What I find kind of crazy is when the finish cracked on my old Les Paul after it rode under the bus in the winter, I was very disappointed that my guitar didn't look new anymore, and for years, every time I'd look at the guitar, I'd regret not insisting on keeping the guitar with me in the cabin on that bus ride. Now people pay thousands extra for that.
I don't understand it either. You also achieve the same effect by buying it new and then playing it for 20yrs - surely the 'owning and playing' option is best.
@Terminus Est Problem with that argument ("just play it for 20 years and relic it yourself") is that it often takes quite a bit longer than 20 years for a guitar to age andlook lightly relic'ed. Some people (those aged in their 50s and 60s) don't have 20 years to relic it themselves cos they'll either be dead or too old to play and enjoy their relic'ed guitar.
@@MajorDook1unfortunately all too true! I started playing at 52 and I’m psyched to get these played in looking and feeling instruments…they do indeed feel different to me anyway…
I used to be a Les Paul fanboy but ever since I bought an SG they’re all I think about. These Murphy Lab guitars are my “relatively” affordable dream guitars
i got a red one a few weeks back. Best electric guitar i've ever had. They got some magic in this run of guitars. I bought a non Murphy 64 earlier last year and for some reason it didn't have the same resonance and vibe. I wound up swapping it for a les paul. I would never have bought a heavy relic - just because i'm not into that but when i picked this thing up , it has the same vintage vibe as my brother's actual 67 special, if not better. I'm normally not into reclicing for it's own sake but in this case it's like perfectly worn in pair of jeans instead of pair of stiff levis off the rack. Its it worth 4,000 bucks more.. i don't know but i know this one is a keeper for me and i'm pretty picky. I guess it's as close as i'll ever get to owning a vintage SG.
I wouldn't mind a Black Beauty Murphy Lab honestly. But I have to say, the white version of it has a killer look. The vibrato is a bit of a pain to set up, and may cause tuning issues, but as far as it goes, it makes any SG gorgeous to me.
nice bit of Steppenwolf and Bryan Adams vibes from the intro jam there great classic rock vibes in this video! sounds way more classic rock than the sound like for the ultimate classic rock rig if i do say so myself
I've said this many times before bc it's true. This is what a standard tuned 6 string electric guitar should sound like. Midrange punch where the frequencies should be!
I have a 2019 (non-Murphy-Lab) '64 reissue and it is the best SG I have ever owned (and I have owned lots of them since the '80s). It can easily hang with any vintage '60s SG I have owned/played.
Damn that dark Cherry and the period appointments are just killer. I love my standard USA model and could never justify buying one of those but... just gorgeous guitars.
With regard to the Maestro Vibrato arm... got a brand new standard 61 maestro in January and the vibrato arm was VERY stiff. By March it wouldn't stay put on its own, I had to tighten it. I would just use it a little each time you pick it up. It will loosen on its own.
Laughing at the screen with all the Murphy LABS references. There’s only one guys albeit there are approximately 5 luthiers plus Tom himself operating the workshop, and it’s called Murphy LAB. No “S”. That aside your videos, banter and tunes in this video series are great fun. Cheers 🙂
At the start of that video I was wearing socks and had never been fussed about a Gibson SG. Within the first 30 seconds my socks had been blown off by the awesome playing and then I wanted an SG. Weird.
Are you guys gonna make a video on Marty Friedman’s new purple mirror signature guitar guys? Would LOVE to see that no-one seems to be talking about it!
@@adrianhellstrom2927 oh I don't know. It might with these models but my Gibson sg modern has the worst neckdive ever. All because they refuse to place the strap button at the horn
@@bread5617 I know you shouldn't HAVE to do it on a guitsr that costs that much, but installing a strap button is a cheep fix at anyone who works on guitars, or pretty easy by yourself.
They sound really nice. I probably wouldn’t buy a relic’d version. Saves on the cost and I end up relic-ing it myself anyway. LOL. Look forward to Pete’s pleked les Paul’s when that video comes out
Do these have that early SG thing of the neck being like a whammy bar when you pull forwards or backwards on it? I've been hoping Gibson would come out with a 1967 SG so I could order a M2M version with a chunky neck that wont do the whammy thing because of the late 60's neck join on SGs.
