Wrinkleygit Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 Having spent some time with my new acquisition, scratch plate removed, original tailpiece refitted, restrung with my favourite DR Veritas 9-46, truss rod adjusted together with pickup and pole pieces tweaked. The original Schaller pickups are still in the case, it came fitted with Sunbear paf’s from a small UK maker, they sound too good to remove and I’ve emailed them to try and get some more info. On the back of the scratch plate were the letters asb in pencil which I assume means Autumn Sunburst, the frets are barely marked and the neck is in great condition , it’s no 019 of the Deluxe series.
Wrinkleygit Posted October 19, 2023 Author Posted October 19, 2023 Here’s how it came to me and another picture of the body.
pressure Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 Fab guitar. I think asb refers to " Antique Sunburst". There might be a sticker under the control plate with this information.
Spectrum13 Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 Pretty I liked the "before" look and the cutaway completes it.
TalismanRich Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 Looks good! I'm a big fan of Heritage's wooden guards. You can tell that's an early model between the cutaway and the triangular guard.
Wrinkleygit Posted October 19, 2023 Author Posted October 19, 2023 6 hours ago, pressure said: Fab guitar. I think asb refers to " Antique Sunburst". There might be a sticker under the control plate with this information. Thanks, I have removed the cover but it looks like the sticker is long gone . Could it also be Almond Sunburst ?
Gitfiddler Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 Beautiful H150. ASB is AlmondSunBurst according to old Heritage catalogues. Welcome to the HOC!
pressure Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 I thought I lost this old finish list but the Internet is forever.
Millennium Maestro Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 I believe she also has the PRE Lawsuit Gibson bodycut! That flame maple pickguard is sweet, love the veneer flames headstock also.. Here is the ol" girl I rescued and had one of the Kazoo masters refinish! Enjoy you girl!
TalismanRich Posted October 20, 2023 Posted October 20, 2023 My H157 is Almond Sunburst, and it's ALSB. Pressure has it right. Antique SB. It's funny that their chart is "incomplete"! The H535 that I have is labelled "Faded Cherry". It's perfect, goes well with the shirt!
Millennium Maestro Posted October 23, 2023 Posted October 23, 2023 On 10/20/2023 at 8:06 AM, TalismanRich said: This pic takes me back... I swept up and threw away all the bat turds before everyone setup, only to find out it was the family fertilizer B/C Sr. Henderson got quite upset. Sadly as you can see I did too good of a bad job!
TalismanRich Posted October 23, 2023 Posted October 23, 2023 I remember covering the equipment after Friday night so that the bats didn't bomb everything overnight. Saturday, we just removed the coverings and fired the amps back up. Good times, for sure!
ElNumero Posted November 11, 2023 Posted November 11, 2023 On 10/19/2023 at 7:05 AM, pressure said: Fab guitar. I think asb refers to " Antique Sunburst". There might be a sticker under the control plate with this information. No Richard that’s almond sunburst.
pressure Posted November 11, 2023 Posted November 11, 2023 Look at the Heritage color chart I posted October 19th Will. ASB = Antique Sunburst, ALSB = Almond Sunburst.
skydog52 Posted November 11, 2023 Posted November 11, 2023 1 minute ago, pressure said: Look at the Heritage color chart I posted October 19th Will. ASB = Antique Sunburst, ALSB = Almond Sunburst. Bookmark this Will. Heritage Guitar Inc, Finishes (archive.org)
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