bolero Posted September 21, 2013 Posted September 21, 2013 got this from Brent ( thanks again!! ) it's a little beat up: headstock repair, and a lot of gnar everywhere on the body....but sure plays & sounds great!! kind of cool -it has a 1 piece body, and a 1 piece top. don't see many of them I put some SD 59's in it to replace the old schaller's just finished jamming along with Kooper, Bloomfield, Stills "super session" LP....see the rabbits running in the ditch?? most desperate rhyme ever, hahaha
Redsand Posted September 21, 2013 Posted September 21, 2013 The ol' "Super Session EP" is a fun one to jam along with for sure!!! There's just something special about having a B3 Hammond lurking about in the mix that gives everything that extra layer of that vintage RnB righteousness...
Steiner Posted September 21, 2013 Posted September 21, 2013 That's a great shot Bolero! Trans black isn't easy to photograph. She's a beautiful guitar. Nice snatch!
brentrocks Posted September 21, 2013 Posted September 21, 2013 im glad you are enjoying that one Chris!!!
bolero Posted September 21, 2013 Author Posted September 21, 2013 oh yeah....lets see those others, who else has a trans black Heritage?
slider313 Posted September 21, 2013 Posted September 21, 2013 Beautiful guitar. Get yourself a black poker chip for the selector switch.
Hfan Posted September 21, 2013 Posted September 21, 2013 oh yeah....lets see those others, who else has a trans black Heritage? Congrats, I like it. Beautiful grain. Found this one on CL a few years back, and like yours Chris ,it's also dinged up which I actually prefer. Minty guitars induce anxiety on my part. At least til the 1st or 3rd ding. It was played by someone quite a bit so that makes it a player I guess. Hate to say it but it's been in it's case for many months. Stock Schallers and I am able to get a super low buzz free action with it. I put a non schaller tail on it since this picture. Transblack is another one of those finishes I would never choose on my own if left to my own devices. Getting a good deal on a used guit makes me flexible that way and I usually end up liking the finish at some point. I like transblack quite a bit now.
bobmeyrick Posted September 21, 2013 Posted September 21, 2013 I just (a couple of hours ago!) swapped the Schaller humbuckers on my Trans Black 150 for a pair of SD Phat Cats... Some quick photos. Before After This one taken on a sunny day just after I got it just over a year ago...
bolero Posted September 21, 2013 Author Posted September 21, 2013 Beautiful guitar. Get yourself a black poker chip for the selector switch. you know, I may just do that....good idea! I usually don't bother with them, but on this gtr I think it would look slick trans black is kind of a stealth finish...from a distance or under low light it just looks like a black gtr...but up close the detail pops out.... bobmey has yours got black binding too? cool... Hangar/Hfan/gpuma: I really like the look of yours w/pickguard, am considering doing that with mine
HANGAR18 Posted September 21, 2013 Posted September 21, 2013 Hangar/Hfan/gpuma: I really like the look of yours w/pickguard, am considering doing that with mine The finger rest is a multiple ply flame maple with white binding. I really dig them.
bobmeyrick Posted September 21, 2013 Posted September 21, 2013 bobmey has yours got black binding too? cool... Yes, you don't see too many with black binding. Now, if it had black hardware, an ebony board and black pickups... Incidentally the Schaller tailpiece proved to be an advantage when changing the pickups, as all I had to do was loosen the strings and unhook them to access the pickups. After I'd installed the Phat Cats I hooked up the strings and tightened them up - job done!
tulk1 Posted September 21, 2013 Posted September 21, 2013 I put some SD 59's in it to replace the old schaller's Is this what you used for the solo work on your friend's song? What amp? And btw, mighty mighty fine playing and interpretation on that solo! I had a TransBlack Larrivee RS4 for a while. Done right, TB is a stunning top for a guitar. And yeah, gots to get close to see it, but when you do .... oh, yeah!
Hfan Posted September 21, 2013 Posted September 21, 2013 This thread is good, it might get my 157 out of the case..now which bed is it stashed under? Oh..what is wrong with this picture? Barry spotted it the day I posted my NGD...
bolero Posted September 21, 2013 Author Posted September 21, 2013 that is a sweet 157!!! tulk, thx for the compliments!! I used the MelodyBird I got from Jack on that, same pickups though: SD 59's. I'll post a pic in that thread
bolero Posted September 21, 2013 Author Posted September 21, 2013 here's a clip of the H150 with SD 59's....was running it thru my rebel deluxe amp & 4x10 cab today....since it's reminds me a bit of Neil Young's "old black" I riffed on a couple of his: https://soundcloud.com/roofleaks/rebel-h150-59s
H Posted September 21, 2013 Posted September 21, 2013 This thread is good, it might get my 157 out of the case..now which bed is it stashed under? Oh..what is wrong with this picture? Barry spotted it the day I posted my NGD... Bridge pickup is reversed, Pete
HANGAR18 Posted September 21, 2013 Posted September 21, 2013 Bridge pickup is reversed, Pete I was going to say that the bridge was reversed. I guess it is all in how it was originally set up. I find it easier to get the screwdriver in there to do the intonation when the screws face toward the pickups. But the bridge pickup is definitely in wrong.
mtpatty Posted September 21, 2013 Posted September 21, 2013 1999 H150-CM (His name is Scratch, as in Ol' Scratch) I have changed the pickups to Bill Lawrence XL500's
Hfan Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 Bridge pickup is reversed, Pete Winner Howard. When it was posted on CL the guy started getting calls from HOCers, someone wanted to know what pickups were in it so the seller pulled them and must have put one in backwards. Actually I wonder if it would give a different tone that way. I like the idea of the poker chip, I'm getting one..although if you want to do a search call it a switch plate. I searched e bay for a Les Paul poker chip and there was one from 58 or something for $1,800.. wow. I may try some different pickups one day..any of you guys who pulled the Schallers miss them? I just transformed a Hamer with Wolfetone P90s..like a NGD almost. I'm in pickup install mode.
bolero Posted September 22, 2013 Author Posted September 22, 2013 Wolfetone Legends are one of my top PAF style humbuckers......Wolfe MacLeod makes good stuff!! *edit* sorry to answer your question...no I have never missed any of the schallers I've replaced
Hfan Posted September 24, 2013 Posted September 24, 2013 Winner Howard. When it was posted on CL the guy started getting calls from HOCers, someone wanted to know what pickups were in it so the seller pulled them and must have put one in backwards. Actually I wonder if it would give a different tone that way. I like the idea of the poker chip, I'm getting one..although if you want to do a search call it a switch plate. I searched e bay for a Les Paul poker chip and there was one from 58 or something for $1,800.. wow. I may try some different pickups one day..any of you guys who pulled the Schallers miss them? I just transformed a Hamer with Wolfetone P90s..like a NGD almost. I'm in pickup install mode. A correction, search LP switch washer (the switch plate is the cover on the back)..found Gibson washers on Amazon for $3.95, putting one on my 157..they do look better with then without IMHO
kidsmoke Posted September 24, 2013 Posted September 24, 2013 just finished jamming along with Kooper, Bloomfield, Stills "super session" LP....see the rabbits running in the ditch?? most desperate rhyme ever, hahaha Great Album, and yes, a desperate lyric....here's one that made one of my current spins...clearly...dude was out of ideas....last verse of an otherwise thoughtful ballad Constantinople is one long word has three more letters than... Mockingbird. chorus... You put me on the morning train..... otherwise, nothing at all to add to these black beauties
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