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  • sweepysweepy Frets: 4005
    I use a damp cloth with Brasso for polishing frets
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  • FelineGuitarsFelineGuitars Frets: 10901
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    I quite like Gorgomyte but i do find it a bit greasy
    I often use Liberon 0000 grade wire wool to get the crap off the frets and board and use a drop of lemon oil to condition the wood.
    Have been trying 3M lapping paper for getting frets polished again - really nice if you get down to the 1 micron stuff

    Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
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  • gearaddictgearaddict Frets: 875
    dbphoto said:
    I bought some Guitar Honey as recommended by @stickyfiddle ;;

    It's definitely made the board a tiny bit darker and less dry looking, but again, not the effect I would expect with a rosewood board?

    Something I had not noticed before is just how poor the fretwork is.  Pretty much on every fret, on the bass side, there is a little notch out of the wire:



    Does it matter to me?

    No, it's just another thing to add to the list of little things that are 'wrong' with this guitar.
    Jeez. Not wishing to piss on anyone's chips but...is that a custom shop Gibson? I have never seen anything so pathetic. I wouldn't put up with that in a £400 guitar, never mind what this one must have cost.

    I just don't get it.
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  • stephen.wood125stephen.wood125 Frets: 217
    Question about R8/R9 if someone can help.

    I'm shortly going to be looking for one in a Cherry/Heritage Cherry burst, what size are the frets? I don't ideally want to buy one and then have it re-fretted. Of course following the other advice on here I'd be wanting to pick the guitar "in person" to check it out but if they are all more like vintage/medium frets, I know not to bother and to look for another option.

    Thanks in advance.

    Stephen.
    My Trading Feedback thread:  https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/123137/
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  • TwinfanTwinfan Frets: 1624
    The 2017s have the larger jumbo type R9 frets on both the R8s and R9s.
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  • stephen.wood125stephen.wood125 Frets: 217
    @Twinfan brilliant thank you!
    My Trading Feedback thread:  https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/123137/
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  • TwinfanTwinfan Frets: 1624
    No problem  :)  For other production years, the R8s have smaller frets.  Something to watch out for...
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  • stephen.wood125stephen.wood125 Frets: 217
    @Twinfan Wiz'd I'm quite naive to the intricacies. Thanks again :)
    My Trading Feedback thread:  https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/123137/
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  • rjbirrjbir Frets: 16
    Anyone have an idea as to when these r8's are due in?
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  • FortheloveofguitarFortheloveofguitar Frets: 4108
    rjbir said:
    Anyone have an idea as to when these r8's are due in?
    Anytime now 
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  • teradaterada Frets: 5113
    Gloss R8s incoming
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  • robertyroberty Frets: 10231
    Still playing mine every day, if anyone needs encouragement
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  • FortheloveofguitarFortheloveofguitar Frets: 4108
    terada said:
    Gloss R8s incoming
    Just in time for Santa :)
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  • pmgpmg Frets: 297
    terada said:
    Gloss R8s incoming
    Are they with peach now?  There’s still nothing up regarding individual guitars on the website
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  • WhitecatWhitecat Frets: 5078
    Suspect they are going to have to work very hard to get them into punter's hands in time for Christmas!! Have mercy on their poor tech... 
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  • teradaterada Frets: 5113
    pmg said:
    terada said:
    Gloss R8s incoming
    Are they with peach now?  There’s still nothing up regarding individual guitars on the website
    The delay was waiting for them to reach Gibson Europe. They reached the European warehouse and are currently on their way to Peach. Not going to be with customers pre Christmas. Should be with Peach middle of next week.

