golferwave Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 Picked this one up from the dealer yesterday. Had it on order since June 25th, the Saturday of the Summer NAMM show. Sorry for the washed out pictures, the lighting is pretty bright in the basement man cave. I'll take some better natural light photos when I get an opportunity. The Honey Lemon color is very close to the Gbrand Translucent Amber finish. It plays like a dream, tone from Heaven with the Throbak pickups and electronics. The weight is 9lbs 3oz on my digital scale. The finish is impeccable. Thanks Heritage!
Polo Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 Fantastic! Congratulations on a world class guitar!!! Is the sequential build number on the headstock with the serial number?
golferwave Posted December 15, 2016 Author Posted December 15, 2016 Yes, it's part of the serial number. Mine is #005
golferwave Posted December 15, 2016 Author Posted December 15, 2016 Again a bad pic but the serial # looks like this.
schundog Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 Holy Smokes that thing is sweet! Congratulations. A 157 that light in weight is a rare thing, indeed! Enjoy it; Merry Christmas to you!
Spectrum13 Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 That 157W is some honey. Total beauty enjoy it forever.
FredZepp Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 Wow... that is very sweet. Those 157W's have got fine wood. These are an inspired limited run for sure.
JeffB Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 wow, nice! Congrats on a beautiful looking guitar Mr Golferwave
DetroitBlues Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 Is that one of those Limited Edition models with the Throbak's and special wiring harnesses?
DavesNotHere Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 That is beautiful! I love the top and the finish. Congrats and enjoy!
Polo Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 Is that one of those Limited Edition models with the Throbak's and special wiring harnesses? http://www.heritageownersclub.com/forums/topic/30977-new-limited-edition-h-157w/ Heritage Guitar is proud to introduce its newest limited edition series, the H-157W. Manufactured at the historic factory at 225 Parsons Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the 157W is a refreshed take on a classic design. Like the iconic Heritage H-157 model, the 157W features a solid mahogany body and neck, with multiple white and black binding around the body top and back, and single white binding on the neck and headstock. The limited edition, however, is also crafted using specifically chosen, ultra premium Western Maple. The solid premium mahogany body is hand-selected, and the result is a beautiful, non-weight relieved guitar guaranteed to be less than 9-½ lbs. The 157W also maintains a vintage Kalamazoo design in regards to the electronics, being the first Heritage guitar packed with ThroBak Electronics. ThroBak KZ-115 PAF humbuckers are wound on the same machine that was used at the Parsons Street factory back in 1957, and provide unmatched tonal reproduction of early PAF pickup dynamics and the low end depth of the originals. Only 50 guitars will be made available worldwide – 25 in gorgeous Quilted Maple and 25 in stunning Tiger Maple. The instruments are available from Heritage authorized dealers in two new eye-popping finishes – Honey Lemon with nickel hardware and Fireburst with gold hardware. Each guitar is appointed with a matching maple headstock and shadowed “The Heritage” logo. All elements of this limited production run are overseen by Heritage master builder Pete Farmer. Other guitar features include: • 13” width; 17-¼ length; 2” rim thickness • 17° peghead pitch • 24-¾” scale • 22-fret ebony fingerboard • 12” radius • Mother-of-pearl block inlays • ThroBak wiring harness with Luxe Bumble Bee capacitors • ThroBak pure nickel hex core strings • Two volume and two tone controls; one toggle switch • Tone-pro bridge, stop bar tailpiece, speed knobs We welcome all attendees The NAMM Show (Nashville) to visit the Heritage booth #843 for the opportunity to see the H-157W in person. You can now place orders through one of our great dealers: http://heritageguitar.com/dealers.
Kuz Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 I love it, especially the weight and the one piece body!
Yooper Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 Yes! Heritage + ThroBaks = Magic. Can't wait to hear one of these gems.
golferwave Posted December 15, 2016 Author Posted December 15, 2016 Love the top! Who'd you use for this one? Thanks Kenny. A friend of mine has a store locally and is a Heritage dealer. Crazy Horse Guitar. I will say though that John blew his stack when he opened the bill and found out they charged him an extra $350.00 over the price they quoted him due to the fact that it has an early number. I have to agree with him on that. I wouldn't bet on number 5 being worth more money down the road than number 25. Just my opinion of course.
golferwave Posted December 15, 2016 Author Posted December 15, 2016 I appreciate all of the positive comments! It really is a premium piece and it loves to be played!
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