@@nathanielvargas3863 another shop had one in gold without the giant vibrola silver thing. 2 humbuckers. Flew out the door and it was a custom shop so it was a lot. $5 grand. Another utuber played it and I think that’s why it went the next day.
@@kcussrebutuemos4815 was it a Murphy Lab? Do you remember the TH-camr? I’ve seen some gold SG’s and they looked killer. I would love to see a gold one aged like this
@@nathanielvargas3863 since i commented i found a video of Rhett Shull playing one. A video about finding your perfect guitar. I want a gold one even more now
How are the Maestro vibratos? I like vibratos on guitars, but they all feel different and of course, there is also the issue of trying to keep the guitar in tune, but I've never tried a Maestro. I put a Les Trem on my old Les Paul and it works flawlessly, but then I put one on a more modern 335 and the guitar refused to stay in tune, possibly because of the nut, either poorly cut or perhaps it's the material - Coria. So, it's obviously a concern when buying a guitar with a trem system.
They’re quite stiff, but alright for a slight vibrato effect. They’re nowhere near as smooth as the Duesenberg Deluxe, which is by far the best and most stable trem system I have played. The maestro vibrola does affect the general sound of the SG (very audible when playing unplugged) in a good way and mine stays in tune just fine. Of course a bit of nut sauce helps a great deal.
Captain, you're on my nerves! You need an SG, every time you play one it sounds choice but uou continue avoiding owning one! The SG is your best guitar voice, in my opinion!💛♥️💛
My Murphy lab is a used 2004 SG special with about a spec of nitro left on it. Plus is came with a headstock repair. I’ll definitely trade for one of those! These might be pricey, but come on man look at those sweet instruments. My SG is good, but ML SG is better than a vintage one in my mind. Vintage are real expensive.
I have been a bit skeptical of this Gibson vibrato. I think the seeds of this came from rumours of instability years ago. Anyone with have experience of this. I am into using something it an a subtle way.
EPIPHONE!!! We need a Pelham Blue (not faded, actual PB like in this video) Epi version, maestro-equipped SG Standard....please please please! THAT would be "sexual chocolateness" for many of us!
Funny thing the SG init. Literally two of the most influential guitarists EVER play it, pretty much exclusively, but it's always seen as the Les Paul's ugly second cousin. When you listen to a good SG you get that "bright" Les Paul sound from one. The sound that all the people who have been lucky enough to play an actual 50's Les Paul tell you is "the sound". Anyway, love the Phelam blue, can't afford it....
How much money does Murphy lab add to the price . I own both custom shop and usa gibsons and the price difference is unjustified with a bit of patientience you could find a usa gibson as good and sometimes better compared to custom shop stuff and custombuckers are not really better than burstbuckers or 57 classics just different.
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I can easily imagine a purple one with vintage white pickguard murphy lad Danish Pete Signature. OMG 😲Thanks you both 🤘
Not worth the money
The intros are becoming legendary!
Sooner or later they will bring in Chris Buck........ ;-)
What I find kind of crazy is when the finish cracked on my old Les Paul after it rode under the bus in the winter, I was very disappointed that my guitar didn't look new anymore, and for years, every time I'd look at the guitar, I'd regret not insisting on keeping the guitar with me in the cabin on that bus ride. Now people pay thousands extra for that.
I don't understand it either. You also achieve the same effect by buying it new and then playing it for 20yrs - surely the 'owning and playing' option is best.
@@terminusest9083 Or put your guitar outside in -35 degree weather :-)
@Terminus Est Problem with that argument ("just play it for 20 years and relic it yourself") is that it often takes quite a bit longer than 20 years for a guitar to age andlook lightly relic'ed. Some people (those aged in their 50s and 60s) don't have 20 years to relic it themselves cos they'll either be dead or too old to play and enjoy their relic'ed guitar.
@@MajorDook1unfortunately all too true! I started playing at 52 and I’m psyched to get these played in looking and feeling instruments…they do indeed feel different to me anyway…
The Captain really sang with the SG! Pete is flying as always! Wowsers!
