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I have a Super Eagle and I never play it any more because of the size. It is a real shame because the guitar is very nice. I use my semi-hollow guitar for jazz gigs all the time now. A semi-hollow with a mahogany body and neck and a maple top would be perfect.

 
Hello !

My name is Vincent. I play guitar since 1992, blues, rock, metal...

I find a brand new 1987 H-535 in France (I'm French) in 1998 and I still have it now. I just changed the Shaller pickup for Sheptone Tribute.

I now live in Quebec, Canada, since 2002. I play in a classic rock/blues band and also with some singer for acoustic duet.

And also I used to make guitar but as I do not have a place to make them I had to stop...

But things will probably change as I'm transforming my old garage for making guitars!!

I love good food (a lot here in Quebec), good wine, good beer, my child, my wife...

:D

 
dantahoua said:
Hello !

My name is Vincent. I play guitar since 1992, blues, rock, metal...

I find a brand new 1987 H-535 in France (I'm French) in 1998 and I still have it now. I just changed the Shaller pickup for Sheptone Tribute.

I now live in Quebec, Canada, since 2002. I play in a classic rock/blues band and also with some singer for acoustic duet.

And also I used to make guitar but as I do not have a place to make them I had to stop...

But things will probably change as I'm transforming my old garage for making guitars!!

I love good food (a lot here in Quebec), good wine, good beer, my child, my wife...

:D
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Welcome to the HOC, Vincent.

If you've got a chance, post a pic of the 535. We love to see more Heritages.

And I have to agree ,I also love good food , wine, beer and .. Sheptone pickups.

Enjoy the site !!

 
Hello to all. I'm new here and I don't yet have a Heritage :( I hope that won't last too long. I do have a couple of friends who do have a few Heritages each, so I do get to drool a bit. The guitars I currently have are a 2004 LP Supreme cherry sunburst I've had it about a month, a 1983 Fender Squire Strat (SQ serial # first year Japanese export)I've had it since 1988. I also have a 1984 Yamaha 335II acoustic that I bought in 1988. Anyway, I've been lurking for a couple of weeks and finally decided to join. It seems like a friendly place to hang out and learn a thing or two.

Dave

Huntsville Al.

 
DavesNotHere said:
Oh yea.. I forgot. I like beer too. I'm into IPAs right now.

Dave
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Oh, the stories I could tell......

I have known Dave for many years. He is the original Dave who "kept a dead ho' in a cave." Poor guy has access to 2-150s, 2-535s a 550 a 357 & the 475. I suspect he will be a Heritage owner before the PSP.

 
DavesNotHere said:
Oh yea.. I forgot. I like beer too. I'm into IPAs right now.

Dave
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Don't know where you're located Dave, and this may be old hat but, in keeping with the Kalamazoo theme, Bell's Two Hearted Ale is one of the better IPA's you'll ever have, they're a K-Zoo Brewer (well, Comstock, but close enough)

Another Western Michigan brewer wtih a KILLER IPA is Founders in Grand Rapids, there Centennial IPA is arguably the best I've ever had the pleasure to try.

Nice thing about IPA's, right now nearly every micro brewer in the country has one (or two), so there's lots of "work" to do!

 
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kidsmoke said:
Don't know where you're located Dave, and this may be old hat but, in keeping with the Kalamazoo theme, Bell's Two Hearted Ale is one of the better IPA's you'll ever have, they're a K-Zoo Brewer (well, Comstock, but close enough)

Another Western Michigan brewer wtih a KILLER IPA is Founders in Grand Rapids, there Centennial IPA is arguably the best I've ever had the pleasure to try.

Nice thing about IPA's, right now nearly every micro brewer in the country has one (or two), so there's lots of "work" to do!
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Hi Kidsmoke. I'm in Huntsville Al. I agree, for about the last year now Two Hearted Ale is my...er...um...daily drinker as it were.(not really every day but I think you know what I mean). I really like it, and I'm kind of ashamed I didn't realize where it was brewed. My five year old calls it Daddy's fish beer. I'm really liking Sierra Nevada Torpedo Ale (IPA) and many other craft IPAs. Alabama just passed a law allowing high gravity beer sales, so the local stores are slowly stocking a wider varity of all kinds of craft beer. However, at least in my experience, beer and guitars don't mix. A nice brew lasts an evening, but a scratch is forever. I haven't seen Founders in Al. I'll keep my eyes open. Beer of the moment "Hop Ottin' IPA" Anderson Valley Brewing.

