brentrocks Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 The FedEx guy arrived right on time today! Little did i know what i was going to find inside... Presenting the 1992 Heritage H 150 "Custom" This guitar is so "wierd" for so many reasons....but very cool at the same time. It is pretty clear that this was a very thought out custom order one - off. I had to do a string change and some major clean-up...I also changed the tailpiece to a Schaller, i dont like the Nashville style tailpieces, they put too much forward pressure on the bridge, IMO. This Heritage has me scratching my head for many reasons.... 1. the wiring...i havent figured it out yet, the farthest back pot is a push/pull...cant tell what it is doing though. i'm gonna have to take it to Pete, since he was probably the one who wired it and see what they do? It seems to be 3 seperate volumes? and maybe the push/pull is a blender? i dont see a capasitor which would indicate the tone pot? 2. The G cut body....this is DEFINATELY a LP body cut. 3. Split block inlays with a bound Explorer head. never seen a "bound" Explorer head on a Heritage before? 4. Vintage style tuners...obviously cutomer added feature, not what i would have picked out, but i'm not gonna change them 5. 5-ply binding...not a H 150 standard, usually for a H 157....adds a nice overall touch 6. Belly cut 7. There is some kind of coating in the control cavity? and its on the back of the plate too...maybe a shielding spray? Whoever ordered this guitar knew EXACTLY what they wanted. It has a one-piece back, one piece neck. Very flamey top w/ a really nice VSB finish. Rosewood board...pretty sure it is Indian rosewood and not Brazilian. It weighs 8.5 LBS...very well balanced. The only downside is that it didnt come w/ an original Heritage rectangle case...the case that it came w/ is very unsafe because the headstock rests in the bottom corner and the neck is elevated off bottom of the case....would be ver easy for the headstock to be cracked, thank god it made it ok. Here are some more pics.... I havent had time yet to analyze the tones of these lipsticks yet...i will get back to ya on that. Overall, i am very pleased with it so far...the action is good the neck is a lil beefy, but not too bad. No major blems on the guitar, very little fret wear. If anbody knows where i can find a Heritage rectangular case, let me know...lol
Kuz Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 Looks to me like a slide players ultimate DREAM guitar. Brent, I am a little guilty of mildly pushing with my wife over my GAS addiction (actually she is very understanding, but we are getting to that point!), but all I can say is you must be a SHAG MASTER in the bedroom!!!! Some of your one off guitars I appreciate, but this one I TOTALLY get!!
SouthpawGuy Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 That is way cool Brent ! Congrats on your new 150. Thoughts on the wiring .... maybe the push pull is for series / parallel, or to enable out of phase ? Any idea what pickups are in it ?
Gitfiddler Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 Brent, you have scored so many interesting and unique Heritages over the years, but this time even you topped you! Great gitfiddle! Hey, I have a rectangular case that is too large for any of my electrics. I'm not sure if it would fit your new prize, but send me the measurements and I'll measure the interior of my case. It is like new and looks like faux gator/reptile on the outside. If it fits, then I'd give you a good price.
brentrocks Posted September 19, 2009 Author Posted September 19, 2009 Paul, I have no clue on the pups. I have been noodling w/ it unplugged and it needs a fret dress and a setup BAD...and probably a new nut (the grooves are cut way tooo deep.) buzzes a lot. I'll take it to Pete monday for a new nut and fret file. John, i'm not exactly a Shag Master, but as long as one leaves every time one comes in, i'm pretty much ok.
brentrocks Posted September 19, 2009 Author Posted September 19, 2009 Brent, you have scored so many interesting and unique Heritages over the years, but this time even you topped you! Great gitfiddle! Hey, I have a rectangular case that is too large for any of my electrics. I'm not sure if it would fit your new prize, but send me the measurements and I'll measure the interior of my case. It is like new and looks like faux gator/reptile on the outside. If it fits, then I'd give you a good price. Thank you! I will certainly do that!
big bob Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 That is truly different. I hope the 357 doesn't get jealous. Nice score what on earth is NEXT? The cheese might give up his terminator?
