R8 Peach Deal

Guitar_Slinger · September 2018

johnl said:

I'm now on holiday and keep going back to this thread just to look at photos of my R8 whilst I'm away. The good news is that I've finally found true love; my fiance is less enthused about the whole thing though.....

"Come and see the R8 you would have won!"

Image: https://www.darts501.com/img/Jim_Speedboat.jpg

Nice... although I'm not keen on that big line down the middle.

fretfinder · September 2018

Is this an early flipping I wonder? How does one tell if a 2017 R8 is from the special offer run or from the earlier higher priced ones? Or are they the same anyway?!

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/gibson-custom-shop-historic-58-les-paul-standard-lpr8/1311917879

JerkMoans · September 2018

fretfinder said:

Is this an early flipping I wonder? How does one tell if a 2017 R8 is from the special offer run or from the earlier higher priced ones? Or are they the same anyway?!

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/gibson-custom-shop-historic-58-les-paul-standard-lpr8/1311917879

Looks like one of the current onslaught, but his comes with a yellow duster which I didn’t get

hyperben · September 2018

If it’s 2017 it must have come from the same batch. But he may have genuinely paid a much higher price for it...

dbphoto · September 2018

As far as I know a 2017 is a 2017, regardless of price, and given it has the Dunlop polish and cloth that Peach supplied I think it’s fair to assume it was bought from them.

Boromedic · September 2018

Looks like a Peach model as it's come with the Dunlop polish pack. Obviously we will never know if it was purchased in the new deal or not like.

mort · September 2018

JerkMoans said:

fretfinder said:

Is this an early flipping I wonder? How does one tell if a 2017 R8 is from the special offer run or from the earlier higher priced ones? Or are they the same anyway?!

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/gibson-custom-shop-historic-58-les-paul-standard-lpr8/1311917879

Looks like one of the current onslaught, but his comes with a yellow duster which I didn’t get

Yes, that’s one of the batch definitely - and it’s from Peach because the complimentary Dunlop polish and cloth are still in the case compartment!

bacchanalian · September 2018

hyperben said:

If it’s 2017 it must have come from the same batch. But he may have genuinely paid a much higher price for it...

I think he must have paid full price as it seems like quite a lot of hassle to flip for maybe £100 -£150 after discount. I am expecting the flippers who think they are one step ahead of the rest of the internet to put an extra £800 -£1000 on one of these

DougCoda · September 2018

Twinfan said:

hootsmon said:

two questions for y'all

have we seen the last of the 2.5k lemon tops?

and what price can we expect the 2019 58s to be?

Yes I believe so, and there are 2018s about at £4k+.

e.g. https://www.coda-music.com/electric-guitars/gibson-custom-2018-58-vos-les-paul-honey-lemon-fade-88480.html

2019's will be pretty much the same as the 18's I believe as they've only just started shipping these...We've got the 18's on a dael for a couple of days as we're matching someone elses price at £3299..and making bugger all on them!

Jonathanthomas83 · September 2018

Playing mine into some Dirty Shirley and Victory V50 profiles on the Kemper and just wow! I love this guitar.

It just oozes vintage and classic rock/blues. I can't believe how different it is from my 2017 Standard, they're honestly like two opposite ends of the spectrum, which is obviously great for me.

Excuse the ugly join line on the Standard ;-)

Image: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4JIQat7hucRlVAiWHh_zX2smIl13G7oWTXFxKvwHYun4kWtrsQgNncqJax2vvXqyQuKVxJk6iZc-E9AH8AINjuDDuxGvTP_EMUCysNKohe-LtDHypcLm-zgjNxK0hZ1wQw6Pto61PigK5tlqOtIj5tXrr4BuoJhCms_em1-3FX0EtBtDtlDPz5k3GOaTzfh3PXfq6wLkAFl1PDQ9rnBj4-oqbNn6kvqwMLCxaqBGucRgEXuZspN-tBRyfwJq0RccjUYsnOyMnKFC8uXJRX0adOef4wYJGaEctAiYCjjQdeTM3-gaGjZhWOclcFs7SnkNlhE6IjGDuCQoEcZVq4zPrjDCD8msGw3DwVtG0tUaT_hVBwphpxcfqKSEJowFzM2aaCi34LZC7hQPgzbbKK74z43n_CYjD7WfH00SGA8UijvXDaI3DW5XQv37HO3jLwTiFkTN-cl7LviZRXP6gZgz36vxvW_VYF6IGdmMQdwypZ3ghNMz9esQ0n3LsvSWUFY5DIarNLh4xx4AKIW5dQrkS4lItlKkfaeQk0eNjs2wqQ82rQ8eye5n2p9ZFWblikJhN4v1QurhUgvgfFaJ1b3pW78_UDNbElohKSIlFRUUDbFowQb39nFcXU4FXU-jYSQrWUi1CShX0WJy2u66JURxHxuTPhMjGA5USbG9A7mJybEI5ZRhIICaVzJLWQ=w1347-h1796-no

TINMAN82 · September 2018

DougCoda said:

Twinfan said:

hootsmon said:

two questions for y'all

have we seen the last of the 2.5k lemon tops?

and what price can we expect the 2019 58s to be?

Yes I believe so, and there are 2018s about at £4k+.

e.g. https://www.coda-music.com/electric-guitars/gibson-custom-2018-58-vos-les-paul-honey-lemon-fade-88480.html

2019's will be pretty much the same as the 18's I believe as they've only just started shipping these...We've got the 18's on a dael for a couple of days as we're matching someone elses price at £3299..and making bugger all on them!

