Special Invitation To New Members

Welcome LoneFurrow from another UK member, over near Colchester. Quite a bunch of us here now, perhaps a dozen or so active members :)

Let's see some pics when you have your 535 :)

 
Thanks, H :) I was perusing the member map earlier and noticed there's a reasonable UK contingent.

I'm planning a trip to High End Guitars this week to pick up a 535, hopefully this one:

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LoneFurrow said:
That's very pretty. Were the cream pu surrounds rather than black standard?

The bench looks like it needs some attention :)
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I put the cream surrounds on it when I loaded the Phat Cats. I experimented with the black and the cream. Both looked good but I stayed with cream :)
It's a 'feature' rather than 'functional' bench ;)

What made you pick High End Guitars? They're pretty pricey.

 
H said:
I put the cream surrounds on it when I loaded the Phat Cats. I experimented with the black and the cream. Both looked good but I stayed with cream :)

It's a 'feature' rather than 'functional' bench ;)

What made you pick High End Guitars? They're pretty pricey.
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Jason seems to be pretty much the only Heritage stockist in the UK, so I'm not sure where else to turn. Suggestions welcome, of course!! I've seen pre-owned guitars appear occasionally at a couple of the more expensive vintage specialists, but they seem little less expensive than buying new. I've bought stuff from Jason in the past so he's willing to do a little bit of a deal, which helps.

If you look at the price of even a standard ES-335 these days, the Heritage guitars actually look reasonable value. I've tried a few Gibsons recently - VOS Bonamassa 335, CS-336, ES-345 - and all were around £2,500 or more. I didn't like any of them.

 
Hi....I am Ezra1 and that is the name they gave me in the Witness Protection Program.

I have alot of guitars and basses. I have owned several Les Pauls thru the years.

I bought a used 2000 H-150 CM.Sort of a cherry burst.

It had a set of Pearly Gates in it and just didn't do alot for me. So I put 550k pots,oil caps and a set of WCR Darkburst pups in it.....the guitar came alive and sounded better than my LP's.

....used it in the studio quiet a bit..then it was stolen along with 5 other guitars..I was reimbursed for the loss but every time I listened to those tracks ...I would get pissed and miss that guitar.

Then almost a year later a guy bought it out of a pawn shop.I worked a deal and got her back.

I have considered getting a R9......but seriously think I will get Heritage to build one for me.

 
Hi, first post here; I'm Tim. I do not have a Heritage, but I've been lured by them for a while. I do have a Tele, Strat and an older Hamer Artist Studio I picked up well used a couple of years ago. On the acoustic side, I have a Martin 000-15 and a Collings OM-1, which I'm still stunned by.

I'm also a long time musician, one time music major and audio engineer, but I mainly played tenor sax and other woodwinds. About a decade ago I was laid off and, not being able to cope with the free time, decided to learn a new instrument and bought a Strat.

 
Hi all, I recently I've joined your club, I bought this beauty on Ebay to a German collector and I have to say it is the best guitar I've ever had, it sounds like a cannon!

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Hi,

My name is Chuck and I live in Queen Creek, Arizona. The only Heritage I own is a Cherry Stat that I picked up about fifteen years ago at a pawn shop in Phoenix. I pulled it out of a pile of Indonesian Strats and took it home for $125. Serial Number B05001 puts it out of the factory pretty early in the history of The Heritage company. It's been well played and well loved as evidenced by the finish wear on the back of the neck - all the way to the wood between frets 2-9.

I've only recently (the past 3-4 years) gotten into electric guitars/amps/pedals, etc. and along with my Tele's I really dig this guitar! I do get quite a bit of "static" when I do any string bending. It's like the Kahler isn't grounded properly and it really gets scratchy if I ever use the tremolo. Any suggestions?

Also, I've looked the web and noticed that the newer versions of the "flying bridge" can be locked. Is there a practical way to do that with the older bridge?

Chuck

BTW, I would love to trade up from my Epiphone Dot for a Heritage 535 one day!!

 
azwarner said:
Hi,

My name is Chuck and I live in Queen Creek, Arizona. The only Heritage I own is a Cherry Stat that I picked up about fifteen years ago at a pawn shop in Phoenix. I pulled it out of a pile of Indonesian Strats and took it home for $125. Serial Number B05001 puts it out of the factory pretty early in the history of The Heritage company. It's been well played and well loved as evidenced by the finish wear on the back of the neck - all the way to the wood between frets 2-9.

I've only recently (the past 3-4 years) gotten into electric guitars/amps/pedals, etc. and along with my Tele's I really dig this guitar! I do get quite a bit of "static" when I do any string bending. It's like the Kahler isn't grounded properly and it really gets scratchy if I ever use the tremolo. Any suggestions?

Also, I've looked the web and noticed that the newer versions of the "flying bridge" can be locked. Is there a practical way to do that with the older bridge?

Chuck

BTW, I would love to trade up from my Epiphone Dot for a Heritage 535 one day!!
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WELCOME!!!

you got pics?

 
ezra1 said:
Hi....I am Ezra1 and that is the name they gave me in the Witness Protection Program.

I have alot of guitars and basses. I have owned several Les Pauls thru the years.

I bought a used 2000 H-150 CM.Sort of a cherry burst.

It had a set of Pearly Gates in it and just didn't do alot for me. So I put 550k pots,oil caps and a set of WCR Darkburst pups in it.....the guitar came alive and sounded better than my LP's.

....used it in the studio quiet a bit..then it was stolen along with 5 other guitars..I was reimbursed for the loss but every time I listened to those tracks ...I would get pissed and miss that guitar.

Then almost a year later a guy bought it out of a pawn shop.I worked a deal and got her back.

I have considered getting a R9......but seriously think I will get Heritage to build one for me.
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make sure you tell Heritage you are a member of the HOC!!!

Welcome!!!

 
Hello. I was registered here before losing a son to lymphoma in 2008, and losing my wife to lung cancer Jan 2012.

So now I'm back and ready to, participate here again after a marathon of care-giving and some travel.

My avatar shows my H-575 with a trapeze tailpiece, but I originally got it with a Bigsby:

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Then recently I scored a used Eagle Classic:

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I'm retired from my day job and now I play in a Funk band called "Soul Doubt," after making TENS of dollars playing "dinner" jazz, locally.

Hiya fellas.

-Steve

 
Sorry for your losses, hope you are doing better now.

Wow! I've never seen a 575 with a Bigsby, that looks really cool!

 
HANGAR18 said:
Sorry for your losses, hope you are doing better now.

Wow! I've never seen a 575 with a Bigsby, that looks really cool!
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I believe it originally came with the Bigsby, but also humbuckers. The P-90's appear to be Kent Armstrong "50's"

I had a trapeze on it for a while but went back to the Bigsby.

 
Hi from new Jersey!

I'm Alan ( Augfive) and I LOVE my Hertiage 535 That Iv'e ha for about 5 months and will never sell.Bought it from Wolfe guitars and they were very helpful in helping me choose. My 535 has a 59 and a Seth Lover- great combo!

I play professionally in The Atlantic City area. I play through a Swart Atomic Space Tone Pro and use a Timmy pedal,Wampler Euphoria and Delay. The 535 through the Swart is tone heaven with incredible sustain and touch.I play jazz, classic rock, blues , and whatever the gig calls for, and the 535 is versatile enough to use on all gigs. My favorite players are:

Mike Stern, Pat Metheny, Robben Ford, George Benson, John Scofield, Scott Henderson and Brent mason.

So glad I chose this guitar !

Thanks,

Alan

 
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