rockabilly69 Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 I also noticed another difference today. It looks as though the the maple top is thinner on a Heritage H150. You can see it in the lower cutaway. Although the binding seems a little bigger on the Heritage you can still see about 1/4" more maple below the binding on the Historic Les Paul. I just happened to catch that by accident as I was cleaning the Heritage which was covered in spoodge from yesterdays gig:) Check the photo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Interesting plexirocker was telling me at PSP that the 50s Lester's had a thinner cap than new gtrs I'll take pics of my 94 h150 tonight to compare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Would it be more accurate to check the inner cavity under the neck pickup for comparing/measuring Maple thickness of the Gibson vs Heritage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockabilly69 Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 I'm going to do that when I change strings, but i measured with a caliper and the historic is thicker in the horn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 here's a shot of a '93 & '94 H150, they appear different as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 calipers give me 50.6 & 48.8 at the horn...so the one with more cap showing is thicker by about 2 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRich Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Since these are hand sanded and shaped, it might be more a variation from unit to unit. Once its rough carved, they shape it on the hand belt sander, and I'm sure all are a little different. Some seem to have more of a dish than others. Of course a CNC shaper would be more consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Yep, agreed!! Wouldn't be surprised if the vintage Lester's are the same Its not a big deal to me they both sound great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmac Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Does the 150 have long or short shafts? I would like to use an RS volume/tone pot kit in my 20th Anniversity with jensen caps.. .015 for the neck and .022 for the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum13 Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Does the 150 have long or short shafts? I would like to use an RS volume/tone pot kit in my 20th Anniversity with jensen caps.. .015 for the neck and .022 for the bridge. Short shafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmac Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Spectrum13, thank you.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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