Guess I have been extremely lucky. I have a 2017 LP Standard, a 2017 SG Standard, a 2017 Gary Clark Jr. limited edition SG, and a 2016 SG Special T. All of them had no quality control issues. I alternate between the LP and the SG Standard for gigs. Sometimes I will use the Gary Clark edition SG for a set if I feel in the mood for P-90's. The SG Special T has mini-humbuckers and stays in open G tuning. It gets used for two songs. The last two gigs we played, each 4 sets, I played the SG Standard. It performed flawlessly (wish I did!)My 2014 American Standard Strat now stays in open E tuning, and gets played the last song of the night, Jumpin' Jack Flash. No work has been done to any of them except I changed the P-90's to some hum-cancelling Lindy Fralin P-90's. Got rid of the circuit board in the LP and had it wired vintage style. Also replaced the pots to get rid of the coil tap, which I didn't like. But these changes were personal preference; not due to QC issues. Like I said, guess I got extremely lucky, but I use to be a Strat guy. Now Gibsons are nearly all I play and gig with. YMMV, but I have been exceptionally happy with the Gibson guitars I've purchased! Hoping with new management the QC issues that so many seem to have will be ironed out.