Blunote Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 I took delivery on a new Heritage earlier this evening. It's a 2002 model, loaded with HRWs, and hardly a mark on her. It definately needs new strings and probably a setup; I'll know better once the neck has a chance to stablize.
schundog Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Most excellent! Congratulations, enjoy it.
ledzef Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Nice looking git. Yeah I'd say a set up is in order noticed all six saddles are back all the way.
blueox Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Now, there's a guitar for all seasons. Congrats!
GASguy Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 A beautiful blonde and HRWs too!!! Great Snag!!! Congratulations, enjoy.
High Flying Bird Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Very nice! Good photos too. Congrats!
Blunote Posted November 13, 2012 Author Posted November 13, 2012 Thanks everybody, I think I did well. I'm really impressed that for a 10 year old guitar, there's hardly a mark on her. The bridge, saddle and tuners are a bit tarnished, but many like that look so I'll probably leave it that way. There is a fair bit of buzz coming from the 1st fret of the D string. I get the feeling this guitar has had a lot of closet time and maybe wasn't adjusted from season to season so I relieved the truss rod 3/8 turn to see if that fixes it. Even so the slot for that string looks a bit deep, so there's a new nut or shim in it's future. And Bird, thanks for the compliment on the photos.
H Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Very nice I'll be interested to hear your opinions on the bridge HRW once the setup's settled her down.
noonesperfect Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 I am also interested in what you think of the HRW's - there has been discussion in the past about whether the tone from a 535 with HRW's is good for jazz and blues, or if it is too brassy and best suited for country. What amp will be playing through? brad
brentrocks Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 what a great 535....there is a big "eye" looking at the HRWs, as to say, "look at the tone!"
SouthpawGuy Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Is that the one off Craigslist ? Looks like you did really well, congrats !
yoslate Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Yeah I'd say a set up is in order noticed all six saddles are back all the way. Absolutely, the intonation has to be off! What a beauty! 535's are such great instruments! Enjoy that honey!
Keith7940236 Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Very nice, congratulations. I'm anxious to hear what you think of the HRW's.
tsp17 Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 sweet! i love the trans-black pickguard against the blonde body. very good, very good!
Blunote Posted November 13, 2012 Author Posted November 13, 2012 I haven't yet been able to explore this new guitar fully, but I have HRW's installed in my first Heritage, a Millennium Ultra Std. It was the sight-unseen sound of that guitar being played by someone else at Elderly a few years back that stopped me in my tracks and led me to purchase it a couple of days later. Suffice it to say, I'm a big fan of those pick-ups. Moreover, I think the pups are versatile enough for any style of music. The bridge is clear bright and hot, and the neck is articulate and smooth. Between them you can dial in rock, blues, jazz, country and bluegrass. What they don't have is what I'll call the 'honkiness' often found in PAF style humbuckers. If you think you need that honk for blues you won't be excited about HRWs. Myself, I've heard great blues and electric blues played well on a variety of guitars including strats and teles that don't have the PAF thing going on. So why not HRWs too? For Jazz -HRWs would be the cat's a$$ if I were a jazz musician. For Country & Bluegrass -They'd be outstanding. My concern with this new guitar is how it will fit with my Millie. I'm not sure that it sounds appreciably different. However, with new strings and a proper setup, that may become more apparent.
James535 Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Nice! It's the spitting image of my 535. Congrats on the purchase
minervadreaming Posted November 20, 2012 Posted November 20, 2012 Beautiful! She should come hang out with her sister
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