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R9s get flamey tops and the R9 mahogany sort is allegedly the lightest... but as we’ve seen and has been pointed out a lot, there are flamey tops on R8s as well for some reason and there seem to a lot of lightweight ones too... perhaps the weight reduction on the R8s is in lighter maple, I’m not sure.
Finally, I read on one of the big LP forums that the darkest rosewood is also currently reserved for R9s. This would be an interesting thing to compare on the Standards in the shops...
https://www.coda-music.com/electric-guitars/gibson-custom-shop-2017-ltd-run-les-paul-standard-plaintop-vos-iced-tea-16435.html
They all differ slightly, of course, due to the hand sanding.
R9
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R8
is surely 1 as the R is cancelled out
https://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-dept/electric-guitars/electric-guitars/gibson-custom-shop-les-paul-standard-figured-top-vos-psl-in-dirty-lemonburst-cslpstdpsl1133597701
Can't see the recent price increases helping either. £3k plus for an NOS standard spec guitar.
Sounds about right then. As far as I can see these are guitars for people into historical re-enactment.
Tagged you in the Slash thread, UK dates announced, you asked for a heads up when they were released, even playing Scotland.
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