Alfonzo Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Hi: I'm new here, just bought my first Heritage It's new but the serial number tells me it was built in december 2009. Can't wait to get my hands on it. My first guitar like this, I have a number of G&Ls and a Duesenberg, but this is my first venture over here!
MartyGrass Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Very nice finish. One of my all time favorites. Congrats.
FredZepp Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Welcome to the club .... That is a great looking 150 !!! I'm sure that you'll enjoy the heck out of it. It comes with the Kalamazoo mojo included...
Alfonzo Posted July 20, 2011 Author Posted July 20, 2011 so hard for us lefties, we have to buy guitars without seeing them and without playing them, but in the end will be worth it, just takes tons of research (thanks to the internet). I want to thank SouthpawGuy for getting me hooked and spending all my savings on guitars! Welcome to the club .... That is a great looking 150 !!! I'm sure that you'll enjoy the heck out of it. It comes with the Kalamazoo mojo included...
DetroitBlues Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Beautiful guitar! Congrats and welcome to the forum.
pegleg32 Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 I want to thank SouthpawGuy for getting me hooked and spending all my savings on guitars! Yes, he is a bad influence!!!! Welcome to the HOC and congrats on the new gitfiddle
NoNameBand Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Alfonzo, welcome to the HOC and congratulations on your new acquisition. It's a beauty.
Guest HRB853370 Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 That guitar is gorgeous Alfonso, is that wineburst? I have a 150 in wineburst and it looks very similar. But yours seems to be reversed or something. Calling all lefties. So tell me, lefties, rather than pay more $$ for a lefty guitar, would it not make more sense to learn how to play "righty"? I can see the difficulty in throwing a baseball or football with the non-dominant hand, but if you are a lefty, wouldn't that make for a built-in advantage in fretting and finger dexterity? What is the big deal that left handed people cannot handle a "normal" guitar? I am sure this reply will spark all kinds of controversy (Koula, where ARE you?) but educate me, educate me! I taught myself how to play drums left handed, so I could relieve the burn that was going on due to lactic acid build up in my right hand. I am not as good lefty as righty, but that is only because I have played righty all my life. There is no doubt in my mind had I learned drumming lefty as a child, I would be as accomplished as I am righty. So, what is the BIG DEAL with lefties playing upside down guitar!
mark555 Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Nice guitar Alfonso, and welcome to the cult.... Do we take it that you are near neighbour of Paul the Southpaw Guy?
mark555 Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 I don't think that's a wineburst, Kuz has a 535 in wineburst and it is very different. By the way John, why not post a pic of that guitar and give me a fix?
Alfonzo Posted July 20, 2011 Author Posted July 20, 2011 did you know that Jimi Hendrix was right handed, played a lefty? whatever feels comfortable, I guess I could have learned righty, I just wanted to be different, lol. I find that lefty guitars are harder to find (good ones) but I have not found them to be more expensive. Some builders charge more but most do not. Which way do you golf, why not golf the other way? same question. Alf That guitar is gorgeous Alfonso, is that wineburst? I have a 150 in wineburst and it looks very similar. But yours seems to be reversed or something. Calling all lefties. So tell me, lefties, rather than pay more $$ for a lefty guitar, would it not make more sense to learn how to play "righty"? I can see the difficulty in throwing a baseball or football with the non-dominant hand, but if you are a lefty, wouldn't that make for a built-in advantage in fretting and finger dexterity? What is the big deal that left handed people cannot handle a "normal" guitar? I am sure this reply will spark all kinds of controversy (Koula, where ARE you?) but educate me, educate me! I taught myself how to play drums left handed, so I could relieve the burn that was going on due to lactic acid build up in my right hand. I am not as good lefty as righty, but that is only because I have played righty all my life. There is no doubt in my mind had I learned drumming lefty as a child, I would be as accomplished as I am righty. So, what is the BIG DEAL with lefties playing upside down guitar!
Alfonzo Posted July 20, 2011 Author Posted July 20, 2011 oh, sorry, I forgot, the color is called Chestnut Burst. did you know that Jimi Hendrix was right handed, played a lefty? whatever feels comfortable, I guess I could have learned righty, I just wanted to be different, lol. I find that lefty guitars are harder to find (good ones) but I have not found them to be more expensive. Some builders charge more but most do not. Which way do you golf, why not golf the other way? same question. Alf
Alfonzo Posted July 20, 2011 Author Posted July 20, 2011 I am not a near neighbor of SouthpawGuy, he's in northern ireland and I live in the niagara falls area, Canada. I'm about 1/2 hour north of Buffalo. Canadian, eh! When I turned 50, I decided I wanted to play guitar, went to the local music shop without any knowledge whatsoever with regard to guitars and bought a cheapy strat and started taking lessons. I'm 54 now, 4 years of playing, lessons every two weeks. Still very much a hack, but know a lot more about guitars, lol!
SouthpawGuy Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 I am not a near neighbor of SouthpawGuy, he's in northern ireland and I live in the niagara falls area, Canada. I'm about 1/2 hour north of Buffalo. Canadian, eh! When I turned 50, I decided I wanted to play guitar, went to the local music shop without any knowledge whatsoever with regard to guitars and bought a cheapy strat and started taking lessons. I'm 54 now, 4 years of playing, lessons every two weeks. Still very much a hack, but know a lot more about guitars, lol! Hi Alf and welcome to the HOC. That's a nice looking 150 you have, did you take delivery yet ? There are quite a few lefty Heritage players here, and a number of G&L fans also.
yoslate Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Welcome to the asylum, Alfonzo. Paul (SouthpawGuy) wouldn't steer you wrong! That's a really nice looking 150!
big bob Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Welcome to the club, will we be seeing you at the barn this year? think there will be a strong contingent of lefty's
Guest HRB853370 Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 did you know that Jimi Hendrix was right handed, played a lefty? whatever feels comfortable, I guess I could have learned righty, I just wanted to be different, lol. I find that lefty guitars are harder to find (good ones) but I have not found them to be more expensive. Some builders charge more but most do not. Which way do you golf, why not golf the other way? same question. Alf I don't golf much Alfonzo, but I have been known to hit a baseball switched. I think if I grew up holding the bat that way, it would have been no problem. I think you nailed it-it's what you feel most comfortable with.
Guest HRB853370 Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Welcome to the club, will we be seeing you at the barn this year? think there will be a strong contingent of lefty's 3/66 or 4.5%
High Flying Bird Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 That's a nice looking guitar. I remember when Jerry first showed up here.
Jimbob Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Nice looking guitar! Congrats! And welcome to HOC! SouthPawGuy is indeed a bad influence....LOL. I first met him over at the G&LDP as well, and he talked me into checking out this forum a while back. Although, while I've owned Heritage guitars for many years now, I still feel as though I'm fairly new to HOC myself.
Alfonzo Posted July 21, 2011 Author Posted July 21, 2011 yup, he's a bad man! No, haven't taken delivery yet, can't wait. Its always exciting to wait and see if what you bought is worth it. I know it will be!
Hfan Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Welcome Alfonzo, beautiful 150 you found. Very cool to start playing at your age, I resumed playing at a similar age. Did Southpaw start you with G&Ls as well? He has some nice ones. I'm a fan also.
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