Unique, stunning Heritage hollowbody

[Marty Grass]

1992 custom built amazing guitar. This one is not for everyone, but everyone can appreciate it.

This was one of several unique Heritages ordered by a NY studio musician. It was one of his working guitars.

I'll start at the top. Imperial tuners. MOP The Heritage inlay with the "proper" orientation so it can be read while the guitar is being played, not just when it's in a stand. The neck is 5 layers of maple and mahogany. The nut width is 1 11/16th" by my measurement with a scale length of 25.5". The board is ebony.

The neck is straight and there is little fret wear. The action is low. No fretboard rise.

This is a true hollowbody with reinforcement for the bridge studs. The woods are Ultra. The top and back are laminates plus there are no f holes, all to reduce feedback. The body thickness is about 1.5", which is very comfortable. The body width is a large 18" like a Super Eagle or Super 400. This enhanced top resonance and cavity volume for tone.

There is a single standard pickup, a Seth Lover. That was moved a little bit distant from the neck, again for tone purposes.

There is a Roland MIDI pickup also. This outputs via a 13 pin jack to any compatible guitar synthesizer. Check it out.

YouTube - Roland GR20 Guitar Synth Demo - Alex Hutchings @ Nevada Music UK


There are two standard pickup controls and two standard MIDI buttons.

The Seth sounds very good, like a woodier H555 or even a H550. The MIDI works flawlessly and is a lot of fun.

The back of the guitar was first sprayed with the colored lacquer then a clear coat. Every owner and employee of Heritage signed the back. Another clear coat was applied.


Today I got the guitar back from Pete Moreno (Gibson/Heritage luthier since 1963). He set it up, touched up a couple of dings, and buffed it out. It's now back in its case, which Heritage made by modifying a Super Eagle case.

The guitar weighs about 9 lbs as a "best guess". Considering its size, it's light.

Here are a ton of pics. http://s796.photobuc.../H550%20Orange/

http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...g?t=1305164214

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I didn't remove the signatures on the back for a couple of reasons. First, they never bothered me. Second, some would prefer them since they are 19 years old and are of some historic relevance. Pete Moreno said that they can be removed by wet sanding through the top layer of clear coat then reapplying nitro.

$1550 plus shipping and PP.


I have excellent references on the Heritage Owners Club. www.heritageownersclub.com

[Marty Grass]

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