Steiner Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 Mrs. Steiner & I made the trek to Parsons St. today to pull the trigger on a new 575 Mahogany customized to the tooth. I'm buying it through the Kazoo Heritage dealer but got to sit with a Heritage principal to convey the customized features. As I sat with Mr. Marvin Lamb discussing the various options, I could only wonder if this is what it was like to order a Model T from Henry Ford. To sit with an innovator from a time when automation was just beginning, the industry in constant flux and this man at the table with me is part of the winning team. He made it happen. What a treat! Looking around at the gorgeous guitar collection brought to the PSPII & the examples in the Heritage facility, I couldn't find a dud among them. So I've put Heritage Inc. to task. I changed: The top material (spruce), binding, tailpiece, jack location, pickups, neck (size, material, fret markers, inlays and Cupid's Bow), and tuners. Essentially I kept the size and shape. Every custom feature is available somewhere in the Heritage catalog so it's not that they can't do it; it is that they never have all at once. Here's the kicker: They said Yes! I''m reminded of my first true love! Yes, I wanted to honk my horn and let the collective know 1) I do believe in Santa Clause, Kalamazoo and heritage Guitars 2) I'm doing my part to keep the Parsons St. folks going. Photos and tone report to follow...
High Flying Bird Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 What did they say about the flamage on the mahogany? Can they match the 445's wood?
pegleg32 Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 Hey Steiner, Sounds like you got the whole enchilada. Can't wait to see the pics. And the tone report - what pups did you go with? PS, I'm sure that by "your first true love", you are referring to Mrs. Steiner!!
High Flying Bird Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 Hey Steiner, Sounds like you got the whole enchilada. I thought he was buying a ball of wax.
Steiner Posted August 12, 2009 Author Posted August 12, 2009 Kit and Caboodle... She's specked with HRWs pickups which I enjoy on the Eagles; speaking of which. Sir HFB I knew I should have called you first! I knew you'd have an angle on some facet that no one else would ever consider. You're the Man! I don't believe they go through sufficient 9" Mahogany boards to be able to select lumber as beautiful as the 445's. They had a book-matched mahogany plank ready to go through the shaper table yesterday. It had some beautiful attributes even being dry. My thought is that they aren't going to order a bunch of wood just to make my ax. It's pretty much luck-of-the-draw and trusting then to know their craft. They do and I do too.
tulk1 Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 They do custom guitars??? Huh. Steiner, sounds like a beaut. Marv is the stuff when it comes to the nitty on guitar builds. What a braims!
smurph1 Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 That's awesome dude!! Now the hard part..the waiting..(Maybe Tom Petty could do a song about that!) May it be the guitar of your dreams!! rock on!
yoslate Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 Ha! I want a spank at PSPIII! Congrats on what sounds like a truly significant instrument! If you're as happy with it as I am with the super Super, you'll be unutterably delighted!
RJLII Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 Sound like you had a good day on Parsons Street. I'm jealous. I have a recipe put together for a custom 535 put can't pull the trigger until I get this whole employment situation worked out. Enjoy the new tone toy and make sure when the big day arrives you post plenty of pics.
big bob Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 Good one Sir! It's fun to live vicariously through others.
chico Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 Nice! Can't wait to jam w/you again. ray aka chico
Scooter Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 Very cool experience, Steiner. Looking forward to seeing pics of that one and hearing your review!
golferwave Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 Sounds like it's going to be a real killer! With the spruce top and all I'm really looking forward to hearing your tone report. Any idea of the wait time?
Dick Seacup Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 Sounds like it is going to be an awesome guitar. I know this because you said you are buying a "Heritage!" HAHA. Seriously, sounds killer...can't wait to see it! Maybe we should arrange a Michigander Winter Mini-PSP.
Steiner Posted August 13, 2009 Author Posted August 13, 2009 It really surprised me that they do custom guitars. I thought I'd get it up here for everyone's personal edification and fantasy. Other than their acoustic, I've never seen a mahogany hollowbody Heritage. I know they do a spectacular job on their maple hollow bodies so I decided to splurge. I talked with a boutique jazz guitar maker and priced the same guitar. Bottom line, it wasn't a Heritage. I know the 575 and Eagle models and am comfortable that this will be a stellar, go-to guitar The waiting and anticipation is the toughest part. Once this thread falls into obscurity I'll watch the days go by much faster. I wonder if I can get Carly Simon to team with Mr. Petty and sing about holding out. By way of the description of the tonewoods, I promised the Mrs. that I'll only let others play it through EL34 amps as long as I get to play it through their amp too. Let's see... One guy has that Bogner Shiva EL34 and it seems there's another EL34 amp out there. Hmmm. DS - I'm all for the biannual get together. Dow, MI isn't much more than 2 hours; about the same trip as Kazoo. She should be here for Christmas, possibly Thanksgiving; both are appropriately named this year. Shall we set a date? Thanks to all for the support! Cheers!
