It’s unfortunate, but Gibson Brands Inc have decide to change their business model from instrument manufacturing to that of trademark trolls. I currently have an abundance of close personal friends who have received letters of spurious legal threats as a result. Because of this new behavior and until it ceases, I will no longer be servicing or repairing any instruments manufactured by Gibson Brands Inc produced after 2017. There are any number of reasons to avoid modern Gibson instruments, drawing a line in the sand for what constitutes acceptable human behavior is mine. Play Independent.