LittleLeroy Posted March 8, 2018 Posted March 8, 2018 New Employee Build Guitar Day! Well, today wasn't THE day. The NEBGD was really January 11th, 2018, but Big Bob insisted I hold off 'cause he knew he shouldn't be selling employee built guitars (or something to that effect). So I agreed to keep it on the QT. But then he posted this http://www.heritageownersclub.com/forums/topic/32984-a-confession-to-ease-my-conscience/ so, with his tacit permission, I'm going ahead with this NEBGD post. As you know employee built guitars are rare and that partially accounts for the $8k price tag on this one. I think the real reason for the high price is the fact that she was built by that very famous woodworker and Heritage employee, Jesus, and she was His prototype for later builds. Or at least that's what Big Bob told me at the time. He didn't really want to sell, so I enlisted the aid of another HOC member, NOTBILLGELDER to help with the final details. It was a sticky transaction due to Big Bob's having modified the original with a home-made pickguard and truss rod cover: which he refused to remove, but which - fortunately - NOTBILLGELDER fancied. So they became NOTBILLGELDER's commission for his help in negotiating and finessing this delicate deal. Big Bob sent her to me in a Gibson Firebird case with a shroud and on opening the case I found the shroud had somehow been imbued with an impression and detailed likeness of the instrument. Holy Grail indeed! I'm sorry to say for some unknown reason I could not get a decent photograph of the shroud. Sorry to disappoint! So here I present her to you in all her original glory: H-357 AB31705 completed on or about February 17th, 2011.
Steiner Posted March 8, 2018 Posted March 8, 2018 Well, it's About time that she got a respectable pickguard. Congrats
deytookerjaabs Posted March 8, 2018 Posted March 8, 2018 Damn that's nice, congrats. One hell of price tag too! I've been to cash america about 1,000 times and still have not run into a fabled 357 or marvbird. But, I figure if I stop into as many pawners as I can one day...one day.....one day.....
schundog Posted March 8, 2018 Posted March 8, 2018 Congratulations! What a beauty. Lance has great taste in guitars, not so much taste in pickguards, haha. Enjoy that special beast!
DetroitBlues Posted March 8, 2018 Posted March 8, 2018 He didn't even sell you the pair of dice control knobs?
tbonesullivan Posted March 8, 2018 Posted March 8, 2018 That guitar is truly a think of beauty. I don't like firebirds, but I like that one.
LittleLeroy Posted March 8, 2018 Author Posted March 8, 2018 4 hours ago, DetroitBlues said: He didn't even sell you the pair of dice control knobs? No, he didn't! But... he did include this custom-made, employee-built Volume Knob.
bolero Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 congrats Leroy...that is a superb looking guitar!! and I'm sure it sounds pretty good, too
RhoadsScholar Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 7 hours ago, LittleLeroy said: No, he didn't! But... he did include this custom-made, employee-built Volume Knob. wow that knob goes to 11. much easier to find the sweet spot. most knobs only go to 10
Guitarbean Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 ...is that the only new guitar of the week, dude?
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