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R9 Murphy Ultra Light Aged

Interesting comparison and great review. I know exactly where you're coming from. I've got a 1998 Heritage H150 and a 2020 Gibson Custom Shop 60th Anniversary 1960 v2 Tomato Soup Burst. (can you possibly make the name of that any longer?) The 1960 v2 neck is slightly thinner than the '59 profile, but not razor thin as the v3 1960 and later necks. Turns out, Gibson made 3 versions of the real burst in 1960, v1 which is exactly the same as the '59, the v2 which had improved color stability, only-slightly thinner neck profile and double-ring Kluson tuners. The custom 60th is lightly aged, one-piece mahogany body. Mine is a stunningly light 8.1lbs. Pickups are unpotted Custombucker-3 with alnico 3 magnets. I got a deal on the 1960v2 re-issue (brand new) and it is truly, great. I picked it up and it had that "beefy telecaster sound" instantly. The slight aging (not Murphy Lab, just Custom Shop) gives it a played in look without being "relic'd". My 1998 H150 was a special dealer run (I bought used from the dealer who originally sold it), originally made with SD59 p'ups and standard tune-o-matic tail (heavy zinc) and Nashville bridge, and jumbo fretwire (Dunlop 6100 profile). This one originally weighed in a little over 9lbs. The neck is maybe a hair thinner than the 1960v2, but I liked the R0-v2 because the neck was so familiar since I was playing the H150 since about 2001. The "aging" on my H150 is 100% authentic played-the-heck-out-it-lab. (LOL). The H150, I put on a diet, with Gotoh locking SG301 tuners with plastic keystone knobs, replacing the very heavy Grover Rotomatics, and it is now wearing Faber locking bridge, aluminum tail and the Faber bridge post inserts and tail bushings. It's about 8.8lbs now. Much nicer to live with as I get older. I'm just not gonna mess with the Les Paul at all. Just perfect the way it is. Thought I was going to sell the H150 when I got the Gibson. But after putting the lighter hardware on, it seems a lot more comfortable and practical to take out to play. So much for catch-and-release guitar collecting.

Maybe it's just that bridge, stranger things have heppened! As I said though, I've replaced more than my fair share of Gibson bridges with Fabers, and I've had nothing but good luck, and no "zingy overtones" The only thing that matters is that you've got your guitar sounding the way you want.

I like the look of ya H150CC better !!

Almost forgot the best part... PHOTOS!!! 150 Custom Core Aged

With Faber posts and thumbwheels? Or did you adapt it to what was on there? And what saddles? I've never had a Faber bridge not sound better than a stock Gibson bridge, except for one time when Faber had a bad run of bridges, and without even prompting him, Larry Corsa send me a new bridge free of charge.