SouthpawGuy Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 http://www.heritageownersclub.com/forums/gallery/image/5229-schundog-240/ This is the employee build Millie that was at PSP VI, photo taken by schundog. My question is about the type of bridge used on the guitar. It almost looks like a Schaller roller bridge without the rollers, but there seems to be a locking stud visible, ala Tonepros. Or maybe it's a bit more hi tech, could it be a piezo bridge ? Although usually they have a tell tale material of a different colour in the centre of each saddle. One of the three knobs could also be a volume knob for a piezo pickup. Just curious.
DetroitBlues Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 That's a Wilkinson locking roller bridge, i think. I've seen them before... Actually really cheap according to Arnie
SouthpawGuy Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 That's a Wilkinson locking roller bridge, i think. I've seen them before... Actually really cheap according to Arnie Ah, haven't heard of those before. Wilkinson obviously but not a locking roller type.
bolero Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 Arnie was rocking out on that thing at the jam!!
DetroitBlues Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 Annie says they are really good and really cheap...
DavesNotHere Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 Arnie told me Marv was riding him hard on this build. He sourced his own mahogany for the body and Marv didn't like the way it looked. It has several knots in it and Marv said "Heritages don't have knots". He also said he used the STAT template to do the pickup routing and Marv kept telling him that wasn't going to work. He said Marv just kept on and on about how "It better look like a Heritage or it ain't leaving" Well I think it turned out spectacular!
PunkKitty Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 The person who had my Prospect before me had a Wilkinson roller bridge installed when he installed a Bigsby. Nice bridge. I also had one installed on my Jazzmaster. They only cost around $20.
PunkKitty Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 Arnie told me Marv was riding him hard on this build. He sourced his own mahogany for the body and Marv didn't like the way it looked. It has several knots in it and Marv said "Heritages don't have knots". He also said he used the STAT template to do the pickup routing and Marv kept telling him that wasn't going to work. He said Marv just kept on and on about how "It better look like a Heritage or it ain't leaving" Well I think it turned out spectacular! That's hilarious. I can picture Marv saying that. Heritages also don't have ceramic pickups as a rule. That's what Arnie used.
schundog Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 Additional unique things about this build include the Strat-like 5 way switch, the TRC held on with little magnets, not screws, and the horizontal "The Heritage" on the five-piece non-painted headstock. He said he got the idea for the cupid's bow from a custom 157 that came through the shop a couple years ago. I think we all know who THAT belonged to! Arnie was pretty proud of his creation, and rightly so.
PunkKitty Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 The rear access panel is also held in place by magnets.
tbonesullivan Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 I think Arnie said the inside of the body is somewhat hollow, but it doesn't conform to any of the standard body types. He did the carving inside the body himself. It's a Heritage strat I guess. SSH with a 25.5 scale. awesome.
SouthpawGuy Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 I think Arnie said the inside of the body is somewhat hollow, but it doesn't conform to any of the standard body types. He did the carving inside the body himself. It's a Heritage strat I guess. SSH with a 25.5 scale. awesome. So it's 25.5" scale then ? Now that makes it even more interesting.
SouthpawGuy Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 Additional unique things about this build include the Strat-like 5 way switch, the TRC held on with little magnets, not screws, and the horizontal "The Heritage" on the five-piece non-painted headstock. He said he got the idea for the cupid's bow from a custom 157 that came through the shop a couple years ago. I think we all know who THAT belonged to! Arnie was pretty proud of his creation, and rightly so. Just noticed the triple binding on the fingerboard, now that's way cool
SouthpawGuy Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 That's hilarious. I can picture Marv saying that. Heritages also don't have ceramic pickups as a rule. That's what Arnie used. The G&L Legacy Special uses ceramic magnet Gotoh Dual Blade pickups similar to those pictured here. I bought one fully expecting to rip them out because they were ceramic, turns out they're actually really good, lots of output, hum cancelling and fuller sounding than a typical strat. I can imagine they'd sound pretty good in Arnies guitar.
koula901 Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 That IS an interesting build. So . . . would that be a Prospect?? Maybe not with the 25.5 scale, but, it doesn't seem to fit any category at all. Whose guit. is this?
PunkKitty Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 Katy, it belongs to Arnie from the Heritage factory. It's more of a custom Millennium.
SouthpawGuy Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 Yeah it's like a super hot rodded Millie
tbonesullivan Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 I think the fretboard is the same as the ones used on a bunch of the 25.5 scale hollow bodies, which also have the cupid's bow. Either way, it is TRULY a unique guitar, as one would expect an employee build to be. Arnie said that when he plays he usually is more of a strat guy, so this is pretty much a heritage crossed with a strat.
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