If I was still in the market for one of these I’d be sorely tempted by this beauty....
https://www.coda-music.com/gibson-custom-historic-58-les-paul-standard-gloss-royal-teaburst-88115.html

Hattigol · September 2018

I don't think the Gumtree seller is a 'flipper'. Flipper suggests trying to make money and if he has it on at £2795, he's probably expecting to be knocked down to what he paid for it.
So my guess is that it was an impulse purchase and he just wants to get rid.

dbphoto · September 2018

Main difference between 2017 and 2018 R8’s is that the 2018’s have narrow/tall frets right?

and Ebony boards on the 2018’s as listed on some of them on your site, but is that accurate? @DougCoda ;;

Jonathanthomas83 · September 2018

Hattigol said:

I don't think the Gumtree seller is a 'flipper'. Flipper suggests trying to make money and if he has it on at £2795, he's probably expecting to be knocked down to what he paid for it.
So my guess is that it was an impulse purchase and he just wants to get rid.

And if he did buy it recently, why bother selling it for the sake of a couple of bucks, just send it back for a refund.

dbphoto · September 2018

Maybe purchased on 0% finance and would rather make a bit of profit plus essentially receive an interest free loan.

DougCoda · September 2018

dbphoto said:

Main difference between 2017 and 2018 R8’s is that the 2018’s have narrow/tall frets right?

and Ebony boards on the 2018’s as listed on some of them on your site, but is that accurate? @DougCoda ;;

Ebony board is a mistake, we cut and pasted the spec from Gibsons site and didn't check it, just assumed it would be right being from Gibsoin themselves! ..it's being changed now.

2018's have a slightly bigger neck, not as big as the ones fom about 2006-2010 and narrower frets and they've cahnged the colours on them

roberty · September 2018

Possibly the R9s are better candidates for flipping

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/273402414606

The markup makes up a smaller % of total cost

God damn the flipper man

Fifty9 · September 2018

Surely this blowout will dampen prices in historics for the near future. Flipping for profit surely can’t work for a while yet

bacchanalian · September 2018

Fifty9 said:

Surely this blowout will dampen prices in historics for the near future. Flipping for profit surely can’t work for a while yet

I think that will depend on where Gibson prices end up post Chapter 11. Are these prices across Europe as well? If not exchange rates could make a used UK one on Reverb at £3200 look attractive in the eurozone.

I think anyone who has bought now has done really well.

Fortheloveofguitar · September 2018

Is this the same model?

Looks like GAK getting some but more expensive

https://www.gak.co.uk/en/gibson-custom-historic-1958-les-paul-standard-vos-vintage-cherry-sunburst/920485

SteveF · September 2018

Says its a 2018 model in the description on the site.

terada · September 2018

Fortheloveofguitar said:

Is this the same model?

Looks like GAK getting some but more expensive

https://www.gak.co.uk/en/gibson-custom-historic-1958-les-paul-standard-vos-vintage-cherry-sunburst/920485

This is interesting, vintage cherry sb is a lovely colour.

Jonathanthomas83 · September 2018

terada said:

Fortheloveofguitar said:

Is this the same model?

Looks like GAK getting some but more expensive

https://www.gak.co.uk/en/gibson-custom-historic-1958-les-paul-standard-vos-vintage-cherry-sunburst/920485

This is interesting, vintage cherry sb is a lovely colour.

I agree, though that's a stock photo, would love to see a proper one.

Fortheloveofguitar · September 2018

SteveF said:

Says its a 2018 model in the description on the site.

Yes it does

Vintage Cherry sunburst which is also different to the washed cherry. Confusing listing

hyperben · September 2018

So is that the end of the R8 deal or are there more to come...?

AndyR · September 2018

hyperben said:

So is that the end of the R8 deal or are there more to come...?

Some guys at Epsom GG told me, this morning, they have some more washed cherry on the way BUT they're pretty much accounted for with back orders etc...

StefB · September 2018

AndyR said:

hyperben said:

So is that the end of the R8 deal or are there more to come...?

Some guys at Epsom GG told me, this morning, they have some more washed cherry on the way BUT they're pretty much accounted for with back orders etc...

So where did all the talk of Peach & Coda getting a fresh delivery at the tail end of last week come from?

peachguitarsdotcom · September 2018

StefB said:

AndyR said:

hyperben said:

So is that the end of the R8 deal or are there more to come...?

Some guys at Epsom GG told me, this morning, they have some more washed cherry on the way BUT they're pretty much accounted for with back orders etc...

So where did all the talk of Peach & Coda getting a fresh delivery at the tail end of last week come from?

Ours will just be replacements for the ones that we backed due to faults and marks etc

Fortheloveofguitar · September 2018

peachguitarsdotcom said:

StefB said:

AndyR said:

hyperben said:

So is that the end of the R8 deal or are there more to come...?

Some guys at Epsom GG told me, this morning, they have some more washed cherry on the way BUT they're pretty much accounted for with back orders etc...

So where did all the talk of Peach & Coda getting a fresh delivery at the tail end of last week come from?

Ours will just be replacements for the ones that we backed due to faults and marks etc

So already sold?

peachguitarsdotcom · September 2018

Fortheloveofguitar said:

peachguitarsdotcom said:

StefB said:

AndyR said:

hyperben said:

So is that the end of the R8 deal or are there more to come...?

Some guys at Epsom GG told me, this morning, they have some more washed cherry on the way BUT they're pretty much accounted for with back orders etc...

So where did all the talk of Peach & Coda getting a fresh delivery at the tail end of last week come from?

Ours will just be replacements for the ones that we backed due to faults and marks etc

So already sold?

No. It’s all a bit up in the air as to whether we’ll get credits or replacement guitars for the ones that arrived faulty. That’s why we haven’t started taking orders and promising customers when we might not be able to be deliver. I will know this week though

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