pro-fusion Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 I have an "electric guitar classics" daily desk calendar at work, and yesterday's page was a beautiful 535. On the back, the history of each guitar is described, and here's part of the description for that 535: "The Heritage headstock was inspired by the narrow "snakehead" design featured on Gibson mandolins in the mid 1920s. The wood pickguard, with grain lines matching those of the top of the guitar, provided the extra touch of craftsmanship that guitar buyers expected from a company that, more so than Gibson itself, carried forth Gibson's tradition of excellence." (bolding mine) It seems like every other guitar in this calendar is a Gibson, including a fair number of newer ones, so this description was quite a pleasant surprise. I was also staring at that 535 picture all day, making it hard to do my job. BTW, a lot of the guitars in the calendar are the oddball cheapo stuff that companies like Kay and Harmony were selling in the 1960s. Most of which look almost unplayable. Beginners have much better choices now, that's for sure.
barrymclark Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Just thinking about playing my 575 makes work difficult!
yoslate Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Cool post, Chris. Always good to hear about The Boys and The Girl getting their due! I still have the 20th Ann., and it plays out regularly...great guitar. But...I've also picked up a 535...pretty, but not special to the eye, but it is in every other way a remarkable instrument! Between those two, I'm spoiled rotten!
Guest HRB853370 Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 I have an "electric guitar classics" daily desk calendar at work, and yesterday's page was a beautiful 535. On the back, the history of each guitar is described, and here's part of the description for that 535: "The Heritage headstock was inspired by the narrow "snakehead" design featured on Gibson mandolins in the mid 1920s. The wood pickguard, with grain lines matching those of the top of the guitar, provided the extra touch of craftsmanship that guitar buyers expected from a company that, more so than Gibson itself, carried forth Gibson's tradition of excellence." (bolding mine) It seems like every other guitar in this calendar is a Gibson, including a fair number of newer ones, so this description was quite a pleasant surprise. I was also staring at that 535 picture all day, making it hard to do my job. BTW, a lot of the guitars in the calendar are the oddball cheapo stuff that companies like Kay and Harmony were selling in the 1960s. Most of which look almost unplayable. Beginners have much better choices now, that's for sure. Nothing wrong with a little Heritage porn to spice up the day! And I am sure your wife or GF doesn't mind that kind at all!
pro-fusion Posted August 18, 2011 Author Posted August 18, 2011 Cool post, Chris. Always good to hear about The Boys and The Girl getting their due! I still have the 20th Ann., and it plays out regularly...great guitar. But...I've also picked up a 535...pretty, but not special to the eye, but it is in every other way a remarkable instrument! Between those two, I'm spoiled rotten! Good to hear that the 20th Ann. is working well for you. I've thought about getting another 555, but my Millie DC probably wouldn't like that very much, and you know she's a very demanding mistress...
DetroitBlues Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Nothing wrong with a little Heritage porn to spice up the day! And I am sure your wife or GF doesn't mind that kind at all! I have a Fender Custom Shop Calendar that just doesn't do anything for me...
FredZepp Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Great quote . It reminds me of the reference to Heritage in the Gibson Guitar Book... "They formed the Heritage guitar company and found success as the company that, more than Gibson, continued the Gibson tradition." If there was still any magic or mystique about Gibson in Kalamazoo, it remained there, as many Kalamazoo employees refused to uproot their families for an insecure future in Nashville. Among those were four key Gibson employees - Jim Deurloo, J.P. Moats, Bill Paige and Marv Lamb - who stayed not only in Kalamazoo but in the Parsons St. factory, where they formed the Heritage guitar company and found success as the company that, more than Gibson, continued the Gibson tradition.
smurph1 Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 I have an "electric guitar classics" daily desk calendar at work, and yesterday's page was a beautiful 535. On the back, the history of each guitar is described, and here's part of the description for that 535: "The Heritage headstock was inspired by the narrow "snakehead" design featured on Gibson mandolins in the mid 1920s. The wood pickguard, with grain lines matching those of the top of the guitar, provided the extra touch of craftsmanship that guitar buyers expected from a company that, more so than Gibson itself, carried forth Gibson's tradition of excellence." (bolding mine) It seems like every other guitar in this calendar is a Gibson, including a fair number of newer ones, so this description was quite a pleasant surprise. I was also staring at that 535 picture all day, making it hard to do my job. BTW, a lot of the guitars in the calendar are the oddball cheapo stuff that companies like Kay and Harmony were selling in the 1960s. Most of which look almost unplayable. Beginners have much better choices now, that's for sure. My only Heritage is a 535, but it kicks A#$!!
bolero Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 hey, has anyone ever thought about putting together a Heritage calendar? I'm sure we could easily fill it with members guitar pics!!
FredZepp Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 hey, has anyone ever thought about putting together a Heritage calendar? I'm sure we could easily fill it with members guitar pics!! http://www.heritageo...__fromsearch__1 2011 http://www.heritageo...__fromsearch__1 2010
FredZepp Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 oh, great!! thx...never knew about it So many possibilities , really. There are sooooo many great Heritage pics out there.
heritagefan7 Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 Didn't know abt the calendar either---awesome!
Gitfiddler Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 My secretary gave me that same calendar last Christmas. When 8/17/2011 rolled around with the Heritage history, I smiled like a proud papa!
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