In this debut episode of the Murphy Lab Artist Series, guitarist J.D. Simo unboxes a selection of Gibson Murphy Lab guitars - here’s what he thought of them…
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If you’ve ever wanted to see some Gibson Murphy lab unboxing/case opening videos, you’re in the right place here. Rarely do we get a chance to see a guitarist's first impressions of a Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab guitar on opening the case, but today, J.D. Simo unboxes a selection of Gibson guitars and plays us through some classic blues riffs on the:
Gibson Murphy Lab 1959 ES-355 Watermelon Red Light Aged - Watermelon Red
Gibson Murphy Lab 1959 ES-335 Vintage Natural Ultra Light Aged - Vintage Natural Gibson Murphy Lab 1964 SG Standard With Maestro Vibrola Pelham Blue Ultra Light Aged - Pelham Blue
We were lucky enough to sit and talk with J.D. Simo about some of his musical influences, and what he looks for in a guitar, while capturing his reaction as he played several of the new Murphy Lab-aged Gibson Custom Shop guitars.
J.D. also talks about his early days as a young guitarist growing up in Chicago and describes how he would take the bus to visit Chicago Music Exchange; it was there that he saw the first Gibson guitar he remembers ever seeing (an SG), and how, at the age of 21, he used the money he earned from a gig he played in Norway to purchase his first Gibson Les Paul, which he found in Nashville. As J.D. checks out the new Murphy Lab-aged Gibson Custom Shop guitars, he offers his thoughts about them, and leaves us with the question: “How do you do that, man?”
For more information on J.D. Simo, be sure to check out his website at https://simo.fm/.
Timestamps:
0:00 The allure of older instruments
0:37 Unboxing Gibson Murphy Lab ES-335
2:02 J.D. Simo’s first Gibson
3:56 J.D.’s love of Earl Hooker and the Pelham Blue SG
4:59 The Gibson Murphy Lab 1959 ES-355 Watermelon Red & Love of Jackson 5
6:18 What’s so cool about the Murphy Lab?
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▶ The 4 levels of Murphy lab aging explained using Les Paul guitars!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUAJcKQecVA
▶ Unveiling the new Gibson Custom Shop Acoustic guitars with Murphy Lab aging: https://youtu.be/xXzMW0D9kH4
▶ Watch Joe Bonamassa's reactions to the Murphy Lab electric guitars: https://youtu.be/JT33rB1NJiU
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