R8 Peach Deal

Twinfan

I think we've reached "peak Les Paul sales".  Pretty much everyone who wanted one and had the cash has got one.

Legionreturns

Twinfan said:

I think we've reached "peak Les Paul sales".  Pretty much everyone who wanted one and had the cash has got one.

There are definitely a few more cautious ones on here that might yet he snagged! 

terada

Anyone know why the serial numbers for the two coda ones have an extra digit?

pmbomb

I'll take a punt if a gorgeous one turns up, or they get cheaper. Not expecting either though.

Twinfan

Funny how Dirty Lemon seems to be the most popular.  I love DIrty Lemon as it's so different to my brightly coloured PRSs, but I would have expected Iced Tea to be the favourite given it's a more traditional look.

Twinfan

terada said:

Anyone know why the serial numbers for the two coda ones have an extra digit?

Later in the year production.  Mine is a 6 digit number and was signed off in November 2017.

terada

terada said:

Anyone know why the serial numbers for the two coda ones have an extra digit?

Also there appears to be no gap between the neck pickup and the fretboard - Peach told me this was one of the odd historical idiosyncrasies that looks weird but is apparently a 'feature' of true historic spec 

Brize

terada said:

Anyone know why the serial numbers for the two coda ones have an extra digit?

They're later in the run, which is why the neck pickup ring has been moved closer to the fretboard.

mli3

One of the red coda ones went this morning. When these are gonzo the ditherers might be a bit gutted. 

terada

Brize said:

terada said:

Anyone know why the serial numbers for the two coda ones have an extra digit?

They're later in the run, which is why the neck pickup ring has been moved closer to the fretboard.

Did they change the specs then part way through the run? Anything other changes alongside the pickup position?

TINMAN82

Not sure I follow the logic re neck pickup ring closer later in the year.

If you look at the BOTB reference book, a significant proportion have the gap. I don't think its designed that way, its the end result of x, y and z pieces of wood being sawn and glued together + manufacturing tolerances. Still pretty traditional and hand finished at Gibson.

I sold a traditional as the gap annoyed me, as shallow as that is. For some reason its far less common on USA Les Pauls.

mli3

Anyone that bought have any washed cherry pics ?

Modellista

Modellista said:

'Scuse me for reposting but you did ask...

Legionreturns

Modellista said:

'Scuse me for reposting but you did ask...

Bloody show off!

darthed1981

Why on these older LPs do the pickups sit so low in the rings?  Always wondered that!

Philly_Q

Fucking hell, I've just noticed... 78 pages and counting. 

It's beaten the Flat Earth thread by miles.  Circumnavigating the planet in the process, probably.

Modellista

darthed1981 said:

Why on these older LPs do the pickups sit so low in the rings?  Always wondered that!

Rings are deeper for some reason.  Definitely one of those "vintage correct" features that looks naffer than the new way.

Brize

darthed1981 said:

Why on these older LPs do the pickups sit so low in the rings?  Always wondered that!

They don't - the rings are just taller.

Brize

terada said:

Brize said:

terada said:

Anyone know why the serial numbers for the two coda ones have an extra digit?

They're later in the run, which is why the neck pickup ring has been moved closer to the fretboard.

Did they change the specs then part way through the run? Anything other changes alongside the pickup position?

Nothing else as far as I know, but the guitars with higher serial numbers definitely lose the big gap between the neck pickup ring and fretboard.

terada

TINMAN82 said:

Not sure I follow the logic re neck pickup ring closer later in the year.

If you look at the BOTB reference book, a significant proportion have the gap. I don't think its designed that way, its the end result of x, y and z pieces of wood being sawn and glued together + manufacturing tolerances. Still pretty traditional and hand finished at Gibson.

I sold a traditional as the gap annoyed me, as shallow as that is. For some reason its far less common on USA Les Pauls.

I believe that originally it was haphazard as you say. But on the reissues, it was a 'feature' designed in to the manufacturing process as part of the True Historic spec in 2015.

For reference, my 2014 doesn't have it, my 2017 does. Just worth keeping in mind as its things like that which might make future buyers question how 'TH' the TH spec actually is. Especially when the rumours of repurposed 2016's, short tenon versions etc etc are also considered.

Personally I prefer no gap though.