The viewer's richlite comment isn't entirely correct. I've yet to actually see a buckethead with a richlite board. Gibson updated their website when the raid happened likely as a formality but potentially only REALLY late Bucketheads may have richlite. 496R/500T are the pickups
I remember when Sweetwater had both models in stock and thinking.. .should I get the studio for $1,300 or the signature for $1,700... ahh the good old days.
Gibson= everything i hate about guitar industry.. questionable quality overpriced entitled for no reason and the list could go on.. 11k for this piece of wood so infated only because buckethead is not a no name fool.. sure myb in another life xD Sure dude you can count every wood grain in it still not worth more than retail for normal people lol myb for trading rats may be worth more...