Yeah this is a repost - his original topic had a lot of discussion on it when first released a year ago. Back then the MW could still be purchased new before they discontinued it to shove the overpriced reissue bullshit down our throats. I’d be a lot less upset if they didn’t discontinue the MW. My assumption as to why they did that was to reduce competition and go back in time to simpler designs with cheaper repair costs/labor since that’s what Gibson does to companies.