Originally Posted by: bob99Prices aren't what bothers me the most. People are free to price their wares however they like. It's the 'innovations' that drive me away. The cost in paying for a zero fret nut and a robot tuner, then paying to replace them with traditional components is wasted expense - zero value to weigh in the purchase decision.

My 2014 Studio is likely my last new Gibson.

Agreed. When they are innovations you are interested in (like locking tuners in my case), it's one thing. I purposely steered away from the robo tuning feature. I just wanted a basic guitar with nothing fancy. That's becoming harder and harder to find.

I'm with you in that I won't be buying any new Gibsons either.