LittleLeroy Posted January 2, 2018 Posted January 2, 2018 Saturday night in Santa Fe, NM. She's got Larry Dimarzio's Super Distortion in the Neck and CrunchLab in the Bridge and she just sings! Wired up for coil splits, with the Middle position humbucking using the inner coils. This guitar does everything I need her to; really a revelation. The Hog-Maple-Hog Neck-Through design imparts a deliciously woody tone.
zookroo1 Posted January 2, 2018 Posted January 2, 2018 Very cool. Looks like you're going to put her to good use!
Stringman Posted January 2, 2018 Posted January 2, 2018 Would love to hear a sound clip if possible. Glad to hear that this guitar is really working out well for you. Congrats.
Gitfiddler Posted January 2, 2018 Posted January 2, 2018 Agree...Clips from a pro player would be a real treat. Also, do folks come up and ask you about your Heritage gear?
Gtwibs Posted January 2, 2018 Posted January 2, 2018 Nice pic. I didn't think the hat would match the 357 either.
LittleLeroy Posted January 3, 2018 Author Posted January 3, 2018 10 hours ago, Gtwibs said: Nice pic. I didn't think the hat would match the 357 either. LOL! Sure it does! Big guitar; big hat! Just hadn't put it on yet.
LittleLeroy Posted January 3, 2018 Author Posted January 3, 2018 11 hours ago, Gitfiddler said: Agree...Clips from a pro player would be a real treat. Also, do folks come up and ask you about your Heritage gear? All the time. Lots of guitar pickers come to Santa Fe and I'm fortunate to be playing at some of the premier tourist destinations in town. Heritage guitars are proudly on display and in use. you're gonna make me embarrass myself with your "pro player" quip!
bolero Posted January 3, 2018 Posted January 3, 2018 excellent, Leroy! good to see it being used as it was meant to be used
LittleLeroy Posted January 3, 2018 Author Posted January 3, 2018 17 hours ago, Gtwibs said: Nice pic. I didn't think the hat would match the 357 either. Just for you! ;-)
High Flying Bird Posted January 3, 2018 Posted January 3, 2018 26 minutes ago, LittleLeroy said: Just for you! ;-) Somewhere I have a photo of a very young Guitfiddler wearing a hat almost like this one while playing with the USO in Vietnam. Until we have played at Monkey Mountain out side of Da Nang we ain't shit. ;^) Play that thing like you are in a different time zone!
LittleLeroy Posted January 3, 2018 Author Posted January 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, High Flying Bird said: Somewhere I have a photo of a very young Guitfiddler wearing a hat almost like this one while playing with the USO in Vietnam. Until we have played at Monkey Mountain out side of Da Nang we ain't shit. ;^) Play that thing like you are in a different time zone!
kidsmoke Posted January 3, 2018 Posted January 3, 2018 very cool. Curious how you found the transition from your semi to the 357. I recall playing Gio's and found the orientation surprisingly different..as though the heel of the neck by default was in a different spot, therefore the whole neck seemed biased left...as a right handed player. Make sense? Wonder if you noticed anything similar. regardless, awesome that you're giving these guitars a journeymans life. as it should be.
brentrocks Posted January 3, 2018 Posted January 3, 2018 I'm glad you are getting a lot of enjoyment out of that 357.....its definitely a good one...and probably the rarest Heritage you will ever find.
LittleLeroy Posted January 6, 2018 Author Posted January 6, 2018 On 1/3/2018 at 3:51 AM, kidsmoke said: very cool. Curious how you found the transition from your semi to the 357. I recall playing Gio's and found the orientation surprisingly different..as though the heel of the neck by default was in a different spot, therefore the whole neck seemed biased left...as a right handed player. Make sense? Wonder if you noticed anything similar. regardless, awesome that you're giving these guitars a journeymans life. as it should be. Hi kidsmoke I find holding the 357 to feel very natural. Yes, I do know what you mean about the neck seeming to have shifted, in that the 17th fret is right at hand when standing with the strap on. That's very different compared to the Millie's neck. I had to measure the scale to assure myself the 357 is 24.75". But I didn't have a sensation of disorientation 'til I broke a string (high e, of course) and had to grab the 155M with single cutaway. I found it was the Millie that felt odd in my hand and I had to keep a careful eye on the fretboard 'til I got used to what seemed to be a more "condensed" neck. It was a bit like suddenly playing a Gibson Byrdland, with it's 23.5" scale. That might not have happened if I had the double cutaway with me. But it was confusing for a couple minutes. I've also noticed I'm resting my right forearm on the edge of the body of the 357 as I play. It's really very comfortable. And, again different than with the Millie, the Bigsby is not in the way when reaching for the controls. So I have to say that ergonomically the Firebird body suits me well. And she has a very unique tone that is very pleasing to me.
LittleLeroy Posted January 6, 2018 Author Posted January 6, 2018 On 1/3/2018 at 6:22 AM, brentrocks said: I'm glad you are getting a lot of enjoyment out of that 357.....its definitely a good one...and probably the rarest Heritage you will ever find.
High Flying Bird Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 On 1/3/2018 at 2:59 AM, LittleLeroy said: Just for you! ;-) A buddy from New Orleans gave me this for forwarding his mail. For some reason you photo brought this to mind.
LittleLeroy Posted January 12, 2018 Author Posted January 12, 2018 On 1/6/2018 at 6:55 PM, High Flying Bird said: A buddy from New Orleans gave me this for forwarding his mail. For some reason you photo brought this to mind. Nice! Thanks HFB. I had a nice top hat like that. Woman stole it off the stage one night.
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