Heavy 150!!!

[cosmikdebriis]

  Maybe they do listen to customers down in Nashville...

 

I don't doubt they do. From what I can make out, Gibbon is a very well run business and market research is bound to be high on their list of priorities.

 

Whether that would affect Kalamazoo though is another issue.

 

Personally I believe Heritage owners buy their guitars for more personal reasons. such as wanting a handmade guitar and/or the history behind the plant.

 

Not that I'm ignoring the quality, I just believe there are other manufacturers, each no doubt with it's devotees, that could match Heritage for quality.

 

I'm not sure what market research H undertake but an occasional view of this forum would be a good idea.

 

For my money, I'd prefer a weight relieved 150 to a slimmer 140 for aesthetic reasons.

 

On a different tac, I'd expect a recession to hit Gibbon harder than Heritage on the basis that H have a very loyal fan base whilst Gibbon rely on massive sales to keep going, investors etc.

[Jorgen-Denmark]

It seems as if some one in Kalamazoo already have listened to this wise discussion in HOC-forum.

 

It's not only Gibbo who is trying to cut a little weight (my les paul std. dc from '98 also have chambered body) >

 

From J Hale music store (jhalemusic.com):

 

[glow=red,2,300]New Model - H150 CM Light Weight:[/glow]  Single cutaway carved curly maple top with chambered Honduran mahogany body, cream bound top, cream pickguard, 24 3/4" scale, rosewood fingerboards with trapezoid MOP inlays, 22 frets, rims measure 2", body width 13". Fitted with twin '59 Duncan pickups. Weighs slightly less than 8 pounds. Send email to jeff@jhalemusic.com for quotation or give us a call at 262 367 5720. Click on Thumbnails below for full sized view

 

:uwp:

 

But we're just about full, says the admin. So here it is - still for sale. feel free and jump the link:

 

http://www.jhalemusic.com/pages/H150LWCBBotUp.html

[Thundersteel]

My H150 LW weighs almost as much as my LP! I'd hate to imagine how much it would weigh if it wasn't hollowed out!

 

But the tone--awesome!

[Jorgen-Denmark]

Hmmm - slightly less than 8 pounds, the add said  ???

[cosmikdebriis]

There has been quie a lot of talk on the relative weight of mahogany...

 

Well according to the link below The density of mahogany is given as follows. (Kilograms per cubic metre)

 

 

Mahogany ( African ) 495 - 850

 

 

Clearly there is quite a range of density in mahogany so I don't find it that surprising if guitars can vary in weight by so much.

 

http://www.simetric.co.uk/si_wood.htm

[MacDoggie]

I checked on the 150 LW at jhale and it's $2350.  Competetive with the LP, but not a lot cheaper.  I'd love to try one out, guess I'll have to keep an eye out.