R8 Peach Deal

Rabs

Join lines are odd.. Ive never really looked hard at it before..

You can see it from one angle and not another

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

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

hyperben

Legionreturns said:

pmbomb said:

Why not just send it back? Seems odd.

3 year, interest free loan?

That is the only explanation I can think of. Otherwise what’s the point!?

Legionreturns

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

Legionreturns said:

pmbomb said:

Why not just send it back? Seems odd.

3 year, interest free loan?

If an original buyer uses the loan option... then sells the guitar... and goes on to default on the loan... does that mean the 2nd owner would have to surrender the guitar to the finance company? (I think it works that way with cars that have outstanding finance).

Good luck tracking the guitar down. 

It's an unsecured loan so they would just set the dogs on you if they can't find the goods. Even if they *did* repossess the guitar, they'd sell it quickly and cheaply and pursue you for the loss. 

hyperben

It is possible GG would’ve take a lower price if no interest free finance was taken. They offered me one of their R9s for £3300 if bought outright compared to the £3499 on 0%. Perhaps they did the same for this guy with this R8.

Strat_a_tat_tat

hyperben said:

It is possible GG would’ve take a lower price if no interest free finance was taken. They offered me one of their R9s for £3300 if bought outright compared to the £3499 on 0%. Perhaps they did the same for this guy with this R8.

Now... that is interesting!

Legionreturns

hyperben said:

It is possible GG would’ve take a lower price if no interest free finance was taken. They offered me one of their R9s for £3300 if bought outright compared to the £3499 on 0%. Perhaps they did the same for this guy with this R8.

Given the rate they were flying off the shelves, I doubt they'd have offered a discount. Didn't someone on here buy two? 

BloodEagle

Have you guys really not got anything better to do on a Sunday night?

mli3

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

Legionreturns said:

pmbomb said:

Why not just send it back? Seems odd.

3 year, interest free loan?

If an original buyer uses the loan option... then sells the guitar... and goes on to default on the loan... does that mean the 2nd owner would have to surrender the guitar to the finance company? (I think it works that way with cars that have outstanding finance).

 No. I checked this myself once when I bought a guitar from someone that had bought it from Andertons on credit. They can’t come after you for the goods. 

hyperben

Legionreturns said:

hyperben said:

It is possible GG would’ve take a lower price if no interest free finance was taken. They offered me one of their R9s for £3300 if bought outright compared to the £3499 on 0%. Perhaps they did the same for this guy with this R8.

Given the rate they were flying off the shelves, I doubt they'd have offered a discount. Didn't someone on here buy two? 

Someone even bought 3. And according to that poll someone else bought 4 and another bought 8!? Not sure everyone told the truth on that poll.

WezV

Rabs said:

Join lines are odd.. Ive never really looked hard at it before..

You can see it from one angle and not another

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

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

From one angle you are seeing Light not reflecting from the  ends of the wood cells  (dark). From the other you are seeing light reflecting from  the sides of those cells  (light).  As you move the guitar the amount of reflection you see changes.  

This is what makes rift sawn tops look two tone from certain angles and wood figuring look so dynamic in real life.

But you really should have linked to the half and half in your post.  That would have been funnier

Legionreturns

BloodEagle said:

Have you guys really not got anything better to do on a Sunday night?

I have to go back to school tomorrow...so for the first time in six weeks I have to stay sober

Jonathanthomas83

Doug said:

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Playing mine into some Dirty Shirley and Victory V50 profiles on the Kemper and just wow! I love this guitar.

It just oozes vintage and classic rock/blues. I can't believe how different it is from my 2017 Standard, they're honestly like two opposite ends of the spectrum, which is obviously great for me.

Excuse the ugly join line on the Standard ;-)

+ the Fat, poorly proportioned/shaped headstock that appears on all the recent USA lines. Bring back the 2002 shaped ones on the USA lines  your R8 looks bloody lovely btw.

Yeah you're right, the whole thing just makes me sick ;-)

And yep the R8 is a beauty, thank you :-)

Rabs

WezV said:

Rabs said:

Join lines are odd.. Ive never really looked hard at it before..

You can see it from one angle and not another

From one angle you are seeing Light not reflecting from the  ends of the wood cells  (dark). From the other you are seeing light reflecting from  the sides of those cells  (light).  As you move the guitar the amount of reflection you see changes.  

This is what makes rift sawn tops look two tone from certain angles and wood figuring look so dynamic in real life.

But you really should have linked to the half and half in your post.  That would have been funnier

Haha damn a missed opportunity ...  yeah I get all that...  Its just odd ive never really though about it much or looked closely.... I guess cos it doesn't really matter in any way shape or form 

Jonathanthomas83

hyperben said:

Legionreturns said:

hyperben said:

It is possible GG would’ve take a lower price if no interest free finance was taken. They offered me one of their R9s for £3300 if bought outright compared to the £3499 on 0%. Perhaps they did the same for this guy with this R8.

Given the rate they were flying off the shelves, I doubt they'd have offered a discount. Didn't someone on here buy two? 

Someone even bought 3. And according to that poll someone else bought 4 and another bought 8!? Not sure everyone told the truth on that poll.

Yep, lots of pissing about. Shame. Was hoping to use it as a basis for a decent blog post. Pricks.

Edit: sincerest thanks to those who filled it in properly though 

Legionreturns

@Jonathanthomas83 ...if I filled it out properly, but I'm still a bit of a prick...do I still get the thanks? 

Voxman

terada said:

Well I ended up taking my one back. The one I got looked and played superb, but was a little darker than I was hoping with my set up. Bet it would have sounded great through a silver or blackface fender.

@terada that's obviously a little disappointing, as it looks a very nice guitar.  But out of interest, what's the deal with Peach on returns (was it bought in store or on-line?) - and what's your set-up that you felt it didn't fit in with?

BloodEagle

Apparently Peach have a clause in their returns policy which gives them the legal right to deliver a sharp kick in the balls to anyone who returns to them a guitar for any reason other than it being faulty or damaged- so hows that for the supposedly "great Peach customer service" then?! Absolute drisgace    TRIGGER WARNING:ITS A JOKE 

Voxman

BloodEagle said:

Apparently Peach have a clause in their returns policy which gives them the legal right to deliver a sharp kick in the balls to anyone who returns to them a guitar for any reason other than it being faulty or damaged- so hows that for the supposedly "great Peach customer service" then?! Absolute drisgace

No probs, I'll get the wife to buy it for me and return it...she has no balls to kick.  Hold on, what am I saying? She's got more balls than I have!  

peachguitarsdotcom

BloodEagle said:

Apparently Peach have a clause in their returns policy which gives them the legal right to deliver a sharp kick in the balls to anyone who returns to them a guitar for any reason other than it being faulty or damaged- so hows that for the supposedly "great Peach customer service" then?! Absolute drisgace

Eh? 

Strat_a_tat_tat

peachguitarsdotcom said:

BloodEagle said:

Apparently Peach have a clause in their returns policy which gives them the legal right to deliver a sharp kick in the balls to anyone who returns to them a guitar for any reason other than it being faulty or damaged- so hows that for the supposedly "great Peach customer service" then?! Absolute drisgace

Eh? 

Eh... indeed.
Not sure why anybody would post something like that.