingerpicking, flatpicking, and rhythm applications. Weighing 3lbs 7oz, this Custom 1929 Nick Lucas Special has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-53 bronze strings and easy-playing action.

Neck Specs:

Wood: Mahogany
Shape: Round C, measuring .905” 1st fret, 1.060” 9th fret
Fretboard: Rosewood, mother of pearl Nick Lucas inlays
Frets: Standard (slender), pristine
Scale Length: 24 3/4”
Nut: 1.73” (43.82mm), bone
Headstock: “The Gibson” script logo
Tuners: Waverly, gold with ivoroid buttons
Serialization: Stamp on neck block dates to 2025

Body Specs:

Wood: Red Spruce (thermally aged), Mahogany
Bracing: X (traditional hand-scalloped)
Bridge: Rosewood Open-Slot Rectangular, bone saddle and pins
Label: Nick Lucas Special, Bozeman, MT
Marquetry: Gold Sparkle purfling and L-2-style rosette, ivoroid binding

The Pre-War-style “Red Line” hardshell case is included, along with the CoA and hangtag.