R8 Peach Deal

Fortheloveofguitar · September 2018

I was wondering beforehand just how much better a custom shop guitar would be compared to my Standard production line models

Well my Joe Perry sig standard still rocks but my 2016 standard now feels and sounds cheap compared to the R8 quality and I don’t say that lightly. Everything about it feels cheap now

terada · September 2018

Fortheloveofguitar said:

I was wondering beforehand just how much better a custom shop guitar would be compared to my Standard production line models

Well my Joe Perry sig standard still rocks but my 2016 standard now feels and sounds cheap compared to the R8 quality and I don’t say that likely. Everything about it feels cheap now

My experience has been the same. The difference between Gibson USA and custom shop ranges seems to be far greater than I've found with fender instruments.

lp59boy · September 2018

Just got my washed cherry R8 from GG yesterday, since I got home has now developed major fret buzz so I’ll be doing a setup from scratch tomorrow and putting on 11’s

lp59boy · September 2018

lp59boy · September 2018

https://imgur.com/gallery/75eF9hr

Legionreturns · September 2018

lp59boy said:

https://imgur.com/gallery/75eF9hr

Nice!

RMJ · September 2018

SteveF said:8

RMJ said:

I'm just wondering......

Who the best is.....

It’s ok, I got the reference

The plaque for the alternates is in the ladies room

Hattigol · September 2018

So, Gibson quality control - where are we now....?

Jonathanthomas83 · September 2018

Hattigol said:

So, Gibson quality control - where are we now....?

Wrong thread.

SteveF · September 2018

Its terrible. The finish was all grubby on mine and someone had let the hardware go all rusty and tarnished.

RMJ · September 2018

Fortheloveofguitar said: ki

I was wondering beforehand just how much better a custom shop guitar would be compared to my Standard production line models

Well my Joe Perry sig standard still rocks but my 2016 standard now feels and sounds cheap compared to the R8 quality and I don’t say that lightly. Everything about it feels cheap now

That's interesting as I had the opposite revelation. Comparing my R8 to my Traditional I was surprised how well the traditional held up. It was the aggregation of small things that ultimately mkes the R8 a better guitar, but I didn't feel the Traditional was cheap in any way.

Is there anything specific you noticed?

Legionreturns · September 2018

RMJ said:

SteveF said:8

RMJ said:

I'm just wondering......

Who the best is.....

It’s ok, I got the reference

The plaque for the alternates is in the ladies room

I'm loving these!

Now where are my aviators?

pmbomb · September 2018

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:

yes - has the look of a Standard Faded to me, I think they're lush.

pmbomb · September 2018

Snags said:

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 ...

£4300 surely?

roberty · September 2018

RMJ said:

Fortheloveofguitar said: ki

I was wondering beforehand just how much better a custom shop guitar would be compared to my Standard production line models

Well my Joe Perry sig standard still rocks but my 2016 standard now feels and sounds cheap compared to the R8 quality and I don’t say that lightly. Everything about it feels cheap now

That's interesting as I had the opposite revelation. Comparing my R8 to my Traditional I was surprised how well the traditional held up. It was the aggregation of small things that ultimately mkes the R8 a better guitar, but I didn't feel the Traditional was cheap in any way.

Is there anything specific you noticed?

Same, after a few days away I've come back and played mine back to back with my '16 Traditional and the Traditional does come close IMO. The wood is obviously a nicer on the CS but I marginally prefer the modern appointments on the Traditional. In two minds about selling the Traditional now

crunchman · September 2018

RMJ said:

Fortheloveofguitar said: ki

I was wondering beforehand just how much better a custom shop guitar would be compared to my Standard production line models

Well my Joe Perry sig standard still rocks but my 2016 standard now feels and sounds cheap compared to the R8 quality and I don’t say that lightly. Everything about it feels cheap now

That's interesting as I had the opposite revelation. Comparing my R8 to my Traditional I was surprised how well the traditional held up. It was the aggregation of small things that ultimately mkes the R8 a better guitar, but I didn't feel the Traditional was cheap in any way.

Is there anything specific you noticed?

