R8 Peach Deal

mli3 · September 2018

Thanks @roberty will try.

mli3 · September 2018

I shouldn’t have to F around with this on a 2.5 le geetar

TINMAN82 · September 2018

mli3 said:

I shouldn’t have to F around with this on a 2.5 le geetar

It’s pretty normal. The setup is pretty likely to move slightly in transit....its come a long way!

heavyrocker · September 2018

I always get a new guitar professionally set up to my requirements anyway. Everyone has different preferences - I like heavy strings and high action so standard set ups are never right for me. Some people don’t mind some fret buzz to get a low action. £30 or so for a set up is nothing to get the guitar playing how you want it.

Legionreturns · September 2018

heavyrocker said:

I always get a new guitar professionally set up to my requirements anyway. Everyone has different preferences - I like heavy strings and high action so standard set ups are never right for me. Some people don’t mind some fret buzz to get a low action. £30 or so for a set up is nothing to get the guitar playing how you want it.

Indeed! Once I've got mine, and my hand is well enough to play properly, I'm intending to give @SteveRobinson a shout to weave his spell over. I suspect he might have a queue of R8s outside his workshop by then!

roberty · September 2018

TINMAN82 said:

mli3 said:

I shouldn’t have to F around with this on a 2.5 le geetar

Mate, its normal. The setup is pretty likely to move slightly in transit....its come a long way!

It will have been set up in the factory on or near the date on the certificate. The dealer should give it a tweak before sending it out really. All guitars need seasonal adjustment

crunchman · September 2018

mli3 said:

All along the neck really from fret 4 to 15

If it's only one string, it could be a dodgy string. Have you changed the strings? If you haven't, it would be worth trying that.

roberty · September 2018

heavyrocker said:

I always get a new guitar professionally set up to my requirements anyway. Everyone has different preferences - I like heavy strings and high action so standard set ups are never right for me. Some people don’t mind some fret buzz to get a low action. £30 or so for a set up is nothing to get the guitar playing how you want it.

Same when buying online. When buying in store they'll usually let you bring it in once or twice for a tweak. I wouldn't trust a nut cut at the factory in any case

Jonathanthomas83 · September 2018

Are the nut cuts generally ok on this bunch? Mine seems ok, but im not really an expert on these things.

Fortheloveofguitar · September 2018

Modellista said:

Been playing mine all night. Effing awesome.

Me too. Can’t get over how good it is

Fortheloveofguitar · September 2018

Shit I’m worried now. Seriously considering pulling the trigger on a Tobacco R0 as well

roberty · September 2018

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Are the nut cuts generally ok on this bunch? Mine seems ok, but im not really an expert on these things.

Mine's alright for 10s to be honest. I play 11s though. Nearly all tuning issues are caused at the nut

You can test the nut by plucking a string and tuning it up and down. If the change in pitch is smooth you're good to go, if there are sudden jumps in pitch it's catching on the nut. My tech taught me this. They are worth getting to know!

dannyboy82 · September 2018

mli3 said:

I shouldn’t have to F around with this on a 2.5 le geetar

Check the A string isn’t touching the saddle intonation screw. They look like the just sit in a recess and the G on mine was raised slightly. If yours is touching, just slacken the string, pull it to one side and give the saddle a gentle tap so it seats correctly. Not with a hammer!

dbphoto · September 2018

My new Les Paul BFG nut height is spot on but a couple of the slots are not quite wide enough.

The R8 is the other way around, perfect width but not quite deep enough.

Neither is an issue really as I can easily fix both with my nut files.

Other than that Les Pauls have to be one of the easiest guitars to setup to your liking, it only takes minutes to adjust neck relief, string height and intonation, all things that don’t require a ‘tech’ surely?

terada · September 2018

Fortheloveofguitar said:

Shit I’m worried now. Seriously considering pulling the trigger on a Tobacco R0 as well

You won't find any restraint here

Fortheloveofguitar · September 2018

terada said:

Fortheloveofguitar said:

Shit I’m worried now. Seriously considering pulling the trigger on a Tobacco R0 as well

You won't find any restraint here

Haha I know

It’s madness and would be nearly 6K on two new guitars in a week

Seen one I really like but GG no longer doing 36 months interest free which is a shame

crunchman · September 2018

dannyboy82 said:

mli3 said:

I shouldn’t have to F around with this on a 2.5 le geetar

Check the A string isn’t touching the saddle intonation screw. They look like the just sit in a recess and the G on mine was raised slightly. If yours is touching, just slacken the string, pull it to one side and give the saddle a gentle tap so it seats correctly. Not with a hammer!

Definitely worth checking. I've had that on a Les Paul before.

TINMAN82 · September 2018

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

You need to try pretty hard to mess that one up, almost certainly the nicest R8 top I've ever seen.

TINMAN82 · September 2018

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

You need to try pretty hard to mess that one up, almost certainly the nicest R8 top I've ever seen.

Fifty9 · September 2018

I’m very impressed with Gibson’s quality in this. Superb guitar

RMJ · September 2018

Tuning is rock solid on mine. No G string issues whatsoever.

peachguitarsdotcom · September 2018

We had to clean out the slots on the saddles on some of the batch that we sent out. It they’re not cut super clean, they have an almost sitar like sound to the string. It’s super easy to do though.

Fortheloveofguitar · September 2018

Does anyone know why the GG R0 models have different knobs to the Andertons ones?

Twinfan · September 2018

R0 = 1960. Reflector knobs came in later in 1960, so all R0s have them as a bit of a signature thing

Fortheloveofguitar · September 2018

Twinfan said:

R0 = 1960. Reflector knobs came in later in 1960, so all R0s have them as a bit of a signature thing

Thanks for the info

Andertons R0 1960 models don’t have the reflector knobs and GG do so doesn’t make sense

Twinfan · September 2018

Do they not? Odd! As these are all custom runs I guess specs can be changed. Historically, all R0s had reflectors.

Brize · September 2018

Fortheloveofguitar said:

Twinfan said:

R0 = 1960. Reflector knobs came in later in 1960, so all R0s have them as a bit of a signature thing

Thanks for the info

Andertons R0 1960 models don’t have the reflector knobs and GG do so doesn’t make sense

I can only see one R0 on the Andertons site and it does have reflectors. Do you have a link?

Brize · September 2018

Twinfan said:

Do they not? Odd! As these are all custom runs I guess specs can be changed. Historically, all R0s had reflectors.

The True Historic R0s had regular bonnet knobs.

Fortheloveofguitar · September 2018

Right I’ve figured it out. It’s their search function

When I search for Gibson Les Paul 1960 reissue it’s the first one that comes up at the top but only shows as a 59 copy copied the link

theimageofall · September 2018

Well, mine arrived from Coda Music (who were great by the way - excellent customer service!) and I am so pleased with it. Even better than I was expecting to be honest, so I am delighted. Divorced as a result, but delighted otherwise.

Here it is with its Frankenstein brother that I put together myself.

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