jhack Posted August 27, 2009 Posted August 27, 2009 Hi, I am a new subscriber on your forum and maybe a future owner of Heritage. It is thanks to the video on YOUTUBE that you moreover commented on that I discovered this mark(brand) and for which I inquire at present. I write you since France where this mark is rather badly distributed. I am at present in ownership, in the other, of Gibson ES 137C and I intended to change it for one ES 335 or 355. It is quite naturally that I inquire for one H335 or 555. You can say to me: - If these models can be team of pickups 57 Classic humbucking as most of ES otherwise which are the pickup who gets closer to it most. I look for a general-purpose sound which allows me to play indifferently the blues, the jazz, Pop-rock. - If the in Heritages age as well as Gibson, at the level of the wood, of varnished … - If some of you have guitars equipped with a bigsby, you can say to me if you are satisfied at the level of the holding(dress) of the agreement or more simply the embarrassment there which it can cause when we play, of one certain imbalance … I do not ask you if Heritages is superior to the level quality in Gibson, having read some post. I already know your answers. I do not speak too English and I use an on-line translator I hope that my comments will be understandable. I thank you in advance. Cordially
GuitArtMan Posted August 27, 2009 Posted August 27, 2009 Welcome jhack. You're English is better than my French! Now for your questions. Heritage guitars can be custom ordered with just about any pickup by Seymour Duncan, Jason Lollar or Throbak. In the 535 I highly recommend Seymour Duncan Seth Lover pickups. The Duncan Antiquities are very nice as are Jason Lollar Imperials and the Throbak pickups. All of the above are superior to the '57 Classics in my humble opinion. The woods and finish Heritage uses are comparable, if not superior, the Gibson custom shop. Ok, superior! Seriously, you will be very hard pressed to find a current Gibson with as nice of wood/finish. I don't have any experience with a Bigsby bridge on a Heritage.
brentrocks Posted August 27, 2009 Posted August 27, 2009 Welcome Jhack...i dont remember the name of the Europe Heritage distributor? send an email to Rendall Wall at.... heritageguitar@kalamazoo.net he can answer your questions about ordering a new Heritage....and the wait time is pretty low right now....16-18 weeks? hope you order one soon!!!
Tim Posted August 27, 2009 Posted August 27, 2009 If I could chime in. I am the proud owner of a 2002 Heritage H 175 Custom...a '91 Les Paul Studio, an '01 SG Standard, and an '01 ES 135. I love my Heritage, and I love my Gibsons (as well as my Fenders, my G&L, my PRS and a few others:) Heritage is as good or better than Gibson. My H 175 is definitely the gem of my collection and I am still pinching myself that I have it (I just picked it up last week).
pegleg32 Posted August 27, 2009 Posted August 27, 2009 Heritage dealer in France: Strings Music Import 6 route Du Perollier 69570 Dardilly France
jhack Posted August 28, 2009 Author Posted August 28, 2009 Hi, One thank you for your answers. Concerning the importer, Strings Music Import, they do not work any more with heritage indicating than Kalamazzo does not make enough guitar to interest an importer. The only store in France which proposes Heritage is WOODBRASS but they propose only two models of H-555 which do not please me. I contacted them but they do not make individual order and they cannot say to me the date of their next command. I also contacted Wolfe guitar and J. Hale Music but it is a little bit expensive if we add to their price, the taxes of import, the customs taxes, the expenses of sending and insurances. Finally I contacted Vince Margol of Heritage Guitar and I expect from these news. Still thank you for your help, I am going to continue my "investigations". For Bigsby I am always in search of information. Good weekend in all
SouthpawGuy Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 Hi, One thank you for your answers. Concerning the importer, Strings Music Import, they do not work any more with heritage indicating than Kalamazzo does not make enough guitar to interest an importer. The only store in France which proposes Heritage is WOODBRASS but they propose only two models of H-555 which do not please me. I contacted them but they do not make individual order and they cannot say to me the date of their next command. I also contacted Wolfe guitar and J. Hale Music but it is a little bit expensive if we add to their price, the taxes of import, the customs taxes, the expenses of sending and insurances. Finally I contacted Vince Margol of Heritage Guitar and I expect from these news. Still thank you for your help, I am going to continue my "investigations". For Bigsby I am always in search of information. Good weekend in all Have you checked out these guys ? They are in the Netherlands. http://www.haarguitars.nl/import/index.php...3&Itemid=70 They have quite a large stock of Heritage guitars, probably one of the biggest in Europe. Also have a look at Realguitars, http://www.realguitars.de/htm/electrics.htm , they also have quite a few.
