Heritage guitars

[Pauleo]

Hey guys, I just recently landed me a Heritage Les Paul for a pretty penny, but I was wondering what pickups these guitars come stock with. The guitar itself reminds me of a Gibson Les Paul Classic with a sound that is reminiscent of a cross between the 496R/500T and 490R/498T sets. I like to play any style of music from classic rock, metal, jazz, blues, and fingerpicking, but I like to play metal or fingerpicking music the most. Any pup suggestions are appreciated, thank you.

[Curly]

Re: Heritage guitars

I'm not really knowledgeable about this, but I'd say it depends on the guitar. I've seen them with Heritage's own pickups, and SD's.

[JeffB]

Re: Heritage guitars

I just sold my 1995 HC150 about 2 months ago. It came stock with Duncan 59's..creme and black.

As for suggestions for replacement..my fave combo in LesPauls, explorers, etc is a Custom in the bridge and 59 in the neck. But you'll see by my influences I like older metal/hard rock stuff. Custom may be too much output for other styles. I would prolly look into something more "vintage" then..59...Pearly Gates, etc.

[Evan Skopp]

Re: Heritage guitars

I was wondering what pickups these guitars come stock with.

Some come with Seymour Duncans -- of which Heritage uses a lot of Seth Lovers and '59s.

Some come with Schallers -- especially pre-2000 models.

Some come with Heritage pickups.

I hope that helps.

[Pauleo]

Re: Heritage guitars

Thanks for the info.

[aestus]

Re: Heritage guitars

Yes, pre 2000 Heritage guitars came with schallers. I have a Schaller Golden 50 humbucker in the bridge of my Epi Les Paul. These are quite different from Gibson PAF's or the 59. The schaller has a brighter twang to it that I really like. It's a very crisp sounding pickup. It's not as warm as a 59, but also not as mid focused and very wide open. Think of a fuller custom 5 without the scooped mids and higher resonance peak. The schaller is "brighter" than the custom 5, but not as thin and muffled. The custom 5 sounds weak and thin in my epi compared to the Schaller. Kinda hard to describe because although the schaller has more noticable treble and has a higher treble frequency, it does not sound as thin as the custom 5. The treble on the schaller is more round I guess.

The schaller is good for almost a tele like crunch on an overdriven amp through a les paul. If the 59 seems too mid focused and warm, and you want a bit more of a brighter twang thats full, I'd highly recommend a Schaller golden 50 pickup. I do not recommend it in a bright strat, these things sound shrill in a strat.