tbonesullivan Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Well, I bit, and it got here Tuesday, and I finally got a chance to snap some pictures. It is in great shape except for the chip on the top, a chip on the back of the upper bout, and some pressure marks on the bottom. All in all the total amount of finish damage is a bunch less than what was on my H150CM that I paid like $1500 for. The pickups appear to be standard schallers, the fretboard ebony. Not sure exactly what kind of bridge is on it, but it does need a little polishing up. The strings I have no idea about, but they do look kinda cool. Anyway, the pictures! and the one finish chip I am thinking about getting fixed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Never seen blue strings before... Love the naked, black neck! Beautiful guitar! Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schundog Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Very cool; based on a 150? That curly lower bout is different! Enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegleg32 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Very cool, what is the weight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 that's awesome, I always liked that gtr design, nice score! does the pickguard project into the cutaway, or is that just an optical illusion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 That Kahuna is great !!! You captured it's unique look in those pics... it looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 It is a cool looking guitar. The photo above is fantastic. Mars Hall commented the other day that sometimes a small piece of a guitar can make the best photo. You demonstrated that here. It does look like the pickguard is interfering with the cut away. Eh? Oh, I think DR makes colored strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 that is totally cool dude...are those schallers? or HRWs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASguy Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Congrats! That is a very, very cool guitar, especially the headstock Tiki graphic. I believe the Guitar-x listing/photos posted in the original thread listed the pups as HRWs. What a great looker with the ebony board, blue finish and "studio" style treatment. Enjoy that unique Heritage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bob Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Looking good tbone. How does she sound. clips, we must have clips.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HRB853370 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Well, I bit, and it got here Tuesday, and I finally got a chance to snap some pictures. It is in great shape except for the chip on the top, a chip on the back of the upper bout, and some pressure marks on the bottom. All in all the total amount of finish damage is a bunch less than what was on my H150CM that I paid like $1500 for. The pickups appear to be standard schallers, the fretboard ebony. Not sure exactly what kind of bridge is on it, but it does need a little polishing up. The strings I have no idea about, but they do look kinda cool. Anyway, the pictures! and the one finish chip I am thinking about getting fixed: Hmm, that cutaway on the body looks different than that on a conventional 150. So is this guitar made for a Hawaiian dealership? It does have big Kahunas!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueox Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Congrats on an interesting instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mars_hall Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Hmm, that cutaway on the body looks different than that on a conventional 150. So is this guitar made for a Hawaiian dealership? It does have big Kahunas!! The Kahuna design was originally created for Chris Bovard. Chris Bovard Chris Great guitar you have there tbone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schundog Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 The Kahuna design was originally created for Chris Bovard. Chris Bovard I went to Chris Bovard's site; he looks like an interesting character, and no wonder he connects with this guy, someone I like to listen to from time to time; can't handle it all the time. Popa Chubby is pretty eclectic, but the New York vocals get on my nerves sometimes. I'll take the guitar sounds any day, though. Everything from Blues to this type of thing. See also "How'd a White Boy get the Blues." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 THe pickguard does go a bit into the cutaway, but if it didn't I think it might be too fragile or would just be an interesting shape. The cutaway seems to go deeper into the body than an H-150. The pickups I am not sure about. There is no dot on the pickup selector, and there is no mention of HRW's on the label. However, Until I pull the pickups, can't be sure of anything. It does weigh a bit. I will need to take it into work to get a "real" weight on it. It does need a BIT of a setup. it's got a bit too much relief, but more than that, the action is set too high at the bridge. The neck is comfy, not quite as big as my H150 neck, but bigger than my H-535 neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Nice score, TBone. I'm also a fan of that design. How about a shot of it standing next to a 150 so we get an idea of its proportions? Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zookroo1 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Cool, I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I think thats one of those Heritages you have to love because it's a Heritage. Certainly an interesting piece of H-History. That is definitely a different wrap tailpiece. I would suspect it's a Schaller of some sort. Altho' it's not a current model, if it is Schaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 Nice score, TBone. I'm also a fan of that design. How about a shot of it standing next to a 150 so we get an idea of its proportions? Enjoy! I probably shoulda taken one last night. I mean my H150 is in one of the cases right behind it, but it was late and I forgot. Maybe tonite, though I'm gonna be mega busy for the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Never seen blue strings before... Love the naked, black neck! Beautiful guitar! Congrats I was thinking the same thing! Really cool guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffB Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Looks great. Nice score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjsanders Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 looks like a Pigtail Music Wrap-Around Intonatable Tailpiece. precisely machined, a thing of beauty. love it on my 137 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hfan Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Very nice, congratulations T Bone. Now you have to find blue strings. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 Hmm.. maybe I will have to get blue strings... but the choices are kinda limited. I'm not exactly a fan of DR strings, though being in NJ I can get them pretty cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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