A couple years ago, I ran across a newer Gibson LP that had a PCB circuit board instead of PTP wiring on the pots and jacks. Maybe it was a fake or something, I feel like there would've been a small uproar over such a thing on real gibsons. But my point is, I wouldn't put it past them.
At this point, I don't even care what their motivation is for this zero fret nut business and adding G-force - heaven forbid they could just keep making them the same way they did when everyone liked them, and then come up with some truly new designs to grow their sales. Instead they seem to be constantly trying to reinvent the wheel (the LP) by producing every possible permutation of a few different options, which results in a very bland lineup. And a bunch of guitars with big @$$ robot tuners, with a bunch of intricate parts that will surely fail and be a pain to fix. Or they could just design their guitars to stay in tune for a whole set, but they wouldn't want to give Paul that victory. I say I don't care, but why does this topic get me so fired up?
As far as PRS buying out the G someday... While I respect that opinion, I don't see it happening. For one, I don't think Paul is at an age where he wants to take on a mess that big. Second, PRS already makes models that are improvements on the guitars that make up most of the G's sales. SC245's vs LP's and Mira's vs SG's. I don't think Paul could stop himself from fixing the flaws in the G designs, which would essentially turn them into PRS guitars, at least to a degree that the diehard G fans would disown them.
Either way, if I ever want a Gibson, I'll get a Heritage.
