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That guy is a really good guitarist!

That was quite enjoyable to watch, thank you some outstanding guitars there too

The Mean in a neck sounds KILLER DILLER! As a matter of fact, it was the first neck position P90 (in a modern guitar) that I really ever got along with. And I love the Meaner too. All the electric stuff in this song is my SG Special with a Wolfetone Mean and Meaner set...

I too have never been terribly impressed with the stock Lollar P90s’. I do like his 50s’ wind. I give a big nod to the Wolfetone “Mean” P90.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9I8x1qvgtG4&si=dZJp39wWA_JoK1qC Happy Holidays to all!

Absolutely. Everyone's ears are different. But mine say nothing touches Lollars.

I love Marshall style amps, and frankly, these amps were at the top of the pile when comes to modern interpretations of the really great Marshalls. He really cracked the code of how to get a great overdriven Marshall sound at a reasonable volume, and that's no easy task. What a loss to the guitar community losing another great company. But he had to do what is good for him, and taking care of his health is the right priority. It broke my heart ready his letter. But I wish him the best. If I didn;t already have a great Marshall style amp, his would be the first I would look at, and I think, as others have said, his amps on the used market will really go up in price.

It's all subjective and what your ears personally want to hear but I've had better luck with other P90s. Lollars wouldn't even be in my top 5, but to be fair I think we all play through different amplifiers and that makes a hugh difference. In the video they sound great, much different than what they sounded like in my Special that was just like the one in the video. I have never played Sanford Magnetics P90s, but these sound pretty great at the end of this video... Of the ones that I've owned and liked/loved, I've had GREAT luck with Wolfetone P90s, they are probably my favorite. Throbak makes killer P90s. Another shout out to SHED pickups, his P90s slay! Tyson Tone winds some great P90s! And for raunch, stock Gibson P90s are right up there!

I saw a big furry creature in Alaska running through the woods, carrying a gtr that looked like that.

Exactly, haha But in our modern era of social media & human behaviour "evolution" you need to grab people's attention.

Rock on LedZef, rock on.

I thought Heritage has been giving Gibson a run for its money ever since the first few I saw in the mid 1980's!!! I have a great Gibson Les Paul, 60th anniversary 1960 Ver 2 custom reissue. It is just killer. But my H535 is the best ES style I've ever owned and among the best I've ever played. Side by side with the Collings I35, I'd take the 535 for half the price (or less actually). That Collins weren't no slouch either.

A current manufactured stable, good tube supply is difficult these days too

He gives props to the pickup winding dept at Heritage, which is good. Throbak certainly know how to design & build pickups It was impressive to see during the Heritage factory tour too. I am glad they are making their own pickups now. Interesting comment about the plain enamel wire they use: maybe Heritage could publicize the specs on the 225 pickups more, so people are aware? Details like that are a big deal to some.

RIP, Sad news indeed

As someone who has personally visited that shop and bore witness to the magic being tucked away inside, this really saddens me. The amps were top notch, the artistic detail was amazing to watch. I’m very thankful I saw a shop that reminds how the old Heritage factory used to be. Craftsman who loved music. I love how these amps sounded live and thankful I was able to borrow one for so long. Get them while you can as now they are no more. Values will probably go up over the years…

Great video

I had to laugh when I saw this youtube video title: I'm sure most here are aware Heritage makes killer guitars, and have done for years 😝 They compare a 2025 custom core model to a recent R8 plaintop. It makes sense he bought both, as he needs specimens to R&D pickups I haven't watched this whole thing yet, it's over an hour long. The gtr part starts around 15min in: hopefully the video link works

that's a drag to hear & read about, but he's 100% right. Lots of wisdom in that post. Metropoulos amps are a hell of a legacy: those amps will be running & played for years by people who appreciate them. I wish George all the best in the future stress-free life he creates for himself!

Character. Honesty. Self-awareness. Forthrightness. Not a lot of these qualities abounding just now. Read every word of his well-written letter. Can wish George only the best, particularly in getting on top of his health!

LOLLAR p90s are the best. Hands down

I've heard some of George's amps at PSP. They did sound very good. But I can see how running a business like that can be rough. From Metropoulous to G&L and Hofner. The music busines can be saturated, which makes it tough to continue. It's becoming more common for small to midsized businesses to close up, especially when the owner begins to run into health issues. The amp that I have brought to PSP for quite a few years is a hand built '65 Princeton circuit made by a fellow in Asheville NC, John Schuske. He did repairs and built amps based on classic Fender and Marshall designs for quite a few years. He passed away in August of this year. His partner of 10 years is taking over the business for now. Some years back, I brought my Melancon T to PSP, built by Gerard Melancon in his one person shop in Louisiana. He passed away from cancer back in 2019 at 58! The business died with him. I hope George gets his health under control, and wish him well in his next phase, whatever it might be.

I've never been much for chasing the latest hotness in amps. I mean, I still think my (now ancient, but revolutionary <heh> at the time) first-gen Peavey TransTube can sound pretty good. The most 'exotic' amp I own is the Fender I snagged from @LK155 which came complete with the @yoslate funk. Until two weeks ago, I hadn't actually pulled a guitar out of a case in nearly six years. When I did, I DI'd it in to my audio interface and ran it through whatever NI's pseudo-amp thingy is (GuitarRig? Something like that). Amps just don't...move me. All that being said, it bums me out when a small- to mid-sized business folds up. Especially one more-or-less local. Even more especially when there are health challenges. But, being as none of us ever get any younger, I suppose that's just the way life goes. Good on him for realizing health is more important than many realize. Without health, what do you have, right? The thing that really stands out for me--and I'm not and have never been a customer, obviously--is the transparency. I can't count how many threads I've followed over the years where a small luthier, amp house, pedal guy, that dude making analog tape delays somewhere in the Midwest, etc. has taken customers' money and disappeared with nary another word. Dude just lays it out there, and I think that's respectable. Don't know George Metropoulos, but I wish him the best of health and a more-than-decent shot at happiness.