Guitar Guitar R9 sale - Anyone getting excited about these

crunchman

terada said:

Heading out to give a couple of tobaccos a go. hmmm

@Terada single handedly fixing Gibson's finances.

I'm just glad I bought the Tobacco R9 first up.

Would post another gratuitous pic if I could, but blocked from picture hosting sites at work.

terada

crunchman said:

terada said:

Heading out to give a couple of tobaccos a go. hmmm

@Terada single handedly fixing Gibson's finances.

I'm just glad I bought the Tobacco R9 first up.

Would post another gratuitous pic if I could, but blocked from picture hosting sites at work.

Sometimes it's hard. But I get by, one day at a time 

terada

Light 'n' Tasty

hyperben

Nice

Twinfan

Not a fan of the tobaccos.  They're too dark for me and hiding all the grain and figure 

Universal8

terada said:

Light 'n' Tasty

Is it yours now ?

terada

Universal8 said:

terada said:

Light 'n' Tasty

Is it yours now ?

No, really nice but I don't think it is one for me. 

Just did another blind test and the triumvirate always come out on top.

Jonathanthomas83

terada said:

Universal8 said:

terada said:

Light 'n' Tasty

Is it yours now ?

No, really nice but I don't think it is one for me. 

Just did another blind test and the triumvirate always come out on top.

Where was that mate and what weight?

terada

Jonathanthomas83 said:

terada said:

Universal8 said:

terada said:

Light 'n' Tasty

Is it yours now ?

No, really nice but I don't think it is one for me. 

Just did another blind test and the triumvirate always come out on top.

Where was that mate and what weight?

8.3lbs at GG Epsom. I tried it against a 7.9lb R9 too, but the lighter one just wasn't clear enough - too muddy

hyperben

Sharing some R9 washed cherry love

terada

Is this the forum returner? If so I agree with the consensus - more shoulder than I've come across on any 2017 R8 or R9.

Beautiful though.

hyperben

terada said:

Is this the forum returner? If so I agree with the consensus - more shoulder than I've come across on any 2017 R8 or R9.

Beautiful though.

Did you play it properly? Is it REALLY bad or just a bit bad?

Jonathanthomas83

@terada what put you off that Tobacco? Also, were you knocking about Epsom and GG on Pete Thorn night with an R8 case in your hand? If so, I take it you're a GG Epsom regular?! :-)

terada

hyperben said:

terada said:

Is this the forum returner? If so I agree with the consensus - more shoulder than I've come across on any 2017 R8 or R9.

Beautiful though.

Did you play it properly? Is it REALLY bad or just a bit bad?

I played it for about 5 min, so I guess a fair while but not a long test by any stretch.

It isn't REALLY bad. The neck is definitely more of an old type R8 neck than an R9. Much more shoulder. Tonally I thought it was ok actually, balanced and with good clarity, but it wasn't as good as any in the triumvirate that's for sure, and there are others that I have returned that were better also. 

Looking more closely you could see a couple of rough areas - such as around the base of the tailpiece, but it wasn't terrible. I would assume that most have sent it back because of the neck rather than anything else. I wouldn't buy it for £3.5k though.

dbphoto

How many did you actually buy to end up with the 3 you have kept!? @terada ;

terada

Jonathanthomas83 said:

@terada what put you off that Tobacco? Also, were you knocking about Epsom and GG on Pete Thorn night with an R8 case in your hand? If so, I take it you're a GG Epsom regular?! :-)

Not me I'm afraid! I have been in GG Epsom a tonne over the last couple of months. Usually would only get there maybe every couple of months though. 

The tobacco was a curious one. Firstly I half felt like @Twinfan , as if too much of the top was being covered. But the other half of me thought yep that looks so rock and roll. Either way I think my preference would be for other finishes. It felt great, lovely neck etc and weighed a light 8.3 ish, but I found the bridge a bit nasal and lacking body for my taste. The neck sounded phenomenal though, which I couldn't quite get my head around.

Jonathanthomas83

terada said:

Jonathanthomas83 said:

@terada what put you off that Tobacco? Also, were you knocking about Epsom and GG on Pete Thorn night with an R8 case in your hand? If so, I take it you're a GG Epsom regular?! :-)

Not me I'm afraid! I have been in GG Epsom a tonne over the last couple of months. Usually would only get there maybe every couple of months though. 

The tobacco was a curious one. Firstly I half felt like @Twinfan , as if too much of the top was being covered. But the other half of me thought yep that looks so rock and roll. Either way I think my preference would be for other finishes. It felt great, lovely neck etc and weighed a light 8.3 ish, but I found the bridge a bit nasal and lacking body for my taste. The neck sounded phenomenal though, which I couldn't quite get my head around.

Cool, thanks. Doesn't sound like it'd be to my tastes either then, by all accounts.

Ha, I was tempted to say hi, thinking it could have been a forumer at the time, so I'm glad I didn't now!

terada

dbphoto said:

How many did you actually buy to end up with the 3 you have kept!? @terada ;

I've been pretty committed to this since it all kicked off in August . The chase has been fun for sure.

Overall I reckon I've spent decent time with about 15 R8s, and maybe 8 R9s, but it has been mostly in shops. The ones I liked came home with me for long term testing through my rig.

Got to say that guitarguitar have been superb. 

dbphoto

Lovin yer work!

I kept it simple and bought just the one R8 ;-)

terada

Also, if @hyperben wants to post more of that gorgeous cherry then I for one will not complain.