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Here's one more photo..... I'd post a few more but, before I can do that, I will have to figure out how to get my iphone to take low resolution photos. Until then, thanks to Ryan... Tim

H-140 is correct. I've been looking for the right one for awhile. I knew I would be refinishing it. Dave Teske did the work. It was all red front and back and I never liked the backside in red. He stripped it and found this fine wood package. Unplugged it is quite resonant which is always a good sign. I haven't plugged it in and put it through the paces but soon. I did a H-110 with these pickups in it and I loved them. JR Clark loves them too. It's his go to axe in his blues band. Here are the other pictures I have.

Pictures after Faber Hardware "fixed" the leaning posts by locking the bridge and stoptail... You can still see a slight lean of the right stoptail post in the bottom picture, but it is essentially not noticeable anymore.

Hello all! I just ordered this used 2022 H535 from Dave’s. It’s been a fair few years since I’ve had a Heritage semi hollow, but am looking forward to it. I think my last one was a 2008 or 2009. How do the newer models compare to the older (pre-new ownership) ones?

Local Indie shop - They've always had one or 2, but nice to see a bit expanded inventory. Just back from NAMM they're adding Reverend now, too. Twin Town in Minneapolis.

Here is mine I searched and waited for close to 2 years. I'm sure Pete Farmer and maybe Jim had a hand in this one. Love it and it's comfortable in my hands.

Blocks or Dots both look great on my H575's. (Click to correct photo aspect) 🙂

Nice - love the air cleaner cover! I finally sold mine last year to a drummer mate. Had great times on that bike. Riding a '14 Ultra now.

Another Heritage H-150 from Dave's:

Here's my philosophy. I guitar should look good, maybe great. You will hold it near your body in your most creative and even emotional states. It should also not fight you with your playing. It should seem natural. It also should fit your body. Lastly, it should sing to you. This guitar, as well as others, does this in spades.

That's me, Scott. A year later, I still swoon every time I look at this!

Depending on who you believe, it either a. is better b. is worse c. makes no difference. Seriously, unless you were to take a guitar with a thick neck, record it, then shave the neck down and compare it, you can't just make a blanket statement about that. BTW, Jimmy Page's #1 was a 59, but the neck was shaved down. Does that one have "tone"? There is a fellow on Youtube who took a Strat and recorded the guitar, then started cutting off chunks of the body. If there was a change in the sound, it was minuscule. I've read luthiers who say it makes a HUGE difference, and others who say it make almost no difference (we're talking solid body guitars here, not acoustics). I think there are other factors that will have larger impact. Pickups are #1 on my list, scale length is #2. Pickup placement makes a huge difference. BTW, Heritage necks are hand rolled, so no two are exactly the same. There were thick necks in the early days, and thin necks. They have templates that are used to check the shape.

Looks great w/o as well!

fxdx99? that was my first HD !

Much as Scatterbrain mentioned above, I've been playing a long time and have had just over 100 guitars that I can remember. Lately, it's been more about the quality rather than the number of guitars. I had around 14 a couple of months ago and started paring them down through some trades. At a local shop (Bet on Vets in the DFW area - great guys!) I traded three lower-priced guitars for a PRS S2 24 Standard that I love. Through a trade with a local guy I took in a PRS SE Silver Sky which I wasn't expecting to love, but it is a phenomenal guitar! I still had my JV Modified Strat and Tele, but there were three others that I just never bonded with. Went to the Dallas International Guitar Festival a couple of weekends ago and was browsing the amazing inventory of Jimmy Wallace Guitars (located nearby in Garland, TX). It was there that I saw a rack of Heritage guitars. I was always interested in the Heritage story and loved Marty Shwartz's 535 (I think) on his early videos. I had no intention of buying, but my lovely fiance wiped the drool from the corners of my mouth and one of the builders from the Heritage factory asked if I wanted to test drive any. I spent about half an hour with a 535, but it just wasn't me. Then he handed me a 530. Love at first strum! I didn't have the scratch to buy right then and there, but my amazing fiance (wife in 5 days!) said she'd buy as an early 60th birthday present (on May 27). I didn't feel right having her plunk down that much money, so on the next Tuesday morning, I contacted the shop and asked if they took in trades. This past Saturday I brought in a G&L Fullerton Deluxe S-500, a MIM FSR Strat (tastefully modified), and a Squier 40th Anniversary Jazzmaster. My soon-to-be wife ponied up the balance and I came home with this beauty! I'm having a hard time putting it down - it's an absolutely stellar guitar!!!

Perhaps, as was explained in this case, the Cedar Creek would be overkill, but if anyone is looking far a fine case they do a great job. We have a few, like the one below for her Super 400, dual neck blocks, ached top and bottom, really well made and customizable.

Traded one of my Heritage H-150s for some home construction, so I had to replace it. So here is the replacement. Also bought a PRS SE 594. Sorry about the mess here. I have a construction project going on. I'm also a really bad photographer.

