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  • Fishboy7Fishboy7 Frets: 1965
    edited September 2018
    There's a shot of my ice tea. The photo doesn't capture the colour well though. It's nothing like that orange really. 


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  • teradaterada Frets: 5113
    Ossyrocks said:
    I’m really enjoying seeing everyone putting pics up of these now. There are some lovely guitars in this thread.

    Regarding mine, I am really enjoying them both, and I don’t have a favourite, they are both quite different. 

    I had a thought today, wouldn’t it be great to get them all in one room? Probably would never happen, but that would be a Les Paul fest of epic proportions!
    Surly it could be a good excuse for a fretboard meetup?
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  • Fishboy7Fishboy7 Frets: 1965
    edited September 2018
    ... slightly better pic


    https://i.imgur.com/4Rghgf4.jpg

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  • RMJRMJ Frets: 1273
    I'm just wondering......

    Who the best is.....
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  • sweepysweepy Frets: 4005
    Les Pauls with a sunburst finish never seem to look the same in 2 photo\s
    https://i.imgur.com/yuukExU.jpg
    https://i.imgur.com/KrePP4x.jpg
    Both the same same Honeyburst Plus top LP's ok I'm no shakes at taking a pic but the variance can be quite big
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  • teradaterada Frets: 5113
    edited September 2018
    RMJ said:
    I'm just wondering......

    Who the best is.....

    If I had to pick a best, it would be @Whitecat ;; Love those mineral streaks

    Whitecat said:



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  • WhitecatWhitecat Frets: 5078
    terada said:
    RMJ said:
    I'm just wondering......

    Who the best is.....

    If I had to pick a best, it would be @Whitecat ;; Love those mineral streaks

    Whitecat said:



    Ha, thanks! I’m pretty well chuffed about it. My replacement switch tip is here too - Peach were super quick sorting it out. :)
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  • robertyroberty Frets: 10231
    I thought photoshopping was against the rules! This is like an arms race


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  • BloodEagleBloodEagle Frets: 5307
    edited September 2018
    Mine arrived today as well, so I thought I'd join the love-in. Fantastically set up and playing exactly as I like it straight out of the case, all credit and thanks to Coda for this, and also helping sort out a small issue with great grace and patience - the rumors are true, absolutely fantastic customer service, and I'd buy from them again with complete confidence. The guitar is beautiful and the fit and finish is fantastic - as another plus my entire office now smells of eau de new Gibson. Anyway, heres a pic of mine looking all tired out and ready for a nap
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  • FortheloveofguitarFortheloveofguitar Frets: 4108
    BloodEagle said:
    Mine arrived today as well, so I thought I'd join the love-in. Fantastically set up and playing exactly as I like it straight out of the case, all credit and thanks to Coda for this, and also helping sort out a small issue with great grace and patience - the rumors are true, absolutely fantastic customer service, and I'd buy from them again with complete confidence. The guitar is beautiful and the fit and finish is fantastic - as another plus my entire office now smells of eau de new Gibson. Anyway, heres a pic of mine looking all tired out and ready for a nap
    That’s a belter :)

    The setup on mine was also perfect straight out of the case. Really low action on mine and the nut is cut perfectly too.

    Is a fantastic sounding les Paul, very open sounding and very resonant. Pickups sound awesome 
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  • TwinfanTwinfan Frets: 1624
    edited September 2018
    @whitecat and @roberty have two good looking fiddles that's for sure. But looks aren't everything in Top Trumps guitars

    Can anyone beat my 8lb 0oz superlight? grin
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  • robertyroberty Frets: 10231
    Twinfan said:
    @whitecat and @roberty have two good looking fiddles that's for sure. But looks aren't everything in Top Trumps guitars

    Can anyone beat my 8lb 0oz superlight? grin




    That's a rare thing you have there!
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  • WhitecatWhitecat Frets: 5078
    Twinfan said:
    @whitecat and @roberty have two good looking fiddles that's for sure. But looks aren't everything in Top Trumps guitars

    Can anyone beat my 8lb 0oz superlight? grin




    That doesn’t even make sense. Love it. 
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  • TwinfanTwinfan Frets: 1624
    roberty said:

    That's a rare thing you have there!
    Indeed. Rarer than I initially thought. I can find very, very few references to un-chambered Les Pauls under 8lbs. Quite a catch it seems.
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  • FortheloveofguitarFortheloveofguitar Frets: 4108
    Kenny’s have a tobacco R8 at £2499. Nice 

    https://www.kennysmusic.co.uk/gibson-custom-shop-1958-les-paul-standard-plain-top-gloss-faded-tobacco-871332?source=googleps&gclid=CjwKCAjw_b3cBRByEiwAdG8Wqrj7uld1rIQmI3GQ8ktK6ZQpub60lXAQBrvkQzdUMBd1NJsydS-Q_BoCfVEQAvD_BwE
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  • BigsbyBigsby Frets: 2770
    Whitecat said:
    terada said:
    RMJ said:
    I'm just wondering......

