I have to give it to Gibson for rubbing salt in the wound- the Government Series II seen here are made from confiscated wood returned to the manufacturer after the matter was resolved. The legality of it involved Gibson importing certain wood types from countries with acute logging issues. Gibson paid their fines for this contravention & apportioned some funds to the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation to support conservation efforts. All this done & dusted in 2012. The guitars seen here are new for 2014, of course.
