TalismanRich

I think we've got it narrowed down. They are: Dewound Schallers that are overwound, with overcharged, degaused cryogenically enhanced Alnico V magnets which have been replaced with Alnico 2, with unbalanced coils that are consistently wound. I'm glad we've finally cracked the DaVinci code of pickups!

Get a t-shirt made with this picture on it, and wear it to the next practice. Tell 'em "See, you can do country with a 535!"

It's not just the neck profile. The H150 has the push-pull tone controls now, chambered so they are lighter weight and Heritage's own pickups in place of SD-59s, updated headstock (slightly wider, and the "The" is no longer there.

I still think the Millennium should be in the Heritage lineup. It's a unique guitar, versatile and great sounding.

That's because I like to hit the right notes... .something a drummer don't need to worry about!

Resident, or inmate?

That's some lovely lumber. I love the neck, but I would absolutely need inlays on the fretboard!

And which Dumble does it mimic? I thought one of the things about Dumble is that he customized it to match the player. John Meyer's SSS doesn't sound the same as Santana's SSS or Stevie Ray's SSS. Does Larry Carlton's ODS sound like Sonny Landreth's or Robben Ford's? Running an emulator pedal into a guitar amp won't give you a proper model. You should have a full range system like a PA or go into a recording setup which means it's simulating both the amp and the microphone, which is probably it's forte. An ODS fed through a Princeton Reverb or DSL40c probably won't sound much like a Dumble. It might give you a sound you like, but it won't be the real thing.

It's a shame I'm not working anymore. One of our instruments required liquid nitrogen. We would go by AirLiquide and get a Dewar Flask with about 2 quarts of nitrogen. I could have easily dropped a pickup down there after we finished our testing! We also had a storage tank of liquid CO2 that we used for tank blanketing to minimize fire hazards.

I just ran across this video about the history of Gibson in Kalamazoo.

I assume it would be Jeff Nicholson, who was Archie Leach's partner at Plaza Corp.

Very nice. I'm glad they brought back the 555 and 157. I like gold hardware, and the bound headstock just looks great.

I missed the 2 above the serial #. Good catch.

If Marv doesn't know anything about it, then did he NOT get one of the 4 guitars? You would think he would know if 4 were made and he got one. I guess it's down to Pete, Ren, Bill or Jim to unravel the mystery.

Pull the control cover and check there. It should be written there. The numbers are 00402. It's hard to tell if the letter is a Q or not. There was a point where their stamp was getting pretty well worn. It made some of the serial number unreadable. For a bit, they wrote them out by hand, then they got a new stamp. They had to do that when they got to AA serials anyway.