Gitfiddler Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Don't know what to say about this H575 Custom Ultra. Just wanted to share...and maybe get your thoughts. Not affliated with the seller. https://reverb.com/item/1320606-heritage-h-575-ultra-natural-w-case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yooper Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Although I'm not fond of triplet pups, that would be fun to try out. I wonder if the switching allows only one, or combinations of pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum13 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I would guess an employee build from the inlays. Why not a 525? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 That's a bit different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genericmusic Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Looks like something Rick Derringer would play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim W Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Looks like someone wanted an early '50s Switchmaster kinda clone, but didn't want the knobs in a row? The p-90 version of the ES-5 used three different volume knobs (one for each pickup and one master tone) rather than a selector switch, to offer players improved control over their tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachgids Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Used to have an Epiphany Riviera with triple P90s. Don't know what it was, but I always seemed to be hitting the pickups with my pick. Probably just my crummy technique. Sounded pretty good though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
111518 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Two comments: First, is it just more evidence that I am myself a little out of kilter, or are those inlays a little un-parallel? That pic is so busy it sort of gives me a headache to look too carefully, but I usually really dig double-parallelograms, and something about those doesn't seem quite right. Second, packing those 3 dogears on a 16"body, 24 3/4 scale guitar, makes it look "all pickup, all the time" --much more cramped in its layout than the 17" 25.5 Switchmaster. (But maybe that's just because I expect to see the Switchmaster proportions.) Probably someone's dream guitar. I generally like stuff that's at least a little off the beaten trail, and that definitely qualifies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Seems like a lot going on with that configuration. Got a kick out of the Dampits sign in back. Guitar humidifiers or perspiration problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanschoyck Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I wonder how the controls are delegated. 3 pickups, 4 knobs; reminds me of a limerick I won't repeat. Probably works though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoslate Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I'm with Larry. Maybe it's the photography, the camera, the angle, the something. No two pairs of parallelograms seem the same. And what's with the fret wire? Looks like railroad track! I checked the Reverb posting, and it's a shop In Falls Church, Virginia. They said the guitar was made especially for them. I think a few years ago a couple of our D.C. brethren had been to that shop and noted several one-off Heritages. Wonder if the toggle is three-way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanschoyck Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I'm with Larry. Maybe it's the photography, the camera, the angle, the something. No two pairs of parallelograms seem the same. And what's with the fret wire? Looks like railroad track! I checked the Reverb posting, and it's a shop In Falls Church, Virginia. They said the guitar was made especially for them. I think a few years ago a couple of our D.C. brethren had been to that shop and noted several one-off Heritages. Wonder if the toggle is three-way? I think the pic may be a little "furry." The logo is blurred. Could be my eyes. Maybe I'm getting a cataract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LK155 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 That pic is more than a little fuzzy. It's just plain out of focus. I don't think there's anything in the frame that's remotely close to being in focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Ah, fugly.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 that would be fun if it were a thinline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 You guys confirmed my thoughts about this unusual custom 575. I agree with all of the comments...except for the cataract concern. If I recall correctly, someone ordered a 550 with three P90's that looked cool with the 17" body...much better visual balance...like the ES-5 Switchmasters posted above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRich Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Three P90s don't do it for me. Two on the 525 is plenty. As for the fret markers, its thumbs down on that too. These are MUCH better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffGuitar Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Looks cool but I can't play guitars with pickups in the middle position. I always hit them with the pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium Maestro Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Call me and I will give a full breakdown! As a previous owner of a triple pup heritage there are some weakness's in the wiring. That can be remedied, not a fan of the factory 3 way with a master vol pot for the middle pickup located in the neck tone position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 Call me and I will give a full breakdown! As a previous owner of a triple pup heritage there are some weakness's in the wiring. That can be remedied, not a fan of the factory 3 way with a master vol pot for the middle pickup located in the neck tone position. Thanks for the offer, Guy~ I have a triple p'up 157 that I had Ren help with the re-wire set up. I didn't do it, but Ren was on the phone with my tech giving him tips. Now it is perfect and very versatile. I'm not in the market for another triple, but have always loved ES5's. But this 575 triple looks like a Frankenstein project to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesultra Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I wouldn't want it, but I kinda' like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoslate Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Just because I've never actually typed out this particular bit of Southern vernacular. Regarding three pickups (Strats notwithstanding, of course): "It's like puttin' tits on a boar hog!" I'm sure Bird, for example, says this frequently, in a broad variety of applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium Maestro Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 See below Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium Maestro Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 "It's like puttin' tits on a boar hog!" I Think I heard Marv say that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoslate Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I Think I heard Marv say that.... Why am I not surprised. And he used to hunt in North Carolina. Maybe picked it up here, took it home with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.