If I had one I certainly wouldn't play it. And not for reasons of preservation.
Return of the Gibbons shocker thread!
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Am I nitpicking, or is that pretty average finishing?
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Nah that looks rubbish. And not just shop floor wear and tear.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:53 amhttps://dijkmansmuziek.nl/collections/g ... ingerboard
Am I nitpicking, or is that pretty average finishing?
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When you're expected to pay $10k, that is definitely not nitpicking.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:53 amhttps://dijkmansmuziek.nl/collections/g ... ingerboard
Am I nitpicking, or is that pretty average finishing?
Eastman can do it properly for a quarter the price.
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Yeah I'm surprised. I want to replace my R8 with a final keeper humbucker guitar, so I want something bucket list/special.
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Re: Return of the Gibson shocker thread!
Pics of your R8 please.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:10 amYeah I'm surprised. I want to replace my R8 with a final keeper humbucker guitar, so I want something bucket list/special.
This is nice:
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There's a McCarty Singlecut on TradeMe at the monent. 10 top, but the finish is a bit of an acquired taste.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:10 amYeah I'm surprised. I want to replace my R8 with a final keeper humbucker guitar, so I want something bucket list/special.
This is nice:
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Yeah but Billy Bob touched it with the same fingers he banged his cousin sister with…
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Just the one I sold. That went to Wanaka.robthemac wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:10 amPics of your R8 please.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:10 amYeah I'm surprised. I want to replace my R8 with a final keeper humbucker guitar, so I want something bucket list/special.
This is nice:
https://dijkmansmuziek.nl/products/prs- ... y-metallic
Yeah that finish isn't for me.
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An R8 is probably endgame for me. I'm a simple man.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:36 amJust the one I sold. That went to Wanaka.robthemac wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:10 amPics of your R8 please.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:10 am
Yeah I'm surprised. I want to replace my R8 with a final keeper humbucker guitar, so I want something bucket list/special.
This is nice:
https://dijkmansmuziek.nl/products/prs- ... y-metallic
Yeah that finish isn't for me.
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Tube amp and guitar tones straight from 1958… amazing how believable the sounds were back then, even without the modellers...
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When I think "1959 Les Paul", I think of this
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This one must have been made by PRS.robthemac wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 10:51 pm When I think "1959 Les Paul", I think of this
https://www.ishibashi-music.jp/category ... /pid/73955
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