sakis26 Posted August 9, 2013 Posted August 9, 2013 I have to bump this UP!!!!You promised pics man!!!!!We are waiting (or at least im waiting hehe)
MartyGrass Posted August 9, 2013 Author Posted August 9, 2013 I am still waiting to get this. It is due in 8 days. The hold up is that the guy bringing the American Eagle to me is waiting for Heritage to finish his custom archtop. It will be done next week.
RhoadsScholar Posted August 10, 2013 Posted August 10, 2013 Can't wait to see the pics when it arrives. I love the appointments on the American Eagle. Looks to be a great specimen too. I might be in the minority here, but I would love to get the challenger inlaid in a Heritage pickguard. Do you happen to know who Heritage used for those custom inlay's. I have always liked that touch.
MartyGrass Posted August 10, 2013 Author Posted August 10, 2013 Can't wait to see the pics when it arrives. I love the appointments on the American Eagle. Looks to be a great specimen too. I might be in the minority here, but I would love to get the challenger inlaid in a Heritage pickguard. Do you happen to know who Heritage used for those custom inlay's. I have always liked that touch. Maudie Moore did the inlays. There is a "heritage" of guitar makers using high tech names and figures on their instruments. Gibson did the Flying V, a tribute to the Air Force's new bomber. Fender did the Broadcaster, Telecaster, and Stratocaster. Gretsch had the Electromatic. There are many examples. These now seem very dated but were once cutting edge. The Challenger on the pickguard is in the same category. Come to think of it, we as individuals are destined to be just like them. We will have once been cutting edge but will inevitably be no more than passe, quaint, archaic, and very definitely dated. We will still be cool, but being cool won't be cool anymore.
Doug Posted August 10, 2013 Posted August 10, 2013 We will still be cool, but being cool won't be cool anymore. I disagree. Being cool will always be cool. BTW- That looks like a breathtaking beauty!
heritagefan7 Posted August 10, 2013 Posted August 10, 2013 Mark, this is so amazing! Congrats. I enjoyed reading this post and seeing the great pics! Sure hope that you enjoy this great guitar!
Guest HRB853370 Posted August 10, 2013 Posted August 10, 2013 Jim Deurloo said that the pickup on the American Eagles were different from any other jazz pickup they used. He said they were custom wound for them and the final assembly was done there at the Heritage plant. Magnets and other components were different from the others. He wasn't too sure which magnets were used but said Ren will know. I will get the guitar in less than a week. I just received new pix to share. Schweet! Last incoming ever, Part III?
2bornot2bop Posted August 10, 2013 Posted August 10, 2013 A little trivia: The so called 17" bouts are really slightly less than that. The usual Golden Eagle is 16 7/8" For some reason this American Eagle is slightly wider at 16 15/16", believe it or not. The first thing that struck me about these newer photo's was the guitars shape. It doesn't possess the shape of any GE I've seen. To my eye, the shape appears wider, and much closer to an L5 of the 60's than a GE of the 90's. The premium woods are off the charts. Thanks to the new pics, for the first time I can see what all the fuss is over the AE. Talk about a great buy used. I've seen Mark Campellone Specials, his finest archtop, which are built with almost the exact type woods in this AE, that used exceed $6k.
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