ESchmidt

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

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 think the tuners were the only original part. Certainly all the wiring and pickups were non original. I had a set of Throbak pickup rings laying around so I installed those when I put the burstbuckers in. The rings have a decent amount of “flex” and grip the body nicely. Time will tell if they crack or not, I suppose. One original pickup was included in the case, a standard Shaller pickup they were using at the time with a 3/85 date stamp on the bottom. I replaced the knobs to with top hats you see on it now. But the ones that came on it were non original.

Hello! I picked up an early piece of Heritage history this week. It is a 1985 H-140 finished in May. I’ve never owned one so early. It has suffered a headstock break and repair, but it was done properly and feels like glass running my hand over it. It came with black plastics and cheap generic Chinese humbuckers. I put a set of Gibson Burstbucker 1 and 2 I had laying around in and it sounds so much better. The only downside is that I had to over pay a bit for it. The seller was tough but the fact that it was built so early on plus it plays so well and has a stunningly gorgeous top means I had to get it. Enjoy the pictures!

Thanks, I appreciate it! Can’t wait to get it all fixed up.

Hello all! I just purchased an old 1985 H140 and I’m redoing all the electronics in it (they are non original as it sits). Do I need to order short shaft or long shaft pots for this guitar? Thanks! PS I’ll post pics and a proper NGD thread once they guitar is all put together

Very cool, thanks for sharing!