Heritage Eagle vs. Heritage Golden Eagle

[jeffg47]

Could you guys describe the differences between these two models? I'd like to find a jazz box that I can also play acoustically and found these two models have floating pickups. It appears that the Eagle is no longer listed as a current model on the Heritage site. It also appears that the Eagle can be bought used for a lot less than the Golden Eagle. How do they differ? Any help would be great!

Thanks,

Jeff

[Genericmusic]

If you are looking for a player guitar, you best best is an Eagle Calssic w/floating PUP. Average price from what i ahve seen is around $1600 but have seen tham as low as $1200 and as high as $2200 used. I wouldn't know anything about new or custom order prices.

[Kuz]

I just checked an old catalog.

 

The Heritage Eagle comes with a rosewood fretboard, little bling.

The Heritage Eagle Classic comes with an ebony fretboard, little bling.

The Golden Eagle has ebony fretboard, and more bling.

 

If it were me, I would want the ebony fretboard both for tone & feel. My opinion is for either a Golden Eagle or Eagle Classic.

[MartyGrass]

There are different kinds of Eagles. I had one with a spruce top. I've seen one that is maple all over with a mahogancy neck. Most have all mahogany bodies.

 

Personally, I like the ebony board for its appearance. Yes, I'm that shallow. The Classic really shows that off.

 

As a working jazz instrument, all will do just fine. If you want to cherish it as a cosmic work of art, go with the Golden Eagle.

[DC Ron]

If you're going to order new you can start with any of these models and adjust features up or down. Catalog specs show the Eagle as all mahogany/rosewood with floater, the Classic as maple/spruce/ebony with two set pickups and the GE as a Classic with floater and more bling. I think an Eagle with a spruce top would be a great guitar at a great price. I've owned an EC and a GE and they ARE great guitars.

[Genericmusic]

This migh be jsut what your lookiing for:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Heritage-Eagle-Arch-top-Jazz-Guitar-USA-MADE-/200771120316?pt=Guitar&hash=item2ebee42cbc

[DC Ron]

This migh be jsut what your lookiing for:

http://www.ebay.com/...=item2ebee42cbc

Cool guitar, but a mahogany body is not "rare" (per the ad), it's stock. And the 1-13/16" width at the nut is definitely not everyone's cup of tea...

[campfire]

I had an Eagle Classic that was essentially an L-5 CES. It had 2 built-in humbuckers and was just a kick-butt guitar. It was all solid highly flamed maple with a carved spruce top and ebony board. I am so sorry I sold it...it had the fullest most balanced sound of any built-in archtop I've played. (oh, I forgot to mention it was almond burst)