R8 Peach Deal

merlin

p90fool said:

merlin said:

Does anyone else think they smell of Play-Doh? 

It's the case, it'll wear off. 

Yes, it is true what you say. However for a small price of £12.99 we can buy from Gibson CS a small pump action spray that will keep the case smelling like play-doh. 

Apparently Peach are having a sale and selling them for £7.99 

DOH! 

dbphoto

I really like mine too so it's not a concern, but with another 50+ landing at Peach soon, so presumably many more at other retailers, the market really must become over saturated with new £2499 R8's, and therefor the used market will surely be a nightmare for anyone trying to sell at a decent price.

I wonder what other variations of 2017 custom shop models are sitting in the warehouse waiting to be discounted??

mli3

dbphoto said:

I really like mine too so it's not a concern, but with another 50+ landing at Peach soon, so presumably many more at other retailers, the market really must become over saturated with new £2499 R8's, and therefor the used market will surely be a nightmare for anyone trying to sell at a decent price.

I wonder what other variations of 2017 custom shop models are sitting in the warehouse waiting to be discounted??

precisely

Whitecat

dbphoto said:

I really like mine too so it's not a concern, but with another 50+ landing at Peach soon, so presumably many more at other retailers, the market really must become over saturated with new £2499 R8's, and therefor the used market will surely be a nightmare for anyone trying to sell at a decent price.

I wonder what other variations of 2017 custom shop models are sitting in the warehouse waiting to be discounted??

Absolutely.. A lot of LOLs will be disbursed in the Classifieds over the next few months methinks...

Anyway, I imagine that 58s and 59s are the ones they make the most of, hence the overstock... other variants seem much lower in numbers and I wonder if we would have seen them by now. 

dbphoto

Just noticed this on the Peach site:

'These guitars are currently going through the CITES process and are due to touch down mid December'

So if anyone is thinking about selling theirs then probably best to do it over the next few weeks!

roberty

Legionreturns said:

mli3 said:

Musicman20 said:

'the very last batch' hmmm

"once in a lifetime chance to get R8s at this price" 
or "last chance to get cheap R8's till next month, when another load hit the streets !"

anyway i love mine so i dont really care

Yes, they were/ are discounted...but I have a little bit of an issue describing them as "cheap" still

I crossed at least two self imposed cost thresholds in buying mine...

Fifty9

I just want to to know how many @terada ;will end up with...

stickyfiddle

hyperben said:

Iamnobody said:

Where’s the lost stash of R7’s!

This is what I’ve been wondering too...

And me! 

I like R8s a lot, but the wavy grain/flame combination ones are way better than plaintops and they're mostly not on offer. 

Ossyrocks

If goldtops appear, I'll be first in line. Fingers crossed.

mli3

Twinfan

No Goldtops coming then according to John, no R9s either I guess?  I think GG hoovered all those up...

terada

Pre ordered. FFS

Barnezy

He doesn’t sound thrilled about the gloss finish. 

I would recommend if you haven’t got one yet and would like a decent LP, now is the time. This selloff is the result of cashflow needs. Now a new CEO is in place he will be looking to implement his strategy for the brand and devaluing it’s range, will likely not be top of his agenda. This is is my second CS Gibson, and the quality of these ltd runs IMO is great.

On another note, any tips on how to remove that tacky Custom Shop cover on the back, without damaging it? I’ve taken all the screws out and the thing won’t budge. 

terada

Barnezy said:

He doesn’t sound thrilled about the gloss finish. 

I would recommend if you haven’t got one yet and would like a decent LP, now is the time. This selloff is the result of cashflow needs. Now a new CEO is in place he will be looking to implement his strategy for the brand and devaluing it’s range, will likely not be top of his agenda. This is is my second CS Gibson, and the quality of these ltd runs IMO is great.

On another note, any tips on how to remove that tacky Custom Shop cover on the back, without damaging it? I’ve taken all the screws out and the thing won’t budge. 

Twist it

Barnezy

Wow that was really stuck on! Much better now. 

https://ibb.co/i9UVHf

https://ibb.co/d9Gcxf

https://ibb.co/dc0Rq0

merlin

Barnezy said:

Wow that was really stuck on! Much better now. 

Mine simply dropped off after I'd taken the screws out. All I need now is a proper black plastic cover. Anyone got a spare?

Whitecat

DEATH TO VERTICAL VIDEO!!! Grrarrrgfhh. 

Anyway, good luck to everyone pre-ordering - that you'll still get to pick a top/weight/both is super cool...

Barnezy

merlin said:

Barnezy said:

Wow that was really stuck on! Much better now. 

Mine simply dropped off after I'd taken the screws out. All I need now is a proper black plastic cover. Anyone got a spare?

Should have come with one in the case. 

Jonathanthomas83

"if you're the first, you'll get first pic of weight and top"

They really are the best around, aren't they, in terms of service.

danishbacon

dbphoto said:

Just noticed this on the Peach site:

'These guitars are currently going through the CITES process and are due to touch down mid December'

So if anyone is thinking about selling theirs then probably best to do it over the next few weeks!

I think this whole devaluing on second hand market is a bit overblown - though I don't have a crystal ball and can't know what the new incoming will do. Out of the 300 or so that were 'dumped' on the market, there is one currently on eBay and maybe one other on Reverb. So far maybe 4-5 traded on the forum which to me says that a lot of them may not be 'catch and release' guitars. The one I have at least is a good enough instrument that I would probably regret letting it go and having had a couple different LPs I wouldn't fancy having a try at finding another one that suited me. £1900-2300 is the range I see these staying in. They're better spec'd instruments than Standards, CS products, and in desirable colours. If you look at 2015 dumped amazon black friday guitars, they've gradually crept up. I paid £289 for my Jr. and ended up trading it for a MIM strat. Try getting a 2015 jr lose to that today - despite the headstock, neck and gforce.