R8 Peach Deal

Hattigol · September 2018

Modellista said:

Strangefan said:

So there has been a billion pictures, but only. One clip of someone actually playing one?..... Come on let's hear some music made with them .. ..

Cracking stuff. Enjoyed that.

Modellista · September 2018

terada said:
Gorgeous tone (timbre ). What amp are you using?

Amplifi TT would you believe. Providence Stampede OD for the slightly gainier bits, and Ibanez analog delay for when I get sick of making any musical sense.

terada · September 2018

Modellista said:

terada said:
Gorgeous tone (timbre ). What amp are you using?

Amplifi TT would you believe. Providence Stampede OD for the slightly gainier bits, and Ibanez analog delay for when I get sick of making any musical sense.

Well that is great news - if it can sound that good I may have to check out some digital stuff - in about a decade once I've finished paying off my R8 debts of course.

terada · September 2018

I've had some people ask about the real-world colours in comparison to each other. Here is a quick composite with the almost identical lighting conditions and processing for each image. It is pretty close to how they are in person.

My favourite is either the cherry or iced tea.

Image: http://i68.tinypic.com/3167w4l.png

(Edited to show fade from least to most)

Dan · September 2018

terada said:

I'm done for a long, long, long while

Have a wow from me, thats superb!

Much difference between the three sound wise?

Jonathanthomas83 · September 2018

How different are these RI's to a Gibson Custom, like the black ones with double binding etc? Are they completely different? I want something exactly like my R8 but black.

Twinfan · September 2018

The 57 Black Beauty would be the closest, but it has no maple cap. Its all mahogany.

A regular Custom may have a short tenon?

Jonathanthomas83 · September 2018

Thanks @Twinfan, may have to keep looking then as neither of those appeal. Don't fancy all mahogany.

Modellista · September 2018

[@terada group shot]

^ totally awesome.

gringopig · September 2018

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roberty · September 2018

Modellista said:

terada said:
Gorgeous tone (timbre ). What amp are you using?

Amplifi TT would you believe. Providence Stampede OD for the slightly gainier bits, and Ibanez analog delay for when I get sick of making any musical sense.

Sounds fantastic mate, what a great neck pickup sound

gringopig · September 2018

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terada · September 2018

Dan said:

terada said:

I'm done for a long, long, long while

Have a wow from me, thats superb!

Much difference between the three sound wise?

Thanks.

Surprisingly so. The cherry is very light in weight at 8.2lb, and has a very direct attack. It is especially superb on the bridge, bright yet full. The iced tea is brighter overall but weighs the most at 8.8lb, and the pickups are hotter. On the neck it has the filthiest blues tone, love it. The lemon at 8.6lb has a slightly darker more mellow tone, but still cuts through. That one has a very full bridge sound and almost 335 type neck tone.

They also have slightly different necks - cherry the slimmest almost v profile, the iced tea a bit more shoulder, and the lemon a bit fuller all over.

Jonathanthomas83 · September 2018

gringopig said:

Ebony fingerboard too!

That is absolutely gorgeous, mate. Thanks for the advice! Compared to the R8 and R9, how does it play?

roberty · September 2018

Jonathanthomas83 said:

gringopig said:

Ebony fingerboard too!

That is absolutely gorgeous, mate. Thanks for the advice! Compared to the R8 and R9, how does it play?

Yeah I would literally hump its leg

terada · September 2018

Dirty Lemons available on GG - have to pay a deposit like a couple of weeks ago.

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/180814331288008--gibson-custom-shop-les-paul-standard-1958-figured-top-dirty-lem

dbphoto · September 2018

terada said:

I'm done for a long, long, long while

Brilliant.

Utterly mad of course, but still brilliant.

Brize · September 2018

gringopig said:

Is that from the recent 50th anniversary run?

Dan · September 2018

terada said:

Dan said:

terada said:

I'm done for a long, long, long while

Have a wow from me, thats superb!

Much difference between the three sound wise?

Thanks.

Surprisingly so. The cherry is very light in weight at 8.2lb, and has a very direct attack. It is especially superb on the bridge, bright yet full. The iced tea is brighter overall but weighs the most at 8.8lb, and the pickups are hotter. On the neck it has the filthiest blues tone, love it. The lemon at 8.6lb has a slightly darker more mellow tone, but still cuts through. That one has a very full bridge sound and almost 335 type neck tone.

