kbp810 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Took an after work road trip out towards the west side of the state to check out that Blue H150... boy am I ever glad I did! (in other words... yep, she followed me home ) Some minor finish wear, really nothing that some virtuoso and a little elbow grease shouldn't be able to handle, but otherwise it is in really good shape! (oh and a cracked pup ring... that will be rectified shortly) Nickle hardware, lightly worn; Blue maple top, some nice flame going on but the blue finish sometimes makes it appear to lean towards the tamer side (until it hits the light just right anyways); natrual finished mahogony back; a little more flame in the back of the neck (I really dig the neck!); neck feels like a medium, a little chunky but not overly fat, feels very comfortable to my hands; and oh yeah... ebony fretboard which looks great against the blue! V Serial which puts it at a 2005 Has nice low action, some fret wear but nothing major. Owner says it has Seth 55's in it, the strings still seem fairly fresh so I'm going to hold off on pulling them out to confirm for now; but the tone is certainly indicative of a lower output PAF style pup, which is what the Seth 55's are intended to be; I usually tend to favor a slightly hotter pup, but gotta admit these sounded damn good through the tweed's! (Champ and Deluxe). Didn't notice any extra holes in the top (re: the pickgaurd), so it seems as though it did indeed leave the factory with this one installed (or perhaps left without any PG, and it was installed later?) Well enough talk... here's a lil bit of some good ol' porn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bob Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Brian, nice snag.. beautiful!!! Now rock that thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Congrats! She's a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Can't wait to see this one come Monday! Awesome snag Brian! Should I think about posting mine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Wow, that has a great look. The natural back with the blue flamed top is a great look. The flamed neck is a surprise, for a mahogany neck. Great choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 My only opinion with flammed tops like that is take off that pickguard! Its hiding too much beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Sweet swinging monkeys! That guitar is gorgeous!!! Love that blue with the natural mahogany. The neck is just frosting on the cake. He shoots, he scores! It's too bad you don't live in SE MI; I'd really like to see that one with my own eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbp810 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Sweet swinging monkeys! That guitar is gorgeous!!! Love that blue with the natural mahogany. The neck is just frosting on the cake. He shoots, he scores! It's too bad you don't live in SE MI; I'd really like to see that one with my own eyes Yeah I know! Instead I am stuck living in se MI... maybe someday soon I'll be over to make it down to SE MI - not sure how far of a drive it is from se to SE though? I can only imagine it's somewhere in the 10-15 minute drive time range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark555 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Very nice, congratulations on getting such a good looking guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Thats cool man...was i right about the price? i was thinking he would come down $150 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbp810 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Thats cool man...was i right about the price? i was thinking he would come down $150 or so. Yes indeed, went $100 less... though after seeing it in person I actually felt a little guilty for haggling over the phone, lol (though the listing did say obo!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmenne Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Fansatic guiitar! I also think the contrast of the top and back is very cool. Congrats!!! Rock on now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schundog Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Congratulations, Brian! That looks like a great catch. An H-150 is definitely on my short list (unless this recent acquisition means you are ready to part with your H-140?!) Lemme know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbp810 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Congratulations, Brian! That looks like a great catch. An H-150 is definitely on my short list (unless this recent acquisition means you are ready to part with your H-140?!) Lemme know... Well as much as I loved that 140, Detroit Blues finally broke me down and acquired it from me yesterday While I'm still suffereing from an extreme case of sellers remorse, I know it went to a great guy who was in dire need of a great guitar. (that and finally had to make an honest HOC member outta him!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Darn, should of called dibs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schundog Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Hey, glad it went to a good home, and to an HOC'er! Congrats, DetroitBlues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 wow, very nice gtr, I have a blue H150 as well, I think they're sexy as hell!! congrats!! play it like you stole it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mars_hall Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I'm thinking that top might be a lighter shade of blue than those in the pictures. I know the blue stains, like the reds, are harder to capture exactly in photos and can vary with the camera/lighting. The blues for some reason tend to shift towards a cobalt hue when taken with artificially lighting and may actually be lighter. Would it be possible to take some pics in natural light? These blues are the same guitar but different cameras with the second one being closer to the actual hue. I found myself always going back the CL page and lusting for your guitar. Oh BTW, dibs if they haven't been called Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 That's an exquisite collection of colors you have there Mars Hall! KBP810 - yes it is quite the haul from se MI to SE MI. What are we doing tomorrow??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbp810 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 I know what you mean on the Blue; I've seen the Blue H150 RPL231 acquired from MartyGrass in person and it looked very close to your second picture - this one does seem to be more of a "Blue-Blue" Here it is in natural light, and does look fairly close to it's true hue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mars_hall Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I know what you mean on the Blue; I've seen the Blue H150 RPL231 acquired from MartyGrass in person and it looked very close to your second picture - this one does seem to be more of a "Blue-Blue" Here it is in natural light, and does look fairly close to it's true hue: OK, so I just shot this one in natural light. Your's is first, mine second. One of the things that happens with the dye is the shift that takes place due to the color of the wood being dyed. Whiter maple is true blue and yellowish maple shifts slightly towards turquoise a bit. Also aging of the finish will shift it as it yellows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurph1 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Took an after work road trip out towards the west side of the state to check out that Blue H150... boy am I ever glad I did! (in other words... yep, she followed me home ) Some minor finish wear, really nothing that some virtuoso and a little elbow grease shouldn't be able to handle, but otherwise it is in really good shape! (oh and a cracked pup ring... that will be rectified shortly) Nickle hardware, lightly worn; Blue maple top, some nice flame going on but the blue finish sometimes makes it appear to lean towards the tamer side (until it hits the light just right anyways); natrual finished mahogony back; a little more flame in the back of the neck (I really dig the neck!); neck feels like a medium, a little chunky but not overly fat, feels very comfortable to my hands; and oh yeah... ebony fretboard which looks great against the blue! V Serial which puts it at a 2005 Has nice low action, some fret wear but nothing major. Owner says it has Seth 55's in it, the strings still seem fairly fresh so I'm going to hold off on pulling them out to confirm for now; but the tone is certainly indicative of a lower output PAF style pup, which is what the Seth 55's are intended to be; I usually tend to favor a slightly hotter pup, but gotta admit these sounded damn good through the tweed's! (Champ and Deluxe). Didn't notice any extra holes in the top (re: the pickgaurd), so it seems as though it did indeed leave the factory with this one installed (or perhaps left without any PG, and it was installed later?) Well enough talk... here's a lil bit of some good ol' porn: Nice git Brian..Haven't seen many blue ones, and yes Seths are great pickups epecially if you like vintage bluesy tone..I love 'em.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Nice one Brian. I've always liked the Blue and yours is special. I'll have to see that one in person. What pickups are in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Mark, you're working on getting all the primary colors. Nice collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 over the phone he made it sound like it had a ton of play wear, evidently that wasnt the case? i love Heritages blue finishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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