DetroitBlues Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 This was mentioned at PSP during a conversation looking at my newly acquired 150. Anyone notice the neck heel on thicker neck Heritages to be larger than thinner necks? I'm specifically referring to the amount of the heel that is shown connected to the body. Mine is rather long... Compared to Marty's H157 he posted today:
DetroitBlues Posted September 8, 2014 Author Posted September 8, 2014 My first 140... Another 140... 150 GT...
DetroitBlues Posted September 8, 2014 Author Posted September 8, 2014 Blue H150.... KBP's Old 157 custom....
Number8 Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 I've heard this mentioned before (Bolero?) and I'm inclined to agree that there is a correlation. There is a Prospect for sale right now and the heel is telling me it's my size but the seller asserts that it is thin according to his assessment. (Of course I am stubborn and I really want it to not be thin so I continue to obsess over it.)
DetroitBlues Posted September 8, 2014 Author Posted September 8, 2014 But this Blue 150 had the "holy grail" of neck for me... Very large, 1958 like Lester neck... Notice how small the heel is...
davesultra Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 Now I'm going to have to check my 170 & 157.
Gitfiddler Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 But this Blue 150 had the "holy grail" of neck for me... Very large, 1958 like Lester neck... Notice how small the heel is... Looks like compound radius shape...thicker on the bass side than the treble side. Nicely done.
DetroitBlues Posted September 8, 2014 Author Posted September 8, 2014 Looks like compound radius shape...thicker on the bass side than the treble side. Nicely done. That was the best feeling 150 I ever played, at the time anyway. It had a huge neck that was oddly enough, flamed mahogany! KBP bought it, sold it to Jack, who sold it to another member, that refinished it in Cherry burst, then sold it again to someone overseas...
Kuz Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 Well, the "new" DB stayed "found" for four whole days!!! http://www.heritageownersclub.com/forums/topic/27905-i-was-lost-but-now-im-found/
bolero Posted September 9, 2014 Posted September 9, 2014 yep I started to notice this a while ago too....seems mostly to be the case there is another thread somewhere with more pics etc
Thundersteel Posted September 9, 2014 Posted September 9, 2014 That's one of the reasons I don't like bolt-on neck guitars--the neck heels are too big for my small hands. I wonder if it's possible to specify what size of neck heel you want.
rockabilly69 Posted September 9, 2014 Posted September 9, 2014 Yep, I posted the heel differences between my historic r60 reissue and my 2 h150's:)
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