Rollerdawg 10 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Hi I'm Tommy.. I'm a professional bassist for 60 years.. tried to learn guitar as a kid but it just didn't work for me.. When I was 10 my cousin let me hold his 57 J bass and it was like when Harry Potter found his magic wand.. I could play this thing and I've played bass ever since.. Upright bass, bass guitar, sousaphone and tuba all thru school and college.. I didn't choose to be a bassist.. the bass chose me and I'm still a working musician at age 71 and have no intention of retiring.. I am also the proud owner of an HB2 prototype bass made by Ren in 1987 and its the finest playing bass I've ever played.. I'm glad to be a part of HOC.. Thanks for having me.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
skydog52 522 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Rollerdawg said: Hi I'm Tommy.. I'm a professional bassist for 60 years.. tried to learn guitar as a kid but it just didn't work for me.. When I was 10 my cousin let me hold his 57 J bass and it was like when Harry Potter found his magic wand.. I could play this thing and I've played bass ever since.. Upright bass, bass guitar, sousaphone and tuba all thru school and college.. I didn't choose to be a bassist.. the bass chose me and I'm still a working musician at age 71 and have no intention of retiring.. I am also the proud owner of an HB2 prototype bass made by Ren in 1987 and its the finest playing bass I've ever played.. I'm glad to be a part of HOC.. Thanks for having me.. Welcome aboard Tommy/Rollerdawg. You've joined a Great group and we will enjoy your input. With your wealth of knowledge and experience you will be a great asset to the Forum. Ren is a great guy and you have something special with that HB2. Of course pictures always are appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites
Gianluca 111 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 it's good to see new users joining 🙂 a belated welcome you all to the best guitar/music forum on Sol3 Link to post Share on other sites
ChuckNOS 2 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Greetings. New member here located in Western NY. When people ask if I play guitars, I answer with a "yes" as I am not that far advanced past strummer status despite owning several nice guitars and attempting to play over the last 40 years or so. (love to play, hate to practice!) All-time favorite artist is Neil Young and I'm an active member of the Rust community. Other notable current loves include, but are not limited to, Wilco, Mark Knopfler and old school prog rock like Gabriele era Genesis, Yes, ELP, PF and on and on. Mostly I play my acoustics but I love to veg out and jam electrified, especially with friends. I came to this group researching a 335 style of guitar to add to my stable, and I've now got a H-535 on the way. Looking forward to following this community from the perspective of a fellow owner/player. Cheers. Chuck 1 Link to post Share on other sites
yoslate 294 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Welcome, and congrats on the pending 535! They are undeniably great guitars! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JayBrecker 2 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Hi: Long-time owner here, but never found this site until today. I have a '93 Prospect. Not sure if that's a well-loved model in these parts, but it has a lot of gigs under its belt. Natural finish, Schaller pickups and some crazy coil-split and who-knows-what wiring, which I've never changed, cause I really just use it for straight ahead jazz gigs. Schallers are really hot, too; they'll overdrive a preamp that no other guitars of mine will punch that far. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gitfiddler 689 Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 3 hours ago, JayBrecker said: Hi: Long-time owner here, but never found this site until today. I have a '93 Prospect. Not sure if that's a well-loved model in these parts, but it has a lot of gigs under its belt. Natural finish, Schaller pickups and some crazy coil-split and who-knows-what wiring, which I've never changed, cause I really just use it for straight ahead jazz gigs. Schallers are really hot, too; they'll overdrive a preamp that no other guitars of mine will punch that far. @JayBecker: Welcome to the HOC! Prospects are unique and wonderful guitars. It's another model that Heritage should bring back into production. Yours looks to be in good hands. Play it in good health. Link to post Share on other sites
rwinking 123 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Prospects are way cool. I have a Prospect 12 string and it is amazing. Someday I will find a matching six string. Link to post Share on other sites
