My replacement R8

Texas07R8 · 08-09-2008, 01:24 PM

I don't have the original R8 anymore, GC never could "find" the COA and other paperwork for that guitar. So they said they'd order me one and I could bring mine back and swap it for another one that had all the documentation, problem was they didn't have another one at that time.

Anyway, they first told me they could get the COA from Gibson, don't worry it's just take a few days... then it was a few weeks. Then they said they can't get one at all without sending the guitar back to Gibson but I didn't feel like dealing with that unless they couldn't get me a replacement I liked.

I got a call last week and they said it was in so I picked it up and while the top isn't as figured as the first one, it sounds and plays every bit as good and the edge binding is clear with no red bleeding which the first one had but I thought I was OK with it. So now I finally have a new R8 with all the paperwork and nice clear bindings and a decent backside too.

Here's a few pics I shot today outside.

jkinnison90 · 08-09-2008, 01:39 PM

Beautiful !!

Tim Plains · 08-09-2008, 02:11 PM

I never saw the first one, but that is one hot guitar!
(Is it normal to G.A.S. for a R8 when you already have one?

)

Axeman16 · 08-09-2008, 02:17 PM

nice.

TnT~55 · 08-09-2008, 02:19 PM

wow, it looks really nice.

GuitarEnZo12 · 08-09-2008, 02:46 PM

Make sure it doesn't fall into the pool.

Is that a Gloss top?

stinger · 08-09-2008, 02:56 PM

Nice guitar!

Wolf Child · 08-09-2008, 03:02 PM

That's really nice looking. You gotta be happy about that.

Shit happens for a reason.

Hemply · 08-09-2008, 03:17 PM

One fine R8 you have there Texas!

BurstintoFlames · 08-09-2008, 03:20 PM

Wowzers, thats a looker alright!

I bet shes a real fine player too

pit_s_xroad · 08-09-2008, 05:18 PM

Hi there...

wow... stumming... looks killer...

...but I doubt that you can avoid bleeding when you play it regulary... and what is bad with the bleeding?... I learned here and elsewhere that even the original old ones did it...

Congrats to this wonderful (and obviously sounding) guitar...

PIT...

fretnot · 08-09-2008, 05:18 PM

Nice!!!

Texas07R8 · 08-09-2008, 11:09 PM

Thanks guys, yes it's a nice top and back. Plays well, man you just gotta love that PLEKK machine. The action and innotation is spot on with 0.010's.

The finish is VOS, not gloss. I just buffed lightly the body with some guitar polish and buffed the chrome to get that smudgy VOS crap off it. I left the pups covers (nickel plated) unpolished, it looks cool like that to me.

Having a good camera helps too. I shoot with a Canon EOS 30D DSLR with some nice Canon lenses.

Here's a full body shot:

Here's a close up of the left top showing nice symmetrical grain and figure.

This finish seems a little brighter, maybe more yellow in the center than the first one. I like it!

RCCola · 08-09-2008, 11:24 PM

I was about to say that, but my post crapped out: I like the grain on the edges as it seems to follow the curve of the body and is symmetrical.

***Led Zep Fan*** · 08-09-2008, 11:32 PM

Very nice!!! Congrats!

Plexihead · 08-09-2008, 11:59 PM

I agree, looks real sweet!

Vintage_Burster · 08-10-2008, 12:18 AM

Is that not the one on the towl you have in your avatar? Because the one your posting now looks better.

diceman · 08-10-2008, 12:44 AM

I like the left side figure. Congrats on another beauty!

The new COA's are nice - I like that they come in a little book that fits in the case.

strat les sg · 08-10-2008, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Texas07R8

Thanks guys, yes it's a nice top and back. Plays well, man you just gotta love that PLEKK machine. The action and innotation is spot on with 0.010's.

The finish is VOS, not gloss. I just buffed lightly the body with some guitar polish and buffed the chrome to get that smudgy VOS crap off it. I left the pups covers (nickel plated) unpolished, it looks cool like that to me.

Having a good camera helps too. I shoot with a Canon EOS 30D DSLR with some nice Canon lenses.

