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Great photos! Nice 575, and that looks like a nice chill gig. What tunes did you play?

I have NI Groove Agent, XLN Addictive Drums 2, a handful of other "drum machine" VSTs (because they're like Pokemon, you have to catch them all, right?), the built-in stuff that comes in Ableton Live and Cubase Pro, and a Roland TR-8. For "quality" sounds, Groove Agent of Addictive Drums win. For "just lay down a foundation to jam along with", the TR-8 wins hands down. Several years ago, though, Roland superseded the TR-8 with the TR-8s, which has some different functionality. Never bothered to "upgrade" because what I have works for what I want to do with it. If I'm building a track, the work flow, generally, is to just get that four on the floor going with the TR-8 and then eventually replace it with better sounding/more complex MIDI patterns from Groove Agent. Just depends on how much effort I feel like making at the time and whether I'm truly "building a track" or simply "futzing around", aka "noodling."

All I ever used were the Schaller M6.

Looks great! I can almost hear it.

I have no issues with the Schaller tuning machines on my 2000 H-150!

Ok, I know the B prefix was first year. What was the last year?

Thanks Git! I am excited!! It will be the oldest Heritage in my large collection. 36 years old!! I will post pics soon as it arrives!!! 😋

Hard to argue with any of the above EXCEPT.... EVERY pair of Schaller tuners that I had with ivoroid buttons (which was default on 150s for a while) eventually striped. I know many others that had the same problem. My G tuner striped in a gig and was unrepairable.

That’s beautiful! Mine is ASB. Wish i could post. I will try when it arrives this week!!

@tsp17...Great looking photos, Tad. 👍 H575's are such sweet sounding and comfortable archtops.

Very cool amp indeed!

Here are some shots of my band and me playing a gig last night. A friend of mine is a professional photographer who has photographed many jazz legends up close in performance at the Monterey Jazz Festival and (and many other venues) for decades . https://michaeloletta.com/. He’s a real pro and can make even an amateur like me look like a real musician. I had no idea he was photographing. Consummate professional. The guitar is way more photogenic than me…

Thanks everyone! I've been around at least one or more Heritage Forums over the last 20 years. I got my H150 back in 2002, when it was a used guitar (very used at that point!) from Buffalo Brothers at the Marin Guitar Show. The H535 is my latest acquisition. I was out looking for a fretless bass of all things, spotted this hanging in a corner and gave it a tryout. Kind of like "just looking" at puppies at the pound. When I first looked it over, was amazed at the condition, despite the used-guitar-shop, "grunge" all over it. They had misdated it as a 2020, but the R-serial number clearly dated it, along with the Schaller bridge and two-screw pickups. The black dot switch tip I also spotted as the HRW, and sure enough, there they are. Handwritten date corresponds with the serial number. I'll keep the Schaller bridge and tail aside, as there's nothing wrong with them and cosmetically, they're also in good shape. As I recall from the era, HRW were a factory upcharge and I think the wood was likely a factory upgrade as well. The top, back and sides are very "flamey". Virtually no fretwear, binding nibs all intact. Clean inside and out, very little dust inside. After a little setup work, I managed to find a sweet spot for the pickup height adjustments, where it really gets that semi-hollow sound happening. The HRW's are pretty hot but remarkably clear sounding. Tone control is also very effective, and a little tone rolloff sweetens them up without darkening them. The Nashville bridge and aluminum stop bar made it a little brighter than the Schaller hardware, both acoustically and in the amp. Bummer about the case. This one clearly lived most of its life in the case, but who knows where it went. Would have loved to have it. Looks like TKL cases are still Heritage's manufacturer. It fits very well in a modern, "brown vintage Gibson" case for a 335. Though it just seems weird to put a Heritage in a Gibson case, and I need to sell the guitar (an ES-135) that lives in that case now. If I get a chance, I'll measure the inductance, capacitance, resonant frequency and make a Bode plot of the pickups. I've been studying Schaller pickups from the 80's-2000's for another project. It will be interesting to see how they compare electronically.