You can find really good Traditionals, but you probably have to play a lot of them.

I sold my first Custom Shop Les Paul, because I tried out a pedal in a shop on holiday in the US, and the Traditional I tried it with was better. When I got back to the UK I was intending to buy a Traditional, and when to Guitar Village when they had a blowout on Traditionals at really low prices. Played 5 or 6 Traditionals and a second hand R8. The R8 was different quality, so I came home with that. If I'd been able to get 15 Tradtionals in the room, then I would probably been able to find one that was close to the R8.

I ended up selling that R8 because the neck was too big. It was very comfortable but I was struggling to play things on it. I recorded something with another guitar (in one take), and then decided to see how the Les Paul would sound on it. It took me about ten takes to play it cleanly on that R8. I do have very short fingers and the big neck was too much - even though it was incredibly comfortable.

I'm loving the R9 I bought last week. It's not quite as beefy sounding as the R8 was, but it's very articulate. It's also got a much better neck angle. The R8 was a 2010. I know they removed the sheath around the truss rod from 2013 onwards, so I don't know if that is the reason why it sounds more articulate, or whether it's the wood, or a bit of both. I think the new ones have different pickups as well. It's probably a combination of things.

chrishill901 · September 2018

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!

I’m pretty sure they actually were all in one room at some point... at Peach Guitars!

Some beautiful guitars here but nothing that’s killing my 2005 LP Standard Faded or Slash GAS... if anyone is shifting one to pay for their R8 after the fact then let me know!

Ok I’m lying, I’d kill for one of these R8s but I couldnt justify it.

Interesting about Traditionals... the one I played recently wasn’t very good but I wonder if it’s worth trying a few out?

Fifty9 · September 2018

roberty said:

RMJ said:

Fortheloveofguitar said: ki

I was wondering beforehand just how much better a custom shop guitar would be compared to my Standard production line models

Well my Joe Perry sig standard still rocks but my 2016 standard now feels and sounds cheap compared to the R8 quality and I don’t say that lightly. Everything about it feels cheap now

That's interesting as I had the opposite revelation. Comparing my R8 to my Traditional I was surprised how well the traditional held up. It was the aggregation of small things that ultimately mkes the R8 a better guitar, but I didn't feel the Traditional was cheap in any way.

Is there anything specific you noticed?

Same, after a few days away I've come back and played mine back to back with my '16 Traditional and the Traditional does come close IMO. The wood is obviously a nicer on the CS but I marginally prefer the modern appointments on the Traditional. In two minds about selling the Traditional now

Same here. I bought a Traditional from @Adamski and it’s a great one. Same weight as my new r8, nice top, very well finished & setup overall, one minor cosmetic flaw aside. Genuinely not much in it at all from my experience and the Traditionals can be really great guitars. Clearly the custom shop is better spec and I like the vos rather than gloss finish but the actual differences are very subjective and certain nothing any non-corksniffer would have the slightest inkling about.

ellwood · September 2018

Well I've arrived back and my Iced Tea was waiting for me, Jolly chuffed, and a superb setup job by Tom at Peach.

Twinfan · September 2018

I think you can find great examples of all guitars, and also some not so good. I've found that the chances of finding a good one are higher in the CS range, but some of them are nothing special and I wouldn't pay the asking price.

If you find a good guitar keep hold of it. The grass isn't always greener on the other side just because the internet says it is.

Bigsby · September 2018

Hattigol said:

So, Gibson quality control - where are we now....?

Hopefully they're all in a room, along with the returns from Peach, getting an education in how to do their jobs well enough, so that a dealer doesn't have to return 9 out of 50 custom shop guitars...!

[apologies if I got the numbers wrong, this thread is too long to plough through it looking for the post]

Rigid_Digits · September 2018

ellwood said:

Well I've arrived back and my Iced Tea was waiting for me, Jolly chuffed, and a superb setup job by Tom at Peach.

Looks really nice. Love the look of it.

LuttiS · September 2018

This thread is really doing my head in.. I DON'T LIKE LES PAULS. I don't like them so much that i'm almost tempted to get an old Epiphone Studio that's in the back on a cupboard somewhere out and see if i really really don't like Les Pauls... It's got this lovely translucent black finish where you can see the grain when the light is shining just right and NO NO NOOO.