Here's a full body shot:

Here's a close up of the left top showing nice symmetrical grain and figure.

This finish seems a little brighter, maybe more yellow in the center than the first one. I like it!

very nice , I dont know why they use parallel grain around the knobs & football grain on the other half in a lot of there tops I sent 1 back cause it was way to noticeable ,they should use parallel grain like they did with yours ,Im mean for the money they cost,mine has that problem but not as bad as the 1 I sent back

johnny_walker · 08-10-2008, 02:38 AM

i'm usually not so into cherry bursts or 58s but that one's beautiful! great fretboard on it, too!

Texas07R8 · 08-10-2008, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vintage_Burster

Is that not the one on the towl you have in your avatar? Because the one your posting now looks better.

This is the new one, the avatar photo was of my old R8 with the blanket, it had a different figure, still flat sawn but I think these lines that follow the shape of the body are very cool. And I think the red outer burst has a more attractive pattern than the other R8 had.

let me post two of them together here for comparison:

My original R8 that is on my avatar:

The new R8:

BurstintoFlames · 08-10-2008, 01:13 PM

I like your new one a little better.

They are both great though.

Tim Plains · 08-10-2008, 02:28 PM

New one for sure!

pit_s_xroad · 08-10-2008, 03:08 PM

...ah I remember the other one... that was this lovely pic with waggon-wheel on the wall, wasn't it...

I agree with the others the new one is even better looking...

PIT...

decoy205 · 08-11-2008, 05:55 PM

Perfect!

Joe Dent · 08-11-2008, 09:11 PM

Might be the nicest R8 I ever saw! The rosewood almost looks like ebony. Great to hear it was set up well for you.

Texas07R8 · 08-11-2008, 09:36 PM

Yes, that one with the Les Paul and wagon wheel leaning against the aged brick with some shadows around the edge is a sweet pic. I gotta get just the right lighting to recapture composition with the new guitar so for now here's another pic of the new R8 I had done with the other one, think this one does look better than the first too.

Here's this weeks desktop photo, the fretboard on this one is really dark, almost like my custom w/ebony:

Lemonhead · 08-12-2008, 09:55 AM

You returned a guitar because it didn't have a piece of paper from Gibson stating that it is, indeed, a guitar?

Texas07R8 · 08-12-2008, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 83135

You returned a guitar because it didn't have a piece of paper from Gibson stating that it is, indeed, a guitar?

That is correct... the COA stamped from Gibson is part of the Gibson Historic package and I did not get a complete package as promised by GC, I didn't want to send it back to Gibson for 3 weeks to re-certify it and issue a new certificate, so I had GC get me another one. If that seems funny I'd hate to see what makes you angry...

Lemonhead · 08-13-2008, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Texas07R8

That is correct... the COA stamped from Gibson is part of the Gibson Historic package and I did not get a complete package as promised by GC, I didn't want to send it back to Gibson for 3 weeks to re-certify it and issue a new certificate, so I had GC get me another one. If that seems funny I'd hate to see what makes you angry...

It's still funny. What good is the certificate? I have a couple of extras lying around. They do me no good when I play.

08-09-2008, 01:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Texas07R8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 2,426 Thanks: 130 Thanked 83 Times in 19 Posts	My replacement R8 I don't have the original R8 anymore, GC never could "find" the COA and other paperwork for that guitar. So they said they'd order me one and I could bring mine back and swap it for another one that had all the documentation, problem was they didn't have another one at that time. Anyway, they first told me they could get the COA from Gibson, don't worry it's just take a few days... then it was a few weeks. Then they said they can't get one at all without sending the guitar back to Gibson but I didn't feel like dealing with that unless they couldn't get me a replacement I liked. I got a call last week and they said it was in so I picked it up and while the top isn't as figured as the first one, it sounds and plays every bit as good and the edge binding is clear with no red bleeding which the first one had but I thought I was OK with it. So now I finally have a new R8 with all the paperwork and nice clear bindings and a decent backside too. Here's a few pics I shot today outside.

