150 Special vs h-150

[602a]

Is the 150SP any smaller( thinner) than a regular 150 and are they the same wood?

[SouthpawGuy]

Don't know about the thickness but the entire body is poplar with no maple cap. If I remember correctly Brent had a black 150P that was stripped to bare wood before being refinished, so there should be photos on the forum.

[602a]

Don't know about the thickness but the entire body is poplar with no maple cap. If I remember correctly Brent had a black 150P that was stripped to bare wood before being refinished, so there should be photos on the forum.

Thanks that I needed to know

[DetroitBlues]

Don't know about the thickness but the entire body is poplar with no maple cap. If I remember correctly Brent had a black 150P that was stripped to bare wood before being refinished, so there should be photos on the forum.

 

That's got to have a real snappy tone to it I'd imagine, not a lot of low end either with no mohagany on it...

[golferwave]

The body is thinner and is listed in the specs as "hardwood". Don't know if it's always the same wood or not. Would be a good question for the Heritage guys. The neck is mahogany. Mine had a maple top on it and had some nice figure but not much flame. I've seen others with very nice flame. Great guitars, and lighter due to the thinner body.

[SouthpawGuy]

Here's the topic, looks like the photos are no longer on photobucket

 

http://www.heritageo...silverburst-iii

[tulk1]

Isn't the "Special" different from the "P" model? The Special being the boys one foray into an entry level guitar? Where the "P" is strictly Poplar?

[golferwave]

Isn't the "Special" different from the "P" model? The Special being the boys one foray into an entry level guitar? Where the "P" is strictly Poplar?

 

 

Kenny is correct. The H-150P, and H-150 Special are two different models. I think they share the same body size specs.

[602a]

I'm looking at Prism's 150sp he has for sale. Top looks like regular 150 to me

[tulk1]

I'm looking at Prism's 150sp he has for sale. Top looks like regular 150 to me

That's an H150CM SP = Curly Maple, Special. And is one sweet guitar. Dots instead of traps/blocks. Yeah, baby!!

[Blunote]

Yep, the "SP" will have a maple cap while the "P" model is strictly poplar through and through. The SP and P models also use dot position markers on the fret board. Not sure if the SP sports a bound headstock. I know the P doesn't.,

 

The common wisdom is that poplar bodied guitars sound a lot like mahogany. So, since the "SP" is also maple capped, I'd expect it would sound a great deal like the H150CM.

 

I have an H150P. The tone isn't as crisp as my other maple capped guitars, but I really like the sound. It's also much lighter due to the slightly thinner body and lower density of poplar. A very comfortable guitar to play.

[bobmeyrick]

Just to add some more information, my goldtop is a 150 Special and has a maple cap over what I assume is poplar (too light in colour to be mahogany). It's the same size as regular 150, apart from being thinner and therefore lighter. I swapped the Schallers for P-Rails which makes it a very versatile guitar.