Gibson 2015: Yes & no

Greetings, guitar fanatics :-)

We have slightly more than 90 days to go before saying farewell to 2014...

But the folks at Gibson are strutting their stuff. I'll cover more along the way but these 3 models featured here would suffice for now (top to bottom):

• LP Junior Singlecut
• LP Junior Doublecut
• LP Less +

The LP Jr gets special attention this 2015 with Gibson having 2 versions of it. We have P-90s for authenticity while getting a wider fretboard make for many of the models, the Jr included. This would be good news to many of us who are more inclined to the Super Strats that feature wider fretboards for finger gymnastics comfort. Take a closer look at the nut & you'll see metal- your eyes are not deceiving you. These are adjustable versions & should make our lives easier should we choose to go with thicker string gauges. Purists won't be too pleased, of course.

Another plus worth mentioning is the new rectangular hardcase. I find this very wise considering many of us would wanna stack our cases or place it upright. If you own the current hardcase, you'd understand the issue.

Alright, now moving on to the negatives (at least to me). The signature at the headstock- well, it's a commemorative label. That '100' there looks sooooooo... wrong. The featured LPs in this commemorative range are all equipped with the G-Force tuning system. Personally, I give it a thumbs down. It needs a rechargeable battery to operate (won't work at all without one) & it adds weight to the headstock. In any case, I will update the options (if any).

That's all for now, more to come for sure. Happy October, everyone :-)