bbr6704 Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Hello to all of you, lucky ans happy Heritage owners! Heritage is a brand I know by name for a while, but I never had the occasion to play one yet (they are not common here in France...) As I'm looking for a LP like guittar, I reminded Heritage, and I still have some questions about them : As they arre very hard to find here, one of the first question will be how much do a new one costs? (in dollars will be allright...) Then a second step will be to try one, I'll post about that on some french forums to find a french user not far from home, maybe I'll get lucky... Last but not least, this may seem a stupid question vbut well, pardon me, I ask it : Waht would you say the difference are between a Heritage H150 and a vintage (early or mid 90's) Gib LP studio? I explain my question a bit : cosmetic is, but not that important, issue for me : so a studio could look nice to me... I played some, they sound good to me. And they are way more easy to try and to find. (and as I'm more a hard/punk rock player, the rough aspect of the studio isn't prohibitive). Then, of course, if I was given the choice, it won't be a problem to put some extra money to get a nice flame top, vintage sunburst maple top, nice neck and body biding, and all the nice finition, craftmanship an Heritage offers. (and as I'm also a Slash's fan, an nice sunburst or goldtop would suits me right too!) But my question is more about sound an playability, i'd say non cosmetic aspects of the guitar. I hope my quesiton won't hurt you, any answer, opinion is welcome! Thnks for reading!
DetroitBlues Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Price-wise in the US, a new 150 would run over $2,000. As far as comparisons, go, the Gibson LP Studio is nothing like a 150. The 150 is more like a custom shop reissue Les Paul Standard. As far as playability, that all depends on you. Since the fretwork as far above anything coming from Nashville, the action can be much lower on a Heritage. The neck profiles vary to your taste. Some are really thin, some are really fat, and there are many in between. The faded studios have a satin finish neck, so its not as sticky normal nitro finished guitars. A Heritage has Nitro finish on them as well, so it can be a tad sticky unless you sand off or have a thinner coat of nitro on the neck when ordering new... Some of the advantages of ordering a new one is you can pick your pickups, hardware, and wood grains for the top and the neck...
Trouble Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Are you looking for something like this? Good answer H!
kidsmoke Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 And on the right side of the pond...... that thing is gorgeous
DetroitBlues Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Are you looking for something like this? Sweet! Making a French Connection?
H Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Sweet! Making a French Connection? If the price is right, come on down
bbr6704 Posted July 13, 2012 Author Posted July 13, 2012 For sure, when I look such a beautiful guitar, the studio doesn't look that nice... This is exactly the kind of guitar I'd like to get, but not that easy to find on that side of the Atlantic. Well, to sum up everything short, I guess a nice vintage studio could do the thing regarding the sound I'm looking for, but I'm not sure it would be a keeper... With an Heritage, I'm quite sure it would be another feeling each time I'd look at it and play on it! This could be a long time keeper! Moreover, I like kinds of alternative stuff, like the Duesenberg I own, not that common, same for a lot of things in general...
H Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 This is exactly the kind of guitar I'd like to get, but not that easy to find on that side of the Atlantic. I'm in the UK. And the guitar is for sale for €1200 plus shipping and insurance. Interested?
H Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Here's a link to the details in the For Sale area of this site: http://www.heritageownersclub.com/forums/topic/18427-wtb-h150/
JeffB Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Yoiks, err, ooh, arh, umm, wow. That really is quite a lovely looking guitar! Whats this anxious feeling Im experiencing?
bbr6704 Posted July 13, 2012 Author Posted July 13, 2012 I hadn't seen it in the for sale section, but wow! So nice, I'm gone PMing you...
H Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Yoiks, err, ooh, arh, umm, wow. That really is quite a lovely looking guitar! Whats this anxious feeling Im experiencing? Yup, it's lovely But now I've got this...
H Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 I hadn't seen it in the for sale section, but wow! So nice, I'm gone PMing you... The 'Entente Cordiale' might be on!
Guest HRB853370 Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Price-wise in the US, a new 150 would run over $2,000. As far as comparisons, go, the Gibson LP Studio is nothing like a 150. The 150 is more like a custom shop reissue Les Paul Standard. As far as playability, that all depends on you. Since the fretwork as far above anything coming from Nashville, the action can be much lower on a Heritage. The neck profiles vary to your taste. Some are really thin, some are really fat, and there are many in between. The faded studios have a satin finish neck, so its not as sticky normal nitro finished guitars. A Heritage has Nitro finish on them as well, so it can be a tad sticky unless you sand off or have a thinner coat of nitro on the neck when ordering new... Some of the advantages of ordering a new one is you can pick your pickups, hardware, and wood grains for the top and the neck... Slight disagreement here on a few points. I have seen new H150's going for in the mid $1800 range, depending in the dealer and the bling. As far as the fretwork being far above anything from Nashville, be careful how you state that. Although Heritage does a fine job on fretboards, many of the Nashville made LP's are plek'd and you cannot argue with the accuracy of a Plek machine. I have a 2008 LP Trad and I was just playing it the other day, and the action and feel of the neck is as good as any of my Heritage 150's if not better.
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