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mark555

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  1. Hallo, to all you people who are on this website.

     

    I've just joined 5 minutes ago, which is approx 12:35pm over here in England. I would like to buy a 353 heritage which will be my first guitar. Can anybody advise me as to what would be the best spec re, pickups, and any other extras which will give me a great sound. I love blues, rock and some jazz, so i need it to be versatile.

     

    Also, if i can't buy one in England is it possible to order direct from the Heritage factory.

     

    Got a lot of crap music being played here in England at the moment girl and boy groups dancing and miming, so i listen to all the older stuff: Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Peter Greene's Fleetwood Mac. Also, love a lot of American artist who we don't hear a lot of over here: Ronnie Earl, Johnny A, Al Di Meola, and the list goes on...

     

    Going to see Joe Bonamassa in Edinburugh Scotland, in December. What a great city that is! Been waiting to see him for years, his gigs sell out so quick over here. Looki9ng forward to seeing a master of his craft.

     

    Anyway, anyhelp would be greatly appreciated.

     

    Cheers'

     

    dave the brit

     

    Hi Dave,

     

    I am also a newbie here and also from England, Huddersfield to be precise. I bought my Heritage H555 about four years back, and finding them here in the UK is not at all easy. Jay Wolfe Guitars, who I believe to be in Florida are really good on exporting, but watch out for guitars on e bay, they are worth getting. I personally do not like the Schaller hardware, and have had everything replaced with nickel and the pick ups are now Seymour Duncan 59's which have a fabulous classic sound to them, everything from jazz, blues, rock, it does the lot unless you play in a shadows tribute band.... UK dealers tend not to stock Heritage because they just can't move them on, the Gibson brand has a lot of 'pull' for uk players, especially the younger guys who want to buy into the name. Usually a Heritage buyer knows what a Heritage is and specifically sets out to find one, mine took the best part of a year to find. If you want a new one, I would suggest bringing one in from the USA, maybe waiting till the £ gets a bit stronger against the $. If you are less choosy, a good used one from the states is also a good bet, but watch the import duty doesn't catch you out with the current exchange rate and negate any saving you might make by importing. As for a used one, just now I would expect a 535 to sell over here for about £900, I think that anyone asking more is perhaps optimistic in their expectations.

     

    Best,

    Mark.

  2. Hi, my name is Mark, 49 years old and getting younger. I am new in the community but a friendly and sincere "hello" to every one here. My one Heritage I own at the moment is an H555 in blonde, I have taken the original pick ups off and replaced with Seymour Duncan 59's, the sound is far better. I have also replaced all the other hardware with nickel, a more traditional bridge and stop piece and I have removed the gold plate from the machine heads to take them back to nickel, and I feel the guitar looks better for it. However, that's my personal viewpoint and when I can work out how, I shall post a picture. Because of the alterations I have had done to this guitar, it's probably the only one of it's type in the UK. It really does look classy, but more importantly, sounds superb. Without checking the date, I believe it to be about fourteen or fifteen years old, I bought it four years ago here in England for £800 including the orriginal Heritage case, it is in immaculate condition and mellowing beautifully. I also enjoy playing my friend's 575 which is also a beautiful guitar.

     

    Best wishes to all,

    Mark.

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