Ring Ring.. Hello Peach?

pmbomb · September 2018

LuttiS said:

This thread is really doing my head in.. I DON'T LIKE LES PAULS. I don't like them so much that i'm almost tempted to get an old Epiphone Studio that's in the back on a cupboard somewhere out and see if i really really don't like Les Pauls... It's got this lovely translucent black finish where you can see the grain when the light is shining just right and NO NO NOOO.

Ring Ring.. Hello Peach?

Les Pauls are just cool ***. They just bloody are, it's part of my (our) nature to like them I think, somewhere primeval they just hit a spot.

Logically, rationally, there are much better guitars. But it's deeper than that. Why deny it?

*** Some Teles are cool too. I really like @Alnico's blue one, and the Springsteen hybrid on the cover of Live 75-85 defines cool too.

mli3 · September 2018

I echo the 2016 LP Traditional comments. There really isn't a lot in them. Having said that I haven't had the chance to really give the custombuckers a good run vs the 57 classics in the 2016 Traditional (which I really like)

Speaking of pickups.. the pickups on my new R8 seem really countersunk into the plastic - I haven't seen that on any LP I've ever owned (and I've had a few). is this normal ? are the plastic covers much higher on the historic-spec reissues ?

Twinfan · September 2018

Yep, tall plastics on these and other CS LPs.

pmbomb · September 2018

@chrishill901 ;said:

Some beautiful guitars here but nothing that’s killing my 2005 LP Standard Faded or Slash GAS... if anyone is shifting one to pay for their R8 after the fact then let me know!

Chris I have that Standard Faded GAS too. Can't shake it off.

Musicman20 · September 2018

Twinfan said:

I think you can find great examples of all guitars, and also some not so good. I've found that the chances of finding a good one are higher in the CS range, but some of them are nothing special and I wouldn't pay the asking price.

If you find a good guitar keep hold of it. The grass isn't always greener on the other side just because the internet says it is.

This is true. I've had the 'grass isn't always greener' in my mind this past two weeks. I know it's just a lower budget version, but my Tribute Les Paul 2017 is an absolutely fantastically well build and great sounding guitar. I was all up for selling it without thinking and getting an R8. But, I missed out on the ones I like and I really don't want a colour i'm not keen on just to get a good deal.

There are some amazing examples of R8s in this thread! I hope you all enjoy them.

roberty · September 2018

Bigsby said:

Hattigol said:

So, Gibson quality control - where are we now....?

Hopefully they're all in a room, along with the returns from Peach, getting an education in how to do their jobs well enough, so that a dealer doesn't have to return 9 out of 50 custom shop guitars...!

[apologies if I got the numbers wrong, this thread is too long to plough through it looking for the post]

Somewhere in the region mate

Plus the dented ones from GG

My GG compensation will cover a tiny drop fill four times over, but it's still mad seeing blemishes on what are supposed to be £4.3k guitars

We still want them though, Gibson have us by the proverbials

Alnico · September 2018

pmbomb said:

LuttiS said:

This thread is really doing my head in.. I DON'T LIKE LES PAULS. I don't like them so much that i'm almost tempted to get an old Epiphone Studio that's in the back on a cupboard somewhere out and see if i really really don't like Les Pauls... It's got this lovely translucent black finish where you can see the grain when the light is shining just right and NO NO NOOO.

Ring Ring.. Hello Peach?

Les Pauls are just cool ***. They just bloody are, it's part of my (our) nature to like them I think, somewhere primeval they just hit a spot.

Logically, rationally, there are much better guitars. But it's deeper than that. Why deny it?

*** Some Teles are cool too. I really like @Alnico's blue one, and the Springsteen hybrid on the cover of Live 75-85 defines cool too.

Thanks man but it belongs to @Route66 ;not me.

I do like the LP shape but I don't really like the Gibson design and wouldn't own one.

Not even vaguely tempted by this R8 'Movement' but I'm very glad for those who've got their dream guitars here.

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