brentrocks Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 I know...I'm a Heritage whore! I cant help it. I found this historic piece last week. This is a 1990 H157. To most, it looks like a typical Heritage 157...but look closely!!! The early H157s and H150s were rumored to have been made with leftover Gibson bodies that were left behind when Gibson left Kalamazoo in 1984. Heritage started production in 1985. This H157's body is the same shape as a Gibson Les Paul Custom!!! Heritage was threated to be sued by Gibson in 1991 for the body styles of the H157, H150 and the H357 (firebird) So.....Heritage changed the style of the horn cut on their single cut solid body guitars. This is one of the early, "pre lawsuit" H157s! This guitar has all the features of a Les Paul Custom. Mahogany body with a flame maple cap, mahogany neck, ebony board, multi ply binding on the body and peghead and gold hardware. This baby was a mess when I received it. It had been played....a lot. I decided to give this guitar the glamor shots makeover!!! Tone pros locking bridge and tailpiece, locking grover tuners, 1981 Gibson Shaw PAFs (early 137 stamps), and a through buffing and cleanup!!!! The frets have a lot of wear, but it still plays great! It has a thinner, 60s style neck. It weighs in at an average LPC....9.5 lbs. The tone from this guitar is absolutely incredible!!!! Its so woody and warm!!! The Shaws and just a great PAF!!!! IMG_0790 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr IMG_0808 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr IMG_0805 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr IMG_0803 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr IMG_0799 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr IMG_0797 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr IMG_0795 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr IMG_0794 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
Gtwibs Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 This has gotta be the one I posted about from parkway right!? Lookin great!
FredZepp Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 SWEET ! Flametop 157 with gibby cut, nice weight and fast 60s neck... Very nice. Another great find, Brent.
TalismanRich Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 I always like the H157. That's why it was my first Heritage. Nice choice with the tuners. For some reason, I like the look of ivory buttons, especially with the binding around the headstock. The metal kidney buttons are fine for a standard unbound one.
DetroitBlues Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 Well done makeover and nice snatch! Glad Mark called Dibs, plus the 60's thin neck just wouldn't work for me. But, wow. That is stunning!
deytookerjaabs Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 That's cool, a little blingy for my taste with the blue flame but a nice guitar nonetheless. As for the Gibson body thing I've not yet seen a Les Paul Custom from the late Norlin era that had a 2 piece back, nor a standard for that matter, however the then new lower budget "studio standard/customs" did have multi piece backs IIRC. Also, for it to be a Gibson body it'd have to have been an unworked body as the control routs wouldn't match up at all. Then take into consideration you've a studio body back yet a highly flamed matched 2 piece top? That's a HUGE stretch there. There's nothing wrong w/2 piece body backs though IMO, but I prefer them at a certain price point!
rwinking Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 That that is that Blue one from Parkland music one that was here last week. That is the best $1300 one could spend! Have fun with it!
brentrocks Posted April 26, 2019 Author Posted April 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Gtwibs said: This has gotta be the one I posted about from parkway right!? Lookin great! Yes it is!! Thanks!!!
skydog52 Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 Loving the tone out of that one! Glad the Emporium is Back Baby.
brentrocks Posted April 27, 2019 Author Posted April 27, 2019 7 hours ago, skydog52 said: Loving the tone out of that one! Glad the Emporium is Back Baby. Thanks Paul!!!
bolero Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 wow that is nice! congrats, Brent! "The early H157s and H150s were rumored to have been made with leftover Gibson bodies that were left behind when Gibson left Kalamazoo in 1984. " never heard of that before, source?
pressure Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 I don't know anything about leftover bodies but when I toured Heritage in 1990 they had bins with hundreds of unfinished Gibsons necks on the second floor.
StephenK Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 Yes, Pressure I remember the necks too. There where LP, V, Explorer bodies as well. Does anyone else remember all the banjo parts and acoustic guitar bins with parts, tops and backs?
Administrator Posted April 29, 2019 Posted April 29, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 7:06 PM, mars_hall said: Dibs I'd arm wrestle you for it if it wasn't blue. Other than the bass boat flake ASAT Z3, I don't do blue guitars.
High Flying Bird Posted April 29, 2019 Posted April 29, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 6:33 PM, Genericmusic said: Dibs Ain't it the truth.
High Flying Bird Posted April 29, 2019 Posted April 29, 2019 Brent, that 5D3 is very kind to this guitar. When are you selling the camera? The pups look better without the covers. What a pretty guitar. My first 150 was probably one of these. It was all black but had the slimmest neck on it. If it weren't 12 pounds I might still own it.
ElNumero Posted April 29, 2019 Posted April 29, 2019 19 hours ago, bolero said: wow that is nice! congrats, Brent! "The early H157s and H150s were rumored to have been made with leftover Gibson bodies that were left behind when Gibson left Kalamazoo in 1984. " never heard of that before, source? There is lots of folklore floating around surrounding G and H, as they are almost joined by the hip right? It's fun reading and speculating about it too!! Only Ren knows the truth....
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