Heritage Sweet 16

[vinnyv1k]

Yes sir.

[citizenk74]

Congratulations, Big, on the safe delivery of Birdie, and play it in good health!

[BigMikeinNJ]

I gotta have a tone control, that is for sure. BUT I'd be fine with it under the pick guard, ala a Schatten. Quick and reversible fix but for me I gots to have a tone pot. Look at the pick guard, another small knob on there wouldn't be the end of the world either. But a Schatten is likely how I'll get it accomplished.

[Hammertone]

One piece back?
Post a decent picture of the back, please.

[Frank67]

Mmmh, a nice blonde sweet 16. what a nice find! Enoy that guitar for a long time to come!

[iim7V7IM7]

Looks like a one piece back albeit a poor photo, but it is flatsawn and not quartersawn...

One piece back?
Post a decent picture of the back, please.

[dconeill]

I gotta have a tone control, that is for sure. BUT I'd be fine with it under the pick guard, ala a Schatten. Quick and reversible fix but for me I gots to have a tone pot. Look at the pick guard, another small knob on there wouldn't be the end of the world either. But a Schatten is likely how I'll get it accomplished.

I have a Sweet 16 as well, and like the OP's it doesn't have a tone control. My solution was to get an outboard eq, the SourceAudio ProgrammableEQ; about $150 and doesn't alter the guitar. But I don't use on-guitar treble-cut tone controls much anyway.

[Jabberwocky]

Congrats, BigM. Looks Schweet!

Me bleary eyes see what looks like a laminated maple back. Was it ordered with a laminated back? I am not up to speed on my Heritage history but I am given to understand that laminated maple was and may still be an option on the Sweet 16.

Edit: I was wrong about the laminated maple.

[BigMikeinNJ]

It's a solid, no lam back would be this loud and so easy to pick dynamic stuff. It has this wonderful ring to it !! Love it also because it's smaller and thinner, like a John Pisano model. My goodness a very interesting weekend...

[Marty Grass]

I've never heard of Heritage doing a laminated anything on a Sweet 16. That would be pretty weird.

Sweet 16s are about as fun as it gets with an archtop.