Whether they were making guitars or not, the COMPANY officially starts April 1, 1985 which is Heritage Guitar Incorporated. It's a distinction. They may have been making guitars, even naming them Heritage Guitars, but they weren't fully incorporated until April 1.

Congrats!! A beauty you have there. I have the same in a 2021 model. As stated, pickups and hardware have changed. Those are both an upgrade, in my opinion. I owned a 2005 H-535 for a while. While it played great, I was never happy with the pickups or hardware. I currently have my H-535 and my 2021 Gibson Historic 1959 ES-335. The Gibson cost twice as much but is no better than the Heritage. In fact, other than the pickups differences, they sound very much the same. The neck carves are greatly different. The Gibson is emulating the 50s huge neck. The Heritage is much slimmer. I play the Heritage every single day. Though I did just receive a Faber ABR-1 conversion for it yesterday. I am putting that on tonight so I can get the tailpiece all the way down to the body without the strings hitting the back of the bridge.

Marv told they made the original prototype for the H-140 in a garage. They were definitely making them in 1984. The original H-140 that hung on display at Heritage had a 1984 serial number. It takes time to file all that corporation paperwork.

That's really nice. Not a fan of the aging though, but whatever rocks yer boat!

This is good info, thx. For now I have a Gotoh ABR-1 on the existing studs, which works well. But someday I'll get around to trying this out.

Well, it arrived today!! Holy S**tballs!!! What an incredible instrument!!! I’ve rambled on before about how I feel about these custom cores!!! I’m gonna spare you all the speech….

Just FYI - I needed a replacement case for one of my Heritage guitars and wanted the H logo on it. Heritage customer service dialed me in on a very slightly shopworn item for not much more than the shipping cost. Kudos to the current folks at H.

Groupings can happen.

Man I miss this Guy. What a talented musician! He gave us so much Great Music and was such a Neat Person.

Totally agree. My prospect had ThoBaks. They were very nice also.

Bare Knuckle 10th Anniversary pickups with MojoTone electronics package.

Welcome aboard Heritage owner. H-530's are an excellent platform. I have one in the same color and love it! Enjoy

I can't figure out how they're installing crooked tailpiece studs? The holes surely must be drilled correctly: presumably the gtr is laid flat & a vertical drill press, and template are used. So as someone mentioned, maybe tapping the studs/posts in is where the problem occurs? You'd have to be a total hack to screw that up though?

I have done the Faber upgrade to several Gibson and Heritage guitars. I have done the "full upgrade" pulling the studs out of the body and installing the replacements. I have done the NSWkit where I simply unscrewed the posts and screwed in the Faber posts to the existing studs. I have done a couple on new Gibsons where the Faber just dropped onto the existing posts. They ALL sound the same to me. So, unless you want the different look, I can't say you will hear any difference between one upgrade and another. I just did the Faber upgrade on my H-535 this week. I chose the ABRN and conversion posts....ABRN "E - Z". Looks good and sounds great. This link will show you the three Faber choices you have. https://faberusa.com/product-category/faber-bridges/abr-59/abrn-bridges/abrn-bridge-with-conversion-bridge-posts/

Clips are the three amps with the guitar pictured. Clips are in order of the picture: 50 Watt Marshall JMP/JCM Hybrid built by Hawthorn Electric Arts, Mesa Fillmore 50, 1952 Chicago Webster! They got progressively dirtier as I went Each amp made me play the lead part just a little bit different which I thought was cool.

I’m loving my tweed deluxe clone lately

FOUNDED VS INCORPORATED …terminology is everything

Yep- I know they had already started making some in 1984 for sure. I think because they "officially" started (Incorporated) in '85, that's why anyone who just looks on Wikipedia is gonna always say 1985.

Because they were screwing around building things in 1984 to see if they really, really wanted to go in to business. Or maybe it was to see if the old fixtures and tooling they bought at the "We're Moving to Nashville!!" fire sale were still operational. I can never remember.

Founded and incorporated. Three guys can build a few guitars before Bill files paperwork.

It comes down to structural integrity and fretwear

Ah yes Rob, There it is!

I'm still looking around for one. I'm kind of favoring the Tobacco burst right now. We'll see what comes along.

The Lollars will be great, I like em too. The CC is even better with your pictures. Enjoy!

I took out the Heritage pick ups this morning. Installed a set of Lollar Imperials! Huge improvement!

Hangar, I bought a Gator case similar to the one you ordered. I got the SG version to use with my old Guild S100 after the original case was water damaged. I tried a generic square case, but it flopped around. The Gator works fine, and seems to be just a touch lighter than my TKL case. It's snug, so the guitar doesn't move around. Gator SG Case in Brown

I'd like to see a CC H-555, although it would be tough to top the pre-Plaza versions.

Here's some in a different light.