Violator

G-Force on mine didn’t stay in tune for more than 1-2 songs. Same issue with the G-Force that was on my LP Junior. With 28,38 and 48 the strings didn’t slot in and buzzed on the titanium nut, so had to change it to keep playing with my favorite strings. 🙂 Fast access neckheel and the neckshape is why I went for the 2016 HP, the dip switches are nice to have but not really using them, only using the humbuckers as humbuckers. Interesting with the complaints around shielding, I prefer to have everything shielded, so I usually end up putting copperfoil into guitars that don’t have propper shielding, I wonder why anyone would dislike shielding in a solid body guitar? Also as I recall Gibson where some of the first guitars that had shielding, I recall pictures of metalboxes in the control cavity in an article about shielding where credits was given to Gibson, so even purrists should be fine with it?

You probably never had one with a G-crap tuning system. Also complete fail to use titanium as a nut material without stating the maximum supported string gauges, putting 10-48’s on them is just a no go, unless one has tools that won’t break by working on it, advice from Gibson is to buy a Graph Tech nut. But at least, getting Grover tuners with the Gibson label on the cardboard is a lot cheaper than with a Grover label. 😃

Look at the alternatives. I do have both Gibson as Epiphone guitars, but there are close to looking models at lower and in same pricerange which are as good and better. Gibson should focus more on being the best option in it’s pricerange is all what I’m saying, neither should there be a need to do anything to have a £1500 + Gibson to stay in tune etc. Gibsons legacy should not be about patents and shapes but about being the guitar that everyone want’s.

Gibson seems to have priority issues. Instead of making great guitars in all priceranges they try to milk the market. People who buy those so called not authentic guitars, either can’t afford the real deal or found a guitar that adds way more value for the money. Anyone who really want’s a new Gibson will buy one, but maybe not more than one if the quality sucks and/or the pricing is to steep compared to the rest of the market.