MikeJacob

You are going in the right direction. Tap them first. If still not resolved, spot level the high frets. I wouldn't pleck it. That machine removes too much material and if you don't have the right tech doing the job, the machine will gouge your fretboard and binding. I know some people swear by it, but what that machine did to my Les Paul Special was nothing short of a massacre.

Agreed. I don't doubt the pickups being Seth Lovers or not. I'm also confident they are genuine Duncans. Counterfeits don't sound as good as these do. I think one is regular after market production line and the other is OEM. Normal spec for the bridge is 8.1 - 8.3, so this one is still within the +/- 5% tolerance range.

Didn’t notice that before. Now that I look closer I think you might be right. Whatever the reason for it, still sounds amazing.

Neck is coming in at 7.23k and the bridge is 7.82k

100% right on the pickups. I noticed that oddity also. Here is a close up of the neck pickup. Interesting observation on the ' vs 1. Never thought of that. Being hand written, that makes perfect sense. I heard back from Ren at Heritage. Unfortunately, they don't have the original build order so we'll never know for sure, but I think you are right about owner mods. Probably left the factory with 59s as they are more common and then swapped to the Seth Lovers later. One of these days when I feel adventurous I may pop one or two of the control pots out to see if the solder joints look original or not. For me, the history of this one is more of a curiosity thing than anything else. This would still be one of my favorite guitars of all time because it is just that good. You know every once in a while you notice something special the second you put your hands on it? Thats this one. I was very fortunate to stumble across it .

Thanks! It is a sweet one and plays like a dream. I was lucky to stumble on it especially since it was shipped from out of state. This is my 3rd Heritage and it is by far the best.

Agreed. I would think this doesn't sound quite right either, but as you can see in the pics, this is was it has. Maybe they did something different on the H150's? The pickups could be a later mod and honestly I'm trying to avoid pulling the pots out to check the codes. That is such a pain on these and with my luck I'll go through all that just to find the solder covering the code! LOL.

One more so you can get the full view from the front with the headstock logo.

Here are the pics I promised . . .

I recently purchased an older H-535 that is really interesting. I was thinking the community might want to help unravel some of the mystery. The serial number starts with AE, so this is likely a 2014, but the seller told me this was a 2006. I think he believed that because the model number on the hang tag is H-535.'06. Any ideas on what the '06 in the model number designates? There are no screw holes for a pick guard, so it definitely left the factory this way. There is also no label or glue residue for a label inside the body. There are no indications of this being a factory 2nd, so I'm thinking this was a special order. Here are some more details on the specs. The bridge is a Gibson branded ABR-1 and the stop bar has a set screw, so I'm thinking it might be a tone-pros. The part number and date stamp on the pickups show they are Duncan Seth Lovers from 2015. This may be an owner mod or it may be that the guitar was serialized in 2014, and not completed until some time later with newer factory original pickups. The seller believes that this was built for or by an employee for his personal collection. This theory was based on who the previous owner was and how he came to own it. I'd prefer not using anyone's real names to help protect their privacy, but this is another reason why I think it was a special order and a possible explanation for the newer pickups. I can add some pics shortly. I need to reduce their size. Right now they are too big and exceed the 1.5M limit. I have emailed Heritage to see what sort of documentation they may have on it, but I also thought it would be an interesting conversation to share with the community. Anyone want to chime in with thoughts?