Addressed to a biased audience! H-150 and Lester content on the light side, weightwise

[eljay]

Okay, so Brother Bolero shamed me into looking at the Heritage offerings . . . I find this one really looking good to me:

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/H150CSFSOTB--heritage-custom-shop-factory-special-standard-h-150-plain-top-electric-guitar-original-tobacco-burst

I'm curious about H's choice of Lollar Imperial pups instead of the Seth Lovers H puts in the lower end 150s . . .

And this one's in the discussion:

https://eddiesguitars.com/product/gibson-catalogs/gibson-custom-shop/gibson-custom-shop-psl-58-les-paul-standard-reissue-vos-sunrise-tea-burst-8-4-83129/

Part of a special run for Eddies Guitars with a focus on lighter weight, great price for a CS guitar, I think.

I'm really drawn to the plain top R8 look.

Observations and flames requested. Looking forward to being at PSP in about a month!

[Spectrum13]

Both the same weight and withing a few hundred dollars ($3500). You need to play them to decide or if cost is an issue buy the Murphy Lab at $4,300 off list and it's like getting a a Les Paul and an extra $1,000 in your pocket. No brainer!  

[eljay]

Stock market has been good to me lately, solved the "dilemma" and purchased both! Time for a cold 🍺

[Steiner]

That’s the way to decide.  I may have flipped a coin but I like the way you’re thinking.
Nice snatches!
I replaced the throbaks in my 575 with Imperials.  Much better.

[bolero]

haha!!

Congratulations!

[RJLII]

I have a Plain Top R8 that I love, but in this case I’d go with the Heritage. The fingerboard on the R8 is terrible, as are the inlays. Tough to beat the Lollar Imperials on the H-150 too. 

Edited 8 hours ago by RJLII

[hopkinwfg]

Suggest that if ya really going into the gibby path which they are indeed more vintage accurate but if ya like the less pricey LP heritage will be ya thing ... both are high quality instruments on the wood package but with gibson ya get more hardware goodness still...   

Forget about murphy labs they are too far fetch on price... getta well used R8 from their 2007 2004 2003 era and if your lucky u could spot a special madagadcar board which they fetch warmer tone