pressure Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Must get sleep...started playing SuperLight yesterday and haven't gone to bed yet. I hope everyone enjoys this as much as I do. As usual I start with an idea spec it out… rinse, wash and repeat. Then I submit the build specs to Heritage and negotiate what can be done. Then its on! I cannot say enough how much Mr. Pete Farmer has contributed to this guitar. We used to say in the Advertising world when we started a new campaign, that we only wanted people on the team who would “bring something to the party”, not just people who would watch the clock and do their job. Pete brought something to the party in fact he was the party. If you want the specs read the build sheet and then match the words to the photos. A lot of obstacles were overcome in this build, one of those was the Chrome tailpiece. The tailpiece is a short finger tailpiece built by ABM in Germany. ABM does not build a short finger tailpiece in Chrome but they do build it in Gold. I called Peter at ABM in Germany and asked if they would make me a short tailpiece in Chrome and Peter said they would do it as a custom order. That took 2 months. Among other things that are not visible are the physical architecture of this guitar. Pete had to recalculate neck angle to accommodate the floating pickup. Lots and lots of knowledge and math…yes you do need math to build guitars. This is just the latest custom Heritage guitar we have seen (Lance and Big Bobs matching H137s in Korinna and Pauls totally Fab Sweet Sixteen are other recent custom builds). So don’t count Heritage out as a custom builder yet. Enough blah, blah, blah here are the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkKitty Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 That's really, really nice, Richard. What a great birthday present. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 What a wonderful, creative work of art. Play it in good health! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckyrock Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Very cool. The main thing that attracted me to Heritage guitars years ago was the "value proposition"- i.e. that I could get a custom guitar built that suited me, and it was still a good deal, and cheaper than that place in Nashville. So, I gotta ask- "what did it cost?" - I'm trying to understand what Heritage custom work costs these days. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanschoyck Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 That kinda leaves one breathless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 You have a knack for Heritage Custom designs. Dig it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 All I can say is WOW RICHARD! All the different pieces in that work of art is amazing! That neck joint is an engineering wonder. And I know it sounds as well or better than it looks. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Now THAT is a Birthday treat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum13 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 They have one just like that in OSB at Guitar Center in Alpharetta, GA. Seriously WOW what a build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwinking Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Wow! I am curious about one thing.....What is a Rambo# pickup? I have an L5 Custom with a floating Johnny Smith Humbucker. I neve early liked that pick up so I am early curious about the #3 Rambo..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pressure Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 I believe his name was Kenny Rambo. No dot on the bottom of the pickup = Rambo#1, one dot = Rambo#2, two dots = Rambo#3. I really like Rambo#3 pickups. I am not sure the pickup in this guitar is a Rambo, Pete got this, but eventually I will find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorgeToo Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I have not logged in for months and I have not posted anything for even longer. I logged in tonight just to compliment you on the design of this guitar and the builders for their execution. I've never seen anything like this. Along with that gorgeous NGD Sweet 16 that someone posted recently, this specimen is an irrefutable testament to the exceptional capabilities of the current staff at Heritage. The appointments are superb without being overstated. Elegant. What a treat it would be if this could be a standard model. Congratulations on your new guitar. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Man Richard! That is gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavesNotHere Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 As usual Richard: Stunning! Pete is the man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsp17 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Wow.... I love the build in progress pics. Great view of how it all came together, floating center block and all....super cool. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einerbe Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 What a beauty !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LK155 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Richard, that's nothing short of AWESOME. Light is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I find myself just staring at this photo. Joinery masters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavesNotHere Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 What is the official Heritage designation? And will it be a catalog item? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbeard Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 All I can say is WOW !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANGAR18 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, DavesNotHere said: What is the official Heritage designation? And will it be a catalog item? I believe they call that the Heritage, "Holy Shit!" model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 2 hours ago, DavesNotHere said: What is the official Heritage designation? And will it be a catalog item? Pressure Perfection Model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianluca Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Fantastic guitar, congrats, there's lots to learn from your custom(s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deytookerjaabs Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Nice! No nibs, was that your choice? I hope they're not doing that on all the models now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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