Dick Seacup Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 Holy sh*t, I missed this the first time. LOL! Artie Johnson was a GENIUS!
fxdx99 Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 That's the most unique Heritage I've seen. Congrats, Brent.
tbonesullivan Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 Hmm. This has got me thinking about about pulling out the "gibson" tailpiece and bushings and putting back in the original schaller tailpiece on my H535. Also, mine would have probably come with a schaller roller bridge, which I've heard a lot of poeple aren't particularly fond of. any reason why? Anyway, great freakin guitar. Lipstick tube pickups, and that headstock. Definitely one for the books. How does it sound?
brentrocks Posted September 20, 2009 Author Posted September 20, 2009 Hmm. This has got me thinking about about pulling out the "gibson" tailpiece and bushings and putting back in the original schaller tailpiece on my H535. Also, mine would have probably come with a schaller roller bridge, which I've heard a lot of poeple aren't particularly fond of. any reason why? Anyway, great freakin guitar. Lipstick tube pickups, and that headstock. Definitely one for the books. How does it sound? i love the schaller hardware. it is kinda p-90ish....you can dial in some twang w/ the push/pull....but very much what you would expect from 3 singles
tbonesullivan Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 i love the schaller hardware. it is kinda p-90ish....you can dial in some twang w/ the push/pull....but very much what you would expect from 3 singles awesome! I'm currently trying to get more single coils into my arsenal, because there are some sounds you just can't get with HBs, even split ones. I'm also currently looking for something with Gibson/Epiphone style Mini-HBs. And yeah, schaller hardware is awesome. I heard they used to supply a lot of the Gibson hardware. No idea who does know. They also supplied carvin and other companies as well. I think my Hamer special from '93 has schaller hardware.
brentrocks Posted September 20, 2009 Author Posted September 20, 2009 awesome! I'm currently trying to get more single coils into my arsenal, because there are some sounds you just can't get with HBs, even split ones. I'm also currently looking for something with Gibson/Epiphone style Mini-HBs. And yeah, schaller hardware is awesome. I heard they used to supply a lot of the Gibson hardware. No idea who does know. They also supplied carvin and other companies as well. I think my Hamer special from '93 has schaller hardware. i love hummbuckers, but i like the thin/muddy tone of sinngles every once in a while too. these lipsticks seem to be a cross between classic strat singles and a weak p-90. Thanks to Scott (golferwave) i will soon have a gold Schaller bridge to match the tail...then off for a new bone nut and some fretwork, it will play like $1000000
TalismanRich Posted September 21, 2009 Posted September 21, 2009 That is definitely the WiLDeST looking Heritage so far. You're going to end up with ALL the museum pieces at the rate you're going. Nice!
mark555 Posted September 21, 2009 Posted September 21, 2009 That is definitely the WiLDeST looking Heritage so far. You're going to end up with ALL the museum pieces at the rate you're going. Nice! Bent probably is the museum... but that one. although unique, and much kudos for that, is too off beat for me,even though I like it's quirkiness.. Good to have something different though.
DCA Posted September 22, 2009 Posted September 22, 2009 Looks to me like a slide players ultimate DREAM guitar. Darn toot'n'! I wonder why it had such a low cut on the nut? Maybe a poor attempt at set up by the second owner...heaven knows I've learned that the hard way This might be a fun excuse to try winding your own pickups. It's a cheap hobby, by guitar standards, and one that I'm having a ball with at the moment. There's little that I can add to what's already been said: Congrats on the unique guitar!
smurph1 Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 That thing is too cool..Love the lipstick pickups..I have always been a sucker for Danelectros.. Lets see... it's a combo Explorer, Dano, and H150..WOW...Congrats!!
brentrocks Posted September 23, 2009 Author Posted September 23, 2009 Thanks fellas...its going in to Pete tomorrow for a new nut and setup
brentrocks Posted September 25, 2009 Author Posted September 25, 2009 i figured out the switching on this guitar! well...pete did....LOL ok.... toggle in the up (while playing) position = neck pup only " " " down position = bridge pup only " " " middle position = bridge + neck pup toggle in the up position w/ back pot pulled up = neck + middle pup toggle in the down position w/ back pot pulled up = bridge + middle pup toggle in the middle position w/ back pot pulled up = neck + middle + bridge pups the last pot is just an on/off/vol for the middle pup...pretty sweet though took it tonight to pete for a setup/nut/fret dress
golferwave Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 Can't wait to see it done Brent. The setup, fret dress and bone nut will make it a real player!
Bluesdawg Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 Hey Brent, Now that's a different setup?????? Lipstick P/U's Is there a chance that the pickups are Low Impedence? NIce Axe man Al B
FredZepp Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 Wow , that sounds like a really cool switch system. and with the lipstick pu's should give you some nice "new" tones to play with. Being single coil , I would bet these end up having a nice "jangle " to them. It's been many years since I have played lipstick pu's . And that was in an old Dano, that was hollow and light as a feather.
shook494 Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 WTF! That thing is one of the coolest guitars I've sen here yet! I need to get out more.............
tbonesullivan Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 I love 3 pickup guitars, especially single, that give you the full range of options. I have a Carvin Bolt, and their take on it is to have a standard 5 sway strat-style switch with a "bridge on" switch, which allows you to get all three pickups, or the neck and bridge. I got mine in a hard tail so it's somewhere between a strat and a telecaster sound, and can do both pretty convincingly. but yeah, that is still one of the coolest i've ever seen.
brentrocks Posted October 3, 2009 Author Posted October 3, 2009 I just got it back from Pete tonight...havent had a chance to really play it much yet. It has a new bone nut and matching Schaller hardware now, acousticly, it played really nice!
FredZepp Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 That is a beautiful thang... it just keeps getting better...
brentrocks Posted October 3, 2009 Author Posted October 3, 2009 i'm waiting for my wife to wake up so i can fire up the Rivera
brentrocks Posted October 3, 2009 Author Posted October 3, 2009 Well..it palys great!!! The variations of tones is just mind boggling! Bridge pup = it is quite a bit more aggressive than the other 2...good rock stuff, but lower output Neck/Bridge = nice twang, great mid-range boost Neck = good bass response, great blues tone All 3 together = lots of bass/mids....kinda cool clean though the nutwork is great...the setup is great...it definately a keeper!
Kuz Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 Well..it palys great!!! The variations of tones is just mind boggling! Bridge pup = it is quite a bit more aggressive than the other 2...good rock stuff, but lower output Neck/Bridge = nice twang, great mid-range boost Neck = good bass response, great blues tone All 3 together = lots of bass/mids....kinda cool clean though the nutwork is great...the setup is great...it definately a keeper! Yes, but for how long.......
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