cosmikdebriis Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Yet another thread from me... Sorry. Okay, as a member of the newly formed unofficial Heritage focus group... ;D The question is. Should H stick to the traditional Gibbonesque designs or branch out into new models? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mars_hall Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Branch from the tree in new growth while incorporating the heritage and tradition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bob Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Branch from the tree in new growth while incorporating the heritage and tradition. well put. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 well... Fender and Gibson have relied on the same designs for 500 yrs....and people still buy their stuff???? so for Heritage to try to be "innovative", it seems like a waste of time? i like my 150, i like the 170, i like the 535....i'm sure i will like the new 170...the 110 is kick ass (but the 110 i think falls under "trdational" design) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushover Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 well... Fender and Gibson have relied on the same designs for 500 yrs....and people still buy their stuff???? I actually like the old designs, and like most of the people here I'm happy to have the old designs, 'cept built by Heritage. And when you think of it.. The whole Heritage stich.. (not sure if that is right?) is that you're getting a guitar that is built the "old" way, and with better quality than the newer G-words. Part of the problem with this view though is that "many" people still just view a 150/157, 535, etc as a copy. Excellent quality copies, but still just copies. F and G keep making their sales because they made the originals, and to many it comes down to I want the original, rather than a copy. Honest truth here.. I wanted a Les Paul and I was going to buy one. It turns out that the best LP I could find has the word Heritage on the headstock.. By the time I got my 535 though, I was looking for something a little more versatile, and I probably would not have cared whether the 535 looks like a 335. clone. So I do think that Heritage should keep doing what they're doing, since we love them for it and hopefully it's a good way to make a living. But in the mean time they should keep trying to find something that willl help brand them in a way that ultimately has others making the Heritage clones. I wish I could say what that might be, but we're a creative bunch here, so maybe we can come up with something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Seacup Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 ...and to many it comes down to I want the original, rather than a copy. The funny thing is that, other than the name on and shape of the headstock, the original is still being built in Kalamazoo. Strange world we live in, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitArtMan Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 well... Fender and Gibson have relied on the same designs for 500 yrs....and people still buy their stuff???? 500 years??? ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 500 years??? ??? you know what i mean :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoslate Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I'm with pushover on this one! Heritage uses the word "tradition" a lot. We, in numerous posts, have lauded them for that. They have it in spades! Stick with It! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slider313 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I'm with pushover on this one! Heritage uses the word "tradition" a lot. We, in numerous posts, have lauded them for that. They have it in spades! Stick with It! Yes, yes and yes !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I'm with pushover on this one! Heritage uses the word "tradition" a lot. We, in numerous posts, have lauded them for that. They have it in spades! Stick with It! they should just keep makin 535s, 555s, 150s, 157s, 170s, 575s, 16s, eagles, millis, 137s.......wait.......that is quite a bit for that small factory... yeah, that's right....that's why they are where they are today....keep 'em rollin'!!!!! [glow=red,2,300]why change a good thing[/glow]?;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 You missed 2 - the H110 and the H140. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 You missed 2 - the H110 and the H140. :wink: my mistake ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Yes. It is their identity and destiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnut1 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I think they are using all of their capacity to meet current demand, I don't know how they could start being innovative without making changes to their manufacturing process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingeneri Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I'm with pushover on this one! Heritage uses the word "tradition" a lot. We, in numerous posts, have lauded them for that. They have it in spades! Stick with It! Agreed, if it aint broke.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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