    Who the best is.....

    If I had to pick a best, it would be @Whitecat ;; Love those mineral streaks

    Whitecat said:



    Ha, thanks! I’m pretty well chuffed about it. My replacement switch tip is here too - Peach were super quick sorting it out. :)
    Is the case lining really that red? I don't recall ever seeing a Gibson case with red lining.
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  • TwinfanTwinfan Frets: 1624
    Bigsby said:
    Is the case lining really that red? I don't recall ever seeing a Gibson case with red lining.
    They're pink. Some photo tweakery going on in that pic ;)
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  • mli3mli3 Frets: 206
    Here's mine ... 
    Trading feedback: http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/131002/mli3
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  • teradaterada Frets: 5113
    Twinfan said:
    Bigsby said:
    Is the case lining really that red? I don't recall ever seeing a Gibson case with red lining.
    They're pink. Some photo tweakery going on in that pic ;)
    What are you saying, this one is all natural


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  • dbphotodbphoto Frets: 716
    You lot and your featherweight guitars.

    20 plus years, around 45 weddings per year, with a 10 hour day at each, and an average weight of more than 11lb in two bodies and two lenses shared between both shoulders started to get annoying.

    My 9lb 5oz R8 feels like it means business and won’t blow away in the wind like some of yours ;-)
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  • robertyroberty Frets: 10231
    terada said:
    Twinfan said:
    Bigsby said:
    Is the case lining really that red? I don't recall ever seeing a Gibson case with red lining.
    They're pink. Some photo tweakery going on in that pic ;)
    What are you saying, this one is all natural


    Not far off some of the 2019 USA range...
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  • mli3mli3 Frets: 206
    My a string buzzing all the way along the fretboard, low and high notes... not what I’d expected reading all the posts here so far 
    Trading feedback: http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/131002/mli3
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  • robertyroberty Frets: 10231
    mli3 said:
    My a string buzzing all the way along the fretboard, low and high notes... not what I’d expected reading all the posts here so far 
    Try loosening the truss rod a touch. If anything the neck will have shifted since factory setup
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  • TwinfanTwinfan Frets: 1624
    Probably just a setup thing and easily sorted via a truss rod tweak or raising the action, depending on what's causing it.
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  • mli3mli3 Frets: 206
    Thanks guys. Will try that
    Trading feedback: http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/131002/mli3
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  • dbphotodbphoto Frets: 716
    edited September 2018
    mli3 said:
    My a string buzzing all the way along the fretboard, low and high notes... not what I’d expected reading all the posts here so far 
    While it would probably suit some, mine arrived from Peach with zero neck relief and a very low action.

    A quarter turn of the truss rod and raising the action by almost 1mm at the 12th fret made all the difference for me.

    I do still think the nut slots should have been cut a bit deeper at the factory though.
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  • WhitecatWhitecat Frets: 5078
    Twinfan said:
    Bigsby said:
    Is the case lining really that red? I don't recall ever seeing a Gibson case with red lining.
    They're pink. Some photo tweakery going on in that pic ;)
    You’re right, there was a filter, had the camera app set to default to it. 

    Here is without - no tweaking. The case does look kinda red still in the light of that room. 

    https://imgur.com/a/mugGXKq
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  • SteveFSteveF Frets: 505
    RMJ said:
    I'm just wondering......

    Who the best is.....
    It’s ok, I got the reference ;)
    Trading Feedback
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  • SnagsSnags Frets: 4987
    pmbomb said:
    so is the great R8 Rush of ole '18 definitely over?

    @snags and I get to bank a bit of smugness on having manfully resisted? (and start the daily pore over the classifieds).


    Trouble is my argument of "I don't have 2.5k to spend on a guitar" has somehow morphed into "BecauseI didn't get an R8, I've got 2.5k to drop on guitar stuff now". I keep telling myself it's not how it works, but I think I might have caught some residual fallout or something ...
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  • FortheloveofguitarFortheloveofguitar Frets: 4108
    mli3 said:
    Here's mine ... 
    oooh that’s a belter. Cracking top 
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