The time has finally come to send the beloved Gibson R4 off to a new owner but is this something we'll regret? In this send-off film we take a last close-up look and listen to it alongside the shiny new replacement Eastman SB56 and ask the question... is it worthy? 🎸

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Time stamps:

00:00 play in & coming up
01:25 what's happening today
04:23 gassing for another Eastman
07:07 I found one in the Manchester
08:38 holy grail guitars
10:48 what do they weigh?
11:43 choice cuts of wood
13:29 all that glitters
16:09 let's talk about the hardware
18:09 fingerboards, frets, & nuts
19:30 neck profiles & measurements
20:18 pickups & readings
22:13 under the hood & other nerdy info
29:06 what they sound like unplugged
30:53 what they sound like plugged in
32:59 let's play something
34:19 let's play something else
37:07 am I making a mistake?
39:26 a little bit more rock n roll
42:00 but i'm going to let it go
43:43 never mind the headstock
44:20 which one did you prefer?
47:16 play out jam

Signal Chain Info:
Amp: Princeton 65 Tweed 1 x 12 With OX
Soul Food / RAT
Mics AKG C414 & SM57
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 into Protools

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