zguitar71

I love my gold top and it is the main guitar I gig with, it is an extension of me. It didn’t come to me without some issues though. The frets were in terrible shape from the factory, the ends looked like a child was let loose on them. The binding was also poorly scraped. There is also the dreaded hump after the 12th fret. Well the guitar is from 2011 and has lots of playing time on it. I’ve filed the frets 3 times now from player wear and there isn’t enough left to do it again so I just bought some new frets. When I pull the old ones I’ll sand down the hump and GT rid of the nibs and hopefully get another 15 years of gigs out of them. The tone of the guitar just can be beat. I think they did a great job on the neck shape and profile and the way it transmits vibrations I think the neck joint must be perfect. The issues were cosmetic and I can live with that since the guitar is the best sounding one I’ve ever owned and there are some lofty brands and models on that list. There is a reason I play it so much. Unfortunately those cosmetic issues, well, many people can’t get past that and assume the rest of the guitar is poorly constructed. Heritage suffered from those cosmetic issues. On the flip side, I bought my guitar in mint condition, just a baby yearling, for a song. Those cosmetic issues don’t payoff for the company but they did for me.

Yes that is an excellent outcome! They didn’t good job on a beautiful whip.