High Flying Bird Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 Hello, Jhack. I have two 535s with Bigsbys. I love them and they stay in tune very well. I prefere Heritage's HWR pickups.
jhack Posted August 28, 2009 Author Posted August 28, 2009 Hi, These two guitars are absolutely magnificent, furthermore, I did not know this type of really very original, very fine Bigsby. I have never understood the song of pickups HWR. What is what there are "banks" of sound for Héritage guitars with the pickups various? Thank you for both addresses, I am going to contact them but the first one has no H-555 in stok. Affair to be followed.... Thank you for your opinions.
tulk1 Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 Hi, These two guitars are absolutely magnificent, furthermore, I did not know this type of really very original, very fine Bigsby. I have never understood the song of pickups HWR. What is what there are "banks" of sound for Héritage guitars with the pickups various? Thank you for both addresses, I am going to contact them but the first one has no H-555 in stok. Affair to be followed.... Thank you for your opinions. jhack, High Flying Bird (Ron) has replaced the Bigsby arm with a different type of arm. That is why you don't recongize those Bigsbys. The HRW pickups are a Heritage Guitar exclusive. Rendal Wall from Heritage designed the pickup. It is only available from Heritage on new guitars. Unless you find a used pickup for sale. You might try Youtube to see if there are videos of the different pickups. Wolfe's Guitars has a vid up right now comparing two different H535s. Someone here might have the link.
Scooter Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 Dang, Bird, that chestnutbursty 535 is fantastic! I was starting to settle on going with almond sunburst but seeing your chesty 535 is going to be hard to get over. Jhack, welcome to Heritage world!
yoslate Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 ...seeing your chesty 535 is going to be hard to get over. Scooter! I teach writing, and I know a good adjective when I see one: "...chesty" 535. I love that description for that guitar. Nice lick! +1
shook494 Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 Hello, Jhack. I have two 535s with Bigsbys. I love them and they stay in tune very well. I prefere Heritage's HWR pickups. Damn those are nice!
mark555 Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 Bonjour jhack, Comment alez Vous? Welcome to to the HOC. If you can not find the guitar you want in Europe, try Jay Wolfe in florida, he will export one to you and is a top retailer with an excellent reputation. I live in England, and have the same problem as you about buying Heritage guitars. I own a 555, you will not be disappointed with anything from the Heritage factory. Au Revoir, mark.
jhack Posted August 31, 2009 Author Posted August 31, 2009 Thank you Mark for this information and for some words in French, it is very kind.
philipgustavson Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 I thought this world was supposed to be growing smaller and smaller... Here you are in France finding it difficult to get a hold of a sweet Heritage, meanwhile I am in Seattle trying to find a decent Selmer Macaferri style guitar with no luck... Trade you my H-550 Custom for a Favino? I have some experience with changing out pickups and adding Bigsbys on to my heritage guitars. The guitars are solid so anything you wish to do post purchase will hold up well. I added a bone nut to my H-140. A Bigsby would fit well too. At the risk of some comments from the folks on this board, I also believe you must replace the pickups to really get a superb instrument out of a heritage guitar. I go back and forth between my stock pickups and some Gibson classic 57's and Burstbucker Pros. The stock Pickups are just simply not as good of quality. I keep trying them to double check over the years, but my ears and fingers just want the Gibsons...
jhack Posted September 1, 2009 Author Posted September 1, 2009 Hello, The virtual world is more and more small regrettably for the rest distance are always there. Effectively it is difficult to find one truth Selmer Maccafferi, or then in an exorbitant price. However there is a very good luthier in France who make guitars of jazz manouche of very good quality as Maurice DUPONT, GALLATO, CASTELLUCCIA, FAVINO ...... Django was not still equalled although there is a new generation very talented as Angello DEBARRE, Birelli LAGRENE... To return to Heritage there it is true that I was not able to hear(understand) one number of these guitar really. Several persons have already said to me that it was necessary to change pickup as well as potentiometers volume and tone. It is very evident that if i it is really too much to complicate to find it a I shall filter in on one ES 355. We shall see good...
smurph1 Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 Damn those are nice!That goldtop is beyond beautiful!!
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