masterpui Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Hello I have just joined the forum and have always wanted to own a Heritage guitar and fortunately managed to buy one last week a 1999 535 and it has a unusual tailpiece for this model guitar I think does anyone have more information on this please? Thanks Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 That's a beauty! Welcome, Dave. I have a 535 from 2002 in Antique Natural. I think the knobs, bridge/tailpiece and pickups are more typical on mine of what their "standard" models were - mine does have the VIP pickup switching option (2 additional toggle switches). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterpui Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 Thanks Doug! Yes they are both beauties I hadn’t seen a H tailpiece like the one on mine previously and wondered if anyone else had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 I’ve never seen the H tailpiece on a 535. Either custom order or added later. Is there something on the label in the F Hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Ah, a 1999 H535 with a one-of-a-kind "H" custom tailpiece. Very cool git. Back in those days Heritage would do almost anything a customer wanted as an add-on custom option...and for not a lot of dough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Here is the tail piece of a buddy's 550. Who knows if you 535 was a custom order, an employee build or the H tail piece was added later. I suspect it was added later. It doesn't really matter I am sure your 535 will howl. I love my 535. The shadow on the carpet is a sign from God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterpui Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 Here are more photos of it no doubt idea about the history of this but I have seen them on a 575 that’s why I thought it was odd. Anyway I have owned a few ES335s but this feels more old school Gibbons And plays beautifully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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