KCH Posted March 11, 2023 Posted March 11, 2023 I’m now the proud owner of a 2017 Heritage H-150 in Vintage Wineburst per the control cavity sticker which is actually a nice feature. I had been looking at Heritage for a while and the stars finally aligned. The guitar came with a custom made Gibson style pickguard and locking tuners. I put a poker chip on it to cover up a few scratches near the toggle and swapped out the knobs which I suspect were not original. So far I’m impressed with the overall fit, finish and sound. It’s obvious the nitro is thinner than a Gibson LP Standard which is nice. The rosewood fingerboard is smooth as silk, probably one of the best I have played. There are some quality and/or design things I have to work through. The nut is a bit sloppy. It looks like it was cut poorly from the factory and then someone tried filling it and now it’s way too high. The tailpiece also sits really high so I switched the Nashville bridge for an ABR-1 to help lower the tailpiece and then used Faber spacers to stiffen the gap in the tailpiece posts. I will probably do a full Faber hardware replacement down the road. It weighs right at 10 pounds and feels every bit of it. I gave it a quick setup and it plays well despite the nut and tailpiece issues. Im hoping that once I fix those things she will really sing. In the meantime, feel free to share any advice/tips/tricks/ideas you may have regarding Heritage or the H-150. I’m excited to finally be a part of the Heritage club.
PunkKitty Posted March 11, 2023 Posted March 11, 2023 Hi and welcome to the forum. I've always liked the vintage wineburst finish. Congrats on your H-150. They really are great guitars.
kbp810 Posted March 11, 2023 Posted March 11, 2023 Congrats, and welcome! That's a real beauty; VWB has always been my favorite finish, and I believe that was one of Marv's own color creations.
yoslate Posted March 11, 2023 Posted March 11, 2023 Not many vintage wineburst 150's floating around. It is, for my money, one of the two or three best finishes Heritage does. You have a really nice '58 Burst thing going on there. And you've dialed in the most common trouble spots and upgrades. Re-doing a Heritage nut is a rite of passage. Once you get those details you mentioned sorted, you can start swapping dozens of sets of pickup in and out...just like the rest of us. A particularly nice looking 150! Congrats!
skydog52 Posted March 11, 2023 Posted March 11, 2023 Congratulations and welcome aboard. VWB is my favorite finish. Have fun!
MisterG Posted March 11, 2023 Posted March 11, 2023 That is a sweet top and color! Congratulations on a fine 150
High Flying Bird Posted March 11, 2023 Posted March 11, 2023 11 hours ago, kbp810 said: ... I believe that was one of Marv's own color creations. It is. I heard him tell the story. ?
kbp810 Posted March 12, 2023 Posted March 12, 2023 13 minutes ago, High Flying Bird said: It is. I heard him tell the story. ? I thought so, it's just been a while and was hoping I wasn't mis-remembering, lol. I remember that, and falling in love with the color after seeing that H110 they had hanging on the wall, which was why I went VWB on the 157. Seems like a good time to get all nostalgic with a photo of VWB'ing in action.
kbp810 Posted March 12, 2023 Posted March 12, 2023 32 minutes ago, Steiner said: Is that YOUR H-157 KBP? indeed it is
Steiner Posted March 12, 2023 Posted March 12, 2023 4 hours ago, kbp810 said: indeed it is It's like being in the delivery room.
KCH Posted March 13, 2023 Author Posted March 13, 2023 On 3/11/2023 at 10:41 AM, yoslate said: . . . you can start swapping dozens of sets of pickup in and out...just like the rest of us. Funny you should say that. I have a pair of MJ wound Seymour Duncan Antiquity that I’m thinking about installing in this guitar. The 59’s sound great but the Antiquity are special and tend to find their way into my best guitars at some point.
yoslate Posted March 13, 2023 Posted March 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, KCH said: Funny you should say that. I have a pair of MJ wound Seymour Duncan Antiquity that I’m thinking about installing in this guitar. The 59’s sound great but the Antiquity are special and tend to find their way into my best guitars at some point. Hahahaha! Nobody on this forum would have required a crystal ball to see this coming! Have fun with the tone quest. You should wind up with a righteous guitar!
rockabilly69 Posted March 13, 2023 Posted March 13, 2023 I've changed the pickups in all 3 of the Heritage H150s that I've owned (still own 2). Funny enough, my favorite H150 is a darkburst that has a a set of MJ wound pickups which are the custom shop Peter Green set which are unpotted, have unbalanced coils, but without the reverse phase magnets. Here it is straight into a production VOX AC15. And all of them have got the Faber treatment, and nut cut correctly
rockabilly69 Posted March 14, 2023 Posted March 14, 2023 On 3/13/2023 at 2:00 AM, bolero said: Rockabilly that was some great playing! ?
tsp17 Posted March 15, 2023 Posted March 15, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 5:35 PM, yoslate said: Hahahaha! Nobody on this forum would have required a crystal ball to see this coming! Have fun with the tone quest. You should wind up with a righteous guitar! Yep. The endless journey commences. Welcome to HOC and well done! Very nice guitar.
ElChoad Posted March 15, 2023 Posted March 15, 2023 That is one sexy beast of an H-150. Congrats on the score!
big bob Posted March 16, 2023 Posted March 16, 2023 Is that the Peter Green flip going on with the pups?
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