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Was the Roy Clark the same size as a 535/55? I thought it was a smaller body for some reason, like a Millennium or Prospect

Academy is another street in Kalamazoo

I was thinking of the Academy. I own a Prospect 12 which must be very rare as I have never seen another anywhere. It is a truly great 12 string. There are someother unkown Heritage guitars out there also. I do own the Leon Rhodes model which is very much a tele style guitar. I am always looking for one of the Aaron Cowle Heritage mandolins and would love to try out one of their flat tops.

Gorgeous guitar!

Yes, the Prospect is a semi. It's a bit like a smaller version of the 535, much narrower at the waist. It came out in 1991, along with the Academy which is a single cutaway.

There is another semi-hollowbody named after a street in Kalamazoo. I owned one but I forget what it's called. Starts with P Prospect?

I thought the Parson's Street was a hollowbody?

But calling it Ascent is kinda like First Act…..I assume they are Chinese made? So maybe Cheritage instead?

That blue one is identical to my DC from Wolfe, except mine is trans cherry

Good video, thanks C, but in the second part, what is surprising to me is the guy, Ry Charters, who owns Kal-Tone, never worked for Heritage. Hard to imagine a teenager growing up in Kalamazoo who loved guitars and aspired to repair and build them NOT wanting to work for Heritage.

Hey, look who popped on! Glad to see you're still around.

Good to hear! I actually just played a beautiful used Heritage Custom Shop Artisan Aged H-530 at a local shop near me: H-530 Antique Natural It's a real stunner but out of my price range. I definitely don't have any qualms about going for a standard. I have no doubt they are fine instruments!

Welcome back JP. A year ago, I snagged a 530 after checking one out at the factory during PSP. Mine is the original Standard, with the Lollar P90s, not the newer Std II with the new Heritage pickups but it's still every bit a great guitar! It's since edged out my 535 for "most playing time". I can play without an amp, and plug in when I need to. Yeah, prices bumped up, but the standard lines are still good values for a quality US build. Plus they come Plek'd so we hear very few comments about poorly cut nuts or fret issues. The factory is stressing consistently high quality control.

fantastic. thanks for posting @rwinking Great stuff.

I remember you! welcome back.

This Heritage Parsons Street is a great player, A different feel other Heritage. You're unlikely to see another one and may have different headstock ,tail piece, etc. It's the Darth Vader of Heritages . 6.36 LBS.

Welcome back JP!

Hola folks! I used to frequent these forums about 15 years ago but was unable to get back with my old account (Jazzpunk) so had to do a reboot. In the past I was the proud owner of a 575 and a 530 but those are long gone now. Life took me on a different path for a while but happy to say, I have found my way back to the guitar and I am excited to be playing again. Now for the "just woke up from a coma, Soap Opera trope" of it all...wow have there been some changes! I've got the itch for another 530 and it really felt like I was stepping out of a time machine from a long ago past into the present when I started researching Heritage guitars again. I'll have to read up more on the changing of the guard but I have to say that my initial impressions are very good. The updated website and youtube content is really fantastic. It's so nice to see Heritage being showcased in the proper light I think it has always deserved. The players they gathered are fantastic and all of the demos look and sound top notch. Kudos to the new (to me) team for making that happen! Speaking of "top notch", once I got over the sticker shock, I was quite impressed with the differing tiers Heritage now offers. The custom stuff may be a bit out of my price range but it sure looks and sounds great. I imagine there was quite the controversy here when they updated the headstock design on some of the models but personally, I think they look great. The addition of the headstock inlays adds a nice touch of bling. Anyway, it's nice to be back and to see some familiar faces still posting here. Hopefully I will have another 530 in the not too distant future and be part of the Heritage crew once again. Cheers. 🙂

There were several Millies. The Millie Eagle 2000 had a carved back and top with a center block, as I recall. It was a single cutaway with abalone fretboard inlays. That was my favorite. There were several other Millie models.

As I remember, there was a core of mahogany or maple which formed the chambered body, with carved maple top and back. It wasn't just a center block. It was wider and forms the rim but much thicker than you get with semi like the 535. It would be more like the chambered LP above. There was the 158, 155 and DC versions, plus the LE series. 155s have an access panel to the pots. The 158 doens't. The 155 is the most common.

I always loved the Millie... but there were 2 different models referred to the Millie. H155 and H158. I'm sure some of you can correct me, but the 158 was first and had round back and maybe some sort of center block that isn't glued to the top and back and the H155 is sort of like a flat-back version that centerblock is glued like a H535? Maybe I'm a bit fuzzy here...

Here is a Millie DC. It has a lot of maple- the back, top and neck. Upper register access is easy. It balances well enough. A consideration with a blue guitar is that it will very slowly have some yellowing emerge. The original owner swapped out the HRWs with a set of PRS pups, which sound very good. I have the HRWs sitting in the case pocket, but so far have not had the urge to install them. From an aesthetics point of view, a well done burst is grand. Black is elegant. I like block inlays. I got a Les Paul Supreme earlier this year from a friend. There are similarities to the Millie series. The Supreme has solid woods with a lot of body hollowing, so both the Millie series and the Supreme are fairly light. The Supreme is less "neck heavy", but in neither is that a real concern. The Supreme has no back cavity cover. PIckup and harness work is doable but challenging. The better return on your dollar investment is the Millie if you plan to keep it. I'll add a little controversy. Of course every element in the signal chain and instrument affects the tone. I play the blue DC through four amps. Each takes the same instrument but sounds different. The Supreme is most like the chambered but has no back plate. I wish I had kept my Millie Eagle 2000. I had a lot of time with that guitar. I don't even remember why I traded it now. Oh well.

Thanks for that.

Look up some Joe Pass videos on YouTube. Listen to his chord voicings and watch his fingers. And be amazed. The man was a genius.

If you want. Duct tape fixes everything. I would use the sticky side of packing tape or masking tape. But Will, you do you.