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great looking guitar!

I think the Duncan Stack pickups are probably closest to the Area T DiMarzios

Did you try Throbaks in the Collings???

Marv built the Terminators!

Oof! 14s are some heavy hitters. I run 13s on a ‘47 Epiphone Triump but I don’t really bend strings on that. For an electric archtop with a cutaway I use 12s with a wrapped G. I can still bend the e and b strings up an octave with that gauge. I have no doubt that 14s sound good though, I’ve always been a fan of heavier string sound.

Ha! It’s all the free dinners at the gigs that really helps to put the big bills in the pocket.

SD APIIs are great pickups, I had a set years ago and remember them sounding wonderful.

Old H-140s are fun guitars. I've got an '87, changed out the pickups to SD Alnico Pro IIs because there was a problem with the originals. I think I tried changing caps, but that didn't help. The jack had to be replaced a few years back. Other than that mine is original. It's been back to K'zoo a few times over the years for PSP, including PSP 2023. Yours has a nice looking top!

It's from a Mopar blog from 2013, so, NO. https://moparblog.com/movie-mopar-of-the-week-1970-dodge-challenger-rt-from-vanishing-point/

Thanks for the tip! The neck is very comfortable. I’d equate it to a modern Gibson 60s neck. Thin enough, but not as flat feeling as some Heritage necks I’ve felt from the 90s and 00s. Certainly not a “50s profile” though. Overall I’m elated with this guitar. Just feels and sounds right. One thing I also noticed is the Heritage logo on the headstock is a pearl inlay. Many from this era I’ve seen have been just a flat white logo.

I know ya'll have seen this pic before, but in the spirit of this thread I'll share once again. Marv built and sprayed my #1 (H-525 Custom) that includes his 50's stye thick neck carve. Man, I love this beast of a guitar!

This one does not have a huge neck. Very comfortable medium C.

This one has a monster neck

I keep thinking about a Jazz box. My guitar teacher has a Herb Ellis and I keep thinking "maybe I should have one of those". I'd probably only put 11's on it, as somehow I think i'd end up also playing more blues stuff on it. Man these are some nice looking guitars in here.

Ahh, I didn't notice that they were stacked humbuckers. Looks like even the "vintage stacked' set has quite a bit of DC resistance. They just use a different type of design than the Dimarzio stacked single coils, which have a much lower DCR. My experience with the stacked pickups is limited to a Dimarzio Paul Gilbert "Injector" set in a G&L legacy I picked up years ago. I do think they have a really nice sound, definitely a bit more bark than regular single coils. Regarding P90s, I thought I would chime in with Lindy Fralin pickups. I picked up a set used to put in a Hamer P90 special, and I love them there. The stock pickups were the Seymour Duncan Hot and Custom P90 pickups, which are BEASTLY, but also do sound quite good. You just really need to plug into the low gain input or you're gonna get nothing but Mississippi queen all day long.

Since we are sharing H550 pics....My 550.

There is a trick for pickup rings. Tape a piece of sandpaper on the top, gently glide the pickup ring back and forth until it makes the curve of the top. The tailpiece is also original.. Fine guitar all around. Hows the neck shape?

Right. Very little bending in my playing. Slides, and hammer on, yes, but almost no bends.

I have found Lollar's P-90s to vary from set to set and also to sound better in different guitars. I loved the Lollar P-90s in the 535 P90 guitar I sold to Daniel Rockabilly and the Lollar p-90s that came in my Collings gold top City Limits. I tried a couple different sets of P-90s in the Collings, and to my surprise the Lollars sounded the best. My personal favorite P-90s are the Throbak '52/'54 P-90s with plenty of grit and growl. But Throbak's prices have really increased since the pandemic and they are quite an investment now.

In Jazz guitar, there really aren't any bending or vibrato. Usually, bends, and especially vibrato, is discouraged to frowned upon in "classic" jazz guitar playing. Some of the more contemporary jazz guitar artists are doing more bends/vibrato, but they are using lighter strings. It just a matter of personal taste and playing style.

That's exactly what I thought of their P90s and I tried muiltiple winds. Too polite, too hifi! I like Gibsons too, and Wolfetone Mean and Meaners.

Oh Okay.....Thanks so much Bolero....I was totally wrong about you.