They also have slightly different necks - cherry the slimmest almost v profile, the iced tea a bit more shoulder, and the lemon a bit fuller all over.

Great info thanks.

I guess like a lot of us on here we didnt get to try and compare as we brought online. Its interesting to hear the differences.

stickyfiddle · September 2018

Jonathanthomas83 said:

How different are these RI's to a Gibson Custom, like the black ones with double binding etc? Are they completely different? I want something exactly like my R8 but black.

They do R8s in black or blacktop finish sometimes. Check Reverb for them - there's usually a couple for sale. A "Les Paul Custom" is fairly different to a Standard. It's a "good-different" imo, but if you want something that's very close to your R8, then another R8 in the right colour is closer than an LPC

Musicman20 · September 2018

It was nice to wake up and have zero regrets about spending a fair chunk. Excited to get it - more than likely it'll be Friday.

Legionreturns · September 2018

Musicman20 said:

It was nice to wake up and have zero regrets about spending a fair chunk. Excited to get it - more than likely it'll be Friday.

I'm not far away...my Iced Tea has already been introduced to another tFB R8, and would have no issue meeting more

Musicman20 · September 2018

Legionreturns said:

Musicman20 said:

It was nice to wake up and have zero regrets about spending a fair chunk. Excited to get it - more than likely it'll be Friday.

I'm not far away...my Iced Tea has already been introduced to another tFB R8, and would have no issue meeting more

Imagine how many we could get in one room! A room full of R8 goodness.

hyperben · September 2018

Dan said:

terada said:

Dan said:

terada said:

I'm done for a long, long, long while

Have a wow from me, thats superb!

Much difference between the three sound wise?

Thanks.

Surprisingly so. The cherry is very light in weight at 8.2lb, and has a very direct attack. It is especially superb on the bridge, bright yet full. The iced tea is brighter overall but weighs the most at 8.8lb, and the pickups are hotter. On the neck it has the filthiest blues tone, love it. The lemon at 8.6lb has a slightly darker more mellow tone, but still cuts through. That one has a very full bridge sound and almost 335 type neck tone.

They also have slightly different necks - cherry the slimmest almost v profile, the iced tea a bit more shoulder, and the lemon a bit fuller all over.

Great info thanks.

I guess like a lot of us on here we didnt get to try and compare as we brought online. Its interesting to hear the differences.

I've played about 15 2017 R8s/R9s now and the tonal variation between them is HUGE! The ones I kept I chose primarily on tone, then comfort (neck profile/balance/weight), then looks. The general theme was the heavier they got the tighter the midrange got. What I found most surprising is the amount of bottom end had no relation to the weight at all. The ones I played with the most bottom end weighed 8lbs 8.5oz and 8lbs 3 oz!

dbphoto · September 2018

Any other Scottish folk buy one of these R8’s?

I would love to compare a few side by side at some point.

(Assuming I liked mine the most of course)

Musicman20 · September 2018

It may have been discussed before, but are there any webpages etc that discuss the spec and build of these? Like a proper nerdy breakdown of the 58 models?

terada · September 2018

terada said:

Dirty Lemons available on GG - have to pay a deposit like a couple of weeks ago.

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/180814331288008--gibson-custom-shop-les-paul-standard-1958-figured-top-dirty-lem

All gone now

terada · September 2018

Musicman20 said:

It may have been discussed before, but are there any webpages etc that discuss the spec and build of these? Like a proper nerdy breakdown of the 58 models?

There are places, but I'm not sure we're allowed to go on about them. To be honest though they don't have quite the same, shall we say, atmosphere.

We do have 4 pages left to break our century, so why not do it here?

What questions do you have?

Twinfan · September 2018

Here's a guitar at Wildwood with the same spec as the UK ones:

https://wildwoodguitars.com/product/87158/2017-les-paul-standard-vos-27/?cat_id=21800

Musicman20 · September 2018

terada said:

Musicman20 said:

It may have been discussed before, but are there any webpages etc that discuss the spec and build of these? Like a proper nerdy breakdown of the 58 models?

There are places, but I'm not sure we're allowed to go on about them. To be honest though they don't have quite the same, shall we say, atmosphere.

We do have 4 pages left to break our century, so why not do it here?

What questions do you have?

Hahah, thanks, I'm not sure yet....is there like a spec breakdown of this run, apart from what is on the sites selling them? I tried to find Gibson's webpage....

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