A bird flew into my guitar room yesterday…

I love everything about it!!! WOW!!!  I have never really got into the 357s until this one.

(except, and this is just me, I hate Nashville bridges.  What was the other bridge that you replaced, the original bridge, what was it?)

 
A gold one!!!!! Really cool plus it has a stinger on the headstock/neck and the firebird pickups. You just picked up a killer guitar!!

 
I don’t know what’s different about this guitar/pickup combo?

Normally, I hate the tone of “firebird” pickups.   These Seymour Duncan pickups have great sparkle.  Not ICE PICKY.  The neck pickup has a fat, warm tone.   
 

The guitar has a great setup.  Playability is very very high.   Tone is stellar.  Great weight (8.5 lbs).  The neck is a medium C, very typical for this era of Heritage.  
 

When I’m playing it, I find it very easy to navigate the fretboard.   It just feels right.  I’m very pleased with this 357!!  There hasn’t been a 357 that I’ve owned that I would say “sucked”.  I’ve had 3 from the original run and 1 from the last run.   Although, much different in construction, still solid, consistent and great quality.   

 
Kuz said:
I love everything about it!!! WOW!!!  I have never really got into the 357s until this one.

(except, and this is just me, I hate Nashville bridges.  What was the other bridge that you replaced, the original bridge, what was it?)
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Thanks John!!

This is one to get into, for sure!!

I replaced the Schaller roller bridge and top loader tailpiece.   

 
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skydog52 said:
I haven't been there lately, but I used to pop in from time to time. Good shop. 

I've purchased a few things from them over the years.   

That's the first gold top I've seen on the MarvBird. 
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That is a great shop! Probably the most diverse selection of guitar gear in a shop that I have ever seen in many years.

So the question of the day is, is this the only gold H357 in existence?

 
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brentrocks said:
Thanks John!!

This is one to get into, for sure!!

I replaced the Schaller roller bridge and top loader tailpiece.   
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I would have definitely replaced that roller bridge too, except I would have used a Faber locking ABR looking bridge.

That roller bridge must have looked really strange on a 357!

 
brentrocks said:
That is a great shop! Probably the most diverse selection of guitar gear in a shop that I have ever seen in many years.

So the question of the day is, is this the only gold H357 in existence?
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I'll ask Marv. CJ Stanley in Illinois has over 14 of them and looking for more. I talked to him a few times about buying one of

his but he said he'd think about it but probably not. Great guy. Here is a couple pics of his band and a few Marvbirds.

That is his son playing them.

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