volhoo Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Here are some shots of my absolutely beautiful new H-150. - - - - And earlier last week, I received this stunning used (2009) H-535 I bought here from member iimv7im7 - who is a great guy to deal with BTW. - So, I am holder up in my living room blasting the neighborhood! Here is the spec for the (new custom built) H-150: Heritage H-150 CM (Curly Maple) LW (Chambered) OSB (Original Style Sunburst) Body: Curly Maple top, Honduran Mahogany back and sides with cream binding Finish: Nitrocellulose laquer Neck: One piece honduran mahogany Long neck tenon option CTS control Pots w/ Spraque caps Fingerboard: Rosewood (dark colored, well grained) Fretboard Inlays: mother of pearl “Trapezoidal, or crown” inlays. Bound Headstock Inlayed M. O. Pearl “The Heritage” logo on Headstock Bigsby Graphtech Nut Schaller Roller Bridge Grover Rotomatic Tuners H157 style pickguard – Trans Black with cream binding Seth Lover Pick-Ups Black Pick-Up Rings PLEK’d The Heritage Hard Case – size does fit the Bigsby btw. - Here is the spec for the 2009 H-535: It has ALL the upgrades that you rarely see on an H-535 (Usually found in H-555). Its fully bound (neck, headstock, body and f-holes), ebony pickguard, Lollar Imperials, Tonepros Hardware, RS Guitarworks. It has custom bone nut made by Phil Jacoby (Philtone.com) and was Pleked by him. The guitar is in excellent condition. Body Veneer: highly figured curly maple (flame) Body Color: oldstyle burst Body Binding: single white including F-hole binding F-Hole binding Neck: mahogany Neck Shape: 59 style Neck Binding: Single white Fingerboard: rosewood with trapezoid mother of pearl inlays Frets: 6150 (Pleked by Phil Jacoby, Philtone) Fingerboard Radius: 12" Nut: bone, 1-11/16 spacing (Made by Phil Jacoby, Philtone) Strings: .010s Headstock: ebony veneer with mother of pearl "The Heritage" inlay and "split block custom" inlay with single white binding. Truss Rod Cover: ebony truss rod cover with MOP I-IV-V inlay - I have removed an installed MOP. Pickguard: ebony "johnny smith" style with single white binding Hardware: Chrome Tuners: Grover 18:1 rotomatics Bridge/Tailpiece: tonepros system II bridge & tailpiece with locking studs Pickups: jason lollar imperials standard wind with chrome covers and black PU rings Controls: 3-way, 4 black speed knobs, RS Guitarworks vintage wiring harness Strap buttons: chrome - I have a MOP Truss Rod Cover coming for the H-150 very soon and will post a shot of that when it shows up. Not sure if I will keep it on there though, the nut is black and may look strange, we shall see. The binding on the H-535 is very bright white and the binding on the H-150 is cream, I prefer the cream color and will spec that option going forward, however, I really need to stop buying guitars for a while now (yeah, right). Cheers -
volhoo Posted January 17, 2014 Author Posted January 17, 2014 The final weight of the H-150 is 8.8 LBS - not bad at all considering the Bigsby! -
peterbright Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Stunners! Congratulations. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I527 using Tapatalk
iim7v7im7 Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 You sound like a happy dude...:-) Kudos, Bob
ridethatbike Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Very nice! Congrats and enjoy those fine instruments in good health!
TalismanRich Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Nice looking set of fraternal twins. Congrats to the "new dad".
schundog Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Now THAT'S a great guitar week! Congratulations on both of those beauties. Talk about contrast, that flawless 150 up against a dusty old cattle gate. I love it! Enjoy them both for a long, long time!
DetroitBlues Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Very nice. Congrats! My only humble opinion is I think the black rings take away the beauty. To me, cream rings may look better...
davesultra Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Nice Heritage double dip! Congrats, they both look great!!!
Beagle216 Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 That's a SWEET set!!!! Very impressed with the flame on both! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
volhoo Posted January 18, 2014 Author Posted January 18, 2014 Hmmm, I think you're right DetroitBlues! I just might have to change those out at during the first string change. I also photochopped in the MOP truss rod cover. What do you think? -
TalismanRich Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Disenting opinion here! I don't care for the cream on that guitar. Draws too much attention to the pickups and away from the lovely wood finish. Also clashes with the black pickguard (which I like with the wood grain). The cream TRC looks out of place. I don't need a poker chip.. I can remember up and down. I'm not that old .... yet! And as a final comment. THAT'S the way all headstocks should be on 150s and 535s. The binding adds that last touch of class.
Kuz Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Yep, I am in the black rings rule club!!! Great looking guitars by the way!!!!
peterbright Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Black Truss Rod Cover and Black rings would be my choices but she is so beautiful. The only bad thing is two new guitars at once...always hard for me to handle.
Beagle216 Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Black rings, but I love the MOP TRC... White rings take attention from the striking top! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
volhoo Posted January 18, 2014 Author Posted January 18, 2014 Right - I think I'll just enjoy them as they are for a while. -
RhoadsScholar Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Love that Pair. Your 150 turned out great. Nice wood selection (I particularly like the woodgrain in the mahogany back). Way cool. I think Heritage is building some of there best stuff these days. Enjoy those two. Love the color selection
yuominae Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Man, those are stunning! Congratulations And I'm in the black plastic camp too. Especially where the truss rod cover is concerned.
Fildogg Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Great looking guitars. Enjoy Them & congrats.
houndhome Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Two beauties,I especially like the 150 and I also fall into the black camp.
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