ashevilleguy Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 Hi, I am a new owner of a Heritage H150PM. There are no decent boutique guitar shops around in driving distance, so I have to order blindly and then get hit with credit card and restocking fees if I have to return a guitar for not liking it. What is the average weight of your H150? Mine is a 2014 model and seems too light. I would say that this guitar weighs around 7 pounds. That seems too light for a single cutaway solid body. I was hoping for something between 8 and 10 pounds. It feels like a tele when holding it. Very, Very, light. Does light mahogany resonate as well as heavier mahogany? Anyway, just curious at weights, as I have not been able to play the guitar yet. It is sitting in its case as I wait to get off work. I just picked it up from FedEx during my lunch break. LOL. Thanks for your responses. -Ashevilleguy
peterbright Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 I'm sure someone would like the lighter weight.
davesultra Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 7lbs. seems unusually light for a 150. My 170LW is 8lbs. I also would have to believe that someone 'round here would love a 7lb. H-150.
fxdx99 Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 My 150 is 9.2lbs, which I think of as light for a 150. 7 seems... unusual. But (to me) would be intriguing!
Number8 Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 Add my name to the list of folks who would be interested in a 7lb 150....
FredZepp Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 I would doubt that it's chambered, but you'd be able to see that in the control cavity. It would be interesting to put it on a digital scale and get an accurate reading of the weight....
Cajun Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 I think it is Poplar. I can tell you that a guitar I own is Swamp Ash - and is very light (but very resonant). I'm not sure weight always adds up to resonance and sustain - I have had both light and heavy guitars that were great acoustically, and vice-versa. Some of the heavy guitars I had seemed dead.
FredZepp Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 The plain top 150s were called a H-150PM ( the one discussed here is a 2014) Ironically some had a Plus top.... kind of a plaintop plus top...
TalismanRich Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 My 157 is about 9 1/2 lbs. My Melancon T is 6 1/4 lbs. The 157 sustains nicely, but the Melancon rings like a bell! Its all in the wood. I haven't heard of anyone getting a recent poplar one. But I can tell you that lightweight isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if you have to hold it for 2 hours.
skydog52 Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 I had a Poplar 150 once and it was around 8lbs.
davesultra Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 If it's a 2014 model, I'll bet it's one of the Plain top models from Jay Wolfe's.
HANGAR18 Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 If it's a 2014 model, I'll bet it's one of the Plain top models from Jay Wolfe's. That's what I was going to say. PM = Plain Maple Jay says that the guitars that Heritage builds for him use a Honduran Mahogany which he goes on to say are lighter and have better tone. Regardless, it's a Heritage and one day you might like the lighter guitar. So keep it for a while and see how you like it. Just my two cents worth.
DetroitBlues Posted October 30, 2014 Posted October 30, 2014 I wish mine weighed that much! Mine is about 10lbs.
peterbright Posted October 30, 2014 Posted October 30, 2014 I'm certain a few members would trade their heavier guitars for it.
ashevilleguy Posted October 30, 2014 Author Posted October 30, 2014 OK, So I really appreciated everyone's responses... I just realized that my scale is broken and is inaccurate!! I am guessing it was a pound off. I started weighing guitars that I already knew the weight and guess what?? They were off. This one weighs probably around 8 pounds or slightly more. I will need to purchase a new dig scale. Sorry guys!!
fxdx99 Posted October 30, 2014 Posted October 30, 2014 Still. 8lbs is light and (IMHO) a great weight for an LP. Sent from a thin piece of plastic.
AP515 Posted October 30, 2014 Posted October 30, 2014 I've got a 9.4 pound 150 I'll trade if that 8 pounder keeps floating up past your shoulders...
Guitarbean Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 8 lbs is AWESOME!!! Anything under 9 lbs I think is a winner!
peterbright Posted November 1, 2014 Posted November 1, 2014 Amen to that. I'd still have a 150 if it weighed that.
koula901 Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 I have an LW (light weight) H 150. It's chambered and sustains 'for days' as they say. I tend to prefer light weight guitars, the lighter the better. As others have said, if you wanted to trade it off for a heavier guitar, I'm sure you'd have no problem finding a taker.
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