I definitely bought some gear from them over the years, but I always felt like I was getting ripped off a little. Last thing I bought was my 1973 Deluxe Reverb. I had a 1991 Les Paul HOF Deluxe (all gold). It had what I thought might be a crack in the neck near the headstock. I bought it used from GC for a very good price. Anyway, that Deluxe Reverb spoke to me and I was getting nervous about that crack migrating on the LP. So I offered it up, and they jumped on it, trading it straight across. I know they thought they were jobbing me (and they probably did a little bit, but I wanted to unload it and we made a deal. They had that LP upon their website the next day for over $3K (I'd only paid $1k for it). Who knows? Maybe it was a finish crack? I'd already had it looked at and the jury still was out on that in the "It's impossible to tell without sanding down the finish for a look). But that was the last time I ever dealt with them. But I still have that Deluxe Reverb, and it's still the best sounding amp I own. I also got another Les Paul (2014 Traditional), and even though it's not a custom shop guitar (let alone one of the first C/S guitars), it's a far better instrument than that HOF guitar was.