It is a shame, but I think it's been a long time coming. They sort of had this "we build what we want, not what you want" attitude going the last few years (unless of course you wanted to pay the astronomical price of a full one-off custom).
My Hamers are my favorite guitars ever (especially my Californian)
Gorgy Calis! LOVE 'em!
Nothing says "awesome" like more than 24 frets on a guitar! My EC Washburns don't even get a touching any more as how many 29+ fret guitars are there now? One Ibby, and ESP has a 27 fret #.
Derek