Murphy lab acoustics , wow . Nice guitars hefty price

hollywoodrox

The Hummingbird is jolly nice & the SJ  but the standard ones are expensive enough let alone Murphy lab . I think the Epiphone inspired by represents a good compromise. Hell I’d be happy with the Epi studio hummingbird , apparently it’s not as refined though , but it would be great for banging out Angie & some other stones numbers on 

Murphy lab hummingbird 

stickyfiddle

Yah I played a ML Hummingbird at the weekend. Unquestionably the best hummingbird I’ve ever played, which is impressive. 

I’m stopping by the Gibson Garage next week while I’m in London to try the whole range… I really don’t want to fall in love with anything (!) but you gotta try em, right?  

hollywoodrox

stickyfiddle said:

Yah I played a ML Hummingbird at the weekend. Unquestionably the best hummingbird I’ve ever played, which is impressive. 

I’m stopping by the Gibson Garage next week while I’m in London to try the whole range… I really don’t want to fall in love with anything (!) but you gotta try em, right?  

It’s gotta be done , enjoy yourself .  I had a recent windfall that enabled me to buy a cheap Vintage brand tele and a fender Tonemaster amp  so I’m quite happy , but should another more significant amount drop into my hands I’d be tempted on the regular Gibson or the Epiphone inspired by. But will have to stick with the Harley Benton for now 

stickyfiddle

hollywoodrox said:

stickyfiddle said:

Yah I played a ML Hummingbird at the weekend. Unquestionably the best hummingbird I’ve ever played, which is impressive. 

I’m stopping by the Gibson Garage next week while I’m in London to try the whole range… I really don’t want to fall in love with anything (!) but you gotta try em, right?  

It’s gotta be done , enjoy yourself .  I had a recent windfall that enabled me to buy a cheap Vintage brand tele and a fender Tonemaster amp  so I’m quite happy , but should another more significant amount drop into my hands I’d be tempted on the regular Gibson or the Epiphone inspired by. But will have to stick with the Harley Benton for now 

Yeah I really want something cheaper than my current acoustics that I can gig happy without stressing over it getting damaged or nicked, but while I’m in the area it’s nice to get a benchmark of what a good J45 can do

Tannin

I haven't got my mind around paying $6800 for a standard J-45 and $6900 for a standard Dove yet. Paying $13,500 for a Hummingbird or $15300 for an SJ-200 just isn't on my radar. 

If I'm going to spend that sort of money on a guitar - and I just might one day - it certainly won't be on a Gibson. 

earwighoney

Tannin said:

I haven't got my mind around paying $6800 for a standard J-45 and $6900 for a standard Dove yet. Paying $13,500 for a Hummingbird or $15300 for an SJ-200 just isn't on my radar. 

If I'm going to spend that sort of money on a guitar - and I just might one day - it certainly won't be on a Gibson. 

Agree, I'd say the same thing applies to Martin too, but they have some more issues with QC than Gibson.  I'm just amazed at how much acoustic prices have gone through the roof.

£10k for an D-28 Authentic!  Even a standard OM28 is the best part of £4k.  I really regret not getting a OM-18GE when they were first released.

stickyfiddle

Yeah completely agree re modern Gibson & Martin pricing. Most likely I’m looking for an boggo j45, one of the new Touchstone series Bourgeois, or possibly another Atkin but open to anything that isn’t insane money but doesn’t feel like a compromise compared to my existing acoustics. 

The ML Hummingbird I played last week was certainly very nice but still not even close to my current acoustics for double the money 

hollywoodrox

There’s a Sigma hummingbird ,there’s a video of Danish Pete & that other guy off the pedal show comparing it to a Gibson 

guitarjack66

hollywoodrox said:

There’s a Sigma hummingbird ,there’s a video of Danish Pete & that other guy off the pedal show comparing it to a Gibson 

If its a Sigma then its probably a very good guitar.

hollywoodrox

guitarjack66 said:

hollywoodrox said:

There’s a Sigma hummingbird ,there’s a video of Danish Pete & that other guy off the pedal show comparing it to a Gibson 

If it’s a Sigma then it’s probably a very good guitar.

It looks and sounds great on there & there’s a J200 which looks lush 

DavidR

I'm sure the Murphy Lab Gibson is a lovely guitar, but at the price? Yeh! LOL
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Gibson Murphy Lab 1960 Hummingbird | Heritage Cherry Light Aged - Peach Guitars

stickyfiddle

I’ve played a bunch of these now. The Murphy’s definitely have a genuine “old guitar” vibe to them, but honestly some of them sound like cardboard boxes and they’re hella expensive. The Atkin J43 I spent a good while with yesterday knocks spots off every single Gibson in the Garage. And the 1-1.5k Eastmans (while not as good as the 3k Atkin) were right up there with most of the Gibsons too

guitarjack66

There was a time not long ago when we'd have heard the name 'Murphy' and it may have preceded a joke involving gentlemen from the Emerald Isle. I think adding 'labs' might be the modern take on that.