I used to be a Les Paul fanboy but ever since I bought an SG they’re all I think about. These Murphy Lab guitars are my “relatively” affordable dream guitars
Hahaha, thanks for the shoutout Pete, you legend! Brilliant jams guys, loving it! I'll be stealing those licks.
The 416 "Wow Lee's playing is so improved!!" comments on EVERY video have basically become a meme at this point lmao
May be a meme but it's true! A hero to bedroom bluesmen everywhere
i got a red one a few weeks back. Best electric guitar i've ever had. They got some magic in this run of guitars. I bought a non Murphy 64 earlier last year and for some reason it didn't have the same resonance and vibe. I wound up swapping it for a les paul. I would never have bought a heavy relic - just because i'm not into that but when i picked this thing up , it has the same vintage vibe as my brother's actual 67 special, if not better. I'm normally not into reclicing for it's own sake but in this case it's like perfectly worn in pair of jeans instead of pair of stiff levis off the rack. Its it worth 4,000 bucks more.. i don't know but i know this one is a keeper for me and i'm pretty picky. I guess it's as close as i'll ever get to owning a vintage SG.
Just received that red SG. Thanks to Paul in the Gallery room for helping me to choose the right one and advising and arranging everything.
I wouldn't mind a Black Beauty Murphy Lab honestly. But I have to say, the white version of it has a killer look. The vibrato is a bit of a pain to set up, and may cause tuning issues, but as far as it goes, it makes any SG gorgeous to me.
I’ve ordered a lefty M2M 64’ Heavy Aged SG in Pelham Blue… absolutely one of my dream guitars 👍👍
nice bit of Steppenwolf and Bryan Adams vibes from the intro jam there
great classic rock vibes in this video! sounds way more classic rock than the sound like for the ultimate classic rock rig if i do say so myself
I'll never be able to afford these, yet I'm always watching these videos lol
Its really amazing and inspiring to watch Lees journey as a musician.
Absolutely indeed!
Nice guitars no doubt, but I'll stick to my plain ol Gibson SG Standard and Les Paul Standard. Murphy can keep em and I'll keep $ in my wallet 😅
I really do watch these videos for the intro jams in hopes of stealing some groovy licks… never disappoints!
Oh Shiiiiiiiiiii! They look and sound unbelievable. That Pelham Blue...I’d like to do that 👍
Language Mr Duxbury, language 🤣
TOTAL AWSOME GUYS THEM SGS SCREEMED BLOODY MAGIC.
I've said this many times before bc it's true. This is what a standard tuned 6 string electric guitar should sound like. Midrange punch where the frequencies should be!
I have a 2019 (non-Murphy-Lab) '64 reissue and it is the best SG I have ever owned (and I have owned lots of them since the '80s). It can easily hang with any vintage '60s SG I have owned/played.
Danish Pete is killing it on that intro!
Sounded so good with the tremolo and delay and a bit of drive
Really good stuff. What would we do without your videos? And the 335s are still to come.
I think this is the best opening jam yet.
oh yeah.... SG's are simply the best rock guitars in existence... love my Strat but really love my SG's
Hoping they do an SG Special version as well. Sounds amazing, great demo! Mahalo! 🤙🇬🇧
Superb review and incredible playing guys 🔥⭐️🔥⭐️🔥⭐️🔥⭐️
14:49 “I could play with this all day”
*implied that’s what she said look*
Epic intro, boys!
I wish SGs came in more colors. Love mine!
Damn that dark Cherry and the period appointments are just killer. I love my standard USA model and could never justify buying one of those but... just gorgeous guitars.
With regard to the Maestro Vibrato arm... got a brand new standard 61 maestro in January and the vibrato arm was VERY stiff. By March it wouldn't stay put on its own, I had to tighten it. I would just use it a little each time you pick it up. It will loosen on its own.
after watching your vidio ... I special ordered Palham Blue SG .... it's just awesome ! thanks for your review!
Great jamming Lee. I enjoy watching these videos
The captain playing rock on an sg was amazing!!!
They forgot the headstock breaks on the heavy ones 😉
Nice Video guys!
Hi captain & Pete - any plan of reviewing Murphy lab ultra light aged 1964 ES335 (in red😁)? Thanks
Video coming soon👍🏻
Just got a 64 SG VOS - Can't wait for Pete's ultimate I finally got an SG video!
