rwinking Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 I bought the H-535 that punkkitty had on here last week and it came in today. I have not had time to play it plugged in, but it sounds flat out wonderful acoustically. It is a beautiful guitar and everything I had hoped for. Monica was so easy to work with. I really do appreciate her. I may not have a chance to plug it in until tomorrow which is a drag. I now have a nice 1990 140CM, an old (1986) 170 and now this 535. My life is now complete. What more could a man ask for on this planet?
PunkKitty Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 It's good to know it arrived safely. It's a beautiful guitar. Enjoy it.
davesultra Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Sweet! Monica is a 5 star seller. Loved that 150 she was offering, too bad for me (but not my bank account) she pulled it off the market.
LK155 Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 I bought the H-535 that punkkitty had on here last week and it came in today. I have not had time to play it plugged in, but it sounds flat out wonderful acoustically. It is a beautiful guitar and everything I had hoped for. Monica was so easy to work with. I really do appreciate her. I may not have a chance to plug it in until tomorrow which is a drag. I now have a nice 1990 140CM, an old (1986) 170 and now this 535. My life is now complete. What more could a man ask for on this planet? An H137. An H150. An H157. An H525. An H575. A Sweet 16. An H555. An H155. A Prospect. An H550. A Heritage Patriot amp. A Heritage Colonial amp. A couple of Steiner cables. There may be more.
PunkKitty Posted September 4, 2015 Posted September 4, 2015 An H137. An H150. An H157. An H525. An H575. A Sweet 16. An H555. An H155. A Prospect. An H550. A Heritage Patriot amp. A Heritage Colonial amp. A couple of Steiner cables. There may be more. You missed a H357.
tulk1 Posted September 4, 2015 Posted September 4, 2015 Cool deal on the 535. And your other H's. Now, you need a Prospect. Younger cousin to the 535. Similar heritage (ha!), different parents.
Gitfiddler Posted September 4, 2015 Posted September 4, 2015 You missed a H357. And you missed an H530 and Millennium and Millennium Pro... (It never ends!) Congratulations to both seller and buyer!
schundog Posted September 4, 2015 Posted September 4, 2015 Congratulations, and welcome to the 535 family! And YES, Monica is a straight up seller; I've had two pleasant transactions with her. Great seller/person.
rwinking Posted September 4, 2015 Author Posted September 4, 2015 Thanks everyone. I am really loving the 535. It is beautiful, plays like a dream and sounds so nice! I do have a question about the 535's though. I once had a Gibson dot neck reissue back in the late 80s. It seems that the 535 has a bigger body than the 335. I can't really tell though as my memory of the 335 is a bit hazy b/c of lifestyle choices during that era. I am not sure if it is my diseased perception or what. Perhaps it it because the headstock of the 535 is smaller and it makes the body look bigger? Or is there a difference?
Gitfiddler Posted September 4, 2015 Posted September 4, 2015 H-535's are made on the same old jigs as the former 335's were. Same dimensions...but with solid rims and output jack on the lower bout (where it belongs in my view). Enjoy that beautiful 535!
TalismanRich Posted September 4, 2015 Posted September 4, 2015 There are slight differences. According to spec, the ES335 is the larger instrument. The H535 is 18" long, 16" wide and 1 5/8 rim size. The ES335 is slightly bigger at 20" long, 16.5" wide and 1 3/4" thick although measurements of various 335 range form 1.6 to 1.77" for various years. Both are made with 3 ply wood for the top and bottom, but Heritage uses a solid maple rim. The ES335 has a 3 ply rim. Gibson uses maple/poplar/maple. I'm not sure but I think that Heritage uses maple/basswood/maple, if my memory is correct. Acoustically the 535 sounds much more open than current 335s to me. I played a few vintage 335s at various times and they were worlds better than the newer ones. Whatever Heritage is doing, they're doing it right!
rwinking Posted September 5, 2015 Author Posted September 5, 2015 I guess the smaller headstock gives the illusion that the body is bigger.
zguitar71 Posted September 6, 2015 Posted September 6, 2015 Congrats on the new guitar! What part of Montana are in? I'm in missoula. Do you have a band?
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