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From memory the Historic R9s would retail for around £4K-£4,500 and the True Historics for around £6,000-£6,500.
I can't recall all the different “upgrades” for the True Historics but they used what Gibson claimed were more accurate plastics, more accurate pickup covers with more a more historically accurate corner radius, hand sanded tops with more accurate carve, better figured and sometimes lighter woods.
I had a 2016 Historic R8 and it was a fine guitar.
When the True Historic line was dropped I think the new plastics and pickup covers carried over to become standard on what they now just call “reissues” from the Custom Shop. The pickups fitted from 2018 onwards are the “unpotted” Custombuckers with Alnico III magnets.
I am going to view one this weekend but it's alot of money and don't want to be stuck with one of the undesirable years ( 2012?) and wasn't sure if this was one of them.
Will checkout the Andertons video.
Thanks again
A good guitar is a good guitar. The certificate, original truss rod adjuster, tenon length and all the other crap doesn't matter
2016 seem to have skipped a lot of the QC issues that crept into 2017 ( and some 2018s) Custom shop stuff when Gibson was piling high and selling cheap and had pissed off most of its long-standing staff.
As is always the caveat with the big G: there are dogs and diamonds in any year so if it speaks to you it’s probably good enough. Happy strumming
Also, you can get off-the-peg M2M guitars...shrug.
I got ‘stuck with’ a 2012 R9...only, that was back in 2012 when there was no stigma
What was the stigma? Partly the two-piece rosewood boards (never confirmed mine...which looks great by the way) and partly the subsequent accuracy shenanigans?
I love it and it’s probably been my most gigged guitar in all that time! Could be a proper bargain if you found one now.
Would this make it a 2015?
But now play it - I was conscious of all the negatives such a guitar was going to receive - And I suppose what 'negatives' the 2pc fingerboard would impart on the tonal character/sustain - It certainly won't have any impact on the feel/playability - Bottom line is I played every note expecting to find some nasty dead spots - Not unusual to find a dead spot on any R9, of any age, any era - Could not find one
Granted a 2pc fingerboard is not historically correct - But I have some news for all 59 LP fans - Gibson have not made an accurate 59 LP since 1959
Bottom line is the feel, playability and tone
I personally don’t mind what spec it is along as it plays well.