VJonathan Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 IMHO the H110 is the little gem in the Heritage lineup. Given its characteristics it could very well be the sleeper that has not yet awakened. (The Baker B3 Wood could be it's distant cousin) Anyone out there own one and care to chime in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I don't own a 110 but I almost bought one last year at PSP3. I ended up with my Firebird 357 instead. Of course I paid more for it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bob Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I have a 170, very similar.. like it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbp810 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 The H110 is on my radar One in VWB... just like the one hanging on the wall at Heritage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 The H110 is on my radar One in VWB... just like the one hanging on the wall at Heritage In the radar huh? Interesting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 The H110 is on my radar. One in VWB... just like the one hanging on the wall at Heritage. There's a new one that fits your spec for sale in Switzerland for about €2300 ($3300). I suspect it'll be there for quite a while at that price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VJonathan Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Come to think of it, this is a fresh design to come out of Heritage in a while. It's too bad this instrument has not yet garnered the attention it probably deserves. A compact, lightweight chambered body w/o out a centered block could yield some interesting 335/535 esque tone. If anyone owns one, please step in. I would like to know more. Unfortunately, I have not seen one available to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I've only seen one in the catalog and hanging on the wall at Heritage. Seems like a nice guitar, but no idea what its really like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 http://www.heritageg...wvwb_specs.html I've been wondering about this model also. Has to be a lot lighter than my H-170. If anyone has one out there give us a tone report. Pleeeaaase! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Looks like Jimbob has one. See here: http://www.heritageownersclub.com/forums/topic/13557-under-the-hood-of-an-h-110/page__fromsearch__1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bob Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 The H110 is on my radar One in VWB... just like the one hanging on the wall at Heritage I know what you really want... and it's never gonna happen!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 tease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbp810 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I know what you really want... and it's never gonna happen!! DOH!!! Well, at least I have this to tide me over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Yeap, I do indeed have one, and it's a keeper! In fact, it just so happens to be the very same one that's shown on the Heritage website: Another member who has an H110 is blueox, and his guitar can be seen here: http://www.heritageo...10-h110-custom/ While the H110 does seem to be a "sleeper," I tend to wonder if Heritage has produced enough of them to have created any kind of a demand for them in the first place. When I was shopping for the 110, I only found four of them for sale: three in the US (one was a lefty) and the other in Europe as mentioned above. Beyond that, the only other three that I'm aware of are in the hands of blueox (custom order), the second at the Heritage plant, and the third can be found in a YouTube NAMM promotional video. My best guess is that no more than about a dozen of them have been made, but I would suppose Heritage could verify the number. As far as the tone of the H110, I wouldn't expect for it to sound much like an H535 or a Gibson 335. While it is indeed chambered or semi-hollow, to my ears it much more resembles the sound of a Les Paul with a little more openness to it (i.e., just a hint of being a little more mellow and hollow), especially when playing the guitar on overdrive amp settings. On the other hand, I can definitely hear much more of a hollow vibe when play clean jazz chords. For chording it's generally nice and full sounding, but if you're looking for a fatter and woodier tone for jazz soloing, I tend to think it falls a little short that department. All in all, though, it's a great sounding guitar. Shortly after buying the H110, I bought an H170 chambered model from a HOC member as well and, interestingly, both guitars sound very similar. The 170 has a slightly deeper body (2" as opposed to 1 5/8"), and I tend to think it's also just a tad mellower than the 110. In my older years, though, I've really come to appreciate the lighter weight of a guitar, and the 110 delivers big-time at just a hair under seven pounds. Of course, I've modded the guitar with some lighter parts to get it there, but even without doing that it would still be one of the lightest guitars I've ever played that still maintains very good tone. In the end, it's a great guitar! It's really too bad there aren't more of them around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zookroo1 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I hope the H110 can catch on a little bit so we start seeing more around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 It really doesn't look much more different from a 170 except the upper horn projects out in a stratocaster like design. Either way, its a fine piece of Heritage functional artwork! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 It really doesn't look much more different from a 170 except the upper horn projects out in a stratocaster like design. Either way, its a fine piece of Heritage functional artwork! I think the 170 has more of a center block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VJonathan Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 Though similar, they are completely different instruments. There is no center block under the pups. Tonally? I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Eh... that upper horn just looks out of place. I'd rather get a H-170 LW guitar if i wanted one that was semi-solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 the raised horn is what's cool about it : ) IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 If I'm not mistaken, the H170 is designed to be a solid-bodied guitar while the H110 is designed as a semi-hollow or chambered guitar. However, both can be custom-ordered to be either way. Just for the record, both my 110 and 170 have chambered bodies very similar to the Millennium design below: There's no 335-style center block to speak of in either of them.....just the solid mass at the bridge/tailpiece area. About the upper horn, I'll agree that it looks kind of odd and unusual, but it has to grow on you......LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VJonathan Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 It is the asymmetric design of the upper horn that makes this guitar so cool. This design is "out of the box" and certainly does not conform to the now defaulted guitar shapes & forms of the 1950s. As Jimbob said: .."it has to grow on you." JMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 It is the asymmetric design of the upper horn that makes this guitar so cool. This design is "out of the box" and certainly does not conform to the now defaulted guitar shapes & forms of the 1950s. As Jimbob said: .."it has to grow on you." JMHO I think it looks like a.... yeah. guitars are already phallic symbols in many ways. no reason to add to that. It somehow just doesn't look nearly as good as other body horns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VJonathan Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 I can only image how the guitar glitterati reacted when the Strat, Flying V and Explorer designs debuted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I can only image how the guitar glitterati reacted when the Strat, Flying V and Explorer designs debuted. One can only make a guess... Sometimes this But to me, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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