This guitar started life as a 2021 Murphy Lab 1959 reissue. It was sent to Kim Lafluer in 2022 at Historic Makeovers for the Deluxe package that includes: Brazilian fretboard, neck was reshaped to 1959 specs, more accurate Royalite binding, correct nylon nut, Retrospec inlays, knob, pickguard, switch tip, poker chip, pickup rings, more accurately aged tuners. The guitar was refinished as a darkback goldtop using the correct lacquer without plasticizers; then it was lightly aged. The pickups are by Spirit Pickups in England and they sound killer. The guitar feels and plays like the real deal... even the ink used to stamp the serial number is the historically correct! It comes with both the Murphy Lab certificate and the Historic Makeovers COA. The case is the original reissue brown 5 latch Lifton that was also aged by Historic Makeovers.