R8 Peach Deal

crunchman

Musicman20 said:

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....

You are unlikely to find it on Gibson's website.  The best bet is some of the specialists forums for Les Pauls.  They will have discussed it to death.  There are Les Paul nerds on some of them that are utterly ridiculous.

Whitecat

Coda has a washed cherry up on their main page now but no pics yet...

johnl

"Features of what we knew as 2016 Standard and True Historics are being condensed into one single series where all new 2017 Historic Reissue Les Pauls will feature:
– The Carmelita top carve profile
-All ’54, ’56, ’57, and ’58 Historic Reissues have ’59 neck profiles
– All hide-glue construction and nitrocellulose lacquer finishes with aniline dye
– True Historic parts including pickguard, pickup rings, switch washer, tip, knobs, pickup covers, and jack plate.
– Historic accurate serial numbers (no “R” at the beginning of the serial)
– Rolled Fretboard Binding
– Solid Indian rosewood fretboard
– Solid one-piece mahogany neck with Historic long neck tenon
– Holly Headstock Veneer
– Custombucker Pickups
-Finishes include Antique Gold, Dirty Lemon (replacing Lemon Burst), Faded Tobacco, Iced Tea, and Washed Cherry
-The street price for 1954 through 1958 Historic Reissue Les Pauls in both Gloss and VOS finishes are $4,699.
-The street price for 1959 through 1960 Historic Reissue Les Pauls in both Gloss and VOS finishes are $6,499."

StefB

Rich Tone have them now too - https://www.richtonemusic.co.uk/product/gibson_custom_shop_and_58_les_paul_standard_dirty_lemon_vos_nh_psl/?utm_source=Rich+Tone+Music+Newsletter&utm_campaign=77e8292c3b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_26_10_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_25f9e04097-77e8292c3b-122766313

And one weighed only 8lbs dead...

terada

StefB said:

Rich Tone have them now too - https://www.richtonemusic.co.uk/product/gibson_custom_shop_and_58_les_paul_standard_dirty_lemon_vos_nh_psl/?utm_source=Rich+Tone+Music+Newsletter&utm_campaign=77e8292c3b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_26_10_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_25f9e04097-77e8292c3b-122766313

Good spot. Just for anyone looking at this one, it looks like they've pumped the contrast and clarity quite a bit to accentuate the grain.

As I said yesterday, there are more of these about than you might imagine.

Musicman20

That 8lber is a beauty...they will go quick....

Twinfan

Good call on whoever snagged the 8lb one!

Modellista

Twinfan said:

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

That's the one Koch plays in the demo video.

^  edit: no it's not.  The serial number is similar to the category number.  I put 2 and 2 together and made shit.

Fortheloveofguitar

Ok who beat me to the 8Ib?

Modellista

Question of strings - presumably these come with 10s?  They're a bit light for me.  Anyone tried 11s?

skikdi53

Twinfan said:

Good call on whoever snagged the 8lb one!
Me.

Twinfan

Modellista said:

Question of strings - presumably these come with 10s?  They're a bit light for me.  Anyone tried 11s?

Yep, 10s as standard.  Not tried 11s personally.

mli3

Whats going on is that all the existing 2017 R8s (that weren't part of the batch coming over from Gibson over stock), have now been reduced to match the £2499 price. Gibson basically gave money back to the retailers so that can sell all their stock at the levels of the "overstock" ones. 

When GG were sold out of the £2499 ones they still had £4000 ones of IDENTICAL spec, which they would not reduce as they had originally paid more for them. This anomaly has now been fixed. like I said about 93 pages ago.. what we're seeing here is a complete re-pricing of the whole R7/R8/R9 class of custom shop guitars in my humble. .. 

Twinfan

skikdi53 said:

Me.

Dibs!

Fortheloveofguitar

Other 3 are still there. The 8Ib has the least best top out of the 4 

Twinfan

mli3 said:

Whats going on is that all the existing 2017 R8s (that weren't part of the batch coming over from Gibson over stock), have now been reduced to match the £2499 price. Gibson basically gave money back to the retailers so that can sell all their stock at the levels of the "overstock" ones. 

When GG were sold out of the £2499 ones they still had £4000 ones of IDENTICAL spec, which they would not reduce as they had originally paid more for them. This anomaly has now been fixed. like I said about 93 pages ago.. what we're seeing here is a complete re-pricing of the whole R7/R8/R9 class of custom shop guitars in my humble. .. 

I think they may do that deal on 2017 stock, but it doesn't explain why Peach and others still have 2017 R8s/R9s at full price.

Fortheloveofguitar

Certainly not the best photos on the Richtone ones. Same as GG in that it’s better to ring and get a few iPhone shots in good lighting 

The R0 I had in mind looked pretty poor on the GG site yet the iPhone pics told a complete different story and was a cracking looking beast 

Musicman20

Fortheloveofguitar said:

Other 3 are still there. The 8Ib has the least best top out of the 4 

I preferred the 8lb top to all of them! Strange how we all gravitate towards different things. 

Fortheloveofguitar

Another one gone!

The 9Ib beast 

Ossyrocks

Fortheloveofguitar said:

Another one gone!

The 9Ib beast 

9lb would have been bang on the money a month ago, and certainly not considered a beast. 

I find myself playing my 8lb 12oz washed cherry more than the 8lb 5oz iced tea.

It has.....err........more "gravitas"