Heritage 150: qestions

[brentrocks]

Thanks

 

I live near Bastogne. It's around 1 hour from Liège by car.

 

I think Bastogne is quite well known in the USA because of second world war... correct ?

 

 

YES!

 

I have been to Bastonge a couple times. Very cool museum there.

[Belgianlefty]

YES!

 

I have been to Bastonge a couple times. Very cool museum there.

 

indeed !

 

@ jjkrause84: french-speaking :-)

[FredZepp]

Many thanks for your comments... yes, she is beautiful and sounds great, very vintage... very happy but I will maybe change the pickups in the future...

 

What do you think about Seth Lover pickups? Has any of you already replaced it ? for what ?

Replacing the Seth Lover pickups depends entirely on what type of music you play.

 

There would be better choices for high gain sounds, for sure. In particular, a potted pickup of some sort.

 

Seths are famous for an open articulate sound , that is vintage inspired.

[Belgianlefty]

Replacing the Seth Lover pickups depends entirely on what type of music you play.

 

There would be better choices for high gain sounds, for sure. In particular, a potted pickup of some sort.

 

Seths are famous for an open articulate sound , that is vintage inspired.

 

Yes, it's perfect for things like Led zep, black crowes...

 

I also play a lot of "alternative" and grunge stuff (pixies, bush, pearl Jam...). Finally the SL pickups do not sound really inappropriate for this kind of things. Would it sound really different with a pair of Classic 57?

[PHILIP]

Classic 57's are smother and mellower, a little less bite, I like 57's especially in a semi hollow body guitar, for there smooth rich tone

[jjkrause84]

indeed !

 

@ jjkrause84: french-speaking :-)

 

D'accord.

 

Comme habitude, il faut vous dire, 'BIENVENUE' en francais.

 

Comme j'ai dit, je n'ai plus a ajouter au discussion, mais oui.....c'est toujours un plaisir a recevoir les francophones.

 

 

[mtpatty]

D'accord.

 

Comme habitude, il faut vous dire, 'BIENVENUE' en francais.

 

Comme j'ai dit, je n'ai plus a ajouter au discussion, mais oui.....c'est toujours un plaisir a recevoir les francophones.

 

 

 

Yea! What he said!

[Belgianlefty]

D'accord.

 

Comme habitude, il faut vous dire, 'BIENVENUE' en francais.

 

Comme j'ai dit, je n'ai plus a ajouter au discussion, mais oui.....c'est toujours un plaisir a recevoir les francophones.

 

 

 

Many Thanks !

[Belgianlefty]

I still have some problem to get used to these famous Seth lover PU. It sounds a little bit too vintage and medium to me. Looking for something more "balanced"... Any ideas ???

[H]

D'accord.

 

Comme habitude, il faut vous dire, 'BIENVENUE' en francais.

 

Comme j'ai dit, je n'ai plus a ajouter au discussion, mais oui.....c'est toujours un plaisir a recevoir les francophones.

 

 

 

Comme la plupart des Rosbifs, je parle aussi un peu de Francais. Y tambien Español. Und ein bischen Deutsch But my English is best

 

Bonjour

[koula901]

Check out Haar Guitars in the Netherlands, they have a 150 lefty in stock.

 

http://www.haarguitars.nl/import/index.php...s&Itemid=70

 

 

Wow! And that's a beaut, too.

 

Check out Jerry's Lefty guitars in Florida, USA.

 

Welcome to the group, from another lefty!

[koula901]

Order confirmed yesterday evening...

 

some pics of the beauty

 

Heritage 150CM OSB

 

Congratulations, Belgianlefty!!!! That's a beaut, and you will love working with Jerry. Enjoy!

[FredZepp]

I still have some problem to get used to these famous Seth lover PU. It sounds a little bit too vintage and medium to me. Looking for something more "balanced"... Any ideas ???

There are a lot of pickups that may work better for you. I would only look at potted pickups with the high gain sounds that you might be going for.

I find that my S Duncan '59 pickups work nicely for that , they are potted but still a bit vintage flavored.

But Duncan (and everyone else) make hotter than the '59 if you want.

Duncan makes some customs.. like the SH-14 Custom 5 that are a bit hotter .. all the way up to the Invader that's really hot.

If your amp has a high gain pre-amp section, I don't think that you need a pickup that is too hot.

Of course you'll have to work with the amp to find the right settings for each pickup.

And play with the pickup adjustments.. don't put it too close to the strings.

 

My only issue with unpotted pickups is the tendency to squeal at high volumes, I can get a great sound with a variety of pickups.

 

What amplifier are you using... ? Could that be a weak link in your sound? ..

[Belgianlefty]

Thanks for your answer Fredzepp. very helpful

 

i currently play on two small amps : a 5w laney Lionheart (really great amp!) and a class 5 marshall.

 

by the way, what do you mean by potted and unpotted? can't find the precise translation in french...

[FredZepp]

Thanks for your answer Fredzepp. very helpful

 

i currently play on two small amps : a 5w laney Lionheart (really great amp!) and a class 5 marshall.

 

by the way, what do you mean by potted and unpotted? can't find the precise translation in french...

A potted pickup is dipped in wax to prevent the windings vibrating .. which causes squeal.

 

A true vintage style pickup won't have this , as it was not done on the originals.

But a un-potted pickup will tend to sound more open and airy... like the Seth.

 

I like both, but would pick a potted pickup for a higher gain sound.