R8 Peach Deal

Boromedic

@JerkMoans - Is niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

dbphoto

I asked many pages ago on this thread but no one answered:

What’s with the obsession of weight!?

pmg

dbphoto said:

I asked many pages ago on this thread but no one answered:

What’s with the obsession of weight!?

I don’t like heavy guitars 

Twinfan

dbphoto said:

I asked many pages ago on this thread but no one answered:

What’s with the obsession of weight!?

Lighter possibly means lighter in tone more resonant, that's what I'm hoping for.  Heavier can mean a more focussed and thicker sounding tone.

dbphoto

pmg said:

dbphoto said:

I asked many pages ago on this thread but no one answered:

What’s with the obsession of weight!?

I don’t like heavy guitars 

Well yes, understood, but would the difference between say 8.6lb and 9lb really make all the difference to you?

Ossyrocks

dbphoto said:

I asked many pages ago on this thread but no one answered:

What’s with the obsession of weight!?

1. Comfort. If you have owned a Les Paul from the 70’s or 80’s and played it for any length of time, you are probably still feeling it. I gigged an ‘80 Deluxe for ten years and now one shoulder is two inches lower than the other!

2. Tone. Lighter is generally livelier, with more vocal mids.

That’s just my opinion though.

mli3

pmg said:

mli3 said:

Stevie McBride at GG Glasgow just emailed me a few pictures of a dirty lemon he found in case i still wanted it.. he's on 0141 552 9896 in case anyone wants it. 

Did he state a weight?

he didnt - just the two photos in the post above. He's been super helpful so he might be able to weigh it for you

mark123

Are peach getting more r8s in for the same price ?

mli3

mark123 said:

Are peach getting more r8s in for the same price ?

yup - a few more end of next week

impmann

dbphoto said:

pmg said:

dbphoto said:

I asked many pages ago on this thread but no one answered:

What’s with the obsession of weight!?

I don’t like heavy guitars 

Well yes, understood, but would the difference between say 8.6lb and 9lb really make all the difference to you?

Actually... it could do. But then, I have back problems that are made a lot worse by heavy guitars so every little helps as they say...

terada

mli3 said:

mark123 said:

Are peach getting more r8s in for the same price ?

yup - a few more end of next week

They also have a waiting list though!

peachguitarsdotcom

I’m on my holibobs as stated before but I know this is a long thread now! Any questions directly addressed to us will be better served by making direct contact with the shop via phone or email - John

pmg

dbphoto said:

pmg said:

dbphoto said:

I asked many pages ago on this thread but no one answered:

What’s with the obsession of weight!?

I don’t like heavy guitars 

Well yes, understood, but would the difference between say 8.6lb and 9lb really make all the difference to you?

Also for the tone generalisations specified by otherS

underdog

Wondering if Gibson see the success of this stock clearing exercise they will ship more over to get rid of stock?

JerkMoans

I spoke with Peach via email on Tuesday and was told that the waiting list was essentially full, which is why I turned to GuitarGuitar in my distress and anxiety.

StefB

underdog said:

Wondering if Gibson see the success of this stock clearing exercise they will ship more over to get rid of stock?

That would require an ounce of sense on their part, so no.

JerkMoans

pmg said:

dbphoto said:

pmg said:

dbphoto said:

I asked many pages ago on this thread but no one answered:

What’s with the obsession of weight!?

I don’t like heavy guitars 

Well yes, understood, but would the difference between say 8.6lb and 9lb really make all the difference to you?

Also for the tone generalisations specified by otherS

The profound effects of timber upon timbre

Panama_Jack666

Ossyrocks said:

dbphoto said:

I asked many pages ago on this thread but no one answered:

What’s with the obsession of weight!?

1. Comfort. If you have owned a Les Paul from the 70’s or 80’s and played it for any length of time, you are probably still feeling it. I gigged an ‘80 Deluxe for ten years and now one shoulder is two inches lower than the other!

2. Tone. Lighter is generally livelier, with more vocal mids.

That’s just my opinion though.

This. 

Lighter guitars tend to be livelier in my opinion. I had a Baja tele that was heavier than most Les Paul's mentioned on here. It was dull and sounded lifeless. The lighter variants of the same guitar were leagues ahead. All I can suggest is go play an 8lb Les Paul and then a 12lb version of the same model and see if you can tell the sonic differences @dbphoto ;

Does it make a difference to Dave and Vera down the Dog and Duck? Obviously not! Does it make a difference to me? Definitely. The difference between 8.5lb Les Paul and 9lb could be the difference which means I move it on. 

terada

JerkMoans said:

pmg said:

dbphoto said:

pmg said:

dbphoto said:

I asked many pages ago on this thread but no one answered:

What’s with the obsession of weight!?

I don’t like heavy guitars 

Well yes, understood, but would the difference between say 8.6lb and 9lb really make all the difference to you?

Also for the tone generalisations specified by otherS

The profound effects of timber upon timbre

zero effect on tone though  

Boromedic

Obviously, I completely get the weight making a difference for health/back reasons and tonal choices, everyone has to pick their preference (whch is why Peach are awesome!). Personally for me though as the average weight of 59 bursts is between 8lbs 9oz and 8lbs12 oz, I'd go somewhere in that range, a couple of the 59's were as light as 8lbs 3 I think and the heaviest over 9. Most of them are above 8 and a half though if I remember correctly, stupidly anal but as a one off purchase for something this big it it would have to be right for me.