Rollerdawg 10 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 On 9/22/2020 at 11:44 AM, Gitfiddler said: Did Marv or Ren make the Heritage basses? Ren told me he made it.. It was a prototype.. we've had some phone conversations about it.. He's a really cool guy.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JayBrecker 2 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 On 1/20/2021 at 3:21 PM, Gitfiddler said: @JayBecker: Welcome to the HOC! Prospects are unique and wonderful guitars. It's another model that Heritage should bring back into production. Yours looks to be in good hands. Play it in good health. Thx! Link to post Share on other sites
SaintPatrick 1 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Hi guys found you while I wait very impatiently for my 99 h 550 custom to show that FedEx has held captive somewhere between Montana and Oregon! Was looking for a 335 for months but started to learn more and more about Heritage then I saw the 550 on eBay and I was sold!!! Love the history and this site seems like a awesome spot for info. Been playing 40 years have a few guitars... lol but never been this excited. Do you happen to know what the factory p.u. Would have been on this guitar? Great site guys!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DrDreamwalker 2 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Hi Heritage People. I'm from Sarasota, Florida and in my second childhood put together a band (Dreamwalkers), manifested an album, and am working on a second album. In my day job I'm a psychologist. I acquired an H-535 about six months ago and brought it into the recording of the new album. The sound is just luxuriously spectacular. Love it. The band's website is dreamwalkersband.com Peace Dr Dreamwalker 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TalismanRich 527 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 SaintPatrick, welcome to the HOC. Looking at the picture, it appears to have standard Schaller humbuckers. The giveaway is the dual adjustment screws on either side. HRW pickups are Ren's modified Schallers, but whenever they installed them, they put a special switch tip with a dot on top, just to make it apparent. Your selector switch is plain. Schallers are good Alnico5 PAF based pickups, I find them to be more scooped in the mids, like a blackface Fender, rather than midrange focused like a tweed. Link to post Share on other sites
JoeBama 2 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Hello from West Tennessee. I purchased my first Heritage today, a blonde Super Eagle. I've been playing regularly for 47 years, but never owned a really nice jazz guitar. I almost took a Sweet 16 but decided on the Super Eagle because I love Kenny Burrell. I may still keep my eye out for a Sweet 16 for later. I have not recieved the guitar yet and suspect it will be a couple of weeks. I'm certain I've never been this excited about a guitar. I look forward to participating in the Heritage community! Joe 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Rollerdawg 10 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Congratulations.. even tho I'm a bassist and own a Heritage HB2, I totally appreciate the quality of Heritage guitars.. They are beautifully crafted and they play like butter.. You got yourself a fine guitar man.. Enjoy her.. Link to post Share on other sites
Gitfiddler 689 Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 1 hour ago, JoeBama said: Hello from West Tennessee. I purchased my first Heritage today, a blonde Super Eagle. I've been playing regularly for 47 years, but never owned a really nice jazz guitar. I almost took a Sweet 16 but decided on the Super Eagle because I love Kenny Burrell. I may still keep my eye out for a Sweet 16 for later. I have not recieved the guitar yet and suspect it will be a couple of weeks. I'm certain I've never been this excited about a guitar. I look forward to participating in the Heritage community! Joe Welcome to the HOC, Joe. And congratulations on your incoming Super Eagle. You'll definitely get your KB "Midnight Blue" groove on with that sweet axe. Link to post Share on other sites
BrianH 0 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Hi Folks, this 575 popped up locally at a very attractive price and was wondering if there is such thing as a Heritage counterfeit? Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
TalismanRich 527 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) I don't think anyone has ever actually seen a counterfeit Heritage. That's the one in Philly, right? From the pics, it looks totally legit. The tailpiece is spot on, and the back of the headstock looks exactly right. Heritage isn't a great candidate for faking. Its much easier (and probably more profitable) to make Gibby and Fender fakes. The market is probably 100x as big. If it's local, I would ride over and check it out. Edited February 28 by TalismanRich Link to post Share on other sites
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