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I have owned 3 535s over the years. One I sold to Mike Novello. Another I sold to one of my best friends, Jim. When Jim passed away two years ago his sister said to take all of his gear and give it to friends. I sold the gold 535 to another friend, Joe. Originally I gave one guy a H-150, another a Gretcsh Les Paul style guitar and Joe got the Rick 12. I have the Ruby Rick. Where in Indiana do you hail from mate? I have people in Muncie. My cousin's daughter coaches the Daleville High boys basketball team.

I've heard charcoal absorbs odors. I wouldn't leave it in contact with the gtr though. Maybe put the gtr in a closet with a hanging mesh bag full of charcoal?

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Thanks for the helpful input !! I own the new era oxblood H150 not the CC thou and i am wondering does the H150 new era 2023 has a slight to big changes from the older era ? From body thickness, bindings, neck & head angle ?

Purely my own experience and anecdotes from others. I own a 98 H150 and a late 80s- early 90s 535. Both are incredible guitars and every person who has tried them comments on them, both will be on tour with me for a up coming project. Ive heard a lot of people say about this era being sought after as the best was incredible and the worst just average. However I have also heard of the inconsistency’s of this era but I’d argue that’s down to the hand made nature. Conversely, I’ve played several transition years heritages from across the range and they were all average at best and mediocre at worst. The shop I work for was a UK dealer at the time and could not shift them for this reason. Poor finishing such as bad fret work, poor woods, defects such as incorrect neck angle, electrical issues and just general poor QC when compared to the obvious comparatives. I have heard since the new take over quality has vastly improved again and they are once again the sort after guitars they were.

I'm a big fan of Phil.

I also like the fact that he brings up the advertising aspect. One of the things that was always a weak point for Heritage was advertising. It's the old "lamp under a bushel" syndrome. If people don't know know about you, they won't seek out your products. It would be interesting to compare the two guitars. I don't particularly like a really tall fret. I feel like I press too hard, which makes things go sharp if the frets are tall. Maybe my grip is too strong, but I've always played that way. I liked the way the pickups sounded. I tend to favor a neck or both pickups. The bridge always sounds too thin for me. That one had a bit of beef on the bottom, which sounded nice to me.

When I first got my 535 it had a pretty significant smoke smell. I used Febreeze on the case a few times along with a fan blowing on it. For the guitar itself, I had air blowing in one side for days on end, which lowered it quite a bit. I also tried spritzing some Febreeze inside the hole... I don't know that it did a lot but it masked a bit of the smell. Eventually, the smell diminished and now it's fine. You can get a small USB powered fan that you could use to blow air into one F-hole. Just let it run for as long as you want. I had an old computer CPU fan that ran from a 12v power supply. Some people say that an ionizer or ozone generator works, but you don't want an ozone buildup in your house. If you could put it in a garage or something, it might be ok.

One problem with trying to nail down the best guitar by year is that they never really seemed to nail down a "spec change" vs year. Lots of 150s were customized to some degree, and parts used were pretty consistent over the years, at least until Schaller exited parts of the market. Schaller pickups and bridge hardware, Vishay caps, Grover tuners, Jesco frets were pretty much standard items until the mid/late 2000s. Then they went with SD59s or Seths, and a TOM bridge style. The CC series were a departure in many regards, based on Edwin Wilson's specs. There were variations in the neck thickness but they would accommodate requests. The necks were rolled by hand. They have some templates to use as guides, but they didn't vary drastically. I have guitars built in 87, 2000, 2003 and 2005. The necks are reasonably close, somewhat thin for some people's taste but I think they are very comfortable. There are guitars built with chunky necks if the person ordering asked for it. As Dave and Kuz said, judge each guitar on a "case by case basis".

I've always liked the T5. I played one years ago and it felt very comfortable, and it had a large variety of sounds. I've considered buying one, but I really don't have a need. If I was playing out I probably would have grabbed one. Having a passable acoustic sound as well as electric sounds would be great for live work. If anything, Heritage has proven to be a pretty traditional company. They have done some radical designs years ago, (Little One, SAE, Kahuna, HB1 and 2, Mark Slaughter, etc) but they have never been big sellers. Their bread and butter styles are the solid body LP style, the semi, and the archtops. The Millennium is a pretty unique design, but apparently it wasn't a good enough market to keep it in the lineup, although I've heard a few "maybe" comments. While they did some acoustics early in the company history, it was never a focus. Building acoustics seems to be a different "technique". Some acoustics had bodies made by another company, with a Heritage neck and finishing. I also don't know that they have a production room to do an acoustic series. Even Gibson does it's acoustics in a totally different location from it's electrics.

Yes this tune is very impressive. This tune became very populer from US peoples in TikTok and YouTube. Thank you for listening to that!!

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Thank you for listening to that always!!

Thank you for listen to that!! This tune became populer from US peoples in TikTok. I love it :]

Thank you Heritage for making these!!

What do the mini toggles do on this guitar? Yes, love the top too.

How about a hybrid? I know the purist will not like the thought but my Taylor T5 has served me well at church in many situations and market share is always a good thing for a smaller company. Any why I'm at it a couple acoustics would be great as well.

Never get tired of looking at these beautiful maple guitars. And that neck! Wow. Thanks for posting the photos.

Nice. Love seeing all the different musical interest of players. Beautiful guitar.

Thanks Hopkinwfg for asking this question as I'm interested in a 150. Yes it is very subjective topic but hearing why folks like their guitars does help form an opinion when coupled with your own preferences. I look forward to reading others responses.

Phil does a good job. I like how he had the conversation with Heritage concerning the frets. He's straight forward like that and that adds authenticity to his reviews.

I recently purchased this and both the guitar and the case have a strong smoke smell. I've put the case out in the sun for the past two weeks and it has actually done a great job, but obviously I can't do that with my guitar. Does anyone have methods they've used to address the smoky smelly guitar? Appreciate any help.

Love that tail piece.