MartyGrass

I had asked the seller the same question. It's not the one given away years ago. At least the seller didn't see a 2 on the back. When the "2" guitar was about to be given away, I was at the factory for another reason. They built a couple of them, which they often did when making a custom instrument. One of them had checking, if I recall right. Two of the Heritage guys were talking about what to do with it, probably Ren and Marv, but it could have been Bill. They decided to give it away by lottery at the PSP. That's my memory.

People made fun of the headstock since its inception, but it didn't stop us from enjoying the guitars. Labeling them "Heritage" makes good sense since that's what we called them all along. Fender, Guild, Gibson and Martin don't put "The" on the headstock either. I also like the wider, shorter headstock cosmetically. I don't know what all the yellow is about. Is it supposed to look aged? Another issue is that the string angle is sharper at the nut with the new headstock. The justification for the "snake head" shape was more good nut slippage with string bends and tuning. The last point I'd make is that the older H-150 has a smaller heel than the CC. This may seem minor, but the smaller heel helps high fret access slightly. In summary, which would I rather have depends on the individual instrument.

When I looked at fixing the nut slot, I saw the nut was slightly chipped and should be replaced. So I gave him this H-157 instead. I think this one originally landed in Los Vegas at Heritage dealer who liked Black Backs. Anyway, my grandson really liked the guitar and played a long time until he went back home last night. I'll get the Ultra taken care of. Here's the H-157. She's a looker and pretty light. The small heel is nice, too.

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I have another grandson who plays and takes lessons. I'm showing him how to correct an overcut nut with crazy glue and baking soda today. It's on a H-150 Ultra. Years ago I pulled the HRWs and replaced the bridge and tailpiece. Here are some before and after pics. Once we get it restrung and setup, he keeps it. I want to see him do the work first. He will. He doesn't know yet he can keep it.

My 14 year old grandson has been a studious guitar learner for two years and takes lessons. Some time ago I gave him a G&L to play. Yesterday he spent the day playing a ghost built Gretsch made by Heritage. It has the dimensions of a Super Eagle. He took right to it and played it for hours. He asked a lot of questions about it. He's 5'7" and it fit him well. I'll get the G&L back, which is a cool take on the Fender Jazzmaster, and he'll keep the Gretsch. I also gave him 10 sets of strings. He's at my house frequently. I'll teach him how to scope the interior and do sets up. Normally he's not that enthusiasted about things. This time it was different. He played for a few hours before he said it fits him well, is easy to play, and sounds great.