What Heritage guitar do I want?

[deepdownfool]

Hoping you folks could educate me here a little bit...

 

What I seek is a semi hollow, lightweight, humbuckers, ebony board but it *has* to have a fat neck...are they out there?

 

My only Heritage experience was a thin bodied LP type that sounded great but the neck was like a shredder neck.

 

Any help appreciated, thanks in advance..

[Thundersteel]

Welcome to the HOC!

 

What type of music do you play?

 

You might want to check out an H555 or H157LW. Both have ebony boards; the H555 is akin to the ES-335, while the H157LW is similar to the LP Custom, but it is chambered to make it lighter.

 

Or, you might be interested in a Millenium. They are semi-hollow, and you can get it with either a single or double cutaway. If you like a bigger guitar, check out the H575 Custom.

[deepdownfool]

Thanks for your reply..!

 

Do these guitars have big necks?

 

My band here:

 

www.deepdownfools.com

[tulk1]

Hey Deep, welcome to the HoC. As T-Steel has pointed out, the H157 and H555 should have Ebony boards. Thing is, unless the guitar was special ordered with a fatter neck, most production necks sit somewhere between a 50's and 60's profile. Being handmade the necks can vary somewhat. And it really only takes a few mm's to change a profile. Best of luck in your search. And rest assured, we'll be happy to enable you while you are searching.

[Gitfiddler]

DDF~  Glad to have you (and your band!) here at the HOC! 8)

 

You can get pretty much anything you want from Heritage, as long as it is based on their stock body styles.

 

Semi-hollows or other gits with 'big necks' are custom special orders.

 

As an example, here's one with a big neck, ebony board, custom finish and factory installed Duncan Phat Cats...

 

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/6246/heritageh535xu0.jpg[/img]

[Paul P]

You might want to check out an H555 or H157LW. Both have ebony boards; the H555 is akin to the ES-335,...

 

Or you could do what I did and order a vanilla 535 with an ebony board.

[Bluzman54]

Or order a Prospect with an ebony fretboard.......

 

JMHO

 

Jim C

[big bob]

"What Heritage guitar do I want? "

 

what the hell kind of question is that!

 

you may not know it yet but eventualy you will want them all... one of each color and trim level..  and a special room to house them .. and don't get us started on the amps...  ;D ;D

[deepdownfool]

Thanks for the welcome folks...

 

Gitfiddler that is a beautiful guitar !

 

Care to swap for a '91 ES-335?!?!  >

[fxdx99]

If you have a dealer near you, I'd suggest trying a recent (2008/09) 555.  These are semis with humbuckers, ebony boards... weight is subjective I guess.  I suspect that the more recent years have increased neck profile thickness - don't know this to be true, but think this might be the case.

 

I thought most of the Millies had ebony boards as well, but I don't know about the neck thickness?

 

And as posted, can always order specifically what you want, including neck profile (in addition to pickups, finish, etc).

 

But, more importantly - holy moly!!  Those are some great blues you're playing!  Nice slide, nice tunes, nice vocals.  Oh YEH!!!  8)

[High Flying Bird]

Sup' Foo',

To answer your question.....  535 & 150.

 

Any Heritage can have a fat or slim neck on it.  If you like the fat necks all you need to do is find a guitar with that neck profile and you are good to go.  I prefer a slim neck but I am not opposed to a fat neck.  The Guitfiddler told me that he could palm a basketball when he was 14 years old so it figures that he needs a bit thicker neck to fill his hand than I do.  That said, his gold 535 has a thick neck and my gold 535 has a slim neck.  Can you dig it?  :wink:

 

http://www.ronwarren.com/trio/img_4285_std.jpg[/img]

[Dick Seacup]

http://www.ronwarren.com/trio/img_4285_std.jpg[/img]

 

That picture kills. Every time.

[Gitfiddler]

Bird, your gorgeous 535 was the inspiration (GAS!) that pushed me to my Goldtop 535.  (Sold the 150 Goldtop P90 to get it!)

 

And yes, I prefer a chunky neck with my big paws.

 

Again, what a great photo!!

[tulk1]

Hmmm, why do you suppose that every time I hear Ron or HFB and necks in the same thread I think Red. Hmmm, can't figure that one out.  :undecided:

[deepdownfool]

fx thanks for the kind words ref my music, much appreciated!  Should have some cool things coming up...am finishing a record with the band backing Little Al Thomas in Chicago later this month, stay tuned.

