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I've got a Fab 100 watt Mesa KingSnake combo that has a single 12" speaker and it works just fine. Amazing!

Ribbiting...

good thinking. lots of good folks on this forum ready to help…it has always been a good place that way.

Oh, I thought yours was the first! I was referring to them rather than you...which is why I replied in your thread. I guess I could have worded it better apologies

Bravo

You sure do make that Sweet 16 sing! Nice rendition of that classic song.

I was contemplating running my 50W Marshall head through my 1961 Hammond (as a speaker cab). It has twin 12 in speakers but only about 15W. Probably won't try that now🔥.

I've had the chance to play the prototype a little while ago. The guitar is very light and resonant. Compared to the Benedetto next to it, it's a toss up. The bracing is carefully shaved. I don't know if it's tap tuned, but the plate was carefully carved and is thin. It takes significantly more time by the best luthiers at Heritage to make this. That was the goal, sort of like the Citation. Another reason the price may be higher than you expect is that there was quite a bit of time put into creating the design and execution of the first guitar. I'll bet Heritage makes 5-10 of these per year max. I would have to be in a much higher tax bracket to get one of these. The first reason is that I would be fearful of the first ding. The second reason is that the tone caters to those with exquisite tonal taste when in the hands of a master. That's not me. The design, and yes, the headstock, is elegant. When you see and hold it, you'll know you are in the presence of something special. I wish Heritage all the luck with this. It brings the company to a notch higher in the acoustic jazz world, for sure. Personally I'd like inlays for appearance sake. I don't know if that's guilding the lilly though.

Very nicely played. I'm always in awe of the way you jazz guitarists improvise. My brain just doesn't work that way! 😁

Not sure what the difference is, but it’s not going to sway me either way. I won’t be spending that kind of money on a guitar…

Thank you for listening! I'll do more train and post again!

Thank you always rockabilly69!

Based on the time stamps, we were literally writing them at the same time.

This is one reason I almost prefer ANOS... at least I know they work. Some dealers pretty much won't even touch / test the NOS stuff.

I haven't seen the body size listed. I'm guessing 18" like their large jazz guitars. From the pictures published I don't see fretboard markers, my preference for them is 4mm pearl dots. I wonder if you can specify a "Ghost Stinger" as an option?

Good to have you back! Nice tune!

agree it's good to see Heritage making big archtops again. And especially a new model! The Cadillacs of the guitar world

nice song, great jazz guitar tone, and great playing!

Hi, I play autumn leaves with Heritage's archtop guitar. If you have time, please listen to it. Thank you.

The archtop market is different from the normal electric guitar market. There aren't a ton of companies making them. Most are smaller hand builds and most often they are made to order. While $13k isn't cheap, it really isn't out of line with other custom archtop builders. American Archtops go up to about 16 grand, Wilkie archtops start at 15 and go to $25k. Marchione runs $25 to 50K. The affordable archtops are from Eastman, running from $2500 to $5500. I do find it interesting that Heritage is staying somewhat active in the market with the Eagle, 575, and now the 517. It's a nice looking guitars, for sure.

Looks nice! There's 3 different threads here about the same gtr. Don't you guys read before you post? Big news though: the 1st new model in a long time. Undertstandable.

yeah, the Tube Shop was solid. So far I have had very limited success with NOS tubes. maybe it is user error but I find they fail at a much higher rate than my experience with new production tubes - both preamp and power sections. I've not liked JJs at all until they came in this 3rd Power amp. they sound great in this amp. they sound a little different but as good as TAD 6L6GC and Telefunken 6L6GC.

I mean, Chicago Music Exchange has a used one from 1994 for about 3700. I was tempted.

They need to resurrect the H-516. Gimme that with a fat neck and some P90s. Jazz, blues, rock, country. It would be a do it all guitar. I’m convinced it would sell for less than $13k.