Stock poker chip?

[rwinking]

So in the thread regarding customizing a Heritage, the poker chip came up. I thought I might start another thread on this. I never gave it much thought until I looked today and found that my 80s H-170 and H-140 both have the much malligned poker chip. Were these stock back then and later removed as my newer H-150s never had them? I bought both of these guitars used a long time ago and now wonder if someone "customized" them or was this how they were back then?

If they were not stock in the 80s I need to get rid of them pronto before any of you poke fun at me.

[rwinking]

Spoke too soon.....my H-150 from 2008 (V serial number)has a poker chip too. Both it and My H-170 also have a more angular pickguard whereas the other two H=150s have pickguards that follow the rounded contour of the body. Wow, that last phrase made me hot....

[TalismanRich]

My "D" serial # H-140 has the old style pickguard and poker chip.   I've left it stock except that one of the Schaller pickups was bad.   I put in a pair of SD  Alnico Pro IIs in it. 

[zguitar71]

No poker chip on my 2011 150. 

[bolero]

No poker chips.

No cigarettes.

No matches.

I've got no fire on me.

[rwinking]

Interesting! So they must have gotten rid of the poker chip and changed the pickguard at some point. I just looked at my 86 Les Paul Custom Lite and it has the same style pickguard as the earlier Heritages like mine and TalismanRich's H-140. My 86 H-140 has no pickguard at all.

[High Flying Bird]

4 hours ago, bolero said:

No poker chips.

No cigarettes.

No matches.

I've got no fire on me.

Trailer's for sale or rent - Rooms to let, 50 cents - No phone, no pool, no pets - I ain't got no cigarettes...

[tsp17]

15 hours ago, High Flying Bird said:

Trailer's for sale or rent - Rooms to let, 50 cents - No phone, no pool, no pets - I ain't got no cigarettes...

Well done.

[bolero]

Heh, yep you got a like from me...

Probably none of you guys south of the border would ever get my reference: they were a great band

 

 

[DetroitBlues]

I've never saw the poker chips on a catalog model.  Obviously, I wasn't old enough to know back when they sold new in a shop.

My assumption is dealers and individual owners added the poker chip.

My 1985 H140 did not have one.

 

[brentrocks]

Ive seen them on a lot of early 170s and 140s.  But the font on the poker chip is different than the Gibson font.  

[Kuz]

In 2005-ish (maybe 2006 or 2007), I picked up at the factory a 150 Goldtop that I custom ordered through a dealer but just wanted to pickup at Heritage.  I asked Marv if he would install a poker chip and Gibson LP pickguard that I bought and brought with me on my brand new 150 Goldtop.

He said, "We used to install those years ago at Heritage, but due to the lawsuit we don't use/install them anymore".    But he was kind enough to do it anyhow, he said to just keep it between us.  So now the secret is out.... I think he is safe from litigation. 

[rockabilly69]

No poker chips on my H150s, and personally I like them better that way, I tried one on each of them and off they came! And I prefer the Heritage pickguard to the Gibson guard, I like the way it follows the body contours. I don't feel the same way about their semi-hollow pickguards, they look too small to me, and definitely not as nice shape wise as the H150 guards. I had MojoAxe make me one Gibson style for my H535P90 that cus sold me and I love it.

 

 

 

[bolero]

On 11/19/2024 at 8:15 AM, Kuz said:

 

He said, "We used to install those years ago at Heritage, but due to the lawsuit we don't use/install them anymore".    But he was kind enough to do it anyhow, he said to just keep it between us.  So now the secret is out.... I think he is safe from litigation. 

Well there we have it!