Gibson R8 owners thread

Jonathanthomas83

To be inclusive I've not limited it to 2017 releases, though that year will always be popular with some of us, for obvious reasons.

Let's see them!

For anyone who needs to see the previous thread, here's the link for posterity...
https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/138353/r8-peach-deal

danishbacon

Getting in while it's hot.  - updated with some fresh, and correct colour ones

Jonathanthomas83

danishbacon said:

What colour is that, Iced Tea?

Jonathanthomas83

Here's mine...

2017 Iced Tea - typical for that year, is the R9 neck profile and it feels amazing. I'm not sure they're special or not, but have heard mixed reviews of the Custom Buckers from certain years, but the 2017 CB's are absolutely incredible in this one.

I actually sold my original guitar from the Peach sale (bought in Guitar Guitar!) last year, but it was a forced sale and desperately wanted it back as soon as funds would allow. So I got this off a very kind forumer, who got this in the renowned sale of 2018. Needless to say, I'm over the moon to have another...and I actually prefer this one too!

danishbacon

Jonathanthomas83 said:

danishbacon said:

What colour is that, Iced Tea?

Indeed, was originally a GG sold instrument.

Bridgehouse

@Jonathanthomas83 - great idea for a thread - where did you get the idea from?

crunchman

Reopen the original one.

Bridgehouse

crunchman said:

Reopen the original one.

Shaking your fists and stomping your feet definitely won't get you what you want. Anyway, there's a nice shiny non-relic'd new one now.

Boromedic

crunchman said:

Reopen the original one.

Yeah man, can't believe it was closed just cos it was easier than stopping notifications for the OP. Disappointed! Anyway, onwards and upwards.....

wibble

2001

darthed1981

Is this exclusively for Gibson R8 owners?

What about the owners of basically-equivalent Harley Bentons with a pup swap?

TINMAN82

2013

Flanging_Fred

I’ve got one. I think it’s from 2004. It’s supposed to have SD antiquity pickups installed but I’ll be honest, I haven’t actually checked.

It’s the one in the middle. Obvs. 

terada

Tagging @tomajoha as I think he loves notifications about R8s. 

LPManic

My 2013 R8 in Bourbon Burst. Bought from eBay but found out later it had a bit of history on here. Played the shit out of it for last few years. I mostly play it fairly clean through a hotcake and a Vox. Just pushed to the edge. Still completely in love.

Hattigol

2018. Just gone onto Ebay...

Boromedic

Hattigol said:

2018. Just gone onto Ebay...

That's frickin lovely that, wow.

tomajoha

Ha OK @terada ;;I settled on a 2013 that’s quite similar to @TINMAN82 ‘s one

terada

terada said:

Tagging @tomajoha as I think he loves notifications about R8s. 

Edit to the above: didn’t realise until after posting this that the original thread was gone due to all the notifications. Apologies for adding another one - even though it was in jest. 

Shame the issue couldn’t be fixed rather than closing it though. The 2018 r8 scramble was excellent fun, and seeing all the members getting superb new guitars at second hand prices was a real treat, especially in comparison to some of the negative threads that we get here from time to time. 

For the record. I also got a notification for each post as I’ve had it starred since the start. 

Sad to see it go. 

Jonathanthomas83

Just to say, and perhaps to rub salt in the wound...I don't get any notifications about this thread, being the OP. It's so easily sorted, it's a mighty shame that the old thread is gone.

TINMAN82

tomajoha said:

Ha OK @terada ;;I settled on a 2013 that’s quite similar to @TINMAN82 ‘s one

Very nice, probably more of a fade than mine. I like a darkburst, although the lemon burst @Hattigol is selling is perfection.