Tuner's: Every set I've ever used were GREAT! I prefer them over most tuners except for the really high end Gotohs! Tailpiece: good for holding doors open, or holding stacks of paper down. Bridge: never found a use for ANY roller bridge, if a Bigsby isn't working, I say go TruArc bar bridge and if needed Serpentune! Pickups: decent at best, if they worked in a guitar I probably wouldn't yank them, just kidding, they'd be out in a second If I wanted PAF tone: I would go with Wolfetone Legends, Throbak MXV, Tyson Precious and Grace etc.

Here are my votes. Tuners: ok Tailpiece: too heavy Bridge: roller bridge good for Bigsbys Pickups: good for jazz hollowbody archtops The engineering is very good. Designs are not optimal for many uses. Growers are excellent tuners. SD 59s are a solid default. Whatever they are using for bridges and tailpieces are a step up.

I think most drum apps have surpassed outboard units in both sound and ease of programing.... I still think they are a pain in the ass, but sometimes a necessary evil.

1) I like the feel and generally the look of the "aging" on CCs. But the headstock aging is a little too much for sure. 2) The tuners do suck. I replaced them with drop in Gotohs and it is a HUGE improvement. 3) The pickups sound OK, but I like A2s so I dropped in a used set of Throbak SLE-101s. I called Heritage to see if they would sell me a set of unpotted Parson Street pickups, but they said no because they were all currently potted.

This is probable very accurate. Edwin Wilson was the head of Gibson's custom shop before moving over to be in charge of Heritage's Custom shop. The Custom Core is more historically accurate, but I don't if anyone could notice on a "blind-fold playing test". For me, the main reason I bought a Custom Core 150 was because of the HUGE improvement in lighter woods used (without "weight relieving" the body) my CC came in at 8'4oz and I also wanted the "feel" of an old guitar so I got the "aged version". I have owned 4 other 150s through out the years and they all sounded very good. I think there is a "dry and punchy" sound from my Custom Core (that I think is due to the lighter wood and aged nitro finish) that the other 150s didn't have. But even if only for a lighter CC guitar weight, the extra cost was worth it for me. My other 150s ranged from 9'2oz to almost 9'12oz which are just to heavy for me.

I'd think most recording software would handle this with ease. Just record your drums on one track, then play/record your guitar tracks while listening to the drums track. That's basically how all my recordings are made. Reaper is excellent software for this purpose, and is free (well, in theory you're supposed to pay $60 for it after a trial period, but it can still be used whether or not you pay for it).

I've been trying to figure out how to play with myself.... uh.... I mean... I want to play the drums and record it, and then play back my own drumming somehow like they do on guitar with loopers, and then play the guitar along with my own drumming. I'm guessing that I' have to record the drums into an MP3 format, then play that back from a laptop into a PA system, and then play the guitar with real amps. I've also thought about buying multiple loopers and connecting them to different amps so that I could walk around the room, play each part one at a time and setting each looper in motion. By the time I got all the way around the room, all the loopers would (in theory) be playing along with each other.

Congrats on the new guitar. Here's my H170 (I believe it's a 1990

Cool! You got yourself a Hillbilly Can opener!

If only. At least then I'd know who to beg to get it back.

Bigsby. Commonly reviled as "sucking the tone out of the guitar." Hence the moniker. I have no such qualms about Bigsbys and find them to be good at that thing they do, even if it is, ah, subtle.

Hello Nuke. Yes, Welcome. I'm a recent new member as well and have enjoyed the interactions with other members. Yes, the H535 is a little thinner then the ES335 so I would think the cases would be a bit different to fit each snuggly. Maybe do a post in the thread where folks sell items and see if anyone is selling one. Talk to Chris in customer service if you do call Heritage. He has been great with me. Enjoy your new guitar. I just recently got a H535 and can't put it down.