Popular Post KCH Posted March 11 Popular Post Share Posted March 11 (edited) I’m now the proud owner of a 2017 Heritage H-150 in Vintage Wineburst per the control cavity sticker which is actually a nice feature. I had been looking at Heritage for a while and the stars finally aligned. The guitar came with a custom made Gibson style pickguard and locking tuners. I put a poker chip on it to cover up a few scratches near the toggle and swapped out the knobs which I suspect were not original. So far I’m impressed with the overall fit, finish and sound. It’s obvious the nitro is thinner than a Gibson LP Standard which is nice. The rosewood fingerboard is smooth as silk, probably one of the best I have played. There are some quality and/or design things I have to work through. The nut is a bit sloppy. It looks like it was cut poorly from the factory and then someone tried filling it and now it’s way too high. The tailpiece also sits really high so I switched the Nashville bridge for an ABR-1 to help lower the tailpiece and then used Faber spacers to stiffen the gap in the tailpiece posts. I will probably do a full Faber hardware replacement down the road. It weighs right at 10 pounds and feels every bit of it. I gave it a quick setup and it plays well despite the nut and tailpiece issues. Im hoping that once I fix those things she will really sing. In the meantime, feel free to share any advice/tips/tricks/ideas you may have regarding Heritage or the H-150. I’m excited to finally be a part of the Heritage club. Edited March 11 by KCH 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkKitty Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Hi and welcome to the forum. I've always liked the vintage wineburst finish. Congrats on your H-150. They really are great guitars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbp810 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) Congrats, and welcome! That's a real beauty; VWB has always been my favorite finish, and I believe that was one of Marv's own color creations. Edited March 11 by kbp810 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houndhome Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Hello,and what a beautiful guitar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 That's a stellar 150! Nice snatch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoslate Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Not many vintage wineburst 150's floating around. It is, for my money, one of the two or three best finishes Heritage does. You have a really nice '58 Burst thing going on there. And you've dialed in the most common trouble spots and upgrades. Re-doing a Heritage nut is a rite of passage. Once you get those details you mentioned sorted, you can start swapping dozens of sets of pickup in and out...just like the rest of us. A particularly nice looking 150! Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genericmusic Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Congratulations and welcome aboard. VWB is my favorite finish. Have fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterG Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 That is a sweet top and color! Congratulations on a fine 150 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 11 hours ago, kbp810 said: ... I believe that was one of Marv's own color creations. It is. I heard him tell the story. 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbp810 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 13 minutes ago, High Flying Bird said: It is. I heard him tell the story. 😉 I thought so, it's just been a while and was hoping I wasn't mis-remembering, lol. I remember that, and falling in love with the color after seeing that H110 they had hanging on the wall, which was why I went VWB on the 157. Seems like a good time to get all nostalgic with a photo of VWB'ing in action. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Is that YOUR H-157 KBP? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbp810 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 32 minutes ago, Steiner said: Is that YOUR H-157 KBP? indeed it is 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 4 hours ago, kbp810 said: indeed it is It's like being in the delivery room. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Very cool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCH Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 On 3/11/2023 at 10:41 AM, yoslate said: . . . you can start swapping dozens of sets of pickup in and out...just like the rest of us. Funny you should say that. I have a pair of MJ wound Seymour Duncan Antiquity that I’m thinking about installing in this guitar. The 59’s sound great but the Antiquity are special and tend to find their way into my best guitars at some point. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoslate Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 3 minutes ago, KCH said: Funny you should say that. I have a pair of MJ wound Seymour Duncan Antiquity that I’m thinking about installing in this guitar. The 59’s sound great but the Antiquity are special and tend to find their way into my best guitars at some point. Hahahaha! Nobody on this forum would have required a crystal ball to see this coming! Have fun with the tone quest. You should wind up with a righteous guitar! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockabilly69 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I've changed the pickups in all 3 of the Heritage H150s that I've owned (still own 2). Funny enough, my favorite H150 is a darkburst that has a a set of MJ wound pickups which are the custom shop Peter Green set which are unpotted, have unbalanced coils, but without the reverse phase magnets. Here it is straight into a production VOX AC15. And all of them have got the Faber treatment, and nut cut correctly 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Congratulations KCH!! Stellar guitar! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Rockabilly that was some great playing! 🥑 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockabilly69 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 3/13/2023 at 2:00 AM, bolero said: Rockabilly that was some great playing! 🥑 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElNumero Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 That’s a drop dead 150! ❤️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsp17 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 3/12/2023 at 5:35 PM, yoslate said: Hahahaha! Nobody on this forum would have required a crystal ball to see this coming! Have fun with the tone quest. You should wind up with a righteous guitar! Yep. The endless journey commences. Welcome to HOC and well done! Very nice guitar. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElChoad Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 That is one sexy beast of an H-150. Congrats on the score! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bob Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Is that the Peter Green flip going on with the pups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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