Blunote Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 Ever seen a stinger like this one that wasn't covering a headstock repair? This H-555 is available on ebay. I asked the seller about it and he says Heritage stingers could be long, short, off center, etc... Says there's no previous damage.
DetroitBlues Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 That looks like the 555 Schundog had... I've played it. Really thin neck, a little rough too. It's had a hard life. We suspect it was a headstock repair being covered up.
big bob Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 He is either very gullible, or lying through his teeth. That is not a factory stinger, nor do they come in "long and short"! I have 4 heritage guitars with stingers and they are all the same, very elegant. I have in the past had several other Heritage guitars with stingers and they were all the same, very elegant! Think about it, would Marvin Lamb let a guitar leave the factory with a stinger like that, I don't think so! You should RuN away from this one! rUn forest, RUN!
HANGAR18 Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 Chinese counterfeit guitars have scarf joints and I've seen deliberate attempts to hide it. Paint or something like that is path of least resistance. Not saying this guitar is a fake, but it's authenticity should be verified with a funny looking stinger like that.
hinesarchtop Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 Looks like a headstock repair cover up.
tbonesullivan Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 Here's the ebay auction in question. I would say there is no doubt that it is an authentic heritage guitar. What's going on with that stinger? who knows. Unless it started with a factory stinger already, it would be pretty hard to get the serial number and stamp on the back of the headstock like that, unless it was a repair done at the factory. www.ebay.com/itm/Heritage-H-555-1991-USA-Hollowbody-ES335-with-OHSC-/221324654268
big bob Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 Here's the ebay auction in question. I would say there is no doubt that it is an authentic heritage guitar. What's going on with that stinger? who knows. Unless it started with a factory stinger already, it would be pretty hard to get the serial number and stamp on the back of the headstock like that, unless it was a repair done at the factory. www.ebay.com/itm/Heritage-H-555-1991-USA-Hollowbody-ES335-with-OHSC-/221324654268 Not hard at all to mask the serial # before you respray.
tbonesullivan Posted December 1, 2013 Posted December 1, 2013 Not hard at all to mask the serial # before you respray. no, not hard at all. however it's on top of black finish, which is somewhat hard. I don't see any other color around the serial number, and the number looks to have black behind it, so I don't see any evidence that it has been masked. However if it had a factory stinger and then was broken, they could always just make the stinger bigger.
Blunote Posted December 1, 2013 Author Posted December 1, 2013 I saw that picture and couldn't believe the stinger was painted that way by the factory. It seemed to me the seller should be more up front about damage. Of course I can't prove it's covering a broken headstock, but I sure wouldn't pay the amount he was asking for the guitar given the apparent risk. I've seen a lot of Heritages misrepresented on ebay. It's further reinforcement to be content with the guitars I have.
tbonesullivan Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 the only way to really tell would be to UV light it. or X ray it or something. of course it's always possible that the current owner doesn't know whether it has been repaired or not.
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