skydog52 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 It looks like they finally have some more info up. https://heritageguitars.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deytookerjaabs Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 'Bout time, geez. Wish I could scope out the 2018's in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 To keep it quick I'll just say that I'm less than impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium Maestro Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Welcome to the new Carvin style distributor located on the world famous Edwards St. just around the corner from Parsons St. "Want a guitar, buy direct... Trust me because we now make perfect guitars!" Just ask your local Dealer... Wait! I am now on a timeout for bad behavior... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yooper Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 530's are "semi-hollow" now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesultra Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Direct order a Heritage from their website? "Now made just around the corner from the real 225 Parsons St. factory"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Yooper said: 530's are "semi-hollow" now? The specific website page for the H530 says its hollow. The Standard Lineup page (hopefully)is a typo. https://heritageguitars.com/pages/h-530 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanschoyck Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Yooper said: 530's are "semi-hollow" now? "This fully hollow, double cutaway is the lightest guitar in our lineup" Looks like the headline contradicts the description. But I've seen that all my life, hollow bodies described as semi-hollow and vicey versy. The ultimate test is going to be the guitars themselves. I'm glad to see arch tops being made and custom orders maybe. I'd sure like to have a second spruce top 575 in case anything ever happened to the one I have - it's a great guitar. And currently the only thing I've seen that is close to the same kind of thing is Eastman and I don't like those as well. L4 CES is nice but not the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzy Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Sweet Sassy Molassy those be some pretty geetars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundBottoms Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 I am wondering if future customizations will only be done directly with Heritage. And if so, will the prices be higher than in the "old" days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Prices will go up for sure. There is a lot of young builders in there still learning processes to mass produce hand made instruments. Right now, Pete is the only guy doing the custom work. Does appear factory direct is the only way to do a custom order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 2 hours ago, DetroitBlues said: Prices will go up for sure. There is a lot of young builders in there still learning processes to mass produce hand made instruments. Right now, Pete is the only guy doing the custom work. Does appear factory direct is the only way to do a custom order. If this is true, it is a shame that loyal Heritage dealers are cut out of the custom build action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium Maestro Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Gitfiddler said: If this is true, it is a shame that loyal Heritage dealers are cut out of the custom build action. I didn't just walk away, I RAN... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenK Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 They are young assemblers (tops on bottoms) not builder craftmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Looks like EVERY Heritage model is in stock..... come on now...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockabilly69 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 best their website has ever looked, prices climbing so I hope they fixed the niggles that used to plague many of their guitars (ie fretwork). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 9 minutes ago, rockabilly69 said: best their website has ever looked, prices climbing so I hope they fixed the niggles that used to plague many of their guitars (ie fretwork). They PLEK all the guitars now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRich Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 6 hours ago, StephenK said: They are young assemblers (tops on bottoms) not builder craftmen. I don't think that's a fair assessment. Several of the new people have worked for other guitar builders and a number are graduates of Galloup lutherie school. They specifically trained to build instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 50 minutes ago, DetroitBlues said: They PLEK all the guitars now. Yeah... I was told that everything since March 2018 has been plek'd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockabilly69 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 2 hours ago, DetroitBlues said: They PLEK all the guitars now. good to hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANGAR18 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 20 hours ago, FredZepp said: Yeah... I was told that everything since March 2018 has been plek'd. They need to be Plek'd just like Gibson't need to be Plek'd. Nothing wrong with that. Oh, and does this mean my original owner era Heritage guitars are going up in value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium Maestro Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 1 hour ago, HANGAR18 said: does this mean my original owner era Heritage guitars are going up in value? To me it does... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hfan Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Someone on the Jazz guitar forum said used Heritages are creeping up, I haven't been looking lately. So if they are offering direct sales, what about the dealers? I'm assuming they are not undercutting them?. No more 525 either right? So let me get this straight, they are not made at 225 Parson's St anymore? Or was that a joke? That would be a big mojo sucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesultra Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 "Technically" they're still made at 225 Parsons St., as it's pretty much a block of buildings. But, No they're no longer made in the original factory they previously were. To me it's not the same anymore, to others it may not be a big deal. There are still a lot of great deals on used Heritage guitars to be had. There are many used ones out there with sizable asking prices. Take a look over at Reverb.com and you'll see many have been for sale for quite a while, and they're still sitting there. The used market is super soft these days, so I see no evidence that people are getting those big "ask" prices. I could see prices for certain big jazz boxes increasing if "H" decides to permanently discontinue some of the jazz boxes currently on production hiatus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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