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Betcha that has some real tasty tone!

Not that my opinion matters; but wish they would have at least put “Heritage Ascent” on the headstock, or something more than just an extra trc screw to differentiate it. They could have launched a cheaper variant of the brand, without cheapening the brand.

Quick rough demo with the H157 Triple Mini, 5 watt mode; my left hand is still a little uncooperative from my injury last year, and I suffer from "play can't fur **** syndrome" anytime I hit the record button; but it's something, lol.

Took a risk and made a trade deal for a non-functioning Jubilee 2525C (reverse)... and all it ended up being was a blown HT fuse inside the chassis. One preamp was slightly microphonic and a bit fizzy, but made equally short work of that. This little thing rocks! 20 Watts via 2 EL34's, with a built in 5 watt attenuator, that does an excellent job of retaining the tone and dynamics in low power mode. At 20 watts, my dogs left the room and my daughter went in search of ear plugs. PCB construction, but hand wired in the UK. G12M Greenback speaker.

Seeing the rest of the pictures, I think it looks like it matches up fine; just a trick of the light, and/or the neck may have remained a little glossier from being essentially "hand" polished over time by playing. I also couldn't imagine that someone would sand the back of the headstock like that, but then taking the time to get it re-stamped with the "made in". Will be interesting to hear what Ren thinks

The story does sound a little fishy; but it is certainly plausible. They've let a few enigmas out the door there over the years. If it was indeed a prototype build (or perhaps it was an employee build), then could make sense that it would have some mismatched specs. I'd also think this would likely put it's build date in the very early years of Heritage, 85/86. Just a wild guess though. I assume no markings inside the control cavity either? Usually they'd leave a sticker on the plate, but I'm sure you would have seen that since it's sounds like you've had it opened up. Maybe post a picture of the front of the headstock and inside the control cavity? Just thinking of anything that might help provide some additional clues. Either way, welcome to the forum and thanks for sharing!

Wow, that's awesome! Have any pictures to share?

Mmmmmm IPA's.... Welcome Dave!

Welcome Jack! Make sure to put up some pics of the 535, we must have our porn! That's a great looking wish list as well, not much unlike my own (and several others here for that matter)

Welcome Michelle! Great story, your Uncle Norm sounds like one heck of an awesome guy! We would love to see some pics of the guitar, and we can help you with that whole make and model thing too

Very nice guitar, and welcome to HOC! I found the site back in November and haven't looked back since; its a great place to learn and share everything Heritage (and a few other non-Heritage things as well) I'm pretty sure the ALM refers to the finish - though I'm not sure what finish that is (Almond Burst?) I'm sure someone while chime in momentarily and let you know for sure - the regulars here have an amazing wealth of knowledge on Heritage guitars

Thanks for the welcome, and happy to be a new member Here are a couple of pics - and while the pics are of it sitting in its case... I can assure you it has spent very little time in there! The other pic's I wanted to share is of a recent project of mine (before and after) - I came across a vintage silvertone tube amp at a local shop in my area; it's cabinet had long since seen better days, but still sounded like a dream - so I built it a new home. It pairs very well with the H535

Hi everyone, and greetings from a proud new owner of a '90 H535 just picked up earlier today! I am so ecstatic I just had to join this forum ASAP to "shout it from the rooftop", so to speak. With the Antique Sunburst finish and matching maple pickguard, this is one guitar that truly looks as good as it sounds; in my opinion, this is just an absolutely amazing guitar and I couldn't be more pleased!