Detail 01
Traditional scalloped bracing
It is described as enhancing projection and responsiveness.
Product detailSKU #1500000435594
Gibson CustomMurphy Lab 1936 Advanced Jumbo Heavy Aged Acoustic Guitar Vintage Sunburst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The 1936 Advanced Jumbo Heavy Aged brings together a thermally aged red spruce top, rosewood back and sides, and traditional scalloped bracing. It is described as full-bodied and powerful, with deep bass, articulate highs, clarity, projection, and responsiveness for fingerstyle, flatpicking, or strumming. Its mahogany neck uses the historic Advanced Jumbo profile, alongside a rosewood fingerboard, 43.81 mm bone nut, and 19 frets. Murphy Lab Heavy Aging adds lacquer checking and simulated body and neck wear, complemented by aged nickel hardware.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Fingerstyle, flatpicking, or strumming where deep bass, articulate highs, and responsive projection are desired.
- Studio recording or stage performance with a thermally aged red spruce and rosewood acoustic build.
- Collectors seeking a 1936 Advanced Jumbo recreation with heavy vintage-style finish wear.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; the guitar is specified as right handed.
- Players who do not want a deliberately heavy-aged finish with simulated wear patterns.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Murphy Lab Heavy Aged lacquer finish
The treatment includes heavy checking plus simulated buckle wear, arm wear, and a gently worn neck.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01The included case is specified as period correct.
- 02The neck has the Historic AJ profile, with a 43.81 mm nut and 19 frets.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What woods are used for the body?
It has a thermally aged red spruce top with rosewood back and sides.
02What tuners are fitted?
It uses Waverly open-back tuners.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Bridge
- Rectangle, open slot
9 detailsPlayability
- Nut Material
- Bone
- Strings
- 6
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Neck Profile
- Historic AJ
- Nut Width
- 43.81
- Number of Frets
- 19
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 647.7
- Neck Shape
- Historic AJ
14 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Brown
- Fingerboard Wood
- Rosewood
- Binding
- Single-ply top and back
- Top Material
- Thermally aged red spruce
- Body Finish
- Lacquer (Heavy Aged by Murphy Lab)
- Inlays
- Mother-of-pearl diamonds and arrows
- Finish
- Lacquer (Heavy Aged by Murphy Lab)
- Hardware Finish
- Aged nickel
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood
- Back and Sides Wood
- Rosewood
- Body Style
- Advanced Jumbo
- Color Finish
- Sunburst
- Body Shape
- Advanced Jumbo
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Period-correct case included
1 detailsOther
- Tuners
- Waverly open-back tuners
