Tim Plains
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I was just curious if anyone knows how Gibson goes about changing specs every year. Is everything supposed to be changed across the board and all at once? Meaning, if something changes, does it change on all Standards and Customs from a certain date moving forward? I know R9s had different specs than the other Rs ~15 years ago but that was a different time.
The reason I ask is both my 2010 R7 Custom and 2010 '68 Custom came with corian nuts and fat/round pre-2009 necks…but if the specs changed in 2009 to nylon nuts and softer neck shapes, why didn't these two have those new appointments, and what if they didn't receive any/many of the other 2009 changes? The same could be asked about hide glue and every other spec change. If Gibson is now using hide on Standards, are they also using hide on Customs, or do people just assume that is the case?
The reason I ask is both my 2010 R7 Custom and 2010 '68 Custom came with corian nuts and fat/round pre-2009 necks…but if the specs changed in 2009 to nylon nuts and softer neck shapes, why didn't these two have those new appointments, and what if they didn't receive any/many of the other 2009 changes? The same could be asked about hide glue and every other spec change. If Gibson is now using hide on Standards, are they also using hide on Customs, or do people just assume that is the case?