“I hate the term relic’d guitars. We don’t relic guitars. We age guitars”: Mark Agnesi explains the difference between relic’ing and aging guitars – and Gibson’s vision for making the vintage guitar experience more accessible

Let’s face it, unless you’re Joe Bonamassa, purchasing a bona fide vintage guitar à la a 1959 Les Paul is out of reach for the large majority of guitar players. As Agnesi puts it, it’s capturing “the feeling I have [when I'm holding] a $700,000 ’59 Les Paul in my hands. Almost no one can afford an original 1959 Les Paul. Formally launched in 2019, Murphy Lab aims to “artfully” age each guitar while honoring the “look and feel of a vintage original.” I'm perfectly happy playing my Murphy Lab guitars.”