Dave

 
Gitfiddler said:
A big shout out to all of you HOC members that lurk in the background but don't post much!

You know who you are!  But we don't.  :)

The sole purpose of this thread is to send out a special HELLO!  And to ask if you'll drop in and say something about you or your Heritage guitar.  Consider this a kind of online HOC meet and greet...or even a Heritage-Aholic group hug.

OK, I'll start..."Hi, my name is Tim, but my friends here call me Gitfiddler.  My favorite Heritages are (in no particular order):  Sweet 16, Golden Eagle, H-555, H-150 and of course the H-157.  I'd love to own a Millenium, but cannot spell it or afford one yet.  :rolleyes:

Alright guys and gals, YOUR TURN!

Who are you...and tell us something about you and your favorite Heritages!  Let's see how many newbies or oldies will say HELLO!  8)
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Hello, my name is Milt, from the motor city, I've just tuned in to this site and have been pretty impressed with the information on it. I have a question for anybody out there that can shed some light on this subject. I have recently purchased a Heritage red/orange sunburst 555, actually it was a gift. it plays quite well, but upon looking at the detail, I've noticed that the binding around the body has a blurring of some of the lines and there not symmetrical, I inquired at the shop it was purchased, and he said that this is normal, due to the labor intensive nature of the process, apparently it's a 5 day process, nothing is done on computers and that it is a 5 ply hand made process which will have some inherent irregularities, it's not immediately noticeable at a glance, but nevertheless for a high end instrument I wouldn't expect to see this. I called the heritage factory and he said this is a normal variation due to the old school way of doing this.., he said this sight unseen. I'm just concerned that my wife paid top dollar for a product, that might not be the best example of Heritage's best work. Any ideas comments.., suggestions.., am I being too anal??

 
I'm delighted to be a newly minted "junior-grade" member the HOC. As it is, I'm a long-time nylon string player looking to acquire (most likely) a Heritage H-575/Sweet-16 to my "arsenal" and thereby complete the "requirements" for full membership into this community. Right now I'm trying to figure out what specifics I'd prefer in an archtop i.e. maple vs spruce top, single vs dual pickups, scale length and the like while I'm drooling over the pictures of inventories at various dealers, eBay and even on this site. I'll look forward to posting a picture and providing you the name of my new addition when she arrives. Best Regards//Bob

 
Welcome Budman13 and bnmartin54,

We are glad to hear from new members..

Budman13.. it's hard to comment on your concern with the binding. But yes, because these are made like the Golden Years of Gibson, they have some of the inherent flaws of a handmade instrument like the originals did also.

The instrument should be crafted to provide a rich warm tone and excellent playability .

bnmartin54.. good luck on finding your Heritage.. and , of course, we'd love to see it when it arrives. Do some searching though the forums and gallery to get some ideas.

 
My name is Bunky and my tag is my name. I just purchased a used 1992 Heritage Eagle from Redbone Guitars in San Antonio, TX that was on consignment. They were good people to deal with and I recommend them. I'm a Fender guy, but I've been looking for a reasonable archtop and this one caught my eye (and ears). I happened to be at Wolfe Guitars in Jupiter, FL recently, and I must say, that is a very nice store and the folks there seemed to know what they were doing and had a nice selection of Heritage guitars, a far cry from any GC you may hazard to enter. I decided to join this forum because I want to know more about these fine guitars. I've known about them for some time, but never had the opportunity to play one. I'm pleased with this one, and who knows? There may be more in my future.

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Welcome to the club, Bunky .

The Eagle is quite a stunner.. good choice.

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Hi All,

I'm really happy to be here! My name is David, or Dasherdave, whatever you want. I am a new Heritage owner, in fact I pick my new guitar up on Saturday. It is a new H-150CM in trans black! Here is a photo (which doesn't do it justice) of the actual guitar:

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Again, I can't wait to make the most of this forum here, so thanks for the welcome in.

Cheers all!

 
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