NGD - R8 Plaintop

Philly_Q

We can slag off Gibson all we like, but they don't get it wrong all the time.  That is a beautiful thing.

I have to know... you said it was really light compared with the others.  What's the weight?

Bridgehouse

Philly_Q said:

We can slag off Gibson all we like, but they don't get it wrong all the time.  That is a beautiful thing.

I have to know... you said it was really light compared with the others.  What's the weight?

8lb 3oz

Philly_Q

Bridgehouse said:

Philly_Q said:

We can slag off Gibson all we like, but they don't get it wrong all the time.  That is a beautiful thing.

I have to know... you said it was really light compared with the others.  What's the weight?

8lb 3oz

Even I'd be happy with that!  Excellent. 

Bridgehouse

Philly_Q said:

Bridgehouse said:

Philly_Q said:

We can slag off Gibson all we like, but they don't get it wrong all the time.  That is a beautiful thing.

I have to know... you said it was really light compared with the others.  What's the weight?

8lb 3oz

Even I'd be happy with that!  Excellent. 

Yeah - I reckon (didn't actually know the weight of the others) most of the others were a smidge under or over 9 lb. One was clearly a tubber and prob. 9 1/2 lb. 

Picked this one up, and I was like, is this a R8 cos it feels like it's chambered or summat!

Very pleased. Negative side is, of course, balance at the neck - R8's chunky neck needs something to counter balance. Seems ok on the strap tho, but I've not spent a lot of time with a strap on it. 

Philly_Q

I wouldn't have thought balance will be a problem, a little bit of extra wood in the neck isn't adding a lot of weight and it's not as if it's all concentrated at the headstock end.  

My R8 is chambered - it's a CR8, in fact, weighs about 7lbs - and it's not noticeably neck-heavy.

Bridgehouse

Philly_Q said:

I wouldn't have thought balance will be a problem, a little bit of extra wood in the neck isn't adding a lot of weight and it's not as if it's all concentrated at the headstock end.  

My R8 is chambered - it's a CR8, in fact, weighs about 7lbs - and it's not noticeably neck-heavy.

The R6 Goldtop I have is a bit more - just a smidge more. To be fair they both seem to balance fine. It's not like they are SGs or anything

Panama_Jack666

Do you want my Pay Pal address so you can buy me a new pair of pants?

Bridgehouse

Panama_Jack666 said:

Do you want my Pay Pal address so you can buy me a new pair of pants?

I'm afraid you are responsible for your own in-pant issues

thomasross20

The one I tried a year back was also very light and not chambered. I was surprised. We need more media relating to your purchase!

Bridgehouse

thomasross20 said:

The one I tried a year back was also very light and not chambered. I was surprised. We need more media relating to your purchase!

More?! Oh, okay - I'll see what I can rustle up tonight. Don't get too excited - late on a Sunday is not the ideal time for inspired composition!

thomasross20

 

Bridgehouse

@thomasross20 Why do I agree to these things? 

Right. This took 30 mins, and that included learning the thing as well, as for some reason I've never actually learned it before. It was on the radio whilst I was cooking earlier, so decided to butcher a recording just for a laugh. Plus the fact it's a famous burst so why the hell not huh?

Learned it, pulled together a cheesy vocal-copying lead-ish riff. Slapped a drum track down and did it in, ooh, probably 2 takes once I'd worked out what the hell I was doing. Yeah, yeah, I know.. I know.. still, you did ask for samples. (you didn't say they couldn't be crap )

https://soundcloud.com/user-108106819/not-all-right-now

Bridgehouse

(Chords are Bridge Pup, cheesy lead line is Middle position)

pj310

@Bridgehouse Nice!

Bridgehouse

pj310 said:

@Bridgehouse Nice!

Thanks man, I still think the intonations off tho..

thomasross20

What did you use for drums?
That's great! That nice LP sound. Man.. you're a lucky guy!

Bridgehouse

thomasross20 said:

What did you use for drums?
That's great! That nice LP sound. Man.. you're a lucky guy!

Don't laugh - GarageBand, cos it was easy and it's late

Hootsmon

CRACKER....is it a regular historic or a true historic bro?

Bridgehouse

hootsmon said:

CRACKER....is it a regular historic or a true historic bro?

Regular. Hand selected top apparently. Other than that, a bog standard Custom Shop R8

thebreeze

That is fantastic.  The importance of it being "the one" is that it will be played in (and worn out) by you over the years and will become exactly the plaintop you always imagined.