-
Originally Posted by wintermoon
Anyways, the H-575 is sorta like an ES-175 and Gibson doesn't make that model any more.
Personally, I like what Heritage is doing. And why reinvent the wheel?
-
04-19-2024 10:10 PM
-
Originally Posted by Marty Grass
-
Originally Posted by Gregc57
-
I don't think they use laminates on H-575. One of the Custom Core guitars available on their website has seams on front and back.
-
Originally Posted by Marty Grass
-
J Wolfe has this '24 on rev for $4500. and says this:"No. 7401. Includes Heritage logo black Tolex hardshell case. Note- This carved body Heritage model is 1.5 years back ordered at present. This is a non-standard (custom) finish color for this model. SO beautifully crafted in the historic Parsons Street shop in old Kalamazoo.
Heritage's popular H575 has a “solid” carved top & back, and is NOT laminated. Also has- 24-3/4 inch scale, 1-11/16th nut width, bone nut, flamed solid carved Maple body, Honduran Mahogany neck w/ Rosewood fingerboard, 12 inch fingerboard radius, 16 inch lower bout width, 2.75 inch rim depth, Seymour Duncan's most vintage Seth Lovers, smooth and adjustable Grover Rotomatic keys, real Nitrocellulose lacquer finish and superb tone & playability. This beautiful Original Sunburst H575 is simply gorgeous, and was PLEK’d at the Kalamazoo shop for a superb setup and playability. Case and expert setup are included."
Not sure what this means in terms of if theyre also making a "custom core" laminate? I have emailed them yesterday. If they're making a laminate 575 it would essentially be a thinner 175, if the prices they are posting are correct you could get a very nice "real" 175.
To go backwards a little Marty mentioned he didnt hear much difference between the spruce vs maple tops when amplified. I have both and hear a not subtle difference. Marty has the gits and experience with these far exceeding mine so just mentioning individual results may vary.
I still think the 575s and S16s made under the old guard are some of the finest archtops of their kind with the 575 being completely unique and a real bargain when compared to anything in the "small carved archtop camp". If I had the bread and the space Id grab a few more!
Ill update when I get response from Heritage.
-
Originally Posted by jads57
-
I have to agree about this individualality of the instrument. The woods have different densities batch to batch. The guitars are largely hand made. Bracing placement may vary slightly. Carving of the top, back and neck is not CNC, unless they changed that lately. Bridge fitting may vary.
Humans project their feelings and expectations on an instrument also.
-
Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
These new 575’s from the new Heritage company, how I choose to refer to them, going for $6k look much like the $1200 guitar I purchased.
-
We guitarist get pretty involved in our guitars, but truth is the average person is clueless about it all. For the last 7 months I have been playing the guitar with the choir at 4pm Saturday evening Mass. I have been using my 18 inch Hollenbeck exclusively for this gig until last week. I showed up with my Heritage Ghost Built D'angelico New Yorker. It preformed pretty much the same for me personally just in the environment.
Here is the catch. No one in the last 7 months has mention one thing about the guitar I play except one guitarist who plays occasionally in my spot. He mentioned the Hollenbeck was beautiful. So, a Mass full of people with average attendance 400 people each week and not one has a clue on the guitar itself. I have parishioners come up all the time saying, " deacon I see you are working in the choir again on the guitar." One mentioned they knew when I played just coming into church because I was the only one who warmed up playing " some kind of jazz thing."
I can tell you if I had been a similar event as a spectator with someone playing the guitars I used, I would have definitely gone up after mass to chat. I must say as much as I love my Hollenbeck, Heritage nailed the D'angelico guitar in all respects. No, it is not a real D'angelico but it cannot be. I firmly believe that a Heritage GE or similar offering from them is a bargain used and a sleeper. They are American made guitars and say what you want, that is powerful marker in guitars. I also find the headstock quite nice after a while and I will post my favorite in a bit.
-
Originally Posted by Hammertone
-
Originally Posted by Hammertone
-
I have no doubt that these newer Heritage models are an improvement over the older ones,especially in the Aesthetics department .
But you could easily buy some great used bespoke made carved top from a bunch of great luthiers at that price.
Unger, Campellone,Hopkins,Comins,Elferink, Nickerson, etc.
-
BTW,
To the ugly headstock fans. I find this particularly headstock is beautiful, and it has grown on me much. In fact, the headstock is thicker and has more beef in areas that Gibsons do not at least on the non-volutes. Construction wise, not necessarily better looking I think it is better than Gibson, at least in this guitar.
-
So.. as others have noted, if the guitar description doesn't explicitly say 'solid carved', it isn't.
If Heritage has departed from this convention, would be interesting to know. Some have said these are solid top and back and hand carved and Sweetwater lists it as a solid top. Is there some way we could nail down how these are made?
-
Originally Posted by 2bornot2bopOriginally Posted by Rickco
-Blonde Super Eagle @18" wide, 3" rims
-Super Patrick @17 1/2" wide, 3 1/4" rims
-Gary Hines Spec Golden Eagle Custom Thinline @17" wide, 2 1/4" deep
-
Originally Posted by Hammertone
-
Originally Posted by deacon Mark
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
-
Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
-
Answer from Heritage: "Thanks for considering a Heritage H-575. The tops and backs are solid carved curly maple with a solid curly maple rim.
Thank you,
Mike"
Glad to hear that, So what makes the custom core so much more expensive? Not that I mind I have 2, Should've kept my 3rd one also!
-
Wow. They really should make that clear in their description!
Thanks for the news update~
-
Originally Posted by Rickco
-
Originally Posted by AllanAllen
-
Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
-
Originally Posted by Flat
Favorite Jazz guitarist book
Today, 09:24 AM in Everything Else