Kazwell Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 Wow! You've played in some well-known bands! You're lucky to have done so. I'm in my mid 40s, and just joined my first band. What great experiences those must have been! We'll not to brag, but I had the opportunity to sit in with the Police once in the 1980's. Let me clarify that....it was the St. Louis City "Police",,,,a little altercation I would rather not discuss in detail. :-[
golferwave Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 Hey, what a coincidence, my Dad was with the Police, Chief of Police in DSM that is, You can imagine what it was like for me being a long haired nonconformist teenager in the 60's. Wait - I think I'm starting to have a flashback - Far out!
chico Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 Welcome, you will be pleased to know that in my group of over the hill jam friends, including my CPA who owns a killer H150Ultra in antique burst, that one of the songs we do is Eddie's Two Tickets to Paradise...our lead player, Mike O'Connor, nails the guitar solos in it... Tell Eddie I said hi, met him on his first LP tour when I worked in radio in KC at KY102, now defunct. This would've been about 1979 or so. Chico madison, wi.
RockingCPA Posted February 22, 2008 Author Posted February 22, 2008 Welcome,you will be pleased to know that in my group of over the hill jam friends, including my CPA who owns a killer H150Ultra in antique burst, that one of the songs we do is Eddie's Two Tickets to Paradise...our lead player, Mike O'Connor, nails the guitar solos in it... Tell Eddie I said hi, met him on his first LP tour when I worked in radio in KC at KY102, now defunct. This would've been about 1979 or so. Chico madison, wi. Hi Chico, i'll mention it, but frrom the stories I heard about the late 70s & early 80s, I doubt he remembers much. ;D If any of you are in the Lincoln City, OR (Portland area), Eddie is playing at the Chnook Winds Casino on Friday & Saturday. He's supposed to stop in at Mark Lindsay's Rock & Roll Cafe (remember Paul Revere and the Raiders?) for a radio interview. They have a radio booth and broadcast a local radio show from inside the restaurant. Check out Mark's website. He kind of made his on Hard Rock Cafe. Bob
RockingCPA Posted February 22, 2008 Author Posted February 22, 2008 OOPS...forgot the link: http://www.marklindsaycafe.com/
cosmikdebriis Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Yeah, it's my personal policy not to shake hands with musicians like Mr. Gibbon. I've heard they don't use toilet paper. :-( They often smell like an ape. Toilet paper... Who needs toilet paper... ???
BrianToth Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 The R9 has a chunkier neck (obviously a '59 profile) and that extra wood seems to contribute to the overall resonance of the guitar. One the biggest things I struggled with buying a Heritage was finding out what the neck profile was. I was told they are hand made, so they are all different. Honestly, my favorite profile is on the 03 LP Standard with a 50's neck. The 50's neck on the Standard is not as big as the R9, but fuller and rounder than the H-150. I think the H-150 is closer to a 60's neck than a 50's and I really believe that if my H-150 had as much wood in the neck as my R9, it would probably as sustain as well. Don't get me wrong, the H-150 is a great guitar and much better than the LP Standard, but I don't think there's any substitute for more wood. I have 3 PRS McCarty's with the wide-fat neck carve and the sustain on those is really good. Getting my first McCarty was when I came to the realization that the 80's shredder necks were fast, but more wood in the neck adds sustain and improves sound. The problem with Heritage is the necks are hand made and, therefore, not consistent in profile from one to another. What seems to be a "deep dark secret" about Heritage necks is that they are available in a "chunky" neck carve. I had an H-137, all of which come with the 50s carve and I special ordered the same carve on my Prospect. I think that it does indeed make all of the difference in the world in the tone and sustain, especially with a mahogany neck. I'm really surprised that more people don't order their 150s and 535s with the bigger neck. To me it's the final step that makes Heritages the best value on the planet...as long as you don't plan on reselling them. I'm thinking that my next guitar will be a 535 with the big neck and a 25 1/2 scale to match my Sweet 16. I love my Prospect, especially with the mods I did, but a 25 1/2" scale and single coil pickups works better for me.
Kuz Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 What seems to be a "deep dark secret" about Heritage necks is that they are available in a "chunky" neck carve. I had an H-137, all of which come with the 50s carve and I special ordered the same carve on my Prospect. I think that it does indeed make all of the difference in the world in the tone and sustain, especially with a mahogany neck. I'm really surprised that more people don't order their 150s and 535s with the bigger neck. To me it's the final step that makes Heritages the best value on the planet...as long as you don't plan on reselling them. I'm thinking that my next guitar will be a 535 with the big neck and a 25 1/2 scale to match my Sweet 16. I love my Prospect, especially with the mods I did, but a 25 1/2" scale and single coil pickups works better for me. CHUNKY NECK CLUB member here too. Ordered my Cust 555 with a big fat 50s neck (and boy is it) and two 150 Goldtops with the the fat 50s neck (one of them I have and the other 150 is on order). My experience is that the neck on my 555 is bigger than the 150, but I have never measured them. Don't get me wrong they are not too big, just exactly that big fat comfortable neck. No metal necks allowed in the CHUNKY NECK CLUB! 8)
RockingCPA Posted March 17, 2008 Author Posted March 17, 2008 Hi guys, A little update on my H-150...I ordered an RS Guitarworks modern kit, but with the Luxe Bumblebees. Everyone talks about how great the Bumblebees are. What I didn't know is they cut a substantial amount of highs and high-mids, which wasn't what I was looking for. So, I used the RS CTS pots (which are great) and kept the stock .22 yellow caps that came in the Heritage. The RS pots are much more linear and they lose zero highs as your roll off on the volume. Cutting the highs and high-mids seemed to reduce the sustain and some of the harmonics that make the Heritage feed back. RS sent me a set of the modern caps, which are .22 for the bridge and .15 for the neck. I haven't tried them in the Heritage yet, but I put a set of those with the RS pots in my 2003 LP Standard Premium Plus (a very dark sounding guitar) and they are perfect for what I'm looking for. I guess the moral of the story is, what is the holy grail for one person (or even most) is not necessarily for everyone. Changing brands and values of caps needs to be matched to the characteristics of the guitar and what the owner is looking for from the instrument. I may try a TonePros ABR bridge, which is brighter sounding, with the Bumblebees. Then, they might be my holy grail, too. ;D Bob
drewzee87t Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 Just catching up on this thread. Pretty cool sounding gig you have going there Rockin CPA! I have always kind of considered possibly getting into the entertainment side of this business but haven't had an opportunity. Maybe some day when I grow tired of the nonsense I have to deal with now. It would be great to glue the accounting/consulting with something you actually cared about, like....music. Nice play, sir. I was thinking of putting a cts kit on my m2k but couldn't figure out what it would do, and to be honest, the guitar is sitting in its case for the last few weeks as others are getting the exercise right now. I would be curious to hear how that kit is working for you in a few weeks. Thanks for joining up to our little group of guitar fanatics..
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