Same here. I'm 69 and been in bands since high school. With a touch of carpal tunnel I'm limited to about 1/2 hour a day. Sold off all the big iron amps, I'll never gig out again anyway. Going to winnow the guitar herd down also, just keep one each of the major types (Strat, Tele, Jag, LP, SG...
Not sure if mine is a tribute, got it used.
I haven't noticed... I'll check it later.
I do have a TP-6 tailpiece with individual string adjustment and microtuning so that might make a difference.