NGD - R8 Plaintop

Bridgehouse · November 2016

Day off today, and the missus kindly said she would accompany me down to Peach. Nothing at all to do with the fabric shop next door. No, nothing at all..

They have quite a few R8 plaintops in. I tried them all.

The assistant handed over an R8 with a hand selected top which was not long in, and it was the antithesis of what I was looking for..

It had flame in it. It was a Lemonburst. It was really light compared with the others. It was also a hefty chunk more cash.

But my oh my it played so well. There was variation between each of them - resonance, feel all sorts of things - but this one was the one. I sighed a bit as I admitted that it was the best. The best of all the R8s in the shop. Probably the best Les Paul I had ever played.

So I went to go find the missus for a second opinion. On my way out I asked if they would do a deal on it. Got the missus, walked back in - the assistant said they would do it for a price that was lower than any other R8 in the shop - and lower than I had seen any other new R8's available anywhere else. "We'll put it in the Black Friday deals for you".

Ooof. It was significantly under my walk in budget. So I spluttered, handed over my cash, picked it up and popped it in the boot.

I guess I did want an R8 after all... I know, I know it's not a plain plaintop. And yes, It's a Lemonburst.. but it's my Lemonburst..

Brize · November 2016

That looks bloody lovely - good score!

peachguitarsdotcom · November 2016

A fine piece! Many thanks for the business

WezV · November 2016

yeah, so plain. you poor thing. I feel sorry for you for not being able to afford one with some figure

andrewaward · November 2016

love that one - lemonbursts look great :-)

Bridgehouse · November 2016

peachguitarsdotcom said:

A fine piece! Many thanks for the business

You guys are a credit to bricks and mortar shops.. I had a lovely afternoon in the shop - and the missus spent too much of my money in the fabric shop!

I would heartily recommend anyone to go check out Peach if you haven't. It's like guitar heaven.

Bridgehouse · November 2016

WezV said:

yeah, so plain. you poor thing. I feel sorry for you for not being able to afford one with some figure

If you angle it right under the right lights... Nah, balls to it - I love the top

richardhomer · November 2016

'Wow'd'....

WezV · November 2016

Bridgehouse said:

WezV said:

yeah, so plain. you poor thing. I feel sorry for you for not being able to afford one with some figure

If you angle it right under the right lights... Nah, balls to it - I love the top

it is lovely... to me its just the right amount of figure for a les paul.

mixolyd · November 2016

Looking online I was surprised to see quite a few leftys at Peach. That might be the first place to go if my long-planned journey to find a quality Gibson ever comes to pass.

andy1839 · November 2016

That's stunning. Love the lemon burst. Congrats!

Fortheloveofguitar · November 2016

Peach are the best. Guitar shopping how it should be

They put many others to shame

ICBM · November 2016

WezV said:

it is lovely... to me its just the right amount of figure for a les paul.

Agreed - not *too* symmetrical, not too even a flame, and some nice lengthwise grain - and just the right colour to look like a very faded old one too. About as perfect as any I've ever seen.

Looks like it has an exactly right neck angle too.

Intonation looks off though

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Whitecat · November 2016

F*ck me. "Plain". Riiiiight. Congrats!!!

Bridgehouse · November 2016

ICBM said:

WezV said:

it is lovely... to me its just the right amount of figure for a les paul.

Agreed - not *too* symmetrical, not too even a flame, and some nice lengthwise grain - and just the right colour to look like a very faded old one too. About as perfect as any I've ever seen.

Looks like it has an exactly right neck angle too.

Intonation looks off though .

I've got me screwdriver out right now to sort that out. Like tuning up an old banana box at the mo

proggy · November 2016

Love it. It's a peach.

wellsyboy · November 2016

So - let me get this straight...... You take the missus to a guitar shop (and no ordinary guitar shop either) and not only do you score a beauty but you get a great deal???????? Things come in threes ---- do the fucking lottery this weekend!!