OP
Well, with guitars, my list of requirements is pretty daunting.
I need perfectly leveled and crowned fretwork, zero noise under all conditions, excellent attention to detail and stable tuning.
There's a reason I never wanted Mom's Norlin-era 1979 Les Paul Custom.
It's noisy. It hums and buzzes like most Gibson's, even with the 'ashtray' and I believe it's in the pickups themselves.
There just isn't anything about it that I find endearing...and that's pretty much consistent with what I've experienced with vintage Gibsons.
Now my 2021 Gibson Les Paul 50's Standard Gold Top is a much better guitar. Better neck angle, and better tone, even though it is susceptible to RFI because it is unshielded.
TBTH, there's no way a production line guitar could ever compete with a hand built guitar that was put together on an unlimited time frame.
Neck through???
Only ONE Gibson SG ever had it and that was a 12 string single neck, and even then, none of the neck sections were interlocking.
I can build a better guitar....
