TamiGuitar Posted March 22 Posted March 22 Hello Heritage! I am new to this forum-I just bought my first Heritage Custom Core H 535 Blonde! It is different than any other guitar I have played. I’m used to Gibsons, Fender, arch tops etc, but this feels/sounds so different. I love the QUALITY of the build. The neck is comfortable, pickups sound great. Very versetile. Playing Jazz, Blues, Bossa Nova and Swing on it right now. I love it! It has lots of flame in the wood-front, back and sides. The tuners work really well. I’m using Thomastic Strings, flatwound 11’s. 4 3
Spectrum13 Posted March 22 Posted March 22 Welcome to the cult! We have a saying, photos or it never happened. 3
TalismanRich Posted March 22 Posted March 22 Their H-535s are excellent guitars. I've had mine for years, and it's still one of the 3 guitars that will be "first call" if I'm leaving the house to play.
bolero Posted March 22 Posted March 22 Congrats!! and welcome to the club 535's are amazing. One of these day's I'd like to try a CC I echo the chorus on "pics or it never happened" :D
TamiGuitar Posted March 24 Author Posted March 24 Bolero, thank you for reply! Yes, this is my first Heritage guitar! I had seen several YouTube videos of the factory, owners, tours, demos, etc, so I knew it would be a quality build. I heard it might take almost a year, so I decided to get one I saw at Truetone Music in LA. I knew them from when living there-had guitars repaired. This one was a 2024 build, blonde, extra flame, not a scratch on it! I had their repair guy lower the action, and put the Thomastic flat-wound 11’s on. I couldn’t believe how nice it was to play. I love it! I will have husband take a picture & post it on here. It covers Jazz, Blues, Swing, Bossa really well with those pickups. Thanks again! 2
rockabilly69 Posted March 24 Posted March 24 Congrats on your new guitar. Sounds like you found a good one! And I love blonds (guitars that is). I have a H535 with P90s and I love the way that it feels. And, I'm also a fan of Thomastik flats, I use them on my Gretsch DuoJet. Thomastik makes the best flats, and that's from experience, I've tried them all. They are just so slinky As everyone else has said, let's see some pics. 1
TamiGuitar Posted March 24 Author Posted March 24 Rockabilly, thank you for reply! I bet those P90’s sound good! I have them on my ES TDC, ES 125, and my Gibson hollow body. I have really been enjoying my new Heritage! The pickups sound different than any other guitar I have. Husband & I play through our Fender tube Hot Rod Delux amps. I love tubes! He has a couple of Gretch guitars. Great for that Chet Fingerstyle sound! Photo coming soon!
rockabilly69 Posted March 24 Posted March 24 (edited) 4 hours ago, TamiGuitar said: Rockabilly, thank you for reply! I bet those P90’s sound good! I have them on my ES TDC, ES 125, and my Gibson hollow body. I have really been enjoying my new Heritage! The pickups sound different than any other guitar I have. Husband & I play through our Fender tube Hot Rod Delux amps. I love tubes! He has a couple of Gretch guitars. Great for that Chet Fingerstyle sound! Photo coming soon! I am both an ES125 fan (I've had 4 of them, but only kept one single pickup version, because it's a beast, it's nicknamed the '69 Chevelle because of the rumble it makes) and a P90 fan in general. I think P90s are the sound of rock and roll! Here are all of my P90 guitars. The Heritage H525 P90 (Lollar P90s) 1965 Gibson ES125T (vintage original Gibson P90) 2024 USA Les Paul Special (Gibson P90s), 2010 Gibson Historic SG Special (Wolfetone Mean And Meaner P90s) 2024 Gibson Historic 1954 Les Paul Reissue (Gibson P90s) As for tubes, that is what the good lord intended for all electric guitars to be plugged into Edited March 24 by rockabilly69 3
TamiGuitar Posted March 25 Author Posted March 25 Absolutely beautiful guitars! We have the ‘66 ES 125. It really packs a punch! Great little guitar for Blues. I bought husband one. We both have one! Ha! I also love my ‘67 Gibson 330, cherry, with the chrome covered P90’s. That 1st photo is a beautiful burst! Classy! What a nice collection of amps! Wow! The gold re-issue is amazing! It’s so interesting how different guitars sound and feel-like unique personalities. I just bought husband a vintage Epiphone Casino, cherry. He loves it, but it needs a pro setup. Thank you so much for the photos! I bet they all sound great! 1
rockabilly69 Posted March 25 Posted March 25 4 hours ago, TamiGuitar said: Absolutely beautiful guitars! We have the ‘66 ES 125. It really packs a punch! Great little guitar for Blues. I bought husband one. We both have one! Ha! I also love my ‘67 Gibson 330, cherry, with the chrome covered P90’s. That 1st photo is a beautiful burst! Classy! What a nice collection of amps! Wow! The gold re-issue is amazing! It’s so interesting how different guitars sound and feel-like unique personalities. I just bought husband a vintage Epiphone Casino, cherry. He loves it, but it needs a pro setup. Thank you so much for the photos! I bet they all sound great! One of the first great guitars I ever played was a late sixties ES330. Those are GREAT guitars! Post a picture of that with your Heritage!That'll be a great gigging pair!!!
