Steiner Posted July 15, 2019 Posted July 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Genericmusic said: It's a custom made Eagle from 1990 with some really neat appointments. It's kind of like a mahogany Johnny Smith.The rumor is that it was originally made for producer/engineer/musician Bryce Roberts. He had a studio not far from 225 Parson St for many years and also worked for Chess and Motown. I can't confirm his ownership but dot markers and unbound "f" hole looks/sounds like his style. I first met him around 1970 and knew of him up until the early-mid 90's when he skipped town (Kalamazoo) with another mans wife. He was quite a character and one of the best damn jazz guitar players I've had the pleasure of meeting. He's been dead for quite some time now. I mentioned his name to Ren once, Ren gave me a long hard look with a wry smile while nodding his head and said nothing. The guitar has a lot of mojo and when I first touched it I knew it was meant for me. It's a grave guitar. My son the jazz guitar player will inherit it. Is it spruce or mahogany top? A good looking beauty!
Genericmusic Posted July 15, 2019 Posted July 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, Steiner said: Is it spruce or mahogany top? A good looking beauty! Solid mahogany. Aron Cowles told me he remembered tap tuning it when he worked at Heritage and Pete Farmer remembered doing the headstock inlay.
Steiner Posted July 15, 2019 Posted July 15, 2019 29 minutes ago, Genericmusic said: Solid mahogany. Aron Cowles told me he remembered tap tuning it when he worked at Heritage and Pete Farmer remembered doing the headstock inlay. Truly a one of a kind! Are you aware of any other mahogany top Eagles? Have you run this hot rod through a 100W full stack?
Genericmusic Posted July 15, 2019 Posted July 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, Steiner said: Truly a one of a kind! Are you aware of any other mahogany top Eagles? Have you run this hot rod through a 100W full stack? It is a one off. I have seen several all mahogany Eagles but none with the same appointments as mine. I haven't run it through a 100W full stack but have run it through a '68 100W RMS Fender Super Bassman and a '68 Super Reverb. It's a tough beast to control feedback wise with that much power. I usually pair it with my Kenny Burrell or a Roland Cube 80XL.
Gitfiddler Posted July 15, 2019 Author Posted July 15, 2019 29 minutes ago, Genericmusic said: It is a one off. I have seen several all mahogany Eagles but none with the same appointments as mine. I haven't run it through a 100W full stack but have run it through a '68 100W RMS Fender Super Bassman and a '68 Super Reverb. It's a tough beast to control feedback wise with that much power. I usually pair it with my Kenny Burrell or a Roland Cube 80XL. I've never heard of ANY Mahogany top being tap tuned! That Eagle Custom is truly a one-off archtop hot rod Heritage. Also, that is an amazing back story about the possible previous owner, true or not.
Blacker80 Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 2006 20th Anniversary, 2007 H-150 Deluxe and 2006 H-150 Standard
Vanschoyck Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 Spruce top H575. I don't know if it's a "hot rod" or not but it's fast enough for my purposes. Inlaid headstock logo, but other than that no frilly bits, just business. I can see a little "relic" effect on the pickup cover, and where my arm rests, and the guard is taking a little bit of a beating And there might even be a drip of coffee lurking somewhere that I failed to get cleaned off entirely. I play this guitar pretty much every day.
Gitfiddler Posted July 24, 2019 Author Posted July 24, 2019 Each of the pictured Heritage (solid, semi and full hollow) guitars are indeed Heritage Hot Rods!! They are beautiful and get lots of 'seat-time' so to speak. If you play em and love em, that's all that matters. If you got em...lets see em!
FredZepp Posted July 27, 2019 Posted July 27, 2019 So this is a Hot Rod Super 400 or Super Eagle.. Crafted by Heritage to be the last instrument out of Parsons Street in the 20th century. Some phone pics reduced to low res..
Millennium Maestro Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 The winner has exposed himself. That Centurion is awesome
Gitfiddler Posted July 29, 2019 Author Posted July 29, 2019 The KING of Heritage Hot Rods has a Crown................
FredZepp Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 If anything, it's certainly the largest of Heritage Hot Rods... ha.. But , of course, it's my 150s/157 that really get played the most.
Gianluca Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 (just watched the pictures) this is one of those "You can't keep them all" kind of threads....that make want to buy some piece ? fantastic Heritage guitars, enjoy them and thanks for sharing the beauty
brentrocks Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 THESE 2 ARE A TOUGH PAIR TO BEAT IMG_1531 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
Yooper Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 On 7/25/2019 at 4:56 PM, big bob said: My vote for drag strip winner. Every one of these run in the "sweet to spectacular" range. Or am I biased?
barrymclark Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 On 7/10/2019 at 9:53 PM, Millennium Maestro said: From picking up the top at NAMM with Jim D. to Designing with Pete F. My #1 - My money pit.... LOL DEAR... LORD! That top!
barrymclark Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 My 575. Loved the contrast and figuring. I got this back in 2010 (I think).
TalismanRich Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 OK, here's my first three Heritage guitars. Still got 'em all, and bringing the Millie this weekend.
ThePickupArtist Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 I like the older ones... ’87 140 Custom ’88 207 DD ’85 Superstat ’95 SAE Custom ‘87 204 DD Honestly? I love them all for different reasons.
rockabilly69 Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 On 7/31/2019 at 7:45 AM, barrymclark said: My 575. Loved the contrast and figuring. I got this back in 2010 (I think). That is a great color combo!
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