"The Heritage" guitars?

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no experience myself but I've heard good things and have seen some pics posted by forum members, so there's gotta be someone here who knows about them.
 
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Way nice guitar, dude! Go forth it... Ping brentrocks, he is the Heritage yoda...
 
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I had a Heritage H150 GREAT guitar. The only LPs that could touch it were Custom Shop Reissue LPs. The neck shape I had was slightly larger than a 60 reissue thin taper neck, but smaller than a 59 reissue neck. It was lighter than comparable Gibsons and was not weight relieved.

The things that HAVE to be changed IMO, are the bridge/TP to Tone Pros or comparable and the pickguard to a Gibson or comparable.

Luke
 
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+1

I've got a great H140 I picked up from Brother brentrocks. He's definitely the guru on Heritage guitars.

FWIW, Heritage is top notch IMHO.
 
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Brent doesn't know **** about guitars or hockey! :cool2: You can't go wrong with a Heritage. Still handmade by the same fellas that built the real ones. Blackhawks in 7!
 
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heritage's are so good that if I had $1500 right now, that one would be Mine!!!! :eyecrazy:
 
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skydog said:
Still handmade by the same fellas that built the real ones.
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I don't know why people still continue to say this. I'm not saying that it's not true, but I just can't buy into it. If a dude was 20 years old in 1959 (and working there) then he'd be 70 right now. I just personally can't see that there would be that many 70 year olds still building guitars there. If they are, then they must have one heck of a crappy retirement package.
 
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Yeah, most of those dudes are probably retired by now...

...which means that Heritage guitars are now being built in the original Kalamazoo facility on the same equipment by people who were trained by the people who built all the classic vintage Gibsons there... :)
 
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My H150P is a nice quality build even if it is a lower priced model with a Poplar body and dot markers. I dig the snap of the light Poplar, still has that LP crunch. The higher end models must be nice, same formula as the Gibbys eh? Good one Jolly! I know I'll be still building **** when I'm 70....
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Curt said:
I've only been playing for 2.5 years.... so i've not heard of alot... but I found this on the web, 1500 bucks, looks nice. how good are these things?

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Brent is indeed the man to talk to about Heritage, especially the 150 models.

I have a few Heritages myself but none of the LP style ( 150 or 157 ) models.

For more information check out the HOC, the Heritage Owners Club

http://www.heritageownersclub.com/forums/index.php
 
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I've had mine since 2004. Its a custom model with SD antiquity humbuckers.

Its a great guitar. Actually i should've picked pickups that are more suitable for high gain - like Custom/Jazz or JB/59, but I might swap the ants out and put them into a hollowbody or something later.

I love my heritage, it's my main guitar, and i recorded 2 albums with it so far.

Check out my youtube (Satriani summer song) in my signature for a video demo of mine.
 
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They are the best, most authentic Les Paul copies you can get.

I own a 1986 Gibson Les Paul Custom. I played a Heritage once that I found in a music store. Though they look very similar, their dimensions and measurements are slightly off , giving it a different feel than a Gibson Les Paul. Not a bad feel. just different enough to tell it wasn't a Gibson.

They're excellent built guitars from what I hear. I haven't tried them side by side, but even most Gibson les Pauls will vary slightly in tone from one to another.

Heritage are a bargain if you're looking for almost Custom Shop quality Gibsons.

The new Gibson Traditional and 2008 Standards I'm very impressed and like more than the Heritage 150 clones because they have that feel that my 1986 Custom has.

I'd say Heritage 150's are superior to most production like Gibson Les Pauls. However, the 2008 and on Les Pauls I like more and are hard to beat- althought Heritage is generally a few hundred cheaper
 
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JOLLY said:
I don't know why people still continue to say this. I'm not saying that it's not true, but I just can't buy into it. If a dude was 20 years old in 1959 (and working there) then he'd be 70 right now. I just personally can't see that there would be that many 70 year olds still building guitars there. If they are, then they must have one heck of a crappy retirement package.
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People keep saying it because to a great extend it is still very true.
Heritage started in about '84-'85 so they shouldn't be THAT old.
I saw some photos of the workers there and while not all, about 1/3 to maybe a tad less that half were if fact quite old. Of course there were younger people as well but they were undoubtedly trained by those same people. Mosth of these people should be maybe around 50 or so (although there WERE a couple that seemed to be a decade or two older...).

I have never really been a LP fan so I haven't had extensive knowledge about them but my favorite shop carries Heritage guitars so I've tried some out on occasion.
They played great, sounded GREAT but what made the biggest impression on me was that these guitars felt really "real" if you can understand what I mean.
Non-plastic. like there was almost no machine or any other stream-lined production method in their creation. A really distinct feeling of the touch of a human.
(I'm not saying there were no machines involved in their creation, well you should know what I mean)
 
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Every Heritage I've played has been exceptionally well made... among the best of the best for workmanship, materials and overall quality. The feel and dimensions are a little different then the Gibson counterparts if that matters to you... but for tone & quality, its all there. There's a Heritage 335 style on consignment at the local shop right now which is quite lovely...

I don't know enough about 'em to say if $1500 is a good deal on that specific one. I've known several, not of that model trade for $1000 or less. I recently saw an H170 with some honest play wear for about $700... They, like Hamer don't seem to carry the resale value that Gibson does, which personally I have NO problems with! Makes 'em even that much more of a bargain.
 
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KeeperOS said:
People keep saying it because to a great extend it is still very true.
Heritage started in about '84-'85 so they shouldn't be THAT old.
I saw some photos of the workers there and while not all, about 1/3 to maybe a tad less that half were if fact quite old. Of course there were younger people as well but they were undoubtedly trained by those same people. Mosth of these people should be maybe around 50 or so (although there WERE a couple that seemed to be a decade or two older...).

I have never really been a LP fan so I haven't had extensive knowledge about them but my favorite shop carries Heritage guitars so I've tried some out on occasion.
They played great, sounded GREAT but what made the biggest impression on me was that these guitars felt really "real" if you can understand what I mean.
Non-plastic. like there was almost no machine or any other stream-lined production method in their creation. A really distinct feeling of the touch of a human.
(I'm not saying there were no machines involved in their creation, well you should know what I mean)
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I know what you are saying! When I play Schecters and LTDS they are nice, but have a very plastic, too polished vibe. I mean, it is great tht you can pick almost any of them up and know what you are going to get. But I also like a guitar that has unique mojo.. Its own voice from the wood. Im sure this is exactly why vintage guitars are popular so Im not saying anything earth shattering.
My Gibby explorer for example, has some dips on the edges of the fret board. It makes me think someone cut this piece of wood, where as the too perfect ones make me think, Molded from a machine..

VIVA the VIBE!!!
 
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