Or a live version of a really old song. Satch got nominated multiple times for various different versions of Always With Me, Always With You over the course of 20 years lol.
Especially when a real 1989 costs a fraction of that lol. Same goes for the Cantrell Wino which was also based on a 90's LPC.
However Norlin Silverbursts also used to cost less than the Adam Jones Murphy Lab, but the price of the original went up after the replica came out.
Unlikely, Chinese are very keen on Gibson's custom shop models. The Murphy Lab models and Brazilian rosewood models sell very well in China.
If anything it might get even more ludicrous and expensive lol. See Anta/Arc'teryx.
I have a 50W Rev. I'd set the 3 band EQ at noon and use the sweep control to get to the ballpark of what I'm looking for then use the 3 band EQ to fine tune it. Also I only have the presence control barely on since it turns into a buzzfest very soon. But overall I can get some good tones out of it.
For my silent recording workflow I just run a tube preamp into my interface and use an IR loader plugin. One less thing to worry about especially during longer sessions.