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Tim Plains Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 9,349 Thanks: 638 Thanked 672 Times in 76 Posts	Re: My replacement R8 I never saw the first one, but that is one hot guitar! (Is it normal to G.A.S. for a R8 when you already have one? ) __________________ Tim. Future Bartlett Retrospec winner!!

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Wolf Child Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mountain View, California Posts: 1,231 Thanks: 7 Thanked 59 Times in 8 Posts	Re: My replacement R8 That's really nice looking. You gotta be happy about that. Shit happens for a reason.

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pit_s_xroad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 176 Thanks: 20 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My replacement R8 Hi there... wow... stumming... looks killer... ...but I doubt that you can avoid bleeding when you play it regulary... and what is bad with the bleeding?... I learned here and elsewhere that even the original old ones did it... Congrats to this wonderful (and obviously sounding) guitar... PIT... __________________ the hunt for the magic tone... always and everywhere... My Homepage ~ My YouTube ~ My Facebook

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fretnot Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: PA Posts: 1,199 Thanks: 5 Thanked 22 Times in 9 Posts	Re: My replacement R8 Nice!!!

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Texas07R8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 2,426 Thanks: 130 Thanked 83 Times in 19 Posts	Re: My replacement R8 Thanks guys, yes it's a nice top and back. Plays well, man you just gotta love that PLEKK machine. The action and innotation is spot on with 0.010's. The finish is VOS, not gloss. I just buffed lightly the body with some guitar polish and buffed the chrome to get that smudgy VOS crap off it. I left the pups covers (nickel plated) unpolished, it looks cool like that to me. Having a good camera helps too. I shoot with a Canon EOS 30D DSLR with some nice Canon lenses. Here's a full body shot: Here's a close up of the left top showing nice symmetrical grain and figure. This finish seems a little brighter, maybe more yellow in the center than the first one. I like it!

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RCCola Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Yawk Sitay Posts: 858 Thanks: 9 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts	Re: My replacement R8 I was about to say that, but my post crapped out: I like the grain on the edges as it seems to follow the curve of the body and is symmetrical.

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*Led Zep Fan* MLP Anchorman Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 19,708 Thanks: 460 Thanked 776 Times in 309 Posts	Re: My replacement R8 Very nice!!! Congrats!

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Plexihead Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My replacement R8 I agree, looks real sweet!

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diceman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Montana Posts: 29,930 Thanks: 1,212 Thanked 419 Times in 83 Posts	Re: My replacement R8 I like the left side figure. Congrats on another beauty! The new COA's are nice - I like that they come in a little book that fits in the case.

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johnny_walker Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: My replacement R8 i'm usually not so into cherry bursts or 58s but that one's beautiful! great fretboard on it, too!

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BurstintoFlames Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 402 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 4 Posts	Re: My replacement R8 I like your new one a little better. They are both great though.

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Tim Plains Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 9,349 Thanks: 638 Thanked 672 Times in 76 Posts	Re: My replacement R8 New one for sure! __________________ Tim. Future Bartlett Retrospec winner!!

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pit_s_xroad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 176 Thanks: 20 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My replacement R8 ...ah I remember the other one... that was this lovely pic with waggon-wheel on the wall, wasn't it... I agree with the others the new one is even better looking... PIT... __________________ the hunt for the magic tone... always and everywhere... My Homepage ~ My YouTube ~ My Facebook

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Joe Dent Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My replacement R8 Might be the nicest R8 I ever saw! The rosewood almost looks like ebony. Great to hear it was set up well for you.

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Texas07R8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 2,426 Thanks: 130 Thanked 83 Times in 19 Posts	Re: My replacement R8 Yes, that one with the Les Paul and wagon wheel leaning against the aged brick with some shadows around the edge is a sweet pic. I gotta get just the right lighting to recapture composition with the new guitar so for now here's another pic of the new R8 I had done with the other one, think this one does look better than the first too. Here's this weeks desktop photo, the fretboard on this one is really dark, almost like my custom w/ebony:

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Lemonhead Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: My replacement R8 You returned a guitar because it didn't have a piece of paper from Gibson stating that it is, indeed, a guitar?

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