Damn Pete was on fire 🔥
man....what a jam....love it
The Party Is At Andertons 👍👍🎶🎶🎸You Guys Rockem.
I’ve never wanted an sg more in my life
Great playing, both!
It looks like Pete is having some influence on Lee’s playing.
I can’t wait to see the 335’s.
Me too!
Laughing at the screen with all the Murphy LABS references. There’s only one guys albeit there are approximately 5 luthiers plus Tom himself operating the workshop, and it’s called Murphy LAB. No “S”. That aside your videos, banter and tunes in this video series are great fun. Cheers 🙂
At the start of that video I was wearing socks and had never been fussed about a Gibson SG. Within the first 30 seconds my socks had been blown off by the awesome playing and then I wanted an SG. Weird.
Are there any new amplifiers to test or is it just guitars and pedals
love the way it looks/ not how it sounds -> guess im a fender guy :) jag/jazz best trem ever 4me. thumb up
Dammit Gibson have Pelham Blue as a standard SG colour!
Are you guys gonna make a video on Marty Friedman’s new purple mirror signature guitar guys? Would LOVE to see that no-one seems to be talking about it!
The Captain is killing it.
Awesome jam session !
I have the red '64 SG, but as VOS and not as Murphy Lab. It's great.
I’ve just got a lefty 64 SG in gloss .. the total opposite of aged. ❤
Great Intro Cap!
Great vid. Great guitar. Cheers from mtw in L.A.
Really nice. The best body shape is the sg.
Especially with the neckdive and all 🤕
@@bread5617 the tremolo would make the neckdive disapear right?
@@adrianhellstrom2927 oh I don't know. It might with these models but my Gibson sg modern has the worst neckdive ever. All because they refuse to place the strap button at the horn
@@bread5617 I know you shouldn't HAVE to do it on a guitsr that costs that much, but installing a strap button is a cheep fix at anyone who works on guitars, or pretty easy by yourself.
Neck sticks out way to far to the left otherwise, it is a great guitar but uncomfortable re the neck. Same with firebird.
They Should make an SG in blue turquoise and have the batwing pickguard with the vibrola unit and 24 frets with blue-ish white block inlays
They should also make an SG in cherry red and have the batwing pickguard with a Floyd rose bridge and 27 frets with red trapezoid inlays
Wow Lee's playing has gotten better
Question: which band would Pete love to play for/which band *needs* Pete the most?
What overdrive pedal does Pete use here? Sounds great!
Legit thought Lee had an ankle monitor on at first glance. (Nice socks, btw.)
This is just great in every aspect!
Love you guys!!!
They sound really nice. I probably wouldn’t buy a relic’d version. Saves on the cost and I end up relic-ing it myself anyway. LOL. Look forward to Pete’s pleked les Paul’s when that video comes out
Do these have that early SG thing of the neck being like a whammy bar when you pull forwards or backwards on it? I've been hoping Gibson would come out with a 1967 SG so I could order a M2M version with a chunky neck that wont do the whammy thing because of the late 60's neck join on SGs.
Now that’s a Murphy Guitar I might buy.
pete you need to go back on the road i would to love to see the danish pete experience
17:09 that was great - "and many moooooorrrrrrrre"
Lee needs to buy himself the sg off the intro, out doing Pete there 👏👏
that sg in purple instead of blue and Pete would buy it i think😄
one of these in gold would be prime
I never would have thought about that. I’d love to see what the guitar would look like with ultra light and heavy aging
@@nathanielvargas3863 another shop had one in gold without the giant vibrola silver thing. 2 humbuckers. Flew out the door and it was a custom shop so it was a lot. $5 grand. Another utuber played it and I think that’s why it went the next day.
@@kcussrebutuemos4815 was it a Murphy Lab? Do you remember the TH-camr? I’ve seen some gold SG’s and they looked killer. I would love to see a gold one aged like this
@@nathanielvargas3863 since i commented i found a video of Rhett Shull playing one. A video about finding your perfect guitar. I want a gold one even more now
How are the Maestro vibratos? I like vibratos on guitars, but they all feel different and of course, there is also the issue of trying to keep the guitar in tune, but I've never tried a Maestro. I put a Les Trem on my old Les Paul and it works flawlessly, but then I put one on a more modern 335 and the guitar refused to stay in tune, possibly because of the nut, either poorly cut or perhaps it's the material - Coria. So, it's obviously a concern when buying a guitar with a trem system.
