GrandpaLarry Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 My new Tuxedo attired H157 is a beauty. All new and shiny and black; it looks like it should be up on stage, fronting an all star blues band made up of guys in suits and a three piece horn section. Me and Bad Mr. Black, we're an odd couple. As some of you already know, the start of our relationship has been rocky. The high "E" string had a tendency to slide off the edge of the fretboard. Installing a brand new bone nut helped, but did not seem to totally get rid of the problem. My dealer told me Heritage was sending a return authorization, but while I waited for it I took my axe home and played it. What has happened during the past couple of weeks is that, with the new nut and new strings and new set up, everything has settled in and the problems are gone!! I took it to Tema Guitar yesterday, which is who I bought it from. Justin and I both played it for about half and hour. It played and sounded great! We plugged it into one of the new Vox Night Train amps and it really cooked. Now all I have to do is make my playing worthy of my instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Excellent !! It is great that it worked out that way.... a new nut and some fine tuning and ... guitar nirvana. And when you plug one of these into a great amp, it is magical. I feel like my 157 in black is something special also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genericmusic Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Alright! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 That is great news. While its debatable, I've heard the nuts from Heritage are not always done very well. While mine was obviously replaced once, I couldn't tell for sure they come from the factory somewhat shoddy. However, KBP810's H-157 Custom was perfect.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Good deal Larry. I think you will be glad you bought this guitar for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxdx99 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Congrats - glad that worked out for ya (and love the image of you in the tux, with the 'tux' fronting the band. Bad Mr. Black... yeh, that's a good blues moniker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Good that it all worked out. And not to dredge up what you've gone past, but I'm going to do it anyway. What took so long on the RTA? I got mine in a manner of minutes. Not that you needed it. I'm always a proponent of taking your guitars (new or not) to your local guy to have the issues ironed out. You get to be there, get to have direct input and ......... nearly instant gratification. And no shipping back and forth! I must admit I don't remember the guitar --- where are the pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Whew! Glad that worked out for you, GL. Play that 157 in good health...and in a tux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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