H-550 thinline David Paul with Ren Wall spacers

MartyGrass

MartyGrass

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For those not familiar, Heritage made an artist model designed by David Paul.  This is a H-550 that is 2" deep and has a Bigsby and full center block.  Some were cherry but most were blue.

I got one a few months ago.  Yesterday I pulled one of the pickups to make sure they were HRWs.  I tried using a scope instead, but the center block wouldn't allow it.

The photo I include shows an HRW.  It also shows creator Ren Wall's "floating 4 point mounts".  These are small brass spacers that reduce the pickup bezel contact and, in theory, allow more frequencies to come forth through the pickup.  I asked him long ago if they work.  He smiled and said some people say they can hear the difference.  On this guitar it is hard to imagine, but they made me smile.

My guitar is the final prototype.  It doesn't have David Paul's signature on the headstock or pickguard.

Below is my favorite David Paul tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-XeMwpCNzY

Here is his more typical style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAwGG2MY-kg

David quit playing years ago as far as I can tell.  If anyone knows what happened to him, I'd like to know.

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I found a photo of David at Heritage.  Also, here's another of his tunes on the blue Heritage.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxTvYP5SYBY

Also, I read an old HOC thread that purported the guitar to weigh 16 lbs.  I put mine on two scales.  Both showed a little less than 9.5 lbs.  I have a couple of Heritage H-157s weighing more.

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Gorgeous!!

And congratulations. I remember reading about the 16 lb weight, and being surprised. 9.5 lbs is more ideal  for sure!

 
They were guitars that were nicely spec'd.   I like the thinner body (closer to my H-525.    I didn't realize they had a center block.  I guess that's where the weight comes from.

 
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