Might be special

October 2020, before things took a turn for me, I bought this guitar from TYMC. The price was marked down to clear. Nothing fantastic, it's an SG Special (2015).

Yes, it's that dreaded Gibson year easily identified by the LP100 script at the headstock compounded by the fact that it's not a Les Paul. It also features a metal nut & a zero fret. I will keep this in tact for variety's sake. 

And the bane of it all - the G-Force tuning system which I totally dislike. Something will happen to it for sure. This guitar's overall condition is superb; looks almost unplayed & absolutely no fret wear. It's like the  previous owner gave up on the G-Force even before playing the instrument. I'm not averse to something that doesn't really click with me, the purchase of this guitar proved just that. I appreciate the condition of this instrument, its deep discount & knowing I could do something about it to make it more my kind of guitar.

To be continued...

Robot- slashed

Finally, someone's trying to make sense of the robot tuners (aka G-Force) Gibson models, price-wise. I consider them as trashy (battery operated + adds substantially to weight- unforgivable neck dive) however well-made they had been. The fact that it's the 2015 batch of instruments, well-made is a consideration very far from the Gibson reality. Looking at the figures, even a 30% cut in prices isn't attractive enough. Keep in mind that the 2015 batch of robot tuners were very prone to break down. I'm not trying to injure any distributor's salvage operations, in any case, it's a good move considering the fact that the Curleigh era models are purging the Gibson line up, this is the least that should be done. 

More importantly, to my fellow consumers out there, if you are into Gibson, we have other worthy models to choose from sporting a more worthy price tag.