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Very nice, enjoy.

It’s at the neighbors house. Lol. I’m still at work.

I found this on Reefeeverb. The Heritage H525 is a full hollow thin line guitar with a Florentine cutaway. Maple Laminate top and back with a solid maple rim. Mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard. 2 Lollar dog ear P90s. The H525 is loosely based off of the vintage Gibson ES125. These H525s RARELY come up for sale. But this one was dramatically different. The body was finished in a matte black. Originally is was a VSB (vintage sunburst) kind of a light tangerine burst. The H525s had a cult following among Heritage enthusiasts. But not many were ever made. When I first saw it, I wasn’t a fan of the refin. But after stalking the ad for a couple of days, I decided to pull the trigger. I figured, worst case scenario, I could always get the top refinished at some point if I don’t like it. But it’s actually pretty cool. The seller also upgraded the bridge to a Faber ABR1. I believe everything else is stock. He currently has it setup for 11s. I will be putting 9s on it, so there will be some extensive setup work to be done. I had one of these 525s many years ago and they are such a joy to play. Lightweight and full of warm creamy goodness!!! This is a pic from the seller. I will have pics and a full report after setup.

Nice work! Looks great!

Did I do that? 😁 For sure, that's a one-of-a-kind! So now he's got to buy ANOTHER guitar!

Looks good! The itch-caster I'd try a mean & meaner P90 combo in there too

All is well that ends well! One less itch,

referencing this thread: https://www.heritageownersclub.com/forums/topic/38369-used-530-incoming-inspired-by-trich/ finally got the wolftone dr. vintage humbuckers disguised as P-90s installed in the subject guitar . . . i chose the cream color pickup surrounds and glad that i did . . . tone is a little less "focused" than a 535 but certainly soft and round . . . scratched the itch! thanks for looking!

Yeah, no. I resisted. The only black Friday shopping I did was the weed dispensary. Serious deals going on there, too. 🤣

a black gtr on black friday. Do it, it was meant to be!! 😆

I have a Mean & Meaner set too. plus a 50's or 60's p90. They're in a drawer. Nothing to put them in atm

If you are shopping for deals on Heritage guitars for black Friday, check out Sweetwater. Huge discounts going on. I wasn't in the market for an ebony H-150 Standard, but for $1600, I may be now.

I like it better with the guard on too, but I personally prefer the shape on the Heritage H150 guards. They just go with the flow of the body shape. And I think whatever guard is on it would need to be aged to match the body. It's not a '59, it's a Heritage.

Good point! In my defense I was only 8 years old and there was no internet at the time.

Well, can’t be as Heritage was non existent in 58/59!

So it’s a 2002? I had a 2005 looked so close in finish. I sold it to #DavesNotHere

I know….😞

I'm also a fan of Wolfetones. I've got Legends in one Zemaitis, Legend and a Fenris in another, Dr V and a Marshallhead in a PRS Custom 22, and a Mean and Meaner P90 set in my SG Special!

I do think they sound best when the amp is working a bit. BTW the Analogman pedal that we ise is the BC183 not the BC103. Fortunately the silicne fuzzes are usually less expensive the the germaniums I think I did this with the Marshall cracked open bit. The fuzz gives the leads a vocal quality.

I will definitely have to give the analogman stuff a look, and yeah, I have read about the interaction thing, which is common on the early designs, though I don't think the Big Muff has that, and for more people when they hear "fuzz" that is the first thing they think of. I will definitely have to give Analogman stuff a look, as I definitely have heard fantastic things about their designs. It is also very interesting the different ways that people use the same pedals. Like, is a fuzz designed to work with a clean amp, or one that is already fairly dirty? I see the same thing with a lot of "Marshall" type overdrive pedals, where half the demos I see are people running them into a plexi that is already breaking up.

I follow Psionic Audio (Lyle) on Youtube, and the number of Deluxe Reverbs that have passed through his shop cannot easily be counted. He's in the Memphis area, but that's close enough to Nashville not to matter. The Deluxe Reverb has been the go to for many pros for decades, with or without mods. In LA, people like Paul Rivera modded a ton. It's just a great playing platform for session work and shows. Everyone loves the half stacks... well these days no one needs those, if they ever needed them for smaller venues.

I was the same was as you until I learned how to really drive a fuzz pedal, and then find one that would work with my style. And JHS or line 6 digital recreations aren't really examples I associate with good fuzz pedals. I would look no further than Analogman if I was buying my first fuzz. That guy just knows how to build good fuzzes consistently (it's an art form). He knows how to match transistors and that's very important in a good fuzz. And if it was just for home use, I would go with a germanium fuzz which sound awesome, but they change their tone with heat so they are not reliable on stage. Both me and the guy that really taught me about fuzzes both use the Analogman silcone BC103 fuzz on stage. Another thing is the have top be in the perfect place in your signal chain to work effectively, usually the first pedal your guitar sees! One of the great things about a good fuzz is they way they interact with the volume knob on your guitar. When rolled back the clean tone with a good fuzz is something to behold Think Hendrix's clean tone. I always used to drive them like an overdrive and that kept me from ever liking one, they are a completely different animal. You kind of have to a do a deep dive into the people that use them and find out their approach.

I rarely use fuzz as it can be obnoxious unless used tastefully, which is kind of a pardox in itself. I like the Line 6 HX FX as it has models of all the old and newer fuzz pedals and models them really well. That way I am not stuck buying something I rarely use but have it on hand just in case.