gspirro1 Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 I'm now a Heritage Guitar owner! Okay, it's a used 2005 custom H575, but it's near mint, and the first Heritage guitar I've ever owned, and I've owned over 60 guitars...amazing...because I was a bassist for over 45 years! (only had 17 of those, though, go figure!) It was delivered this morning and I spent a few hours changing strings, polishing, adjusting, doing a setup (even though it arrived in playable condition) and FINALLY playing it through my Henriksen amp. I LOVE it! It has the tone I was hoping for, clear warm, woody and sweet! Plus it plays beautifully! I'm thrilled! I have to thank Jay and the folks at Wolfe Guitars, and the original owner for ordering this fine guitar back in 2005. How did he know this was what I'd want?? [emoji1]
tulk1 Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 Uh .. wow! What a way to jump into Heritage. That is one stunning axe. How's it sound unplugged?
barrymclark Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 Nice. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
holyroller Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 Congrats . These guys a class act . More info on the amp please
schundog Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 Congratulations, and welcome to the world of The Heritage and the Heritage Owner's Club! (HOC). I hope she gives you years of enjoyment.
Gitfiddler Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 New Vintage! That is how I'd describe your classy H575 long guard. Welcome to the HOC!
gspirro1 Posted December 23, 2015 Author Posted December 23, 2015 Uh .. wow! What a way to jump into Heritage. That is one stunning axe. How's it sound unplugged?The guitar sounds great unplugged. Its not really loud compared to my Loar LH700, but it's much warmer and jazzy. Of course, I put 13-56 Chromes on it. I just got the Henriksen The Bud amp and I'm diggin' it. It's very flexible with eq options but all my electrics sound great. This 575 and my Guild Savoy with the 1100 pup are tonally perfect for my tastes.
Hfan Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 Nice, never saw an H575 like that. Congrats and welcome.
Vanschoyck Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 I've seen that guitar at Wolfe's for quite some time by way of gbase. Always thought it looked like a special one. Congratulations on picking it up, and thanks for removing the temptation!
Steiner Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 That's the second 575 I've seen without a cutaway. Nice snatch! Nice intro to the HOC with photos and story. Classy.
Ned Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 Nicely done. I've spent some time admiring that guitar on gbase. Glad she has a home.
gspirro1 Posted December 23, 2015 Author Posted December 23, 2015 I have to admit that a Heritage guitar was not on my radar! I was looking for a 16" bodied non-cutaway with a single pickup, preferably a floater, but maybe a P90 or jazzy 'bucker. So, naturally, I was searching Gibson and Guild. Couldn't find anything I liked. I'm glad I stumbled on to this guitar. I'm really enjoying playing this guitar! Thanks for the welcome to the HOC, and all the great comments. As an aside, before I got the guitar, I was thinking about replacing the H tailpiece with something a little more um, conventional! But now that it's here, I'm really liking the uniqueness of it, and I want it to be REALLY OBVIOUS, when I play this on a gig that it's a HERITAGE! Gee, guess I'm a convert, eh?
Gianluca Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 that's a fantastic 575, congrats and enjoy it
Conneazoo Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 Nice! Welcome. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Stringman Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 Congrats on the new guitar. I've never seen a H575 without the cutaway, so that's a great find. I'm wondering how it sounds acoustically? It's fully hollow, right? Wondering if it's a "sit on the couch" and play type guitar or is it strictly for plugging in? Very curious. Again, welcome and great job! Stringman
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