SouthpawGuy Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 Paul, I have no clue on the pups. I was thinking if they are single coil size humbuckers then the push /pull might be a coil tap.
zookroo1 Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 John, i'm not exactly a Shag Master, but as long as one leaves every time one comes in, i'm pretty much ok. I assume you still talking about guitars here... Seriously though, that's very cool and unique! Where did you dig this one up?
FredZepp Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 WWWOOOWWW.... Way to go , Brent. This is one for the archives. All of the weirdness is very coooool. You found a gem in this one.... Congrats !! There are some way cool Heritages out there just waiting to be found and this one was a great find...
tulk1 Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 Now THAT is one unique guitar! Whoa!!! I like the shielding in the cavity. Leaves no doubt it's shielded. As for the Push/Pull, I'm going to guess that it allows you to bring in two pickups (neck/mid phased, neck/mid/bridge, mid/bridge phased), and traditional neck, mid, bridge. In effect, giving you a 6-way selector. Very ... very! cool.
brentrocks Posted September 19, 2009 Author Posted September 19, 2009 I assume you still talking about guitars here... Seriously though, that's very cool and unique! Where did you dig this one up? LOL...yeah, dont tell my wife...LOL Guy, Millenium Miestro posted a pic for a fella here... http://www.heritageownersclub.com/forums/i...?showtopic=5717 ....i called the guy and made the deal.
brentrocks Posted September 19, 2009 Author Posted September 19, 2009 Just got done plugging it in to the Rivera for the first time..... whatever they are they are lower output. depending what combonation of push/pull, pot positons, you can get very dark/fat. or it can get really thin/twangy....but not really ballsy, which is cool in a way because it is not like any other guitar i have. it kinda reminds me it the 137 a bit with lower output. after playing it a while im very flustered w/ the nut/fret issues...lots of dead notes, mostly from the 14th fret to the 20th. a bone nut and some fret filing shoud do the trick....and with the right nut slots, i should be able to get the action better too.
Jim W Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 The pups look like Danelectro lipstick tube single coils. Interesting: I wonder if that's what it was made with? Would regular Fender style single coil pups fit there?
brentrocks Posted September 19, 2009 Author Posted September 19, 2009 The pups look like Danelectro lipstick tube single coils. Interesting: I wonder if that's what it was made with? Would regular Fender style single coil pups fit there? thats a good question
golferwave Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 That's...unbelievable. Hockey stick headstock and all. It will be very interesting to hear what Pete or any of the Heritage folks know about this unique piece.
brentrocks Posted September 19, 2009 Author Posted September 19, 2009 That's...unbelievable. Hockey stick headstock and all. It will be very interesting to hear what Pete or any of the Heritage folks know about this unique piece. i'm gonna take it down to Heritage the next chance i get...i would like to hear from the fellas about it too...maybe even find out who it was made for? something like that they might remember building? thanks for hooking me up w/ the bridge!!!
High Flying Bird Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 Man I laughed like hell when I saw this thing. All I could think of was, "only Brent..." That is one cool piece. Maybe the slash inlays will catch on.
ronalr Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 Congratulations Brent...that is a very cool looking Heritage...definitely different
Dick Seacup Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 Hrmm, when you get that all tuned/fixed/setup and you decide it isn't for you and you want to trade for The Tonesucker....nahhh, never mind. Actually, it's a very cool looking guitar. Very unique. I'd like to give it a run just to see what it's all about.
Millennium Maestro Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 You have no idea how many times Bruce has said to me... Dude, wanna buy my lipstick heritage!!! I am glad your happy... but talk to me further on the setup. Did bruce have High action and sell this to you without mentioning the fret wear? The other stuff I bought from him i really liked.. setup well, played well and sounded great. He seemed a little meticuluos, appeared to like the maintenance and definitely like to play his guitars!! Heck, I am just gonna drop you a line! Guy
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