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  • pmgpmg Frets: 297
    Thanks @terada ;
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  • robertyroberty Frets: 10231
    edited December 2018
    Got this vintage DiMarzio set put in mine now.  The stock neck pup wasn't strong enough to pair with the high output bridge pickup I had.  These are a 70s set with a sub-13k Super Distortion bridge and 7.5ish alnico 5 PAF style in the neck.  I had @TheGuitarWeasel pot them for me :-) not a 100% colour match but nothing anyone will see under stage lights.  The originals are stored safely away


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  • OilCityPickupsOilCityPickups Frets: 7616
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    roberty said:
    Got this vintage DiMarzio set put in mine now.  The stock neck pup wasn't strong enough to pair with the high output bridge pickup I had.  These are a 70s set with a sub-13k Super Distortion bridge and 7.5ish alnico 5 PAF style in the neck.  I had @TheGuitarWeasel pot them for me :-) not a 100% colour match but nothing anyone will see under stage lights.  The originals are stored safely away


    Lovely set of pickups ... glad to be able to help
    Professional pickup winder, horse-testpilot and recovering Chocolate Hobnob addict.
    Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups  ... Oil City Blog

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  • robertyroberty Frets: 10231
    TheGuitarWeasel said:
    roberty said:
    Got this vintage DiMarzio set put in mine now.  The stock neck pup wasn't strong enough to pair with the high output bridge pickup I had.  These are a 70s set with a sub-13k Super Distortion bridge and 7.5ish alnico 5 PAF style in the neck.  I had @TheGuitarWeasel pot them for me :-) not a 100% colour match but nothing anyone will see under stage lights.  The originals are stored safely away


    Lovely set of pickups ... glad to be able to help
    Just given them a good workout, the bridge pup has a good amount of bite to it, more than other SDs I've tried, and the neck matches really well in terms of treble output. The tone control tames it off nicely. Really, really digging these!
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  • FortheloveofguitarFortheloveofguitar Frets: 4108
    terada said:
    pmg said:
    terada said:
    Gloss R8s incoming
    Are they with peach now?  There’s still nothing up regarding individual guitars on the website
    The delay was waiting for them to reach Gibson Europe. They reached the European warehouse and are currently on their way to Peach. Not going to be with customers pre Christmas. Should be with Peach middle of next week.

    There goes my bet of a Boxing Day sale in the classifieds lol 
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  • teradaterada Frets: 5113
    They will be with Peach on the 3rd of January now.
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  • SegoySegoy Frets: 9
    and here they are... :)

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  • teradaterada Frets: 5113
    Segoy said:
    and here they are... :)

    And they're flippin sexy. Which colour have you seen?
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  • BrizeBrize Frets: 5511
    Twinfan said:
    No problem  :)  For other production years, the R8s have smaller frets.  Something to watch out for...
    That's not true. I don't know whether the very early R8s had smaller frets, but for the past 15 years or so they've had all the same medium-jumbo wire used on the R9s. It was only in 2018 that this changed and the R8s got the vintage-size wire.
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    stephen.wood125 said:
    Question about R8/R9 if someone can help.

    I'm shortly going to be looking for one in a Cherry/Heritage Cherry burst, what size are the frets? I don't ideally want to buy one and then have it re-fretted. Of course following the other advice on here I'd be wanting to pick the guitar "in person" to check it out but if they are all more like vintage/medium frets, I know not to bother and to look for another option.

    Thanks in advance.

    Stephen.
    As noted above, avoid the 2018 R8s and you'll be fine.
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  • SegoySegoy Frets: 9
    terada said:
    Segoy said:
    and here they are... :)

    And they're flippin sexy. Which colour have you seen?
    Tobacco :) And I grabbed the one with the light flame. I'm more than happy!
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  • FortheloveofguitarFortheloveofguitar Frets: 4108
    Hopefully they’ll be pics and weights up on the website soon 
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  • teradaterada Frets: 5113
    Fortheloveofguitar said:
    Hopefully they’ll be pics and weights up on the website soon 
    Having seen some already. This batch is very, very nice indeed
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  • teradaterada Frets: 5113
    Segoy said:
    terada said:
    Segoy said:
    and here they are... :)

    And they're flippin sexy. Which colour have you seen?
    Tobacco :) And I grabbed the one with the light flame. I'm more than happy!
    Superb. do you have a pic?
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