R8 Peach Deal

terada

Twinfan said:

terada said:

Out of interest, when people are posting 8.8lbs etc, do you mean 8.8lbs (8lb12.8oz) or 8lb8oz?

I noticed that different sites have been using different units on their scales

Peach photos are xx lbs xx oz, you can see on the scales.

Thanks @Twinfan , I did see that was Peach's approach, more thinking about when people are commenting on here. 

Twinfan

No probs - mine is 8.0 either way!

I might switch the back cover to make it 7lb 15oz though.....

Kitsune

Fifty9 said:

Kitsune said:

I like heavy guitars. Heavy people play heavy instruments

Heavy metal?

Only the heaviest.

dbphoto

terada said:

Out of interest, when people are posting 8.8lbs etc, do you mean 8.8lbs (8lb12.8oz) or 8lb8oz?

I’m not even sure what a ‘lb’ is in modern terms!

(in my 20’s my side business had it all messed up as we used to work in kilograms, ounces and grams.......)

Twinfan

For reference, my pickups are 8.3 in the neck and 8.4 in the bridge.  They sound pretty good so maybe I won't swap them after all, which makes the guitar even more of a bargain than I thought it would be...

Hootsmon

GG (Glasgow) to get more 58s in but unfortunately no lemon tops,only cherry

andrewaward

300 of these were put out for sale...…….I wonder if it was 100 lemon, 100 cherry and 100 tea...……..the lemon ones seem to be in less abundance unless people are buying them up the quickest

terada

Mines arriving tomorrow! *blocks out the day*

dbphoto

‘Courier is currently making delivery number 40, you are delivery number 56.

Courier is approximately 1 hour away from you.’

Arrrggghhh

Just at my 16 month old boys bed time!

Legionreturns

dbphoto said:

‘Courier is currently making delivery number 40, you are delivery number 56.

Courier is approximately 1 hour away from you.’

Arrrggghhh

Just at my 16 month old boys bed time!

He'll be awake again after you plug in.

meltedbuzzbox

roberty said:

hyperben said:

Not everyone who found £2499 for an impulse buy guitar managed to find £20 for our annual fund raiser to keep the forum going though.

Which makes you think ...

I would’ve donated £20 without question but I know nothing about this...

There'd be no harm in having a 'donate' button somewhere on the page eg side menu in my view :-) could be quite effective when combined with a polite reminder every now and then




I think the classifieds should cost £10 to use annually. It would stop people just joining to sell shit and might mean they would contribute a bit more. 

SteveF

Yep Fifty9 said:

Well, GG have pulled it out of the bag for me
this am. 8.7lbs of washed cherry goodness on its way!

https://imgur.com/a/OJsYjjQ

got one of them coming too

Ossyrocks

Twinfan said:

For reference, my pickups are 8.3 in the neck and 8.4 in the bridge.  They sound pretty good so maybe I won't swap them after all, which makes the guitar even more of a bargain than I thought it would be...

Ooooh hot those

Twinfan

They are a bit, but they seem to suit the guitar.  I'll live with them a bit and see...

Ossyrocks

Twinfan said:

They are a bit, but they seem to suit the guitar.  I'll live with them a bit and see...

I like hot.

These Custombuckers are way better than the last set I had in a 2014 R0. I pulled those.

But I think I’m sticking with these.

Philly_Q

Twinfan said:

No probs - mine is 8.0 either way!

I might switch the back cover to make it 7lb 15oz though.....

Nice weight!  I might've been tempted if I'd seen that one.

chris78

terada said:

Right guys, from talking with Peach today it turns out that Memphis and USA lines are indeed very likely next. Expect current prices to drop.

There is going to be some bunfight over the Memphis line. Probably Gibson’s most consistent division in terms of quality and they’ve got better every year

guitars4you

Ossyrocks said:

Twinfan said:

That Iced Tea is bloody lovely!  Did you know it was going to be that flamey from Peach's pics?

I did have a suspicion, yes. It was one of the second batch, but as the one I originally bought was damaged and was never shipped, I got the pick of all the iced teas before they went on the site.

I like that ice tea as well

JerkMoans

Sloblock: checking mine over more closely, there's a small area of chipping of the finish on the headstock.  Not a major problem but then not what one wishes to find on a brand new £2.5k guitar. 

Prospects of getting another dirty lemon if I return it?  Decisions, decisions.

Rabs

Twinfan said:

Yep, most old 'bursts are top 8lbs or low 9lbs.

Theres a pic here from the Gibson Custom shop..  A few years old now

https://i.imgur.com/gHqsfEn.jpg