R8 Peach Deal

crunchman · March 2020

tomajoha said:

crunchman said:

terada said:

LPManic said:

Well what was the situation with the Peach guitars? In a nutshell? They got a shipment in for cheap and were selling them off? Were they actually decent?

Abridged version:

Peach, Guitar Guitar and GAK got a load of new R8's and R9's and sold them at used prices.

We bought them all

It was great

Now people have got bored with their shiny toys, and are selling them, and we are still talking about them.

So as civilised society and the biospehere crumbles around us we will always have this zombie-thread

I was about to suggest that you unsubscribe from it, but then realised you started it. You should be proud of yourself!

tomajoha · March 2020

crunchman said:

tomajoha said:

crunchman said:

terada said:

LPManic said:

Well what was the situation with the Peach guitars? In a nutshell? They got a shipment in for cheap and were selling them off? Were they actually decent?

Abridged version:

Peach, Guitar Guitar and GAK got a load of new R8's and R9's and sold them at used prices.

We bought them all

It was great

Now people have got bored with their shiny toys, and are selling them, and we are still talking about them.

So as civilised society and the biospehere crumbles around us we will always have this zombie-thread

I was about to suggest that you unsubscribe from it, but then realised you started it. You should be proud of yourself!

I was simply the messenger - now riddled with bullet-holes thanks to this thread

Hattigol · March 2020

Hattigol said:

I messaged him and said that if he could send me a copy of his purchase receipt at £4k, I would buy it straight away. Unfortunately, he has 'just moved house and doesn't know where anything is'.
Surprising that.

Come on folks, the thread must live.

Anyway Mr Three R8s on Ebay now seems to have realised that saying he paid £4k for them made him look a bit silly - and a liar. All references to £4k now removed.

All three dropped to £2,300 too. Decent price. The lemon and tobacco do look a bit lovely...

Someone buy one of my guitars so I can get one?

roberty · March 2020

Hattigol said:

Hattigol said:

I messaged him and said that if he could send me a copy of his purchase receipt at £4k, I would buy it straight away. Unfortunately, he has 'just moved house and doesn't know where anything is'.
Surprising that.

Come on folks, the thread must live.

Anyway Mr Three R8s on Ebay now seems to have realised that saying he paid £4k for them made him look a bit silly - and a liar. All references to £4k now removed.

All three dropped to £2,300 too. Decent price. The lemon and tobacco do look a bit lovely...

Someone buy one of my guitars so I can get one?

Ooh now he's talking

tomajoha · March 2020

roberty said:

Hattigol said:

Hattigol said:

I messaged him and said that if he could send me a copy of his purchase receipt at £4k, I would buy it straight away. Unfortunately, he has 'just moved house and doesn't know where anything is'.
Surprising that.

Come on folks, the thread must live.

Anyway Mr Three R8s on Ebay now seems to have realised that saying he paid £4k for them made him look a bit silly - and a liar. All references to £4k now removed.

All three dropped to £2,300 too. Decent price. The lemon and tobacco do look a bit lovely...

Someone buy one of my guitars so I can get one?

Ooh now he's talking

Maybe it’s just John @ Peach feeling nostalgic

Barnezy · March 2020

mort said:

This seller has three 2017 R8s on EBay at the moment, claims to have paid £4K each for them....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/retro_samurai/m.html?item=223921776300&hash=item3422c726ac%3Ag%3AkFAAAOSwhA9eTxyt&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

Good price for some great guitars. Absolutely love mine and well worth £2,500 used, regardless of what they cost new. Now £2,300 is even better.

Least depreciating guitar in history.

The board on the lemon one looks great.

Hattigol · March 2020

If cherry is your thing, there's one which has been relisted having failed to sell at £2,099...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264652663568

terada · March 2020

Hattigol said:

If cherry is your thing, there's one which has been relisted having failed to sell at £2,099...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264652663568

For anyone interested that’s a 2008 though, so different neck profile

Boromedic · March 2020

Just had an eBay offer from him as I'm watching them, £2185. Although one of them has now sold for £2300 I think.

tony99 · March 2020

terada said:

Hattigol said:

If cherry is your thing, there's one which has been relisted having failed to sell at £2,099...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264652663568

For anyone interested that’s a 2008 though, so different neck profile

thicker?

terada · March 2020

Odd to drop so much in just a couple of days. Obviously pretty desperate to sell.

Could be completely fine but it does make me question how they came about them

terada · March 2020

tony99 said:

terada said:

Hattigol said:

If cherry is your thing, there's one which has been relisted having failed to sell at £2,099...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264652663568

For anyone interested that’s a 2008 though, so different neck profile

thicker?

Much thicker, the typical R8 profile is quite a handful.

LPManic · March 2020

Somebody has bit and bought the lemon one. I hope they paid cash in hand, didn't ask for a refund, and didn't wear a belt.

Fortheloveofguitar · March 2020

I looked at the Tobacco one but went for my 1980 birth year Les Paul instead

Barnezy · March 2020

terada said:

Odd to drop so much in just a couple of days. Obviously pretty desperate to sell.

Could be completely fine but it does make me question how they came about them

Good time to have cash to invest. Hello make the difference back in a day if he's smart.

Garsing · April 2020

Lockdown bump!

I bought this 2017 R8 VOS used from Guitar Village a year ago. Model/Spec-wise I am guessing the same as what Peach Guitars were offering?

Whitecat · April 2020

Garsing said:

Lockdown bump!

I bought this 2017 R8 VOS used from Guitar Village a year ago. Model/Spec-wise I am guessing the same as what Peach Guitars were offering?

Probably. Did the box sticker say “PSL”?

Garsing · April 2020

Whitecat said:

Garsing said:

Lockdown bump!

I bought this 2017 R8 VOS used from Guitar Village a year ago. Model/Spec-wise I am guessing the same as what Peach Guitars were offering?

Probably. Did the box sticker say “PSL”?

No box with mine

Whitecat · April 2020

Garsing said:

Whitecat said:

Garsing said:

Lockdown bump!

I bought this 2017 R8 VOS used from Guitar Village a year ago. Model/Spec-wise I am guessing the same as what Peach Guitars were offering?

Probably. Did the box sticker say “PSL”?

No box with mine

Ah right, my brain glossed over the “used” part. Anyway, almost certainly it is anyway - the only other thing I think it could be is an M2M.

Hattigol · April 2020

Viva the R8 thread!
Many people still have theirs? Let's see pictures...

Barnezy · April 2020

Yep!

gringopig · April 2020

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Fishboy7 · April 2020

I bought one of the 59s but sold it after a few months as I realized I don't get on with LPs. But then bought another Les Paul since then..... so I must have some problem

skikdi53 · April 2020

http://imgur.com/gallery/Pu9MzxQ

gringopig · April 2020

.

johnl · April 2020

Thankfully I'm a better guitarist than I am a photographer.....

Boromedic · April 2020

Hell yeah, mine is amazing and all yours look lovely too!

tony99 · April 2020

who got the dirty lemon R8's with all the subtle figuring and flamey bits? I feel I need gaze upon their beauty once more...

johnl · April 2020

Another awful cameraphone photo but mine has "bubbles" instead of flames which I really like:

SteveRobinson · April 2020

That's lovely @johnl ;

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