Kuz Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 It really surprised me that they do custom guitars. I thought I'd get it up here for everyone's personal edification and fantasy. Other than their acoustic, I've never seen a mahogany hollowbody Heritage. I know they do a spectacular job on their maple hollow bodies so I decided to splurge. I talked with a boutique jazz guitar maker and priced the same guitar. Bottom line, it wasn't a Heritage. I know the 575 and Eagle models and am comfortable that this will be a stellar, go-to guitar The waiting and anticipation is the toughest part. Once this thread falls into obscurity I'll watch the days go by much faster. I wonder if I can get Carly Simon to team with Mr. Petty and sing about holding out. By way of the description of the tonewoods, I promised the Mrs. that I'll only let others play it through EL34 amps as long as I get to play it through their amp too. Let's see... One guy has that Bogner Shiva EL34 and it seems there's another EL34 amp out there. Hmmm. DS - I'm all for the biannual get together. Dow, MI isn't much more than 2 hours; about the same trip as Kazoo. She should be here for Christmas, possibly Thanksgiving; both are appropriately named this year. Shall we set a date? Thanks to all for the support! Cheers! Pt1. And how long have you been a HOC member? Customs rule! Now everybody that doesn't have a custom, order one now to help keep the lights on! (yea if it were only that easy for us to pull the trigger) Pt2. Maybe that guy needs to bring the big rig for PSP3?!?!?
High Flying Bird Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 DS - I'm all for the biannual get together. Dow, MI isn't much more than 2 hours; about the same trip as Kazoo. She should be here for Christmas, possibly Thanksgiving; both are appropriately named this year. Shall we set a date? How do y'all drive with all of that snow? That stuff shuts us down....... not like we have had any for the last 10 years.
Steiner Posted August 13, 2009 Author Posted August 13, 2009 How do y'all drive with all of that snow? That stuff shuts us down....... not like we have had any for the last 10 years. Driving in the snow is easy! We slowdown. A little. Mostly just in the corners. Then we go that much faster in the straightaways to make up for lost time; but we Never drive like Ya'awl and the Dukes of Hazard!
yoslate Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 ...and it seems there's another EL34 amp out there. Hmmm. I have it dialed, now! It's anything but "another" EL34 amp! You have dibs, Steiner!
tulk1 Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 but we Never drive like Ya'awl and the Dukes of Hazard! Typical Northerner. The true dialectic spelling is y'all. Which basically means you, your family and possibly your good lookin' cuzin'. If you want a larger group the vernacular is all y'all. Which means you, your family, your good lookin' cuzin and her sister. Dukes of Hazard .... geez.
Steiner Posted August 13, 2009 Author Posted August 13, 2009 I have it dialed, now! It's anything but "another" EL34 amp! You have dibs, Steiner! Oh, that's right - it's You! If you can make it up to the Winter Heritage 2.5, you can have first spank on the plank! Bring your amp builder and we'll introduce him to some Boo-teak examples to get him going on a few new models and ignite his business. Have I iterated my covetous take on your proximity to "the creator"?
yoslate Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Have I iterated my covetous take on your proximity to "the creator"? re-!!!
big bob Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 re-!!! +1 could you tell us all once more about your wife appesement technique.
High Flying Bird Posted August 14, 2009 Posted August 14, 2009 Typical Northerner. The true dialectic spelling is y'all. Which basically means you, your family and possibly your good lookin' cuzin'. If you want a larger group the vernacular is all y'all. Which means you, your family, your good lookin' cuzin and her sister. Tulk is right. "Y'all" means "You all." One person can't be a Y'all. But then if you ask for a Coke in the south people will ask you, "what kind." Coke is the "pop" of the south. It can be a grape or a pepsi. The funny thing is that those of us down here would consider Tulk a yankee.... being from Missouri and bragging about that lame assed BBQ.
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