DetroitBlues Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 On what model, if any, was a wooden pickguard ever a standard feature? Was there ever a time in which it was standard on a 535 or 150? Dislike these Facebook debates, but here I am defending a stance which I’m 99% sure I’m right... but there is always a chance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houndhome Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Certainly on my 555 and 575.It's late here in the U.K.,and I cant remember for sure on my 150 Ultra,Golden and Super Eagles but will look tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 There where a lot of models that had a wooden pick guard as a standard feature. The ones I can think of. Eagles Sweet 16 H-535 H-575 Prospect Deluxe H-550 H-555 Roy Clark H-157 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LK155 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 DB, my 535 (1996) has a flame maple pickguard, but I don't know for sure if it came from the factory that way. I suspect so. The finish is absolutely identical to what's on the body of the guitar, it's bound, and on the back of it it says 'Trans Cherry'. It also happens to have a rather unique shape to it; I have never seen another Heritage with that exact pickguard shape. But I have a feeling this guitar is somehow special, as the label has signatures of Jim Deurloo, Bill Paige, Rendal Wall, J.P. Moates, and Marvin Lamb. I bought this one from an Ebay seller back in 2010, so I don't know much of anything about its history before then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I can't imagine why there would be a debate about which Heritage models had wooden pickguards as standard. Oh wait. It's on Facebook. Never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 46 minutes ago, skydog52 said: There where a lot of models that had a wooden pick guard as a standard feature. The ones I can think of. Eagles Sweet 16 H-535 H-575 Prospect Deluxe H-550 H-555 Roy Clark H-157 Wait, 535 was stock wooden pickguard? I can see the archtops and models with inlaid headstocks.... but a 535? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pressure Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Heritage Johnny Smith guitars had wood pick-guards as standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golferwave Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 The deluxe H-150 CM models had a matching wood pickguard and headstock. Most of those had an additional number on the back of the headstock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 4 hours ago, DetroitBlues said: Wait, 535 was stock wooden pickguard? I can see the archtops and models with inlaid headstocks.... but a 535? https://web.archive.org/web/20080703221354/http://www.heritageguitar.com/models/H535.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Here is my 1996 H-535. I didn't ask for a wooden pick guard but it came with one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houndhome Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Confirm that my 1988 Golden Eagle and 1998 Super Eagle have wood scratch plates but NOT my 2004 H150 Ultra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmeyrick Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 My 2007 H535, which I bought new, came with a wooden pickguard. The 1998 H575 also has a wooden pickguard, while the H150s all have plastic pickguards. I like the shape of the plastic pickguards - it reminds me of my old '68 Epiphone Riviera, my first American guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 Hmm, so maybe only the 140/150 didn't then... Interesting... I'd probably have my pickguard installed if it was wood. Instead, its a crudely cut single ply that resides in the case and was never installed on the guitar. 10 hours ago, skydog52 said: https://web.archive.org/web/20080703221354/http://www.heritageguitar.com/models/H535.htm Thanks Paul. I guess I was wrong about the 535... Thankfully, the argument was only on 150's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 31 minutes ago, DetroitBlues said: Hmm, so maybe only the 140/150 didn't then... Interesting... I'd probably have my pickguard installed if it was wood. Instead, its a crudely cut single ply that resides in the case and was never installed on the guitar. Thanks Paul. I guess I was wrong about the 535... Thankfully, the argument was only on 150's. I always ordered my guitars with the pick guard not mounted. That way I could decide if and when I wanted to mount it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yooper Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 2015 H-535 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Here is an old catalog that has specs on models. Most include wooden pickguards. I remember trips to the shop and just looking at pick guards from the rack of many they had. https://web.archive.org/web/20070623101616/http://www.heritageguitar.com/Heritage 2005 Catalog.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Speaking of wood pickguards...I spotted my very first Heritage guitar over 15 years ago while surfing Gbase. I had never seen such a beautiful semi-hollow, and it included a wood pickguard!! Whoa! No other builder was offering a bound Maple pickguard on that body style. Resistance was futile and I immediately called Wolfe's Guitars and worked out the purchase of that H-555. Here is part of that ad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwinking Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Not sure if it was standard but my 1986 Blue H-140CM has a nice blue wooden CM pick guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRich Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 I don't think the wooden guard was standard on the 140, but the boy's did so many customized items, anything is possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 It can be tricky to photograph flames through a Trans Red finish.. but this pic shows it pretty well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgt1577 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 My 535 cams standard with a bound ebony pickguard, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 I kind of like the fact that you have to look close to tell mine is wood. It somehow retains the traditional look with Antique Natural. I remember when I had looked at guitars years before I bought this one thinking the wood pick guards made the Heritage guitars different and instantly recognizable - more than the different headstock for me anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark555 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Here's my 555, now gone a lovely honey colour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 Now I feel cheated my 535 didn’t come with a matching wooden pickguard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoslate Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 The 576, too, had a wood pick guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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