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's Grand Ballroom.