29er Posted March 25 Posted March 25 Congrats on the new CC H-535. I too am a recent purchaser of a Heritage custom core. I bought my CC H-530 from Sweetwater just a month after it left the factory in Kalamazoo. I owned two H-535's back in the mid 90's and they were great guitars. However, this 530 hits me in all the right places. A fully hollow thin line with great P90's is just what I want today as an old man who doesn't turn his amps up too loud anymore. Enjoy your Heritage. I've included a pic of my 530 from the Sweetwater collection of my guitar. I can't take better pics myself so why try? 5
rockabilly69 Posted March 25 Posted March 25 4 hours ago, 29er said: Congrats on the new CC H-535. I too am a recent purchaser of a Heritage custom core. I bought my CC H-530 from Sweetwater just a month after it left the factory in Kalamazoo. I owned two H-535's back in the mid 90's and they were great guitars. However, this 530 hits me in all the right places. A fully hollow thin line with great P90's is just what I want today as an old man who doesn't turn his amps up too loud anymore. Enjoy your Heritage. I've included a pic of my 530 from the Sweetwater collection of my guitar. I can't take better pics myself so why try? wow that's a great looking guitar!
TamiGuitar Posted March 26 Author Posted March 26 Gitfiddler, thank you for reply! Yes, my first Heritage guitar! I just finished rehearsing with it! It handled everything from Swing, to Blues, to Bossa Nova! Comfortable neck, nice tone. I wanted lots of flame. Say hi to North Beach for me! 1
rockabilly69 Posted March 26 Posted March 26 19 hours ago, TamiGuitar said: Here’s my new Heritage Custom Core H-535. some serious flame maple on that one!
TalismanRich Posted March 26 Posted March 26 That's a looker, f'sure! It sounds like it's checking all the boxes tonally.
TamiGuitar Posted March 27 Author Posted March 27 It sure is! We just rehearsed- old Jazz, Swing tunes, and some Bossas and Blues. It sounded great on all pickups. I am loving it. It was hard to get a good photo, as reflection from lights, room too dark, etc. we did the best we could. Husband took photo on his iPhone.
nuke Posted March 30 Posted March 30 That's a beauty! I have a 2001 535 with the same color scheme and curly maple and the wood pickguard they put on the older ones. I got it second hand about a year ago in pristine cosmetic condition, but with some fret issues I fixed. It is a lifetime guitar for me now. Enjoy and play it in good health.
TamiGuitar Posted March 30 Author Posted March 30 Nuke, thank you for reply! I am new to the Heritage forum, as I have said to others, I have add to describebeen mostly a Gibson girl. I have 2 L5’s, ES125, ES 125TDC, ES335, ES 330. Also a Custom Shop Fender, Rick Turner Renaissance Nylon String, etc. This Heritage is different than anything I have ever played! It’s hard to describe, it’s just so different. I had the action lowered, had intonation checked, put Thomastic Flatwound 11’s on. It plays great! Tuners work really smooth, they stay in tune! Husband & I are a duo…we play different styles. What 🎶 are you into? 1
TamiGuitar Posted March 30 Author Posted March 30 Sorry! I should have checked my post before I sent it! Typos!
TamiGuitar Posted March 30 Author Posted March 30 To all who took the time to get back to me-THANK YOU! I really appreciate your comments & photos! 1
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