Gitfiddler

I put my HOC 137 (#004) up for sale a while back, in my attempt to thin my herd of gitfiddles. I'm so weak, that after a couple of weeks, I pulled it OFF the market. That thing has such great tone, and wonderfully full neck, I couldn't bear to let her go.

Awesome photo!

I've got no skin in the game, and respect Heritage for trying to reach the beginner or low income guitar buyer. My only issue is the bolt-on necks of some of the Heritage imports. Sure its cheaper to build than a set neck, but it's a big turn-off, unless you're building a Strat or Tele type guitar. To me that really cheapens the guitar and diminishes the brand.

A hollow body Heritage version of the original ES-140 would have been a cool build IMHO.

And what about the names "Prospect", "Academy"? Were those Kalamazoo street names?

Clips from those beautiful guitars and big ass amps?!

Awesome snatch, Brent! Play it in good health.

Ahh, feedback! That's why solid and semi-hollow body gits were created. You might need to invest in a 535 for playing out with that Z rig. 🙂

Great photos and great custom Millie!!

@Cryoman...I'd love one of his designs for my ltd. ed. HOC H137.

One of the few guitars that I regret selling was a very limited run Ibanez AR3000 reissue. Man, what a wonderful guitar!

Here ya go. Hmmm...just noticed a lighting/reflection issue that makes it look like a vertical scratch. But she's perfect. 🙂

Daniel, my 'retirement-gift-to-me' Millie Y2K has some of your desired specs.

I have 2 wah wah pedals. My favorite is a Crybaby Wah/Volume pedal. Very effective, especially for live playing. My second wah is an original late 60's Crybaby. It's in great shape, but more of a legacy piece that reminds me of what I used waaay back in the day.

I agree that Milies (H155, Custom, Pro, Y2K, etc.) should be reintroduced by Heritage. It certainly would bring a more unique build concept to the market, and separate Heritage from a crowded field of solid/semi-hollow body guitar designs. At one time Heritage offered a Custom Millie as part of its bespoke program. https://heritageguitars.com/products/custom-shop-h-155m-electric-guitar-vintage-orange-translucent-ah16211 https://heritageguitars.com/products/custom-shop-h-155m-electric-guitar-silver-top-ah16208

Jay Wolfe's shop advertised that they Plek'd each Heritage that came into their shop back in the day. Not sure if the variability of Heritage guitars from the factory prompted that move or not. I bought two Heritage guitars from him, one new (H555) and another used (H575) and both were set up perfectly.

Did Jay Wolfe make maple pickguards at his shop? Or did he have the factory make them for his custom orders?

@brentrocks...That is a SWEET H140! Congratulations. 👍

Will, the same model name applies to the 'F-hole' and non-'F-hole' version. They're both H155M as far as I know. The construction is similar with a hollowed out center core as shown in the below image. It's my understanding that the F-hole version was further modified to become the fancier Millennium 2000 ltd. ed.

Here's our former love. I think it was "ALSB" (Almond Sun Burst).

@ElNumero...You did REAL good, Will! 🤩

Not sure how well the H137 sold. Even the 4 or 5 very cool HOC Special Editions took a while to get sold.

So what the heck is "NCJ Day"?? Well, it stands for "New Cookie Jar Day"! 🙂 And not just any cookie jar. It's a 1999 limited edition "Fender Cookie Master" cookie jar! Fender offered only 2500 of these things. They pop up for sale every so often on the inter-web. It's so cute, I couldn't resist, even if it may never have cookies inside. Check it out... Here's where the cookies go... Here it is next to its big Heritage Liberty cousin...

I've heard/read that JJ 6V6's sound somewhat like 6L6GC's in certain amps. That said, I really like their sonic 'girth' in my smaller sized amps, especially how they wake up my 80's Champ II and Super Champ rigs. YMMV

Is it possible that some of these subtle, audible differences are due in part to other components or tubes (e.g. rectifier) interacting with these different 6V6 tubes?