What is the "p" designation?

[silverbeard]

Hello to everyone in HOC land.  I've just gotten a used (but not abused) H150.  The tag under the control cover lists the guitar as an H 150 P.  Can anyone tell me what the "P" is for.  It is  1996 model with a "M" serial number.  It also has gold hardware was this the norm for '96 H150s?  Pics to come when I figure out how to do that.

Silverbeard

[Dick Seacup]

P = Poplar. 

"Man, these Heritage guitars sure are pop'lar around here!"

[notbillgelder]

Poplar body, unbound rosewood fretboard, dot position markers

[pressure]

H150p is an H150 with a poplar body instead of mahogany with a maple top. That guitar should have dots on the fretboard instead of traps. I have never seen one with gold hardware but Heritage has done a lot of custom work. I had an H150p that had an all gold finish (top, back and neck).

[silverbeard]

Thanks y'all.  It indeed has an unbound, rosewood fret board with dot inlays. 

[Genericmusic]

 

[PunkKitty]

I used to have a 150p. I regret selling it. I really enjoyed that guitar. 

[High Flying Bird]

Here is a buddy's 1996 H-150 Special and my 2010 H-137 Custom.  The are the same size and weight the same even with his guitar's maple cap. 

[DetroitBlues]

I thought the Poplar were thinner like a 140?

 

 

[tulk1]

17 minutes ago, DetroitBlues said:

I thought the Poplar were thinner like a 140?

 

 

Or thinner like an H-137? Speed reading, again, Mr Josh?  

[DetroitBlues]

1 hour ago, tulk1 said:

Or thinner like an H-137? Speed reading, again, Mr Josh?  

Size and weight, I was thinking more along the lines of the upper and lower bouts being the same, not body thickness.

[silverbeard]

My 150p is about a half inch wider at both the upper and lower bouts compared to my 140. Sorry no pics, I can't get photo bucket to log me in or reset my password.

[Yooper]

2 hours ago, silverbeard said:

My 150p is about a half inch wider at both the upper and lower bouts compared to my 140. Sorry no pics, I can't get photo bucket to log me in or reset my password.

Kick the bucket. Imgur is free, better and easier.

[DetroitBlues]

Yep, photobucket is forcing members to pay a few hundred a year to share photos...

But this new and improved page allows uploads to appear like photobucket used to....

[Wattage]

I thought the H-150P was the same as an H-150 just with poplar and the H-150 Special was slimmer body with dots...?

 

Oh Heritage how you confuse me so