They’re quite stiff, but alright for a slight vibrato effect. They’re nowhere near as smooth as the Duesenberg Deluxe, which is by far the best and most stable trem system I have played. The maestro vibrola does affect the general sound of the SG (very audible when playing unplugged) in a good way and mine stays in tune just fine. Of course a bit of nut sauce helps a great deal.
@@dimitrilaenen2074 Thanks, that's helpful.
pete is a real legend
Compreeeessioon...... by Givenchyyyy
Costs more than what my ACTUAL ‘64 SG junior cost.
These look and sound killer! Too pricey for me, but they definitely have swagger to them.
Captain, you're on my nerves! You need an SG, every time you play one it sounds choice but uou continue avoiding owning one! The SG is your best guitar voice, in my opinion!💛♥️💛
What’s this backing track!?
My Murphy lab is a used 2004 SG special with about a spec of nitro left on it. Plus is came with a headstock repair. I’ll definitely trade for one of those! These might be pricey, but come on man look at those sweet instruments. My SG is good, but ML SG is better than a vintage one in my mind. Vintage are real expensive.
Out of all the Gibson’s I’ve had or tried it’s the only headstock repair I’ve come across. And it always stays in tune.
Totally awesome 😎
I have been a bit skeptical of this Gibson vibrato. I think the seeds of this came from rumours of instability years ago. Anyone with have experience of this. I am into using something it an a subtle way.
Where do you get the backing tracks for these videos? I’ve really liked all of the tracks (and jams) for all of the Murphy labs videos.
The “tracks” are made on the Boss RC10 looper and the guys come up with them on the day.
@@andertons thank you!
I so want to come visit the shop one day.. i don't really play guitar.. but it will be like visiting a museum
The P90 SG Special.... 😍😘🥰
Yep... the secret Gem of the SG line
EPIPHONE!!! We need a Pelham Blue (not faded, actual PB like in this video) Epi version, maestro-equipped SG Standard....please please please! THAT would be "sexual chocolateness" for many of us!
Angus would be proud.
Funny thing the SG init. Literally two of the most influential guitarists EVER play it, pretty much exclusively, but it's always seen as the Les Paul's ugly second cousin. When you listen to a good SG you get that "bright" Les Paul sound from one. The sound that all the people who have been lucky enough to play an actual 50's Les Paul tell you is "the sound".
Anyway, love the Phelam blue, can't afford it....
How much money does Murphy lab add to the price . I own both custom shop and usa gibsons and the price difference is unjustified with a bit of patientience you could find a usa gibson as good and sometimes better compared to custom shop stuff and custombuckers are not really better than burstbuckers or 57 classics just different.
Am I a stupid or have they actually not released the 335 video?
SG ❤!
Nice opening jam!
Pete’s face says everything this vid is trying to convey
10:04 You`ve got a Junior, Picture is of a Special.
That’s what he meant to say when he said ‘junior with 2 P90s’ 😂 add neckbinding and you have a Special.
The red one looks like a 2014 SG Original ii.
The pickups sound nice but I would have to swap them if they squealed that much.
I can not tell you how much better the team of Danish Pete and the Capt. are compared to that other guy who disappeared 18 months ago?
He moved to Malta, and is still good mates and business partners with them.
@@pronumeral1446 Malta, what a bizarre place to live?
@@Neil-Aspinall hardly bizarre, its got a lovely climate, lovely scenery and very friendly people
@@madgebishop5409 and inside the EU, which is handy for a touring musician.
@@madgebishop5409 Yeah sure but when you had multiple bands to contend with it seemed strange (Yeah ....yeah Covid)
Cheese n Onion ! These sound utterly incredible
Careful guys, Frank Zappa's corpse might come back to life if he hears this SG
Love SGs, but no way could I justify buying a new one that had rusty screws & cracked lacquer. I know it is subjective...