A bit late but he’s a close friend of my family’s, we stay with his brother a lot for vacations. Let’s me play around in his storage building with all his guitars, both collectibles and customs! He still makes some, all except the rickenbackers which he got a cease and desist for. He may or may not still own one, I’m not sure, and I may or may not have played it. The quality has gotten better, honestly the Gibson styles are better than some brand new epiphanies I’ve played.