What’s happening at Heritage on September 25th?

[MelodiusThunk]

I have now heard from numerous sources that there will be a major announcement made by Heritage on September 25th. I have also noticed that Heritage has discontinued the current iterations of the H300 and H335. Does anyone know what may be going on? I've heard rumors of a possible headstock design change. But those are just rumors and as of now are unsubstantiated. 

[Jimbob]

I was at the Heritage factory three weeks ago, and I didn't catch any talk about anything happening on the 25th. Speaking of headstocks, though, I did notice that some of their new standard models are now sharing the same headstock design as those found on the Custom Core models. I asked Mike about that, and all he said was "yeah, many of the new models now have the newly-designed headstock." That's about all I've got.

[TalismanRich]

They couldn't have discontinued the H300 and H335 because there are no 330 or 335!   

Are you thinking H-530 and H-535?   I just picked up an H-530 from the factory a month ago.   They had both types of guitars hanging on the wall of Ren's pickin' parlor.

[MelodiusThunk]

There is definitely something happening on the 25th. Maybe they are changing the headstock designs of the 330 and 335 to the Custom Core designs. 

[MelodiusThunk]

19 minutes ago, TalismanRich said:

They couldn't have discontinued the H300 and H335 because there are no 330 or 335!   

Are you thinking H-530 and H-535?   I just picked up an H-530 from the factory a month ago.   They had both types of guitars hanging on the wall of Ren's pickin' parlor.

Yes, I meant H-530 and H-535. I’ll see if I edit that in my original post (unfortunately, it appears I am not able to edit my original post. That being said, I think it is fairly obvious what was meant). The current iterations of the H-530 and H-535 have definitely been discontinued. I am not sure how picking one up a month ago or them hanging on a wall in a guitar shop refutes this fact.

Edited Thursday at 05:14 PM by MelodiusThunk

[Spectrum13]

They are coming out with a full acoustic flying V and line of banjos, or the bespoke program will be back.   My guess. 

[bolero]

A flying V banjo would be pretty cool!

[MelodiusThunk]

25 minutes ago, Spectrum13 said:

They are coming out with a full acoustic flying V and line of banjos, or the bespoke program will be back.   My guess. 

 

[MelodiusThunk]

I was asking because I have two new H530s arriving tomorrow. If the headstocks are going to be changed, I want to refuse shipment. 

[29er]

I noticed that both the 530 & 535 are discounted when I was checking out the Dave's Guitar Shop site.

[Steiner]

2 hours ago, MelodiusThunk said:

I was asking because I have two new H530s arriving tomorrow. If the headstocks are going to be changed, I want to refuse shipment. 

Wait a week.  I NEED a Heritage bespoke banjo!  Do Dah…

[MelodiusThunk]

26 minutes ago, Steiner said:

Wait a week.  I NEED a Heritage bespoke banjo!  Do Dah…

Like in my statement that you quoted, they are coming tomorrow. I do not have a week. And what does "Do Dah…" mean? 

Edited Thursday at 08:45 PM by MelodiusThunk

[skydog52]

Shouldn't affect what you are getting.

[Jimbob]

On 9/18/2025 at 3:43 PM, MelodiusThunk said:

Like in my statement that you quoted, they are coming tomorrow. I do not have a week. And what does "Do Dah…" mean? 

Just curious, but did your guitars arrive today? And if so, what headstock came with them?

[Spectrum13]

On 9/18/2025 at 4:43 PM, MelodiusThunk said:

Like in my statement that you quoted, they are coming tomorrow. I do not have a week. And what does "Do Dah…" mean? 

All the Do Dah Day.....

 

  Boomers know!

[DaveCTOK]

This is probably not it... but... I also got a very sweet 530 not too long ago that had been hanging on the wall at that same Pickin Parlor mentioned above.  It was discounted a bit more than other recent discounts because there was no pickguard (being a slightly older iteration... maybe previous year's model, I think), and I was told that one reason for the extra discount was because they no longer wanted to send that model of guitar out without a pickguard.  I suspect that's a pre-existing change or policy that has nothing to do with whatever may happen on the 25th, but who knows.  I'm very much hoping that the announcement is not a discontinuation of the Standard series.... (I've read some speculation on Facebook and/or here that they might be considering doing that, but I think it was just speculation by fans like us).   The 530 that I got is absolutely delightful, and probably my new favorite guitar.

Edited 12 hours ago by DaveCTOK

[TalismanRich]

Ah!   so you're the guy who snagged that guitar.   When I talked to Mike on that Wednesday, he said it was gone.   I got the Antique Sunburst that was hanging next to it. 

I thought about the possibility that they might suspend the standard series and concentrate on the Custom Cores.   In that case,  I'm glad I grabbed my 530 when I did.   I'm enjoying the lighter weight when I standing for 2+ hours,  and it's very comfortable to play, just like the 535.  I've play a few times through my Princeton, and it really sounded good going through my Strymon Iridium when I was jamming with some friends.