Released by YoYoFactory in the Summer of 2007 as a successor to the fragile Grind Machine 2, the G5+ is a variant of the original G5, featuring a wider profile and Born Crucial Ghost Pad response. Don't forget the hubstacks. Also released was an even heavier variant called the G5++.
The G5+ is also notable for having been used by Augie Fash in his 2007 Worlds 5A freestyle. The yo-yo was launched by Fash in an aerial so high up in the air, that it got caught on the chandelier hanging from the ceiling of the Rosen Plaza Hotel's Grand Ballroom.