Heritage Custom Core H150 VS Gibson R9

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HANGAR18 said:
That Gibson headstock looks ugly.  :p
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What??? Until Edwin Wilson fixed that little niggle the standard Heritage headstock was the little dog everyone wanted to kick. I love what Edwin Wilson did to get it more balanced with the body, but for me, Gibson wins the headstock contest. 

And here's my favorite of the bunch...

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That said, I will probably end up with a Custom Core, especially if I sell my PRS Custom 22. I would like to get one that's been modded though, with a different bridge, tuners, and pickups. And if that turns out alright I'll sell one of mu H150s.

But my H150s are killer, and modified exactly the way I like them. so it would have to be a great Custom Core.

 
I didn’t include resale values, simply because, it’s a given.  

I realize this wasn’t the best comparison in the world but I hope it was somewhat informative to most.  

 
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rockabilly69 said:
What??? Until Edwin Wilson fixed that little niggle the standard Heritage headstock was the little dog everyone wanted to kick. I love what Edwin Wilson did to get it more balanced with the body, but for me, Gibson wins the headstock contest. 

And here's my favorite of the bunch...

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That said, I will probably end up with a Custom Core, especially if I sell my PRS Custom 22. I would like to get one that's been modded though, with a different bridge, tuners, and pickups. And if that turns out alright I'll sell one of mu H150s.

But my H150s are killer, and modified exactly the way I like them. so it would have to be a great Custom Core.
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I knew I was going to rattle someone's cage. hahaha But in all seriousness, and this is just my own perception, I used to look at the Gibson headstock like it was the cool kid on the block that everyone wanted to be like. But over the years, the more and more I began to like Heritage guitars, the more and more I began to like the look of the Heritage headstock, even to the point where I preferred it over the Gibson headstock. (I also prefer the wooden Heritage shaped finger rests over the Gibson shaped pick guards.) Today, I especially like the look of the Custom Core headstocks over the older model Heritage headstocks.

 
I just received my CC h150 yesterday, so it’s too early to give meaningful observations.  I was looking at many different makes, Collings, Huss & Dalton, and others, and narrowed it down to the Heritage and a few Gibson Custom Shop 59s.  In my limited time with each I’d say there pretty much on par with one another. The Heritage neck feels like a blend of a 58 and 59 Gibson to me, but doesn’t have the huge shoulders.   

I specifically wanted A3 pickups, whether or not the 225s will stay is yet to be seen over a long period of testing and setting their height. It looks like the pots are stamped “Stewmac”.  They don’t seem too far off from the VIP pots that I install in all of my guitars so they will probably stay.   
 

I, too, am impressed with the case, it’s like the Bentley of cases. 

 
HANGAR18 said:
I knew I was going to rattle someone's cage. hahaha But in all seriousness, and this is just my own perception, I used to look at the Gibson headstock like it was the cool kid on the block that everyone wanted to be like. But over the years, the more and more I began to like Heritage guitars, the more and more I began to like the look of the Heritage headstock, even to the point where I preferred it over the Gibson headstock. (I also prefer the wooden Heritage shaped finger rests over the Gibson shaped pick guards.) Today, I especially like the look of the Custom Core headstocks over the older model Heritage headstocks.
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Well I have said this more than once, I prefer Heritage H150 pickguards for the way they follow the body lines. But when it comes to headstocks Gibson is the classic standard for me, but I really like the Custom Core headstock too. My other favorite headstock is Zemaitis...

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My least favorite headstocks on popular guitars are Taylor and Musicman, they just don't have the balance I like. 

 
PunkKitty said:
The 225 pickups are not wax potted.
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Sorry, but unless they just changed to not potting them, they are waxed potted.  

I call Heritage about 6 months ago and asked them to PLEASE sell me a set of 225s that were not waxed potted and that I would even send my original set back to them.  They said that all 225s were waxed potted and that they could not do that for me.  They did say that in a year or two they may offer more options (different types of magnets, maybe non-potted) but for now they aren't offering any exceptions.

 
Kuz said:
Sorry, but unless they just changed to not potting them, they are waxed potted.  

I call Heritage about 6 months ago and asked them to PLEASE sell me a set of 225s that were not waxed potted and that I would even send my original set back to them.  They said that all 225s were waxed potted and that they could not do that for me.  They did say that in a year or two they may offer more options (different types of magnets, maybe non-potted) but for now they aren't offering any exceptions.
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Okay. So I could be wrong. Maybe I just don't remember taking a hair dryer to it to make the original magnet easier to remove. My memory is by no means perfect.

 
My 225’s squealed like a stuck pig in my rig at rehearsal volume, I had wolfetone pot mine, but I am using the marshallhead/Dr vintage set in mine now…

 
rockabilly69 said:
Well I have said this more than once, I prefer Heritage H150 pickguards for the way they follow the body lines. But when it comes to headstocks Gibson is the classic standard for me, but I really like the Custom Core headstock too. My other favorite headstock is Zemaitis...

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My least favorite headstocks on popular guitars are Taylor and Musicman, they just don't have the balance I like. 
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You need one of these in your life…

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DetroitBlues said:
You need one of these in your life…

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That's an original, I bet that one would cost a pretty penny. And besides the fact I could never afford it, I'm not an electric 12 string fan. Funny that one looks older as it doesn't have the typical Zemaitis bridge. Looks like an ABR modified for 12 strings. I bet the intonation is a bit off, although I found an ad for that guitar priced $25,000 at Norman's Rare guitars and it says that the intonation is great (I doubt it) :)

 
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