My New [to me] 535!

[jmprobert]

Hey everybody!

 

I've been a silent lurker on the forum for a few months now reading, learning, and watching but now I'm a full-fledged member!

 

Here's my '87 535 and looks like ASB but I'll take whatever y'all think it is.

 

Shaller pups.

 

 

The seller said everything was original but, I see some electrical tape in the wiring around the pots and the neck pickup cavity looks less than pristine..

 

Any thoughts?

 

 

 

 

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[tbonesullivan]

did you get any pictures of the backs of the pickups or other wiring? That does not really look like a stock neck pickup route.

[jmprobert]

Here are the pickup backs

 

 

 

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[Genericmusic]

Very nice.

[notbillgelder]

Nice 535 enjoy

[TalismanRich]

The 535 wasn't introduced until 1987, so you have on of the earliest ones. They may have been doing a lot more hand routing at the time, so it's possible that it was that way from the factory.

 

The only reason to do additional routing would be to deepen it for long leg pickups. Looking at the bottom, it doesn't appear to be significantly deeper, and you would only need to do the outer areas, not the middle.

 

For an 87, it looks to be in great shape.

[Gitfiddler]

Beautiful 'vintage' H535!! Your photographic skills are killer too!

 

Welcome to the HOC.

[pressure]

Fab H535.

[skydog52]

Congratulations and welcome to the Club!

You scored a vintage one in Great shape.

[rjstauber]

I really like the looks of that one, very nice! I like the flamed maple.

Do you know if this one came without the chrome pick-up covers?

My H-535 from 1998 has the same hardware by Schaller, which I do like.

[jmprobert]

I'm not sure what the original pickup covers were, unfortunately.

 

Wish I had them though!

 

 

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[schundog]

Congratulations, and welcome! 535s are the Schiznit.

[PunkKitty]

Very nice! Congrats!

[houndhome]

Nice guitar,congratulations.I wonder if the colour is almond sunburst,from the photos it looks rather

like my H555 in that colour.

[bolero]

that is a really nice 535!

 

and an early one, to boot!!

 

I really like the figuring on the fretboard too

 

congrats!

[jmprobert]

Anybody seen a case that just says "Heritage" and an inside label that looks like this?

 

The guitar looks great, but I guess I'm just real nervous given that these aren't a small investment and these don't look like others I've seen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[bolero]

I wouldn't worry too much, those look legit to me

 

case were made by TKL, easy to get a new one if it bothers you. They are good cases, I like them

[Gianluca]

nice vintage H535

[TalismanRich]

My 87 H140 doesn't even have printing on the case, and the tag inside the control cover is the same circle as yours.

 

There's nothing that I see on that guitar that doesn't say it's a genuine Heritage.

[HANGAR18]

I like it!

[kidsmoke]

Welcome to the fray. Beautiful guitar! I agree with those that have said it all looks legit. I think perhaps in '87, things were a little more "seat of the pants" than they are now.

Your's presents just like mine did when I bought several years ago now, with the uncovered humbuckers...

 

 

and this is the original harness after I pulled it out

 

 

So I wouldn't worry. Play the f*ckin' thing......

[schundog]

I agree with Rich; those are the labels they used in the earlier years.

[jmprobert]

Thanks for all of the info guys - I've been playing it a lot Just wanted to make sure I actually got what I paid for.

 

Beautiful guitar!

 

 

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