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My entry for Throwback Thursday (Friday) is my very first Heritage. It was love at first sight and still takes my breath away when I open her case. This 31 year old 1993 Golden Eagle has aged nicely and sounds better each year.

G serial number. My first Heritage, bought new in 1990.

I guess the secret's out a little bit more now: entertaining vid. And a glorious sounding amp. Wish they'd shown the back though: a stunning array of tubes in there. RIP Gar Gillies. A true genius who designed his own unique & cool circuits. He called me on the phone once. "Hi, this is Gar". It blew my mind!

Guitar→TS-9（as preamp）→headphone amp（as mixing console）→Tube audio amp→Speaker Very cheap system,,,

I asked the gentleman the same question. He told me absolutely not. He saw every stage of the build. The body and neck were built on Parsons street.

This is my oldest one. D….serial no. Share your oldest Heritage.

I attended the Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival on March 2. I wandered into a performance room and was surprised to see and an acoustic Heritage 12 string guitar. I couldn't get a closer picture of it during the performance. I did see the owner as he was leaving the festival and told me it was custom made in 1986.

I bought a Zinky Blue velvet at the Orlando guitar show! had it about a month, really like it! Both channels are easy to use and really rich, great reverb, oh.. and for 25 watts is incredibly loud! good thing it has a master volume!

1996 ('M' serial#) H535. It ain't going nowhere!

Impressive, what type of stereo is it?

It depends on how you define "oldest". This is my first (2003), the longest by possession. This is my "oldest" (1987) by manufacturing date.

I love it too, as it makes the guitar feel like a living breathing thing. And Dolly hit the nail on the head!

They are A3 magnets so LOW output, brighter, clear, very tight low end, not a lot of harmonics, almost brittle until overdriven to get the harmonic distortion. I think if Heritage would have used A2s in the bridge, it would have been a very nice combo of clarity A3s neck pup and the push & mids of an A2 bridge pup. Since they both have A3 (just like the Gibson Custom Shop CustomBuckers), I found myself wanting just a "little more of everything" so I put a pair of Throbak SLE-101s (A2s in Neck & Bridge) in my Custom Core and BOOM... I got the tone I wanted. I also have a set of the A3 CustomBuckers in '62 335 Custom Shop Reissue and they sound just like the Parson Street pups. So, the A3 CustomBuckers and Parson St pups are popular, they just aren't my cup of tea. I need to get some Throbaks for the 335 and sell both the CB pups and the Parson St pups. YMMV

Thanks !! I use my home stereo set as amp. Guitar→Preamp（TS-9）→Stereo amp →Stereo audio speaker :]

That is the result of not wax potting a pickup, they are sensitive to being tapped with a pick or when the switch is flipped or can make a signal from being talked loudly into and the vibrations associated with that. I don’t have potted pickups in any guitar and they all do this. The pickups vary from Wolfetone Legends in an Eastman, original P90s in a ‘57 ES225 to Tyson Tonelab P90s in an H150, and Throbak P90s in a Tokai Special. The best part of the times we live in are the guitars and accessories that go with them. We are living in an era with some of the best guitars ever built, some of the best hardware, best pickups and on and on. I’ve had the good fortune to play quite a few vintage guitars in my life. Some were worth peanuts at the time and I didn’t buy them, if only I could see the future. I never bought a double cut JR but played so many in stores when they were a cheap guitar. I just played an Eastman SB55dc and it was every bit as good as any 58-60 I’ve ever had my hands on. The magic in all these guitars is a good piece of wood, hardware, pickup and good craftsmanship. All of that is plentiful currently. I was just in Rudy’s Music in NYC and they had a ‘59 Jr. for a mere $27k. What?! For me the vintage market is no longer about superior tone, it is only about coolness and history. If I was rich I would buy as many as possible but I’m not and it isn’t an issue because I can literally buy a new or used newer guitar at does it just as well.

I too don’t necessarily subscribe to the notion that lighter guitars sound “better”. But I can say that my neck & shoulder appreciate the fact that mine is 8.6 lbs. I have seen a few of the more recent ones weigh in at a little over 9lbs.