R8 Peach Deal

guitars4you

Ossyrocks said:

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.

looking at the size of this OP and its sales success, I wonder if the OX4 guys and Full Monty are wetting their lips at the thought of a business bonanza, or are you all sticking with stock pafs

roberty

JerkMoans said:

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.

Who did you buy from? Just send them a picture and see what they say. GG offered me money off the bat, unprompted. I said, loving the guitar, just one thing though etc etc

ellwood

guitars4you said:

Ossyrocks said:

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.

looking at the size of this OP and its sales success, I wonder if the OX4 guys and Full Monty are wetting their lips at the thought of a business bonanza, or are you all sticking with stock pafs

The custom buckets in my R7 are some of my favourite pickups, so strongly suspect I will be leaving mine alone

Jonathanthomas83

Jesus, these are nice aren't they .Played one about two months ago in WG, which I loved but this just feels stunning. Very happy, bargain, IMO! Cheers to the fellas at GuitarGuitar, who seem to be getting stick...this one's perfect!

Jonathanthomas83

guitars4you said:

Ossyrocks said:

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.

looking at the size of this OP and its sales success, I wonder if the OX4 guys and Full Monty are wetting their lips at the thought of a business bonanza, or are you all sticking with stock pafs

Stock sounds perfect. I'll be leaving mine alone.

JerkMoans

roberty said:

JerkMoans said:

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.

Who did you buy from? Just send them a picture and see what they say. GG offered me money off the bat, unprompted. I said, loving the guitar, just one thing though etc etc

GG, coincidentally.  Suspect these were the sorts of minor niggles that Peach were sending them back to Gibson for...

roberty

JerkMoans said:

roberty said:

JerkMoans said:

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.

Who did you buy from? Just send them a picture and see what they say. GG offered me money off the bat, unprompted. I said, loving the guitar, just one thing though etc etc

GG, coincidentally.  Suspect these were the sorts of minor niggles that Peach were sending them back to Gibson for...

Yep, a stitch in time and all that

Musicman20

JerkMoans said:

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.

I'd want £150 off or return I think...it's too expensive to have those marks.

roberty

Jonathanthomas83 said:

guitars4you said:

Ossyrocks said:

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.

looking at the size of this OP and its sales success, I wonder if the OX4 guys and Full Monty are wetting their lips at the thought of a business bonanza, or are you all sticking with stock pafs

Stock sounds perfect. I'll be leaving mine alone.

Yeah I'm torn because the initial plan for me was to put a hot bridge pup in for my band. Easy enough to reverse I guess :-)

What's AlNiCo III, that's a new one to me. The custom buckers are relatively high wind so I'm guessing it's a pretty weak and bright magnet?

hyperben

Alnico 3 is what they put in the early 50s P90s and it is assumed it was also put in the earliest PAFs...but who knows really. It is definitely known for being quite weak though

pmbomb

JerkMoans said:

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.

oh. was assuming they would come to market as per the first lot. that's me done then.

ps like yours a lot, good job.

hyperben

I think the custom buckers are absolutely great Pickups. The best from Gibson since the 57 Classic, possibly better than that

JerkMoans

pmbomb said:

JerkMoans said:

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.

oh. was assuming they would come to market as per the first lot. that's me done then.

ps like yours a lot, good job.

Thanks!  It's rather jolly, isn't it (but for the minor nicks)?

meltedbuzzbox

Musicman20 said:

JerkMoans said:

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.

I'd want £150 off or return I think...it's too expensive to have those marks.

Does it effect the playability? 
You've bought a guitar with a rusty tail piece and an aged finish. Crack on with playing it. 

peachguitarsdotcom

We will definitely have some more but we just don’t want to make promises if Gibson mess up the return procedure. We may just end up with credits for the faulty guitars if worse comes to worse. We have been promised guitars in exchange and if that definitely does happen, we will email everyone at the same time. We will do the same thing with the weights and photos. 

The last thing I wanted was to promise and then it all go wrong, leaving customers with no guitar.

vale

buys a relic guitar. is concerned about some marks.

https://memegenerator.net/img/images/14061624/kid-facepalm.jpg

roberty

vale said:

buys a relic guitar. is concerned about some marks.

Marks = cash ;-)

mort

peachguitarsdotcom said:

We will definitely have some more but we just don’t want to make promises if Gibson mess up the return procedure. We may just end up with credits for the faulty guitars if worse comes to worse. We have been promised guitars in exchange and if that definitely does happen, we will email everyone at the same time. We will do the same thing with the weights and photos. 

The last thing I wanted was to promise and then it all go wrong, leaving customers with no guitar.

Aren’t you supposed to be on holiday? 

pmbomb

peachguitarsdotcom said:

We will definitely have some more but we just don’t want to make promises if Gibson mess up the return procedure. We may just end up with credits for the faulty guitars if worse comes to worse. We have been promised guitars in exchange and if that definitely does happen, we will email everyone at the same time. We will do the same thing with the weights and photos. 

The last thing I wanted was to promise and then it all go wrong, leaving customers with no guitar.

Very fair. Great pr exercise for Peach this if handled well (I was oblivious to them before!). And enjoy your holiday!

pmg

Price and customer service are everything.  Peach, coda, guitars4you and world guitars win for customer service in my experience.  Others have been hit and miss I’m afraid