R8 Peach Deal

roberty · September 2018

Twinfan said:

Yep, tall plastics on these and other CS LPs.

Will USA range pickup rings fit on these? Wavering over fitting a high output bridge pup, may need some clearance to balance with stock neck. Changing them both is a rabbit hole I'd rather avoid

Twinfan · September 2018

I would think so - any Gibson spec plastic will work. SG rings are lower, for example, and should work. Lots of suppliers have rings in low/medium/high versions.

chrishill901 · September 2018

pmbomb said:

@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.

I haven’t been able to shake it since I set eyes on one in 2005 and now I can afford one I can’t find one. It has to be the non weight relieved 2005 with the 50s neck in tobacco, so I am quite picky. I suspect I may end up getting a traditional and then as soon as I get one a standard faded will crop up!

RMJ · September 2018

roberty said:

Twinfan said:

Yep, tall plastics on these and other CS LPs.

Will USA range pickup rings fit on these? Wavering over fitting a high output bridge pup, may need some clearance to balance with stock neck. Changing them both is a rabbit hole I'd rather avoid

Yes but different materials and likely different colour. That may not bother you, but you will be burned in hell for polluting your R8 with modern appointments. You utter bastard.

My pickups also sit below the top of the plastics.

I love mine more every time I pick it up.

Fortheloveofguitar · September 2018

So what was the actual price on these before the discount?

Twinfan · September 2018

£4299 retail I think, but I think they were advertised around £3799?

Whitecat · September 2018

Fortheloveofguitar said:

So what was the actual price on these before the discount?

The R8s were normally advertised at £4299. Believe some shops had them at £3999 for a while though.

Musicman20 · September 2018

I thought some were £3299? Then £2799 then this drop..?

Whitecat · September 2018

Musicman20 said:

I thought some were £3299? Then £2799 then this drop..?

Possibly in the most recent days before the clearance, I wasn’t looking that closely.

Peach were originally offering the overstock models at £2799 but only dropped to £2499 to match Guitarguitar.

mli3 · September 2018

Twinfan said:

Yep, tall plastics on these and other CS LPs.

thanks mate

dbphoto · September 2018

Musicman20 said:

I thought some were £3299? Then £2799 then this drop..?

GuitarGuitar still have a few R8’s listed:

£3299 for 2018 models
£4299 for 2017 models

Which makes bugger all sense really.

Fortheloveofguitar · September 2018

Incredible guitar and so pleased with it

Only complaint was that the neck is way to sticky. Could hear it squeaking whilst playing as my hands were getting stuck to it

The polish on the neck tip worked a treat though and was gliding up and down in no time

roberty · September 2018

RMJ said:

roberty said:

Twinfan said:

Yep, tall plastics on these and other CS LPs.

Will USA range pickup rings fit on these? Wavering over fitting a high output bridge pup, may need some clearance to balance with stock neck. Changing them both is a rabbit hole I'd rather avoid

Yes but different materials and likely different colour. That may not bother you, but you will be burned in hell for polluting your R8 with modern appointments. You utter bastard.

My pickups also sit below the top of the plastics.

I love mine more every time I pick it up.

All reversible ;-) the tech I use has some of the cleanest soldering I've seen

koss59 · September 2018

roberty said:

Twinfan said:

Yep, tall plastics on these and other CS LPs.

Will USA range pickup rings fit on these? Wavering over fitting a high output bridge pup, may need some clearance to balance with stock neck. Changing them both is a rabbit hole I'd rather avoid

I’ll swap you some a pair off a Les Paul Standard for your Historic rings

Adamski · September 2018

Fifty9 said:

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.

Told ya that was a belting Les Paul! Glad you’re enjoying it. i was surprised to see you dip in for a ‘58, but not as surprised as I was when I did too!! Haha. Especially after telling myself I’d never own a Les Paul again.

Update - the chest infection beat me so there’s a good chance I won’t be picking mine up until next Wednesday, which is a good two weeks post order!

pmbomb · September 2018

chrishill901 said:

pmbomb said:

@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.

I haven’t been able to shake it since I set eyes on one in 2005 and now I can afford one I can’t find one. It has to be the non weight relieved 2005 with the 50s neck in tobacco, so I am quite picky. I suspect I may end up getting a traditional and then as soon as I get one a standard faded will crop up!

man that long? you owe it to yourself to scratch that itch.

they do come up on Gumtree and Ebay, they're often not described correctly. and there's a dealer somewhere who usually has 3 or so if you're willing to pay his margin (I think he imports them).

RMJ · September 2018

Fortheloveofguitar said:

So what was the actual price on these before the discount?

I got mine for 3k taking advantage of 10% 24hr discount that peach ran on all stock. That for me was a bargain price. You lot should be rejoicing

mli3 · September 2018

here we go.. the Gibson Memphis clearout commences...

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/clearance/gibson/?InStockOnly=False&MaxPrice=&MinPrice=&ClearanceType=&Ordering=1&utm_source=guitarguitar+Main+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a366c85b23-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bb8007ee21-a366c85b23-460240445

crunchman · September 2018

First appearance in the Classifieds?

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/139388/gibson-custom-bucker-pickps#latest

sunshinewelly · September 2018

chrishill901 said:

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?

its going to cost you a similar sum to get a slash LP

chrishill901 · September 2018

sunshinewelly said:

chrishill901 said:

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?

its going to cost you a similar sum to get a slash LP

Not used... a Rosso Corsa just went for £1615 on eBay... I’ve got about £1750 to play with, £2k at a push so not quite R8 budget...

Modellista · September 2018

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Legionreturns · September 2018

Wow @Modellista that is a stunner! Definitely one of my favourite ones so far! Congratulations!

Ossyrocks · September 2018

Modellista said:

That does it for me!

I think you may have got the best top of the bunch in washed cherry and the colour is superb.

pmbomb · September 2018

^^ bloody nice.

Fortheloveofguitar · September 2018

Think I’m actually now preferring the 58 profile to a 60’s neck

Hands were aching after several hrs play but the 60’s feels to angled on the edges now. Digging into hand

JerkMoans · September 2018

FWIW if anyone is hell bent on a dirty lemon, mine's going back to GG tomorrow...

crunchman · September 2018

JerkMoans said:

FWIW if anyone is hell bent on a dirty lemon, mine's going back to GG tomorrow...

This thread could go on for months. Someone buys your return, and then they return it and so on ........

JerkMoans · September 2018

crunchman said:

JerkMoans said:

FWIW if anyone is hell bent on a dirty lemon, mine's going back to GG tomorrow...

This thread could go on for months. Someone buys your return, and then they return it and so on ........

More or less the Battle of evermore played out daily in the Classifieds on here

Fortheloveofguitar · September 2018

JerkMoans said:

FWIW if anyone is hell bent on a dirty lemon, mine's going back to GG tomorrow...

What didn’t you like about it to send it back ?

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