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I had to laugh when I saw this youtube video title: I'm sure most here are aware Heritage makes killer guitars, and have done for years 😝 They compare a 2025 custom core model to a recent R8 plaintop. It makes sense he bought both, as he needs specimens to R&D pickups I haven't watched this whole thing yet, it's over an hour long. The gtr part starts around 15min in: hopefully the video link works

that's a drag to hear & read about, but he's 100% right. Lots of wisdom in that post. Metropoulos amps are a hell of a legacy: those amps will be running & played for years by people who appreciate them. I wish George all the best in the future stress-free life he creates for himself!

wow!! That is pretty dang cool! So the 6 posted here, plus the 4 you guys bought, make up the 10 total? and congratulations!

That clear tubing over the braid might be magnifying it, hard to tell IMO For the record I just checked some other PAF style pups I have: JS Moore: 7.3k neck, 7.8k bridge Throbak Mick Taylor: 8.3k neck, 8.0k bridge SD's according to that chart: Seth Lover 7.2k neck, 8.1k bridge alnico ii pro is 7.6k neck, 7.85k bridge

Yes was going to reply the same. Lollar makes great pickups!

The original 50's Gibson pups weren't sorted by neck/bridge were they? I thought they just grabbed pups out of the bin & neck/bridge were arbitrary, when they were assembled

I just checked this chart, I thought the bridge of a Seth was around 7.8 kohm but I guess I am mistaken: it says 8.1 kohm https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/latest-updates/pickup-comparison-chart I must be thinking of the alnico ii pro, which is also a great pickup & one of my faves. I was recently messing with a set of those & the newer Slash signature pups, which are based on the alnico ii pro.

curious why you think this? Bridge is labelled SH55B = Seth Lover bridge Neck is SH55N = Seth Lover neck

I bet it sounds great with Seth Lovers. I had 59's in a 535 & changed them out, preferred unpotted pickups like Seths

That is a bit odd with the '06 the serial # looks like AE 06502 So maybe it refers to the 06 in the serial Hardware gets changed all the time. So who knows what the gtr left the factory with Congrats that is a nice 535!

can't seem to get that to embed. Used a link instead

That is unreal! He has some great stuff on his channel. Here is more with that Heritage Kenny Burrell gtr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s37ks9pecJc

cue Ian Anderson

they are indeed! I took the liberty of posting the images here in the thread

While looking around at the Joe Walsh auction, I threw "heritage guitar" into the search bar & found these guitars with descriptions like: "A Gretsch Model G410M Synchromatic archtop guitar, solid maple top, one of 10 made by Heritage in Kalamazoo MI, natural maple finish, serial number 96410M5, one pickup, split hump block inlays, Imperial tuners, Chromatic tailpiece, Synchronized bridge and gold hardware." "A Gretsch Synchromatic GGP415M electric guitar, Carved maple top, blonde finish, one floating pickup, Chromatic tailpiece, Synchronized bridge, gold hardware, split hump block inlays and no case. One of only 10 guitars made by Heritage Kalamazoo, Michigan." Here's a link to 6 of the 10: https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/search?query=heritage+guitar&page=1 All are listed as sold. Randy Bachman probably had his dirty fingers on them :D Does anyone here own one of them, or the other 4? They were built in the early 90s apparently.