REAL Gear Reviews: Jerry Cantrell "Wino" Murphy Lab Les Paul Custom

First comment! By the way damn nice riffs!

Sounds good...I have an earlly 80"s Luxor Tree of Life Custom that's looks just like this Little browner Stunner Pups actually sound great Volute ??

So early 70"s spec's I didn't catch a repro info ?? GnL should do one as well

When I think Jerry Cantrell, I think G&L rampage “blue dress” guitar...thats a nice Les Paul, but 9 grand...ouch!!!

On a side note...since Gibson is on a signature kick, I REALLY wish they would bring back the Jimmy Page no. 1 guitar...that, I would definitely scrape up the cash to get...good work boys!!!

I've got #50 and the checking is similar when comparing mine to where you showed yours up close. The only obvious difference is my fretboard is definitely blacker. My favorite thing about this guitar is the piezo though, sounds great even through my plexi.

those other two look like chibson...cutaway not right

I liked the silverburst as it seemed the most open sounding. I dont like a bunch of bottom end from a pickup and would rather have a very mild pickup with a big dynamic range. Les Pauls have plenty of low end as it is. Maybe the Silverburst sounded good because of the upgraded wiring harness which I think would benifit the 1980 Custom with the Tim Shaws. It could be that the pots in the 1980 might be 300k which would dull the top end and make it sound like all midrange. The Cantrell Wino was ok if you like that sort of powerful pickup but it's not for me and the price is just crazy.

Gibson will cut as many corners as they can get away with. Can you imagine if Paul Reed Smith would have bought Gibson?

Another Gibson money grab for rich guys.

Honestly the Silverburst sounded better.

How do I add a picture - I found a couple pictures of Jerry playing his Wino

Excellent format for a review. Very thorough, informative and enjoyable.

490s …..mostly dark muddy mess but you get brighter ones from time to time apparently

As an aside, i believe les paul customs get a different thickness of lacquer than the bursts.

I had the 490 set in a Gibson SG, they were kind of dull in that guitar. They sound great in this guitar, played through that amp and in those hands... LOL. I think the whole package works! Nice review!

The checking looks nice, from what I could see it reminds me of a 70's Deluxe I have, it appears quite authentic.

Hermosa guitarra!!!

Only a true Alice in Chains fan would start the video with the intro riff to Bleed the Freak

#38. And your not the first in America :-)

IMHO it's just hard to beat the sound of the SHAW'S!! The Whino did not disappoint tho. I'm just not crazy about those pickups. Maybe i'm just spoiled from the vintage guitars! Love the Norlin Era guitars!!

Each has its own sonic footprint, which serves its own specific purpose.... but I personally like the JC waaaaaaaaaay better than the others.

Jerry is famous for his GLs, blue dress and no war primarily, the only LP that’s worth collecting is the legendary alpine white AKA DTrip. This wine one is like on the 5th tier of famous Jerry guitars, actually I wouldn’t even rate it. Not hating just stating facts, I’m clueless as to why Gibson focused on this one to do a signature model.

If you lose a screw in a guitar you've had forever, you generally replace it with a new one... Just sayin.

Mine delivers today!

I have some experience using lacquer with no plasticizers and I can tell you the checking can be hard to predict and often occurs before you're able to final sand/buff. It looks like you can see buffing compound in some of the cracks which may mean it started to check before it even hit the buffer. Also, that "premature" checking tends to appear vertical (parallel to the strings) and tends to be deep which is why you can feel it with your hands. Also, plasticizers are part of what gives lacquer its adherence so its not surprising they're having issues getting it to stick to that pore filler-covered substrate.

“Fender Custom Shop”?!🤔

For that price I would expect Jerry Cantrell to hand deliver the Wino guitar to me. 😀

It’s a wine red 90s Les Paul, just buy a 90s wine red Les Paul and save yourself some money