ScottF Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Howdy fellas.... I had a 535 Goldtop w/ Bigsby years ago but never could get the Bigsby to cooperate. But, I was jonesing for a Casino recently. Tried the new Chinese 61 reissue. Really wanted to love this guitar. Tried one, wouldn't intonate. Tried a 2nd one, still wouldn't intonate and this one had a warped pick guard like it'd been in the sun for a few days. Neither of them had the nuts cut properly. For $800 bucks, I expected at least proper intonation. Looked at a few 330's. Found a couple of 530's at Jay Wolfe's. Was very interested in a vintage 330 but one of the 530's at Jay's won me over. I got it home and set it up to my personal tastes and it's just a "perfect" guitar. Figured I'd say Howdy and I've joined the club. I doubt seriously this is my last Heritage.
GASguy Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 WELCOME. That is a real beauty you have there; I am jealous, a hollow body with P90s is right at the top of my want / lust list. Looks like you got yourself a real nice one too. Welcome to the HOC.
schundog Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Nice guitar, Scott! Welcome to the club. (no, it won't be your last Heritage, haha).
Spectrum13 Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 OSB semi and P90's Yea, you got it. I feel a custom order coming by Xmas.
H Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Welcome to the HOC, Scott. Fantastic 530! And don't worry, we'll help you along with the GAS
eljay Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 ya done good, scottf! 530s are the hotness. mine is a 2010 build. welcome to the HOC! eljay
pegleg32 Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 I love that one, bet it sounds as good as it looks. Better get another one though.
yoslate Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 I doubt seriously this is my last Heritage. LMAO! Welcome to the Twelve Step Program nobody takes seriously! That's a gorgeous guitar! Congrats!
barrymclark Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Funny that you went in there interested in a vintage 330 and got a 530. ...cause you basically left with a vintage 330. Great buy! It's a real beauty!
golferwave Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Wow! Congrats and welcome to the HOC! - We guarantee it won't be your last Heritage. The search for # 2 will commence shortly.
DetroitBlues Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Wow, fantastic guitar. I played a vintage 330 a month ago, it was a nice guitar.
ScottF Posted October 17, 2011 Author Posted October 17, 2011 You know you have it bad when you divert your business trip by a couple hundred miles to visit a guitar shop. He sure had a lot of purty 535's! Jay and Graham were very laid back and easy to deal with. I plugged it onto a Marsh Tweed Bassman 4x10 and played for about 2 hours. Walked out with it. Was a bit worried about the plane ride back, but zero hassles at the Orlando airport.
koula901 Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Welcome to the club!! and congrats on your first Heritage - it's beautiful!
High Flying Bird Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 It's a looker. I suspect it plays and sounds "alright" too.
duaneallen Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Damn, I've had my eye on that one for a while now. Enjoy that guitar!
Guest HRB853370 Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Glad you realized that wasting $800 bucks was only going to get you Chinese junk. I remember when I bought an Epi Sheraton for $600. It looked so pretty. It played like crap. After that, I thought I would never want to own a semihollow ala 335 style guitar. I realized I was so wrong after I acquired my first 535. No substitute for quality. You made a great decision on a great looking and sounding guitar. Congrats.
tulk1 Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 "I doubt seriously this is my last Heritage." Oh, yeah!! At least you know it going into it! Welcome to the HoC. And what a beauty to join with. Ya done good, Scott.
blueox Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Congratulations on your new H-530. For your first one, you chose well. But any model Heritage is well worth owning.
SouthpawGuy Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Congrats on the new 530, it looks like a real beauty.
Gitfiddler Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 Scott, welcome to the HOC and its very exclusive 530 Club!
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