New Gibson CS R8s at World Guitars

RandallFlagg

World Guitars have some new build R8s and R9s in. The R8s are going for £4,295. That's £1K more than I paid for mine in March 2016. That's 30% increase in just over 18 months. Lovely guitars but even I am wincing at that price, and forget the R9s, that's lottery winnings money.

https://worldguitars.co.uk/shop/gibson-custom-shop-standard-historic-58-les-paul-vos-iced-tea-87398/

Alterlifeson

Blimey. That is a huge increase. Nearly £6000 for the 59. The True Historics are just crazy now, you could buy a nice standard just for the premium!

Bridgehouse

To put this into context, the '59s aren't far off what my pre-CBS Precision cost.

Urk!

iseverynamegone

It’s all just a bit silly but there will still be folk who pay it. 

Voxman

RandallFlagg said:

World Guitars have some new build R8s and R9s in. The R8s are going for £4,295. That's £1K more than I paid for mine in March 2016. That's 30% increase in just over 18 months. Lovely guitars but even I am wincing at that price, and forget the R9s, that's lotter winnings money.

https://worldguitars.co.uk/shop/gibson-custom-shop-standard-historic-58-les-paul-vos-iced-tea-87398/

IMHO they are simply not worth that type of money.  If you're patient you can find a very nice pre-owned R8 from around the £2,500 mark or even less and it will pretty much hold its money. Eg there's a 2014 R8 on EBay now for a buy it now of £2,399

iseverynamegone

Are used R8’s really £2500? Even that seems high. 

ArchtopDave

These prices rises are a sign of the times, particularly the falling value of the pound. I bought a modest Gretsch new 18 months ago. The current price is 50% more than the price I paid.

BloodEagle

Yeah, R8s would realistically sell for £2-2.3k in my opinion

Arktik83

Stupid money.  Gibson really are floundering.

LesbianWithAGun

Not bad.

RandallFlagg said:

World Guitars have some new build R8s and R9s in. The R8s are going for £4,295. That's £1K more than I paid for mine in March 2016. That's 30% increase in just over 18 months. Lovely guitars but even I am wincing at that price, and forget the R9s, that's lotter winnings money.

https://worldguitars.co.uk/shop/gibson-custom-shop-standard-historic-58-les-paul-vos-iced-tea-87398/

I paid £3, 995.00 for a 2005 old new stock R7 last week.
I also spent £145.00 on the pickups I like and £60.00 on a new TonePros bridge I like (£50.00 for the part, £10.00 to have it installed).
£4, 200.00 in total.

It's an awesome guitar.

Almost bought an R9 that day from a near by shop for £3, 225.00 but the R7/guitar I found/bought is one I really wanted and was in budget, so I'm happy about it.

I set myself a budget that day of £4, 000.00 looking in the first shop where I saw that chambered R9, so when I found the guitar I wanted for £3, 995.00  - I played it (unplugged), loved how it sounded, bought it.

Schnozz

iseverynamegone said:

It’s all just a bit silly but there will still be folk who pay it. 

This is what I don't understand - I nearly paid £2K for a '58 a couple of years back, but there was an awful lot of choice at that price point and I went for x2 guitars instead.

If you go Japanese at £1.5K, you can get something of equal quality and that's another barrier, as the extra £500 could be used towards an amp etc. I have a hard time paying more than £1.5K after owning a £3K PRS...It's just not worth it.  

LesbianWithAGun

The fact that it was a goldtop/dark back is why I bought it, those are harder to find & 'look cooler' in my opinion (of course).

ThorpyFX

For £4k you can buy an immaculate Patrick James Eggle single cut Macon or Huber orca. That sound astonishing and play like a £4K guitar should. Why bother with Gibson when our homegrown builders and European builders are so accomplished? 

BloodEagle

Fucking hell mate - youve just earned yourself a wow

bingefeller

I'm not sure if this thread is serious or not.  

LesbianWithAGun

ThorpyFX said:

For £4k you can buy an immaculate Patrick James Eggle single cut Macon or Huber orca. That sound astonishing and play like a £4K guitar should. Why bother with Gibson when our homegrown builders and European builders are so accomplished? 

Yeah, um, no.
Gibson's are a £1, 000, 000.00 worth of happiness for a fraction of the cost.

Also, I've heard of Gibson, they make fine guitars, well, they also make crap ones, but the ones I have/own/like are nice.

LesbianWithAGun

That said, I am so happy I scored my R7 though, that guitar is fucking awesome, pardon my French.

bingefeller

LesbianWithAGun said:

That said, I am so happy I scored my R7 though, that guitar is fucking awesome, pardon my French.

It sounds sweet.

LesbianWithAGun

Schnozz said:

iseverynamegone said:

It’s all just a bit silly but there will still be folk who pay it. 

This is what I don't understand - I nearly paid £2K for a '58 a couple of years back, but there was an awful lot of choice at that price point and I went for x2 guitars instead.

Oh God no, for me, It's not about quantity, it's about quality.

Sure, there are some nice home grown guitars, some of which I've met the luthiers of, but why should I let that get in the way of owning what I want when it's a Gibson I want.

I asked Feline Guitars once, many years ago (before my first Gibson) 'can you get this like a Gibson Les Paul, can you get that like a Gibson Les Paul' until he turned around to me and suggested why not just get a Gibson Les Paul? (Smart man).. I have 2 now. Both nice, both have different neck profiles and weights (one's chambered/one's solid) but, BOTH ARE NICE.

LesbianWithAGun

I feel like; I like luxury guitars the best. So high end guitars now for me, why get 4 guitars when you can have 1 for the same cost?

It's quality over quantity and I'd never substitute greatness for more mediocre, that's not me at all.

As things go, my guitars are love... If I'd have bought cheaper guitars, I'd have more money (of course), but, what would be the point? and that's why, to this day; I'm happy about scoring my 1996 Custom Shop and my 2005 R7.

I spent £1, 985.00 on my 1996 Custom Shop reduced from £2, 800.00 in 2011 and £3, 995.00 on my R7 last week.
Love these guitars.

ThorpyFX

LesbianWithAGun said:

ThorpyFX said:

For £4k you can buy an immaculate Patrick James Eggle single cut Macon or Huber orca. That sound astonishing and play like a £4K guitar should. Why bother with Gibson when our homegrown builders and European builders are so accomplished? 

Yeah, um, no.
Gibson's a £1, 000, 000.00 worth of happiness for a fraction of the cost.

Also, I've heard of Gibson, they make fine guitars, well, they also make crap ones, but the ones I have/own/like are nice.

Very blinkered response, have you tried any of the two I mentioned? I’ve owned several Gibson R9s over the years as well as an R8 and a couple of standards. One was lovely, the rest were forgettable,  I got  sick of the inconsistencies, I realised I was giving them a “free pass” to have poor QC because hey it’s a Gibson.

I now own a both a PJE Macon and A Nic Huber Orca. Hands down, both sound, and play better than any Gibson I’ve played, both look incredible and both are immaculately finished.

why would I sift through crap to get a good guitar when I don’t have too? Hell even a Tokai ls200 I owned was better than any of the Les Paul’s I’ve owned.