DetroitBlues

Common thing to do to Heritages. That 137 is killer, rare to see them with a single pickup.

Tasty! That's the style I had installed on my 535, except my reflectors were gold.

And you got a good deal on that Collins 290, from what I can find, the asking price for used models is over $4K. There is a dealer near me selling the exact same model as yours for $6300. Collings 290 Candy Apple Red – Detroit Guitar

Mine is a Gibby pickguard from new old stock from the 1970's. Adds a little vintage mojo.

DOh, you had me looking hard at the double bass....I believed you for a hot minute! The other guitar looks like a Super Eagle? Older one with the gold H tailpiece....

The tuners on the HOC LE were the closet I could get them to use for to resemble the originals. The tooling for the holes required a standard hole configuration unfortunately. I can say, four year later, the guitar still rocks. Heading back to the stage in a couple of weeks.

I did see these in person, the color is actually the same as mine. Looks really close to an original as I had the fortune to see one of those in person too. However, the price just isn't right. And where is the binding on the neck? The Historic version is $4100 while the Standard Line is $1800. I think, and only guessing here, is the 137 is limited production, so they won't mass produce them along with the standard core line. My assumption is they will only make them upon request, driving up the cost. So making them a custom core model would make sense I suppose.

I actually just replaced the knobs on my 2023 H150. I used a clean cloth to go underneath the knob, twist it up a little bit to get a good grip and pull. Took a little time and it worked great. I've always liked the look of the traditional control knobs, but I found for live playing, the speed knobs give me quicker response to the controls. What are you replacing the stock control knobs with?

Gibson does have an historic run of the Jr/Special.... Priced comparatively to this Heritage model. I am assuming, but this new design is closely related to my design inputs for the HOC Limited Edition H137. I'll be thankful I have my H137 HOC LE, to me its the closest thing to an original from Kalamazoo.

Looks really familiar....

In three weeks, I'll have a demo ready.

Most important question (to me anyway)... How's the neck?

Have you done anything with it? Still stock?

I'd do the same. I wouldn't shy away from one, the whole point was misjudging the lineup or Heritage for doing this. It would be fun to get one, upgrade it. I'd probably use it for a travel or leave it at band practice guitar (drummer is divorced with a pair of unruly kids that lack of respect for other's belongings).

I remember someone brought one of those little Stewart amps years ago to PSP. While the amp itself was small, it was a loud firecracker that sounded way bigger than the cabinet would suggest. If I recall correctly, it was real gig worthy amp that didn't need to be mic'd up. I could be wrong as I find myself playing a heck of a lot louder than I used to when out live.