 

Those Milleniums look really cool....would love to find a used one with a big neck!

[Rude Dog]

I can't help you out with the neck thing, but listened to the tunes on your website.

very nice.

[deepdownfool]

Thanks Rude Dog...!

[High Flying Bird]

Hmmm, why do you suppose that every time I hear Ron or HFB and necks in the same thread I think Red. Hmmm, can't figure that one out.  :undecided:

 

Because you are very perceptive.  :wink:

[mars_hall]

A momentary highjacking.  Just got this in my email.

 

ABSOLUTELY A TRUE STORY HEARD ON A WISCONSIN RADIO STATION REPORTING

ON THE INCIDENT.

 

A guy buys a new Lincoln Navigator for $42,500.00 (with monthly

Payments of $560.00).

 

He and a friend go duck hunting in upper Wisconsin . It's mid-winter;

And of course all of the lakes are frozen. These two guy s go out on the

Ice with their GUNS, a DOG, and of course the new NAVIGATOR.

 

They decide they want to make a natural looking open water area for the

Ducks to focus on, something for the decoys to float on.

 

Now making a hole in the ice large enough to invite a passing duck, is

Going to take a little more power than the average drill auger can produce.

 

So, out of the back of the new Navigator comes a stick of dynamite with

A short 40 second-fuse. Now our two Rocket Scientists, afraid they might

Slip on the ice while trying to run away after lighting the fuse (and

Becoming toast, along with the Navigator), decide on the following

Course of action: they light the 40 second fuse; then, with a mighty

Thrust, they throw the stick of dynamite as far away as possible.

 

Remember a couple of paragraphs back when I mentioned the NAVIGATOR,

The GUNS, and the DOG..???

 

Let's talk about the dog: A highly trained d Black Lab used for

RETRIEVING; especially things thrown by the owner. You guessed it: the

Dog takes off across the ice at a high rate of speed and grabs the stick

Of dynamite, with the burning 40-second fuse, just as it hits the ice.

 

The two men swallow, blink, start waving their arms and, with veins in

Their necks swelling to resemble stalks of rhubarb, scream and holler at

The dog to stop. The dog, now apparently cheered on by his master, keeps

Coming.

 

One hunter panics, grabs the shotgun and shoots the dog. The shotgun is

Loaded with #8 bird shot, har dly big enough to stop a Black Lab. The

Dog stops for a moment, slightly confused, then continues on. Another

Shot, and this time the dog, still standing, becomes really confused and

Of course terrified, thinks these two geniuses have gone insane... The dog

Takes off to find cover, UNDER the brand new Navigator.

 

The men continue to scream as they run. The red hot exhaust pipe on the

Truck touches the dog's rear end, he yelps, drops the dynamite under the

Truck and takes off after his master.

 

Then " "" "" "" "" " BOOOOOOOOOOOOM "" "" "" "" "" ! ! ! !

 

The truck is blown to bits and sinks to the bottom of the lake, leaving

The two idiots standing there with "I can't believe this just happened"

Looks on their faces.

 

The insurance company says that sinking a vehicle in a lake by illegal

Use of explosives is NOT COVERED by the policy. And he still had yet to

Make the first of those $560.00 a month payments.

 

The dog is okay. .. .doing fine.

 

And you thought Rednecks only lived in the South........

[tulk1]

Redneck does not equal Idiot. 

[Steiner]

It often seems that the two groups commingle.   

 

Even in Wisconsin where one normally encounters cheeseheads  :wink:

[chico]

It often seems that the two groups commingle.   

 

Even in Wisconsin where one normally encounters cheeseheads  :wink:

 

Look out now..  :wink:

 

(but driving a new Navigator out on the ice DOES sound like something that would happen here)

[High Flying Bird]

Look out now..   :wink:

 

(but driving a new Navigator out on the ice DOES sound like something that would happen here)

 

It damn sure couldn't happen down here.  We have no ice on the water.

[Steiner]

Look out now..   :wink:

 

(but driving a new Navigator out on the ice DOES sound like something that would happen here)

 

Sorry Chico, no offense intended.  I figured, you being from Mad City and all, that you were a Packers' fan (cheesehead) or one of the nation's leading statisticians.  I never meant to suggest you were related to Ron  :-*

[barrymclark]

You totally want a 157 "Tux" and a 137DC Mahogany and be willing to trade one of the two to me for a refinished late sixties Gretsch Nashville 6120DC.  ;D