Farmboyjo Posted September 19, 2020 Posted September 19, 2020 Just came across this on Sweetwater's site. Nice to see some other colors coming out, and I've had a thing for black translucent for years. Almost picked up one of the original Ernie Ball/MusicMan EVH guitars in trans black (very few made) a number of years ago. Some guy from England apparently came in and scooped it up the same week I was going in...which just made me want it more. ? Interesting they're still not putting black binding on these, or maybe cream is the correct artistic choice here?
DetroitBlues Posted September 19, 2020 Posted September 19, 2020 Black is only used on custom orders.
skydog52 Posted September 19, 2020 Posted September 19, 2020 1 hour ago, DetroitBlues said: Black is only used on custom orders. Doesn't have to be a custom order. We have new colors.
Farmboyjo Posted September 19, 2020 Author Posted September 19, 2020 Very nice! Play it in good health.Oh I didn’t pick it up. Just doing some online drooling.
Gitfiddler Posted September 19, 2020 Posted September 19, 2020 7 minutes ago, Farmboyjo said: Oh I didn’t pick it up. Just doing some online drooling. Once the drooling starts it's only a matter of time.
DetroitBlues Posted September 19, 2020 Posted September 19, 2020 4 hours ago, skydog52 said: Doesn't have to be a custom order. We have new colors. Black binding? What model has that as a stock feature?
skydog52 Posted September 19, 2020 Posted September 19, 2020 37 minutes ago, DetroitBlues said: Black binding? What model has that as a stock feature? I assumed he was talking about the finish color.
Farmboyjo Posted September 20, 2020 Author Posted September 20, 2020 The solid white ones usually have black binding I thought. I think Maestro had a white with white/cream binding though. I was just recalling post a few years ago, pre-Plaza. A member was doing a full custom and wanted black binding, but the factory wouldn’t do black. Just wondering out loud...
goSteelers Posted September 20, 2020 Posted September 20, 2020 I picked up a trans-black H150 several years ago. Not my favorite color choice, but it played great and was a good deal. It has a rosewood fingerboard, which I thought didn't go well with the trans black -- it should have been ebony. So, I decided to add more rosewood to make it a color theme, so to speak, and came up with this. Later I added pickups with black covers, so now there is no chrome on it either. I should make the fingerboard a bit darker to match the rest of the rosewood, and I do think it would look better with a black body and black binding, but it still looks pretty cool as is.
Farmboyjo Posted September 20, 2020 Author Posted September 20, 2020 Very interesting. I like the look of yours more than the one that started all this. I'm sure the black PUs really changed it too. Almost Gilmour black strat, but H150. Nice Job.
tsp17 Posted September 21, 2020 Posted September 21, 2020 On 9/19/2020 at 1:15 PM, Gitfiddler said: Once the drooling starts it's only a matter of time. LOL. True that.
DetroitBlues Posted September 22, 2020 Posted September 22, 2020 Keep us posted on the new guitar day! There is a 150 for sale at Heritage that was a special run with black binding. The body color was TV Yellow though. Bottom left corner of this photo. Looks very similar to the HOC LE 137.
bolero Posted September 26, 2020 Posted September 26, 2020 here is a pic of mine: I put black rings & knobs on it
Farmboyjo Posted September 26, 2020 Author Posted September 26, 2020 The TV Yellow with black binding is very interesting look. Bolero, is that aged nickel hardware or just the lighting? Either way - looks awesome IMHO.
Gitfiddler Posted September 26, 2020 Posted September 26, 2020 On 9/22/2020 at 12:09 PM, DetroitBlues said: Keep us posted on the new guitar day! There is a 150 for sale at Heritage that was a special run with black binding. The body color was TV Yellow though. Bottom left corner of this photo. Looks very similar to the HOC LE 137. Spotted a couple of the H-150 Ltd. Ed. for sale at Musicians Friend and Guitar Center. And ONLY $3,999. ? https://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/heritage-custom-shop-h-150-limited-edition-electric-guitar/l51852000001000?rNtt=heritage&index=10
bolero Posted September 29, 2020 Posted September 29, 2020 hey, thx! yes the hardware is aged. I have a better pic somewhere. here it is, taken with a flash on, but at least you can see the wood grain I'm not sure why all my pics are inserted above the text. let me see if I can cut/paste. your quote is stuck down below though On 9/26/2020 at 2:20 PM, Farmboyjo said: The TV Yellow with black binding is very interesting look. Bolero, is that aged nickel hardware or just the lighting? Either way - looks awesome IMHO.
Farmboyjo Posted September 29, 2020 Author Posted September 29, 2020 Spotted a couple of the H-150 Ltd. Ed. for sale at Musicians Friend and Guitar Center. And ONLY $3,999. [emoji50]https://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/heritage-custom-shop-h-150-limited-edition-electric-guitar/l51852000001000?rNtt=heritage&index=10Only $3999? Wow - a guy could get TWO of the HOC-version instead.
Gitfiddler Posted September 29, 2020 Posted September 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Farmboyjo said: Only $3999? Wow - a guy could get TWO of the HOC-version instead. Yessir. Prices have really skyrocketed for custom Heritage models. That's another reason I'm glad I grabbed one of the HOC H-137's.
DetroitBlues Posted September 29, 2020 Posted September 29, 2020 6 hours ago, Farmboyjo said: Only $3999? Wow - a guy could get TWO of the HOC-version instead. Its not too late! I think the cutoff is October 31st.
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