Gball, I am not saying there are not Gib guitars that are 4k guitars. But, this one and any other at that price is just 3k too expensive for my wallet, Heck, my knees tremble anywhere over $500 and when it passes $999-$1200 I just about max out. Hence why I play an Epi LP Std with T Tops instead of that sweet Les Paul Classic Custom I liked at GC back in the baked maple days that was about $1650-$1850 instead.
For perspective, my daily driver F150 cost me $1 and the last car I bought before that was $200. The taxes and insurance usually cost more than my rides do. Ask my fiancee too, whenever I used to take her to my local Walmart and I would grocery shop, Anytime my items in the cart got near or over $25-$30 by my math, I started putting back the least desirable or needed food.