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Originally Posted by Gee
What Gibson didn't factor in is new fangled stuff like effects pedals and tuners etc that all expect and work best with a 1M impedance.
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With effects and all that in line, it's all the same. The resistance to ground is still there, so the circuit is fine.
With all of the circuit changes, layout and other design differences, etc. between the vintage GA5 and this new one, the likelihood that the lack of a grid return resistor could be an accidental omission, carried over from the 50s to this new design, is less than infinitesimal.
I'm certain that Gibson knew about effects pedals and tuners when they designed this new model in 2002 or whenever it was.