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Really nice. Congrats.

Say what you will…. I think this might be a keeper

I installed my 70s DiMarzios in it today!!! Wow!!! I love these pickups!!!

sounds like connection to me

Even better your choice was made with hands and ears! To paraphrase the words of the great Groucho Marx "who do you believe the guitar or your own eyes"!

It’s Ned

The dark Cherry is sweet

Thanks! In all fairness, though, there was no slouch in any of those Heritage guitars. I was visually drawn to the sunburst one....big-time! In the end, I think I would've been happy with any one of them, but the one I took home just had a special and familiar sound and feel to it. It was also the only 2025 model of the entire H-535 lot (the rest were 2024 models), so perhaps that's part of it? Not sure, but as I was putting the guitars back on the rack one by one, this one just stuck around with me......🙂

That is one great looking guitar. Congrats on your new guitar day. And how cool is it that you brought home the best of the lot, the one that you felt a connection with! Rock on!

Just a side note about Dave's prices that are posted on his website, but since all of the H-535s are marked down by $710.00, the actual purchase price becomes a little more affordable. There are similar discounts on all of the other Heritage guitars as well.

Thanks, guys! Funny thing is, the flame figuring on this guitar was my last choice among the antique natural models, only because it isn't quite as symmetrical as the others. Once I picked it up, though, I just knew it was the one I should take home. I'm usually not all that excited about Heritage's 225 Classic pickups, either, but they sound pretty good with this guitar. I was pleasantly surprised. Here are a few H-535s from Dave's that I tried out on Monday (all of the H-535s). That H-555 was pretty sweet, too:

That's one beautiful 535.

Wow! If this was a clear winner over several CC 535s as well as Gibsons, I can only imagine it plays and sounds as good as it looks. And it looks fantastic!!!

I like it. After the traditional red, the natural finish is next on my list. That's some excellent figuring on the top.

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That is a stunner!

Late to the thread here, but I drove over to Dave's the other day and brought this one home. I ended up playing six CC H-535s and two Gibson CS Historic ES-335s, and this one was clearly the winner in terms of tone and playability. I honestly believe that the new 2025 bridge systems on both the H-535 and H-150 guitars are a huge improvement over the previous Pinnacle bridges:

the label looks like Ned rink. Do you have the name of the gentleman in Georgia? I’m asking him because I lived in Georgia for 16 years and I believe I’ve seen that Guitar in the Atlanta area being played live.

Grubber?? A lost member?

Big Bob owned it and sold it to Grubber...

He did at one point have one with a hockey stick headstock. I'll ask...

Does Lance still have that? I can’t remember.

Feel like someone in Florida had that at one stage.

Stunner!

Took it outside yesterday…beautiful day in SW Michigan