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it is a bit too blingy
take away the abalone truss rod cover
and I would prefer a whole different - aesthetically simpler - thing on the headstock - just an eagle maybe?
I am starting to like those roundy-shaped inlays
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06-03-2021 10:45 AM
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I think 8-9k to get a new one
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Face it. We never saw the day that a Heritage Golden Eagle would be selling in excess of $5k because the company stopped producing them!
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Originally Posted by Groyniad
Custom Shop Winter NAMM 2018 Golden Eagle Electric Guitar, Original Su – Heritage Guitars
Prices have likely gone up since then.
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So what the company is truly saying is: We don’t want to make them any more.
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this years NAMM teaser
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Is that a teaser for the cancelled NAMM'21 show, or the NAMM '22 show (fingers crossed!)? Interesting comparison from the guitar shown at NAMM'19 and the more recent one shown:
Last edited by Hammertone; 06-13-2021 at 02:30 AM.
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This is the one for sale at Heritage through their Custom Shop, from NAMM'18. Nicest one of the bunch by a country mile, IMO.
Last edited by Hammertone; 06-13-2021 at 02:31 AM.
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Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
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Time will tell
if you follow their Facebook page it’s all about H150s and H635s
second year in a row the PSP has been cancelled: reorganizationnof the production floor
construction of the Hard Rock Cafe
given as the reason
UGH
Buy usedLast edited by Crm114; 06-13-2021 at 08:43 AM.
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If you are serious about trying to get a Heritage Guitar then the person you might want to talk to his Marty Grads
Marty knows a lot of people and being up in Kalamazoo he sees a lot of Heritage Guitars pass through his hands
Some of the best deals I ever got were things I bought from Marty
He recently bought three ghost Built Heritage Gretsch Guitars via a Julien’s auction I told him about
18 inch Eldorados
Originally Posted by EllenGtrGrl
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Originally Posted by 2bornot2bopOriginally Posted by cmajor9Originally Posted by Crm114
As far as carved archtop guitars go, they remain available to those who are willing to pay the price. Heritage pricing strategy is entirely in line with the industry from what I can see - they make a small quantity of lovely but stripped out 17" carved archtops for somewhere around $4,500-5,000 new, and highly decorated custom versions of the same thing for somewhere around $8,000-9,000.
For those with the interest who are interested but unwilling to pay the price, there's the used market, enthusiastically embraced by some of the folks here, myself included. One of the nice things about this particular used market is that (I suspect) most owners tend to baby these instruments, so condition is usually not an issue.
Last edited by Hammertone; 06-14-2021 at 11:07 PM.
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Originally Posted by Hammertone
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Yes what Hammer said
most people really baby there arch top and when you buy used you got a damn good chance of getting an almost new instrument at a really drastically reduced price especially compared to what these guys are wanting for them now
imagine trying to buy a new L5 right now - what would that be costing
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Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
-new Gibson L-5CES @$10,000-11,000, new custom-built Heritage Golden Eagle for @$8,500
-used L5CES for @$7,500, used Heritage Golden Eagle for @$4,500.
-new custom-built Heritage Golden Eagle for @$8,500, new Heritage Eagle Classic for @$4,500.
-new Gibson L-5CES for @$10,000-11,000, used L5CES for @$7,500.
and so forth.Last edited by Hammertone; 06-14-2021 at 09:57 PM.
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Gibson will always hold a greater value over Heritage. The name brand carries the cache as well as much greater amount of instruments to choose from.
While there have been some beautiful looking Heritage Archtops in this thread. That is not the norm most people will encounter.
Most are fairly stripped down of aesthetic as well as built to quite thinner plate carves, at least for Golden Eagles.
I do think Pete Farmer seems to be an excellent luthier. And I hope he's allowed to make more Archtops for the brand. They definitely look better than the earlier period Heritages!
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No disrespect to Ali diehard “only a Gibsons is good enough” cadre here but frankly those days are over
Your best bet financially and for a high-quality instrument is to order from Mark Campellone
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Originally Posted by Hammertone
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Heritage's Custom Shop "Bespoke" program will build a new Golden Eagle for a quoted $8,999. That was the last quote dated 2018.
Custom Shop Winter NAMM 2018 Golden Eagle Electric Guitar, Original Su – Heritage Guitars
Gibson L5 will set you back $10,599 and up depending on options, Wes Mo, etc.
Gibson Custom L-5 CES Hollowbody Electric Guitar - Vintage Sunburst | Sweetwater
At least there are two relatively large U.S. guitar makers still making upscale archtops. Smaller builders like Campellone are a great alternative.
Buying used is another option. For many folks (like me) used is the best option.
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Originally Posted by jads57
Heritage has made many parallel braced, thick plated Golden Eagles, too. Back a few years ago you could specify the bracing and the top thickness.
I agree that the Gibson name adds to the market price. I'm certainly not a Gibson basher.
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Originally Posted by Marty Grass
-the Golden Eagle is not based on the L-5.
-it is based on the Kalamazoo Award / Johnny Smith / Legrand.Last edited by Hammertone; 06-16-2021 at 08:26 PM.
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Originally Posted by Hammertone
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Originally Posted by Hammertone
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I'm under the impression that used Heritage GE archtops currently sell somewhere in the $3,500 - $4,500 range, depending on how special/custom they are, with a few outliers one way or the other. There isn't a large data set from which to work, but I'm under the impression that prices have been trending upward for awhile.
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Originally Posted by Hammertone
2003 Heritage - Super Eagle Non-Cutaway Custom - Old Style | Reverb
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