DetroitBlues

Magnificent snatch Dave! Congratulations!

I was thinking about this post when I heard Dan (Production Manager) at Heritage talk about Heritage moving away from tape to a more traditional method of securing binding to the body. I remember back in the day, binding was held on the body using tape, never thought much of it then. I've seen several videos where Gibson to this day follows a very specific method wrapping a cord to hold binding in place while it dried. I suspect when Edwin Wilson (former Gibson Custom Shop) went to Heritage, this change may have been his idea. I also learned the adhesive used to glue the binding to the body is a mixture made up melted binding and acetone. Heritage used to make the glue themselves but found a supplier that makes it and it's less messy to deal with.

Looks really cool!

I'll be playing around a Kendrick 5E3 later tonight. Didn't have much of a chance over the weekend, but I can tell you, the amp worked great at PSP as a bass amp (volume was kept very, very low)

Well, there you have it. The 576 appears to be a fancier 575 with a Centerblock, making it a deep body semi-hollow. Similar to Roy Clarke with exception to the neck joint and body depth. Very classy guitar indeed. We rarely see a 576 just like we rarely see a Roy Clarke.

That same principal also works wonders for daisy chaining amps together too.

Always some great tones! I have a couple of their CDs. Rob is a monster player!

Hmm, mighty fine idea.

Many years ago, there was a time in which Mr. Tweed himself, KBP810 built numerous Fender models. Many were all over the 5F1 (Champ), 5E3 (Deluxe), and the most popular AA763 (Deluxe Reverb). A few Bassmans and Dumble clones are out there. I had a really cool 40w version of a Princeton, but due to my personal situation last year, I was forced to sell. Looking back, it was highly unnecessary. I could use that amp today. So, I have been looking into a 5E3 amp. Found a kit for $200 (no transformer or tubes) but I think I have ability to make one with minimal investment. I've been pondering it more and more, but still uncertain.

I've been looking for a couple other Peavey Transtube variants. Kinda hard to find though. There is a Rage 158, but being in a little 1x8 cabinet, it probably doesn't sound too great. I do wonder if it was put into a larger cab, it might sound better.

There are some quirky things on a real Heritage you might notice. I don't think many here mention it though. After owning and playing dozens of Heritages from 1986 to 2023, I've notice a few things. The binding does not hide the maple cap at the cutaway unlike Gibson has over the years. One curiosity is the dot inlays on the side markers in the neck. One of them above the 12th fret sits slightly off center, making it obvious the same tooling was used for well over 20 years. Headstocks have changed slightly, a little less narrow and the points a bit sharper Necks progressively (and I mean PROGRESSIVELY) got thicker and rounder since 1986. Hardware and pickups have changed. Schaller pickups and hardware until early 2000's, then Seymour Duncan humbuckers and Tone Pros hardware, and now inhouse built pickups and Heritage embossed tuners. Up until 2016 or so, every single Heritage was a custom order. They were a boutique builder before the term was ever coined. Despite all the changes in the past ten years, the company is doing better than ever. Their work is some of the best there is and overall, the history tells a tale of persistence, devotion, and generational craftsmanship that is hard to duplicate these days.

Now there's a good start to a post! Nice pair... of 157's...

Yes, my Redstripe is the USA made variant.

Yup, but I also think there is a difference between analog and digital technology. The old transistor, analog Bandit is still a serviceable amp just like a tube amp. The modeling/digital stuff has a shelf life and when it fails, its trash.

I've read about the Special 130 and the Studio Pro, both of the Transtube variety and nothing but praise. One would think Peavey would bring them back. They do still make a Bandit, but its a digital amp these days.