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If it's tuning issues that are the problem then that's almost certainly a matter of getting the nut sorted.
I'd get a good set up and get the nut sorted and see what it is like after that. You might struggle to sell on here if anyone cross references your for sale thread with this one.
I've sold it now, but I had an R8 that was rock solid. I could take that out of the case and not need to tune it. The Les Paul I had before that was fine as well.
The ES Les Paul I have now had tuning issues until I got the nut sorted. The angle at the nut is not ideal, but with the nut cut right and a bit of nut sauce, they can be absolutely fine.
It certainly isn't the best design but it can be made as rock solid as a Telecaster in my experience. I won't tolerate any guitar with tuning instability, it's more important than any other feature.
I really don't know why people claim it can't be made to work, haven't they noticed Gibsons being played on professional stages the world over for the last century or so?
There are better designs and there is also user error.
Yeah, to be fair it's probably not a huge issue (the tuning) and I could probably get it sorted but the thing has just sat in it's case for a year so it hasn't been a big priority and I don't have a convenient skilled person nearby that could check the nut for me. I think the Gibson QA is pretty good these days so I'd be surprised if the nut was very badly cut but I guess you never know. Perhaps some new strings and a squirt of nut sauce is all the is required but I have other guitars I prefer to play so I've not had the incentive to sort it out.
The nut on my ES Les Paul (2015) was utterly abysmal.
put money on much better QC than the US and I don’t think one has ever left the factory with a satisfactorily cut nut.
Drives me mad mad to see guitars of all makes let down by such a small yet vital piece.
Do you see yourself trying to fit it in with where you are going and want to be musically?
Final thing. It is you guitar and your decision what happens to it not anyone else.
On the tuning thing, I took it to my last band practice and I found I had to retune it for the first couple of songs but after that it was fine for the rest of the session. So maybe there's nothing much wrong with it. I might get it set up properly anyway.
I need psychological help.
I have settled for the moment with a Collings 290, which feels better.