Leaderboard

For those not familiar, Heritage made an artist model designed by David Paul. This is a H-550 that is 2" deep and has a Bigsby and full center block. Some were cherry but most were blue. I got one a few months ago. Yesterday I pulled one of the pickups to make sure they were HRWs. I tried using a scope instead, but the center block wouldn't allow it. The photo I include shows an HRW. It also shows creator Ren Wall's "floating 4 point mounts". These are small brass spacers that reduce the pickup bezel contact and, in theory, allow more frequencies to come forth through the pickup. I asked him long ago if they work. He smiled and said some people say they can hear the difference. On this guitar it is hard to imagine, but they made me smile. My guitar is the final prototype. It doesn't have David Paul's signature on the headstock or pickguard. Below is my favorite David Paul tune. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-XeMwpCNzY Here is his more typical style. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAwGG2MY-kg David quit playing years ago as far as I can tell. If anyone knows what happened to him, I'd like to know.

I found this. Guitarist's fingers singing again (heraldmailmedia.com)

Great Heritage video by Tim Pearce.

You’re looking at one of the thickest parts of the guitar body, so expected that the cap would be reasonably thick in that area.

It should be about half an inch of maple.

I am a sucker for honest play wear/natural relic-ing. If I were given the choice of two identical guitars, one in mint condition, one in "this tool actually put food on someone's table" condition, I'm taking the latter every time.

@MartyGrass...This one-off custom 157 gitfiddle makes me shudder each time you post it! Damn, that is gorgeous!!

It's a Heritage H-150 Custom Core with weight relief. Definitely a custom made model.

He got his chambered! Must be nice to be the king It's a nice sounding guitar!

Yep! Saw this Saturday about five minutes after Tim Pierce posted it. I was floored, but not so surprised. Wanted to post it immediately but with the HOC site in absentia.... This is a must-watch for us. And as the owner of a Custom Core...well, I'm no Tim Pierce.