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michaeljames

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  1. Photo doucumentary of the handcrafted build of this guitar posted in 'The Family Tree' for anyone interested.
  2. thats 'small batch' ... bless you all. Have a good nights sleep!
  3. And the samll batch one of a kind attention to every detail by artists is something I know as a non artist I DON'T know. I trust Heritage, through proper maketing and QC, will be around for a while. I'll happily buy one later! 😳
  4. No matter to all ~ apprentice to Tom Bartlett or Ren Wall and his original partners at Heritage 225 means a good thing. Right? None of them were slouches. But yes, the LP I bought was hand built as described by a a guy mentored and taught by Tom Bartlett.
  5. Switched gears all together...It's Dirty Lemon Burst...Built by apprentice of Tom Bartlett (Bartlett Guitars) I feel guilty about posting this, but I couldn't help myself. First of all this guitar is not an original 59 Les Paul ,it is a Full scale replica of the model.,The wood I used are Eastren curly maple (hand carved ) for the top.the fretboard in genuine Brazilian rosewood ,the body is genuine one piece Honduran mahogany..the binding is from the original Italian company who made it for the original Les Paul's.The side dots are red tortoise material from the 50's ,the inlays ( period correct)and inlay pockets are hand cut.The dyes are Analine ,like the originals and bleed trough a very little like the originals, the finish is nitrocellulose lacquer.the hardware is new but slightly aged , Kluson single line single ring tuners. abr1 bridge nickel ,stop bar are the lightweight historic spec ,(all hardware is from the original maker's company and are all vintage spec. The finish is aged,faded and checked naturally.the pickups are Seth Lover high output in both positions the capacitors are Luxe "Bumblebees",the pots are CTS calibrated 500k. The frets are medium jumbo, with no wear except for the levelling and re=crowning I did after they were installed )(there is a month's work put into one of these plus the cost of the components.no CNC or robotic tools were used ,signs of the hand craftsmanship are visible ,and a plus in it's value.The guitar is around the 9 lbs mark. very nice tone ,low action,plays in tune ,nice sustain, cant go wrong with this one of a kind beauty, that plays and sounds like the very very expensive originals.The guitar comes with a generic new LP case .the guitar has almost no play time on it. Plays like a dream...hand built like the originals .
  6. He started building these set necks in early to mid 2000s. This is around '04-'05. He mostly builds strat & tele types. Discontinued set necks due to labor itensity. Rumered to have started again 2017. Not sure on that. His recent shop info does not have the set neck model listed. I think the top and inlays are a bit much, but his guitars areworks of art as well. I have never seen any set neck with neck binding, wrap tail or anything other than MOP dot inlays. He used Brazilian for fretboards.
  7. Agree. I'm also looking into a Don Grolsh set neck. Never had one of those. Heard good things. We'll see. FWIW I did communicate with Bill who has the H140 3 pup I once owned. Passed as the finish was sanded off the back of neck.
  8. Guy ~ is that the White Whale I sold you many years ago?
  9. I haven't had a Heritage guitar in years. Sold last one (back) to Brent. I've had many over the years. I am looking at a couple. Each fall within the years 2020-2023. They are: Custom Core Artesian Aged H-150 <looks to be faded hcb> $3000 + 8.5% tax H-150 Standard Dirty Lemon $1800 Both in excellent condition. Both with OHSC. My experience is with H-150s from the late 80s to early 2000s FWIW. I'm leaning toward the Std but wonder if the extra $$$ is worth it to go with Custom Core? When did Heritage start the 'Custom Shop'? I thought all their guitars were essentially custom shop...
  10. wow ~ hadn't heard that. a buddy told me ray manzerak died yesterday too. too bad.
  11. That is SO COOL! Seeing the plant, the guitars, and best of all ~ all the faces! !WOW! Thanks for the fun! Maybe I'll make the next one ~
  12. Hello All! I am new here - registered tonight. I own a '91 H140 w/factory 3-pickups, a '97 H150 Dark Amber Flame and a '00 H150 Alpine White w/Gold Hardware. I really like Heritage guitars. I also own a bunch of Fenders & Gibbys.
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