Coletrain11 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 For blues, jazz, and a bit of rock I'd have to assume that the better choice for an electric is a vintage 150. Problem is getting my hands on one to test drive. Anyone with experience with 150s and how they compare to Heritage 575s, 525s, and 530s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
111518 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 For blues, jazz, and a bit of rock I'd have to assume that the better choice for an electric is a vintage 150. Problem is getting my hands on one to test drive. Anyone with experience with 150s and how they compare to Heritage 575s, 525s, and 530s? I suspect that you may have the wrong number .... easy, given all the numbered guitar models over the years. The following is a very rough guide --there are plenty of more detailed sites online if you need to nail down dates and model evolution. There have been two very different Gibson es-150s. The first was the 16", lam body, non-cutaway model most associated with Charlie Christian, made from the mid/late 30s. The second was the "thick 335" ;lam body double cutaway hollowbody of the 70s. The first was certainly a classic, and, given the influence of C. Christian, arguably one of the most influential guitar models ever. The second was, at least it seems to me, not particularly successful. I've seen a few, but never played one extensively, so, I can't comment first hand on why. I'm not sure if it had a full length, full depth center block. A very rough guide to Heritage - Gibson equivalents on hollowbody numbers. Interpretations may vary, and, its been said the only consistency in Gibson production was inconsistency, and a high proportion of Heritage guitars are custom orders, so, models vary as well... Gibson Heritage 175 575 16" cutaway full hollowbody but Heritage is solid maple, Gibby laminate; Heritage Groovemaster is lam single cut 225 525 16" single cutaway lam thinline hollowbodies 330 530 16" double cut lam thinline hollowbodies (not semi's) 335/355 535/555 16" double cut semi-hollowbodies, x55's more ornate, H's 555 originally had maple necks, later Mahog like Gibby 350 550 17" lam single cutaway, Heritage has a block/thick plate and fixed bridge; Gibby floats; there was also a Gibson 350T, and some years this had a short-scale neck like a Birdland. Heritage is full-depth hollow and 25.5 scale. (all others listed are 24.75 scale) Again, a rough guide. No Heritage guitars are clones/facsimiles of similar Gibby models. The forms evolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Here's the Heritage Guitar website descriptions to go along with the above breakdown: http://heritageguitar.com/guitars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad dog Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 If you mean the laminate top, 16" ES-150 from pre-war, I don't think there is an exact equivalent in the Heritage line. The H575 closest, but has a solid maple top, a cutaway, and is thinner in the body. The other ES-150 is a later 60s, deeper body variant of the ES-335. Once again, no direct equivalent in the Heritage line I don't believe. MD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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