hopkinwfg Posted June 6 Posted June 6 https://youtu.be/TY4hDGjd3Pw?si=qCHjFkyrQleV5Duk Without the wooden pickguard thou... 1
skydog52 Posted June 6 Posted June 6 (edited) H-157 Electric Guitar - Core Collection | Heritage Guitars Edited June 6 by skydog52 1
golferwave Posted June 6 Posted June 6 2 hours ago, Gitfiddler said: Awesome! Great move, Heritage! (Just keep em under 10lbs) CC models so they're saying lightweight. It'll be interesting to see what the weights actually are as they get into customers hands!
davesultra Posted June 6 Posted June 6 (edited) 2 hours ago, Gitfiddler said: Awesome! Great move, Heritage! (Just keep em under 10lbs) 3 minutes ago, golferwave said: CC models so they're saying lightweight. It'll be interesting to see what the weights actually are as they get into customers hands! There’s one at Sweetwater. I believe it was 8lbs. 14oz. https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/H157CCDCSB--heritage-custom-shop-core-collection-h-157-electric-guitar-dark-cherry-sunburst Will be nice when they start hitting the used market. Edited June 6 by davesultra 2
golferwave Posted June 6 Posted June 6 4 minutes ago, davesultra said: There’s one at Sweetwater. I believe it was 8lbs. 14oz. https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/H157CCDCSB--heritage-custom-shop-core-collection-h-157-electric-guitar-dark-cherry-sunburst Nice! I see the black beauty edition is all mahogany, no maple top. The black one also looks to have nickel hardware instead of gold.
golferwave Posted June 6 Posted June 6 15 minutes ago, golferwave said: Nice! I see the black beauty edition is all mahogany, no maple top. The black one also looks to have nickel hardware instead of gold. Nope, gold hardware on the black beauty as well. Super cool addition to the CC line!
TalismanRich Posted June 6 Posted June 6 That's a good sign that Heritage realizes that some people LIKE the Custom styling over the standard line.
Gitfiddler Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Heritage 157 weighing only 8lbs 14oz is great news! The Black Beauty version is very tempting. 3
bolero Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Yeah the all mahogany one is nice! And good to see the lower weights, too Glad the H157 is back on the menu 1
davesultra Posted June 7 Posted June 7 2 hours ago, TalismanRich said: That's a good sign that Heritage realizes that some people LIKE the Custom styling over the standard line. I’m sure the fact that the H157 is a fair amount cheaper than a Gibbons LPC isn’t going to hurt either!
TalismanRich Posted June 7 Posted June 7 22 hours ago, Gitfiddler said: Heritage 157 weighing only 8lbs 14oz is great news! The Black Beauty version is very tempting. 22 hours ago, bolero said: Yeah the all mahogany one is nice! And good to see the lower weights, too Glad the H157 is back on the menu I just looked at Wildwood's selection of LP Customs and they are all 9.75 to 10+ lbs. Choice of black or Pelham blue. Gibson also shows white, but no burst colors.
MartyGrass Posted June 8 Posted June 8 I got a great H-157 from Skydog52 years ago. It's around 9.5 lbs. That's comfortable and it is a joy to play. 1
hopkinwfg Posted June 8 Author Posted June 8 I guess the guys at Heritage should make a point to produce those whom they prefer a heavier side of their guitars... especially with LP type i personally fall for weight between 4kg to 4.5 or 4.6kg....
deytookerjaabs Posted June 8 Posted June 8 Interested. The only drag for me is I don't like the big necks on the 150 CC's and I'm guessing these will have heifers too?
MartyGrass Posted June 8 Posted June 8 I'd say that if I had to pick a neck carve it would be a medium C. I like thinner ones as well. But a long time ago I didn't know anything about neck carves. I came into a late 1920s L-5 with a pickguard-attached McCarty pickup. I had no idea it was collectible. That neck was big and it was distinctly different than the Gibson slim carves I was used to. But the L-5 was then my only guitar. Within a month it felt normal. Now I have an assortment of guitars. I pulled out a Thornton that was specified when made to be a 1958 carve. It is fatter than any Heritage I recall handling and is like my old L-5. After a couple of hours it was comfortable. But then I'm not a virtuoso. I know that many artists are very particular. Some are not though. Here are some pics. This is about 7.5 lbs, some of that being the fat neck. But the weight is not an issue. I hope you can appreciate how round the neck is from these pics. I would never claim a fat neck makes the guitar sound better. The guy who had this guitar made had two models with the same neck. I don't know why he was that specific. 3
bolero Posted June 9 Posted June 9 That's pretty wild. Here is a sweet H157 I saw at PSP! Along with the fellow who built it 3
HANGAR18 Posted June 9 Posted June 9 What are they making the finger rest out of? It looks like it is something multi-ply but I can't tell if it is plastic or wood.
hopkinwfg Posted June 24 Author Posted June 24 On 6/9/2024 at 8:29 AM, bolero said: That's pretty wild. Here is a sweet H157 I saw at PSP! Along with the fellow who built it So rad !!! 1
hopkinwfg Posted June 24 Author Posted June 24 On 6/9/2024 at 10:16 AM, HANGAR18 said: What are they making the finger rest out of? It looks like it is something multi-ply but I can't tell if it is plastic or wood. Looks plastic just like what gibson offers.... i actually prefer the old H157 with the somewhat flame transblack pickguard...
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