Special Invitation To New Members

HardcoreRocker said:
Hi everyone! Just joined!

Looks like I'll be the new owner of a H150 later today so thought it would be a good idea to join and learn more about the H150 I'll admit I don't know much about Heritage guitars but I read the history and sounds promising!

I was on the lookout for a LP Standard and stumbled on a Kijiji ad with a guy looking to trade his 150 for a specific Martin 000 to replace the one he regrets selling...which I happen to have...so I offered the trade and here I am.

Apparently it's a 9.99999/10 mint 2010 H150 amber burst. He thinks pups are Slash. I'm hoping its a 10 pounder I have very limited info on this trade or the guitar, just a blurry cell phone pic and his word it's mint with case and unsigned warranty card and his promises I WON'T be disappointed.

Taking a leap of faith and hoping this is a good axe!

I play hard rock and metal \m/

Cheers from T.Dot!

Cam
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Welcome, glad to have you aboard :icon_thumleft:

 
HardcoreRocker said:
Thanks. VSB...got itLeaned something alreadyCan't wait to learn more about it and of course rock out with it
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When you receive it you can verify the finish by removing the control cavity cover, the finish is sometimes written on the label

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The label pictured is from a 157 Classic in OSB, old style burst, and fitted with '59s ( Duncan '59s)

The V09003 is the serial #

 
SouthpawGuy said:
Excellent !

Sounds like you have been officially bitten by the bug :icon_thumright:

Congrats.

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The bug bites HARD! I know because I got bit recently myself. Haha. So much guitar porn on here, great group of people, and it's an awesome place to learn. They are incredible guitars. Yours is beautiful. VSB is my favorite finish on any solid body Heritages. Great score! Welcome.

 
Brought it to the jam space yesterday and got a lot of "ou la la's" ...it looks, plays and sounds incredible! Could use a minor setup and strings to my liking but that's a given...it was more a show/tell anyhow;) It's a heavy axe indeed. I'm guessing close to 9.5 - 10lbs...which I like! Definitely 59's and not Slash pups. I see minor evidence of nut work but nothing major and took many hours before I notice. Other than that it's cherry not a scratch or defect and perfect neck/frets. It was a closet queen I'm sure.

 
Hello,

My name is Tim (TJIann) and I'm from Annapolis, MD. This weekend I picked up my first Heritage guitar in a local deal...a 1993 H535. I was looking to get an ES335 when I came across this beautiful almond burst Heritage for over a thousand bucks less than a comparable 335. I knew the story and positive feedback about Heritage guitars. Once I opened the case and picked this one up it was love at first strum man. Pictures below. The guy I bought it from told me it was a late 80s model with Duncan pickups. He was not really too knowledgeable, but year and PUPs didn't matter much to me when I saw this guitar. I dated it as a 1993 as it has the "J" serial number. I took her home and did a setup/string change, and pulled the PUPs to find that they are the original Schallers. I have been playing it through the setup you see in the pics below, but more through my 1964 Fender Princeton Reverb--a killer combination.

One thing I find curious about this guitar is that the body thickness is so thin. I've read in many of your posts that H535s have a thickness at the rim of 1 5/8". This one is only 1 1/2" thick at the rim. Is that just normal variation from the Heritage shop, or were the earlier versions thinner? Anyway, I can't say enough great things about this guitar (including the sound of the Schaller PUPs--not sure I need to replace those).

Just joined the forum and looking forward to my next Heritage purchase....likely an H150 :)

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Welcome to the HOC :)

I see you're already considering the next part of your collection - great news :) There's a section of the forum which covers guitars for sale, keep your eye on that for your 150!

 
TJIann said:
Hello,

My name is Tim (TJIann) and I'm from Annapolis, MD. This weekend I picked up my first Heritage guitar in a local deal...a 1993 H535. I was looking to get an ES335 when I came across this beautiful almond burst Heritage for over a thousand bucks less than a comparable 335. I knew the story and positive feedback about Heritage guitars. Once I opened the case and picked this one up it was love at first strum man. Pictures below. The guy I bought it from told me it was a late 80s model with Duncan pickups. He was not really too knowledgeable, but year and PUPs didn't matter much to me when I saw this guitar. I dated it as a 1993 as it has the "J" serial number. I took her home and did a setup/string change, and pulled the PUPs to find that they are the original Schallers. I have been playing it through the setup you see in the pics below, but more through my 1964 Fender Princeton Reverb--a killer combination.

One thing I find curious about this guitar is that the body thickness is so thin. I've read in many of your posts that H535s have a thickness at the rim of 1 5/8". This one is only 1 1/2" thick at the rim. Is that just normal variation from the Heritage shop, or were the earlier versions thinner? Anyway, I can't say enough great things about this guitar (including the sound of the Schaller PUPs--not sure I need to replace those).

Just joined the forum and looking forward to my next Heritage purchase....likely an H150 :)

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Nice one !

A "J " serial number is indeed a '93 guitar, have a '96 535 myself and it's fantastic.

 
Hi everybody,

I guess I'm BigFudge. I've been lurking for a while, ever since I started my quest for my own semi-hollow early this year. I decided to finally post now because the custom 535 I ordered through Wolfe Guitars this summer is finally complete and on its way to me! I'm so excited, I just couldn't keep it to myself. The information in this forum helped out a lot when I was researching, so I figured I'd try to contribute a little something. At the very least, post some pictures for you guys to check out. Jay sent me some photos of her yesterday and I haven't stopped drooling. I can't wait to give her a spin!

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ProtonBlues here lurking.

No, my name is not really Proton ... This is a great website and thanks to all for making it so. By just hangin' out, y'all have taught me quite a lot in a short time. Can't post a pic because I'm looking to purchase my first Heritage instrument. Currently nurturing GAS for an H-140. Most of my guitars are 25.5 inch scale Strats and Teles, with a mix of Fender and G&L. The exceptions are a LP Studio semi hollow double cutaway, and a Hamer Vanguard. Would love an H-150 if my back were 30 years younger.

Pickin' for 41 years and counting ...

 
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