V23505 Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Well, Folks, what started out once upon a time as a custom-order mini-humbucker H150, morphed over time into a custom-order H-555 and after a wait, she has finally landed at DHL from Jay Wolfe (who has been great to deal with)! I'll try put some pics up over the coming days but the basic specs are: Faded Cherry finish, Grovers, Tone Pros and Seymour Duncan Antiquities. It'll be a nail-biting few days waiting for the truck to drop off the guitar but the excitement is a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V23505 Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 Pic courtesy of Jay Wolfe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenK Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Very Nice Score! Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenisonShorty Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoslate Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Ticks all of my boxes! What an absolute beauty! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidsmoke Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 what yoslate said. IMHO, the standard 555 bling is just a tad overdone, this is perfect. Totally subjective, of course, and like arguing between Giselle and Eva..... Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Now that's a tasty treat! Congrats! I also really like the new PG design. Very classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum13 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Very nice! Like the new scratch guard design and with the faded cherry, chrome looks better than gold. Let us know how it plays and sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxdx99 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Beautiful!! And Antiquities under the hood. Outstanding appointments. Well done and congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Shazam ! That one is a beauty, I'm sure you'll love the feel and tone.. nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffB Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Looks great, have fun with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genericmusic Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notbillgelder Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 I like it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V23505 Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 Thanks for all the positive vibes, Folks! Delivery has been confirmed for Tuesday... and I am very tempted to take the day off work just to see it arrive! Really happy with how this turned out. I was originally going to go with a set of Throbaks (love Jon's work - have an SLE-101 in the neck of an R7 of mine and that MADE that guitar. Great vintage wiring kits too.) but decided to go with the Antiquities in the end after I tried a '335 with them (it sounded awesome). I'll provide a full tone report after delivery... if I can tear myself away from it! :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRich Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 I Love the cherry semi-hollow platform. It just screams ROCK AND ROLL! Excellent choice. She's a looker, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V23505 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 Wow. I've finally put it down after a good, long play and I am delighted with it! The build quality on this is just excellent. I've had many fine axes pass through my hands from Collings, PRS, and the Gibbon Custom Shop and this is up there with the very best of them. The flame is beautifully subtle, the binding is great, the PLEK'd fretboard (I asked Jay to do it for me before shipping) is beautifully playable right up and down the neck and the sound... Antiquities and a semi-hollow are a really good match! Have only played it through my Hiwatt (Studio Stage Mk.II) combo so far but it's hard to think of a better amp for it... it... well... I'm in love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleLeroy Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Gorgeous! Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElNumero Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 That vintage orange really gets it with that guitar. I think I will call dibs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleLeroy Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 1 hour ago, ElNumero said: That vintage orange really gets it with that guitar. I think I will call dibs. UH.... ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V23505 Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 With more playing time on it now I am beginning to think this is one of those guitars that will have to be prised from my cold, dead hands one day! Just love the way this thing sounds and plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum13 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 2 hours ago, V23505 said: With more playing time on it now I am beginning to think this is one of those guitars that will have to be prised from my cold, dead hands one day! Just love the way this thing sounds and plays. Time to plan your next build...... 2 hours ago, V23505 said: With more playing time on it now I am beginning to think this is one of those guitars that will have to be prised from my cold, dead hands one day! Just love the way this thing sounds and plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V23505 Posted October 27, 2017 Author Share Posted October 27, 2017 8 hours ago, Spectrum13 said: Time to plan your next build...... I'll have to thin the herd a bit, Spectrum13! But... I have been thinking about a twist on the new H-155M: black, all mahogany, 2xF-holes, Bigsby, Throbak '55/'56 P90s, gold hardware... if I can bear to part with some of what I already have, and if they will build it, I'll order it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pressure Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I have Throbak p90s in a Heritage H170 and they are Fab. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum13 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 5 hours ago, V23505 said: I'll have to thin the herd a bit, Spectrum13! But... I have been thinking about a twist on the new H-155M: black, all mahogany, 2xF-holes, Bigsby, Throbak '55/'56 P90s, gold hardware... if I can bear to part with some of what I already have, and if they will build it, I'll order it. Can't remember anyone building a P90 Millie so that would sharp, sweet and unique. They loaded a Throbak P90 in my black 147 and as Rich said above they are Fab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyv4 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Beautiful guitar, congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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