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Installed a set of vintage Gibson pickups in my 2017 Heritage H535 Custom this morning. In the bridge…a 1981 Gibson Shaw PAF 7.30. In the neck…an early 70s Gibson T-top PAF 7.15. I gotta say, I like the tone of these pickups in this guitar A LOT better than the last guitar I had them in. (IYV hollow body). I have tried a few different styles of pickups in this H535. It originally came with Duncan Seth’s, which sounded great. Then I had a set of 70s DiMarzios in it and those were great too…but definitely a different flavor. And now the ol’ Gibsons. So far, I’d have to say, the gibsons are more balanced and versatile of the 3 sets!

I’ll bet you a dollar to a donut hole that Guitar was probably a custom one off that was special ordered by someone that was very close with either Jim or Bill or Marv or REN

AG serial number was 2016. J.P. Moats was long gone by then. RIP I don't know. ????

It’s a beautiful piece. For sure

I have a dim recollection of seeing those on a rack at one of the PSPs. I think I may have a Pic of it somewhere. I'll have to take a look in the archives.

Nice! I think i like the look of the back better than the top.

ALL DONE!!! Playing and sounding great!!!

Super cool to see. Thanks Mark for posting.

Love me some green guitars!

Eyeeee Laddie…. ON THE BENCH…..1998 Heritage H170 in Emerald Green!!! Rare color. The owner wants… New pickups New bridge New tailpiece Fret polish Fretboard conditioning Cleaning and detailing Poker chip added New pickup rings New strings and full setup Should be a fun Saturday project.

I'm six hours from the location of this instrument; 15 hours from Michigan.

I have the Katana Go headphone amp. I bought it when it first hit the market and then they pulled them off the market and nobody knew if they were gonna come back but now they’re back with about a 15% price increased over the original. I have one of the original models. It’s a lot of fun when you’re in a hotel room you put on headphones that you can get all these cool guitar sounds that come from the Katana amplifier itself.

Do Fender Tonemaster amps fall into the category? I know you were impressed. Mine (Deluxe) continues to wow me. I recently downloaded the latest Firmware update to it (2025) which apparently removed the “virtual bright cap” from channel 2 among other things like adding more IR’s.

Job complete in 30 minutes or less. The most annoying part was the Reverb tank kept wanting to draw itself to the huge speaker magnet on my deluxe.

I have the same amp, a 2006 reissue, cover and all. Yes it’s heavy. I also have a Super reissue and a Deluxe reissue, as well as a Supersonic 60. I must be nuts!!!

A 6 hour drive with no guarantees you will be able to speak with Ren or even less likely, Jim. Might be easier to get in touch with Ren by email or phone. Those are basically the last of the original clan that you could potentially speak to. Notice I said “potentially”.

It would be nice to get the information directly from one of the owners. I'm sure there are interesting details in the build that the photos or sellers description do not capture. Pete F. may also have information on the build. It's only a six hour drive for me. That may quicker than asking for photos of the guitar's neck and back ;^)

Well after some time playing the Seth Lovers, I'm a bit on the fence. They're less aggressive than the SD59's, but perhaps a little more in the bright and clear direction than I was thinking. I like them pretty well for the most part, and that tinge of harsh the SD59's I didn't care for is gone. I play pretty simple rig, just amp on the edge of break up, run the volume up and down for dynamics and adjust the tone on the guitar as I'm playing. I was pleasantly surprised how well the bridge does with some gain going on the amp, while the neck cleans up easy with some volume roll off without getting too dark. (50's wiring in my guitar, so it doesn't get dark as the volume rolls off). I'm thinking about trying a magnet swap in the Custom Bucker III p'ups in the Custom Shop Gibson R0. I already have a pair of Alnico 2 magnets on hand. Just trying to decide if it is worth the trouble. On the other hand, got to play a Custom Shop Gibson R9 (59 reissue) that the owner put a set of ThroBaks in as well as hear him play it a bunch. Holy smokes, that guitar sounds good, and he's a great player to boot. I also played a Collings I35LC (335-ish) with factory-installed ThroBaks not too long ago, that was fantastic. My H535 is a 2001 with HRW's in it and I wouldn't change a thing on it.

The "description" is just the standard description for a generic H-150. It's not a "standard" 150, with the bound headstock, it's more like a Deluxe. The neck does appear to be korina with a strip of perhaps mahogany or maple. The pickups also look like aged pickups, perhaps SD Antiquities. Most likely not stock 59s. It's surprising to me that a "boutique guitar" dealer trying to sell a guitar as being unique doesn't put a bit more time into the research instead of just pulling junk off the web. As an AG serial number, it would date to 2016 which is a full year after JP passed away. I'm sure Jim, Marv or Ren could fill in the details. The obviously have the other 3. There's no reason that the owners couldn't have decided to commemorate the 4 original owners in guitars. It was still their company at that point, just when Plaza was buying into the company (spring of 2016).

Very nice! I question the description of the neck. It appears to be a three piece consisting of Korina and Maple. When I was at a PSP and picked out a neck blank, I chose a three piece Korina / maple they had lying around. Could be an employee build which IMO is better than a production with choice of wood and attention to detail. So there is that.

Yeah I got my Mk I in the wave of the first 25. Funny story… earlier that year I won an auction on eBay for 4 Greenbacks and asked if I could meet the guy in Saginaw. He sent me George’s address and told me to meet him there. That was Danny Ardouin and he introduced me to George and they sold me an amp by having me play his prototype and 12380. I made an order shortly thereafter and got #22. This was when it only had the 68 and modded 68 modes. He later did the 66 mode and offered free upgrades to anyone who wanted to send theirs in. So I drove back up and he happily ripped my amp apart to get it up to date lol. Last time I saw George in person was before my son was born in 2018. Took my amp up just to have it looked over and checked out and say hello. He gave it a clean bill of health but while he had it on the bench he let me try the clipping diode he was using for the DVL-1s. Offered to put it in too. We A/B’ed that a couple times against the stock and I stayed with the stock because I liked it better. More classic plexi chime in that one. I could have had a DVL-0.5 hahaha. George is a salt of the earth human being and I’m bummed his business went this way but I hope he’ll be back in some capacity. Why a company like Boutique Amp Design or someone else hasn’t offered to buy and produce his designs and have him on as a consultant is beyond me. Yeah, I know folks will say Dave Friedman’s stuff is already in their portfolio and I get that… but Dave’s stuff sounds like a recording of a perfected modded Marshall. George’s amps sound and feel like real 60s Marshalls. George’s amps capture the raspiness and raw edginess of the old Plexis.

That is a stunningly beautiful instrument.

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