I played Gibson’s for years. My favorite was a 1976 Marauder Custom. Fastest neck I ever played on my life. I payed $100 bucks for that guitar as someone had taken a wood burner to it & made it super ugly.
Pickups crapped out & I foolishly threw the guitar out. Dumbest thing I ever did relating to music.
We have all done things like that....I have had moments when i see one of the greats rip out a solo and i want to build a bonfire out of my axes.