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I've got a glorious 535 and 575. (As well as a nice '44 L7 and a recent Smeck reissue. So I ain't no Gibsophobe...)
I think someday I want an L5. But then again, this used Golden Eagle...
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09-03-2016 01:34 AM
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Were I buying new, I'd look at Heritage before Gibson, myself. But as ESCC says above, I love 'em all. Every guitar has a voice usable for something, and the choke on my shotgun is wide-open.
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The Heritage Feel...
Oh, and one more...
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I don't currently get to try out a lot of guitars but when I was looking for a LP years ago, the shop manager (who I trusted) told me to check out a "Heritage 150CM" first - oh. I had that guitar for about 25 years and loved everything about it except the Schaller roller bridge. Feel, mojo in spades.
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The Schaller roller bridge has its merits, but it probably isn't the best for the LP style of guitar unless a vibrato is involved. I do like the roller bridge when I want to alter the string spacing. It is well engineered but heavy and without a crisp slot for optimal sustain and higher frequencies. Easy swap though.
Originally Posted by Peter C
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I congratulate you for this experience and wish I could say the same but in fact with my two Golden Eagles I had the exact opposite feeling. The 1 11/16 nut felt more like 1 10/16. I'm happy with my L5CES now, the exact same nut width but gone is the cramped feeling. And the neck is chunkier, which I like. I still love Heritage though, and still own one. I wish you well on your Heritage spree. The company deserves the love they get in this forum lately. Originally Posted by 339 in june
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It's impossible to beat 2bs pics but this seems a good occasion to add one of my own anyway.
Both long gone though...
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that smokey sunburst Eagle with the block inlays is far and away the nicest I've seen! It looks more like a Golden Eagle with silver hardware and a tailpiece mod. Congrats bro! Originally Posted by Drifter
It's impossible to beat 2bs pics but this seems a good occasion to add one of my own anyway.
Both long gone though...
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In April of 2015, I bought this 2003 Super KB on Reverb. I have always admired Kenny Burrell's tone, and wanted a Super 400, but I'm quite pleased with this Heritage permutation. I owe a debt of gratitude to 2Born and Patrick for their combined insights regarding the Super Eagle/Super KB guitars.
I have since replaced the pickgard, and HRW (Heritage Rendal Wall) pickups (which I found to be too bright and beamey) in favor of Lindy Fralin humbuckers. The neck pickup is a special wind Humbucker with A3 AlNiCo magnets wound to 8.2 Kohms, and the bridge pickup is a Lindy Fralin Unbucker (5.0 + 3.5 Kohms).
The Super KB has the best tone of any guitar I have owned & played, except possibly for a 1974 ES-175 I once had.
For added mojo, It has Kenny's signature on the inside too!!!
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A Golden Eagle with chrome hardware, that's exactly what it is. Can't know for sure but I think it was ordered with that tailpiece. As close to an L5 CES as it gets but I still sold it to get the Gibson. No regrets. I like the L5 better as a guitar, not because of the headstock or the name on it. Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
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The only thing they share in common are the dual humbuckers. The L5CES has a completely different neck profile and feel. Probably weighs more than your GE did too. You acquired a keeper! Congrats!
Originally Posted by Drifter
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Sometimes a guitar is so beautiful that feel--and this guitar feels great--is a secondary consideration.
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Some guitars sound good just lookin' at 'em. That's one right there ^^^.
(I just realized I never played a guitar bigger than 17". I gotta fix that...)Last edited by Flat; 09-06-2016 at 03:43 AM.
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I'm no expert on this stuff, but with 2 Heritage guitars here, can contribute.
As brilliantly adjusted and setup by my luthier friend, my blueburst 2004 or so H575 custom has a more or less perfect feel to me. A 1 11/16" nut width, not at all skinny depth back to front, but at the same time not clubby. It fits my hand, and playability thoughts fade as soon as I start playing. Nothing skinny, unbalanced, or inartistic about this guitar at all. One of the smarter decisions I ever made was to disengage the "what, a blue guitar???" thing and take the plunge. Love this instrument!
Same thing, minus setup, on the H525. It feels completely right.
Everybody has opinions, and every right to those opinions. I won't quibble with the anti Heritage stuff, but cannot relate to it at all. Every Heritage I've picked up so far has been a seriously good guitar.
MD
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Instead of us just posting pics of our own Heritages, I thought folks would enjoy this vid of the ultimate guitar tone endorsement (and yes I know a Gibbie video thread would be endless):
Last edited by ingeneri; 09-09-2016 at 06:50 AM.
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