Garcia Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Good afternoon, I had a few questions for all of you regarding the R8, OK... actually several. If you could kindly share your thoughts about what you can, I'd greatly appreciate it. Are the production years similar, or the same? Have they made advances in how accurate the reproductions are, etc. Does anyone know how many R8's they make every year? When did they start producing the R series? What's the most common color? Most uncommon color produced? Which color is most sought after? Is it considered un-cool to mod these guitars? Should they be left as is? Whats kind of mods have you all done to your R8's? Do you have any mod recommendations? Links? If you changed your coils, what did you go with? Why? Does anyone here own a 2010 R8? Are there any major changes or differences between the 2010 Reissues and previous years? I know, that's a lot, but thank you for taking the time to answer what you can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Good afternoon' date=' I had a few questions for all of you regarding the R8, OK... actually several. If you could kindly share your thoughts about what you can, I'd greatly appreciate it. Are the production years similar, or the same? Have they made advances in how accurate the reproductions are, etc. Does anyone know how many R8's they make every year? When did they start producing the R series? What's the most common color? Most uncommon color produced? Which color is most sought after? Is it considered un-cool to mod these guitars? Should they be left as is? Whats kind of mods have you all done to your R8's? Do you have any mod recommendations? Links? If you changed your coils, what did you go with? Why? Does anyone here own a 2010 R8? Are there any major changes or differences between the 2010 Reissues and previous years? I know, that's a lot, but thank you for taking the time to answer what you can! [/quote'] Mine is a 2006. Mine is as close as Gibson could come, today. Hell no. When sales of Classics died. I dunno. Standardburst, Desert and Honeybursts. Ditto, probably Yes. They are solid body bears that sound like 50ies Pauls sounded; why buy one to ruin the original Les Paul sound? None No N/a dunno dunno. Company is slipping. Try some out. You forgot to ask about the weight and neck. One ton. R8 neck is a comfortable club. I spent a year researching and hunting 'til I found the Les Paul sound of my original memory. Ask Raptor and Lewis1952. It was and remains the R8 VOS, I purchased in 06. The finish and hardware on mine polished right up. But, the sound has never budged from the real McCoy as is. Suggest you leave the bees as they come. Nothing is closer to the originals. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garcia Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 Well, I did it guys..... (Woooo-hoooo!) I took the giant leap and finally bought the guitar I always wanted and dreamed for. I purchased a brand new 2010 Gibson 1958 Les Paul VOS in a stunning, mouth watering Lemonburst. I also picked up RS pots, Luxe Bumblebee's and (drum roll please....) custom wound Wolfetone Marshallhead's with Alnico 2 magnets for a little added warmth. I haven't done the mod yet. I'm going to wait another couple weeks or so and play it as is a bit more then carefully do the swap. I'm going to box everything up nicely and tuck it away in the closet just in case I should want to bring it back to factory build later in the future. But for now with these upgrades (my little dream team of components) I think I'm going to be REALLY pleased! I'll post some real pictures soon, promise. In the mean time, here are pictures on my guitar taken by the wonderful retailer I acquired it from. http://gallery.me.com/pajaitken#100037 BTW, this in no way means that I no longer want my questions answered and you all, my new friends to share your experiences & knowledge with me... I like to know as much as I can about my guitars, and what others are doing with theirs. Thanks again for all the input thus far! Thank you kindly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Hall Groper, WTF was that? ;) Are the production years similar, or the same? 2003 - 2008 were all the same. 2009 got a refresh. 2009, 2010, and probably the next 5 years will be the same. Have they made advances in how accurate the reproductions are, etc. Yes, but they'll never be identical to the originals. Read these. http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=139795 http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=164721 Does anyone know how many R8's they make every year? No, Gibson doesn't release production numbers but in the past couple years they've probably made 2,000+ R8s/year. When did they start producing the R series? 1993 for the historic line. They made reissues before that but those are referred to as pre-historic. Pre-historics are a little different and not as historically accurate (if you care about that). What's the most common color? Most uncommon color produced? Washed Cherry, Iced Tea, Faded Tobacco. Those colours the other guy mentioned aren't even Custom Shop colours. Is it considered un-cool to mod these guitars? Should they be left as is? No, mod it if you want it to sound better. Whats kind of mods have you all done to your R8's? Wolfetone Marshallheads, CTS pots, Luxe Bees. The Bees that originally came with your R8 are fake Bees. They just look the part but they're not real paper in oil caps. Often referred to as tone suckers. Do you have any mod recommendations? Links? Yes, try joining My Les Paul and/or the Les Paul Forum. There's no info at this forum, in comparison. Google "Les Paul 101". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e4nf3 Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I just purchased my baby a couple of weeks ago and I love it. Mine's a 2010 in iced tea, although the pics give it a sunburst look. I just love it. Since I bought it used off of CL I'm going to take it to my local luthier and give it a tune-up. Does anyone have suggestions on good strings at a reasonable price? I don't know if this matters, but I've only been playing since February and it's just a personal hobby. It's not like I'm joining a band and going on tour or anything like that. Thanks in adavance!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 good on ya, garcia! R8s are the hotness: enjoy yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 R9, double WTF was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzaface Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Hello! I try my best in English. About your question regarding the production this might be of your interessed. http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/Built%20by%20Humans,%20Perfected%20by/ Anyone know were i can find info about my guitar, im the first owner but i never looked up my serial number before. It´s an LPR8P VOS 60´s neck serial nr 80863. I think thats the right way to type it in Gibson language. Hope anyone can help out! Regards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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