Ah, I see…I stand corrected then. Still, having a celebrity “signature” on my machine isn’t exactly a big draw for me, personally…I’m the guy that makes dealerships remove all their labeling from a car before I’ll buy it from them. But I realize that kind of celebrity tie-in has a certain appeal to some folks.
In my opinion, the detector that gets bought because it has Jace Robertson’s signature on it has an extremely high probability of being a closet queen - used once or twice, then never sees the light of day again. It smacks of a department store quality detector move - looking for a sales gimmick over innovation. I would rather see Garrett focus their energy and budget on developing innovative features or new offerings to draw in new customers who are also likely to stay in the hobby and drive future sales, rather than one-off sales gimmicks.