craigb
Hopefully their quality standards have improved...

My LP has a couple cosmetic flaws - but then again, I had a discount on it. As for the rest, I think it's a great guitar. I check out other instruments quite regularly, but I prefer my little Studio. Best neck I've played.
 
Got lucky, I guess.

I still remember trying about two dozen LP Standards, Classics and Customs at a Guitar Center and they were all wildly different.  Only two seemed to be completely free of some minor, and easily noticeable, deficiency like sharp fret edges, neck issues, loose jacks, wobbly knobs, etc.  Very disappointed considering they were all going for around $2,000+.  DEFINITELY don't order one without being able to try it first!

Course, that means that before too long you'll be able to pick up a 2015 for a drastically reduced rate on eBay and such. So, there's that.

Crap on sale is still crap. I think a lot of the QA issues would improve if retailers sent back stuff that was sub par. One store I deal with goes to the warehouse and hand picks the stuff for their store. If people keep buying sub par gear and do nothing more than complain to their friends, they deserve it.

I do the complaining before I buy! 

I am glad to hear they are listening...finally. To me, this was a little like the New Coke experiment, years ago. I hope they revert back to the old neck size as well. The wider neck felt extremely uncomfortable.

Hi,
 
Nice little pic in the avatar, Rain ... very nice!

It's kinda funny to me as I had a bet with one of my best buds (who is a killer diller player) that all these new features...especially the moto-tuners) wouldn't last more than a year or two at best.  He said Henry is too stubborn to go back on a decision that quick.  He now owes me a bottle of wine.  Tee hee.  Thanks Henry!
 

Your buddy has a short memory Ol' Pal. Remember the Firebird X and the robot guitars? Gibson has a lo9ng history of making at least one of everything. My buddy has a collection of Gibson's and some of them have never really been seen by the general public and are assumed to be one-off's or employee built.

 

 
interesting thing about the L6, tho, is that it was designed by Bill Lawrence (whose pickups i use, and suggest everyone try)....
 
The L6-S was the first cooperation between Bill Lawrence and Gibson. It was designed in 1972 and first released in 1973.[1] The idea was to make a "multi-sound system" under a very tight budget.
The popularity of the L6-S gradually dropped after 1974, despite high profile endorsements from the likes of Al Di Meola and Carlos Santana. Pat Martino, John McLaughlin, Keith Richards, Paul Stanley and Mike Oldfield also used the model during this period. All models were dropped from price lists in 1979. The L6-S Custom remained in the catalog in 1980 and was still being made in the Nashville plant. The L6-S is now generally considered to be the most underrated of all the Gibson solid bodied guitars.