PrairieDude Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 Hello All, I have recently purchased my first, pre-loved Heritage!! This is an EBay purchase. It was listed as a H-140, and that's what I thought I was bidding on. After I got it home and looked at the data tag, it is actually a H-150 Special built in 1996. There were clues in the listing if I had known what I was looking for and what year the 2nd Edition H-140 was introduced, but I didn't. And the seller seems to have known even less than I did. It appears to have all of the original hardware and pickups. It has numerous dings, dents, and marks, but there are no serious scratches or scuffs. The frets show some wear, but there is plenty of life left in them. Thank you all for sharing your knowledge of these guitars with this tenderfoot. And thank you PunkKitty for the tutorial on replacing the barrel jack. Maybe one of these years I'll even get to join you on a PSP and learn the secret handshake!! PrairieDude
Steiner Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 Welcome abroad! nice snatch! A real beauty to bust into.
FredZepp Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 That's a great looking top and finish on that Special.... I bet that you got a great deal, congrats.
PrairieDude Posted July 5, 2013 Author Posted July 5, 2013 Poplar body ? Looks good. That's what I gather from reading about these Specials. I'm not someone who can identify many different kinds of wood by looking at the grain. I was under the impression that poplar didn't have much grain or interest to look at, but his back looks fairly decent.
Blunote Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 Congrats on that guitar! The only question I would have about it would be the wood species used for the body. I think the 150 Specials I've seen had opaque finishes on the body. Yours is transparent. Poplar has green color in the grain, but who knows: maybe the stain neutralizes that. If there's any unfinished wood inside the control cavity, you may be able to tell. At any rate, I bet it's very comfortable to carry on a strap, and should be a real player for you.
schundog Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 Congratulations! An H-150 is a great place to START! I'd start looking for a 535 next, if I were you, haha. Enjoy your new Heritage!
111518 Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 Congrats --what a pretty finish and top. Duane-esque. I'm pretty sure the back is poplar. I've worked with it a lot in my home renovation --it's the wood of choice for making reproduction molding these days-- and, from the grain pattern in the pics and the knots, that's it. Poplar has a lot of variation in color ... it can have a greenish tinge, but it can also be "clear" (not have much color and therefore take stain consistently) or streaked or even quite dark.
Steiner Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 Poplar's greens brown out rather quickly. The piece encapsulating the horn has grain common traits of poplar; both pieces are very beautiful. The best way to identify wood is by the end-grain. I'd be willing to bet the end-grain has been filled, so the next choices are to drill it or flip a coin. Like you say Blunote, I bet it is quite comfy on the shoulder.
pegleg32 Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 That is a nice looking guitar Prairiedude. Should be a fun one to play.
joeyh1485 Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 Lovely guitar mate the wood grain looks awesome on the top
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