What’s happening at Heritage on September 25th?

[ElNumero]

11 hours ago, Spectrum13 said:

New Ascent H717?

 

  Only 5 Hours to go

omg he is alive

[ElNumero]

On 9/18/2025 at 1:33 PM, 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. 

sounds like you have bespoken

[ElNumero]

On 9/20/2025 at 8:36 AM, TalismanRich said:

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.   

 

 

but you always play sittin so? 

[ElNumero]

19 hours ago, Jimbob said:

Well, like I said in my previous post, when I was at the factory a few weeks ago, I noticed that all of the standard series guitars that were about to be shipped out had this wider headstock on them. Regarding the question about when the wider headstock was released, I agree with the other poster who said that they originally came out with the Custom Core models, which I believe were released in 2020 (not certain about the exact timing). However, I am quite certain that these newer and wider headstocks were released just this year for the standard models, and my guess is that they've only been around for the last couple of months or so. The only difference that I can see between the Custom Shop models vs the standard models is that the standard headstock lacks the center inlay. While I have no idea what the big announcement may be, but aside from that, my guess is that the wider headstock will become standard on all models that previously had the narrower one. At least that's my take on it.

that aint happenin. Those of us who like skinnier headstock will revolt and rebel. 

[ElNumero]

On 9/22/2025 at 10:05 PM, TalismanRich said:

That's the wider headstock.   This is the older headstock.

 

how did that headstock shrink?

[big bob]

Today is the day !

[ElNumero]

1 minute ago, big bob said:

Today is the day !

lettuce know please!

[29er]

https://www.facebook.com/HeritageGuitarInc/videos/1499448161069647

[KCH]

Strange the video doesn’t say anything about the features of the guitar but the email does:

 

Edited yesterday at 02:00 PM by KCH

[eljay]

"I'm underwhelmed" he said in true curmudgeonly fashion . . .

[Steiner]

8 minutes ago, eljay said:

"I'm underwhelmed" he said in true curmudgeonly fashion . . .

And how Spanky…

[TalismanRich]

I thought they were closing up shop and moving everything to Guangdong China.   Next year's PSP was going to be held at the Country Inn in Guangzhou with a tour of the tin shack where all the guitars are made!   

Man,  the rumors that get started on the internet!   You just don't know who to believe anymore.  

 

As for the Standard II collection,  I kinda like the idea.   In-house pickups is a good thing.   Keep those winders going.   I would have to feel the neck... I don't need a Louisville Slugger  but a little bit of beef seems to give a bit more stablility.    Weight relief is a good thing.   Witness the recent purchase of my H-530.   Much more weight relief and I would be playing air guitar!

Edited 23 hours ago by TalismanRich

[DavesNotHere]

I wonder what the average delta is between weight relieved and non-weight relieved.

[TalismanRich]

I'm guessing at least a pound.   Did you get to hear Pete Farmer when he was pointing out the different select pieces of mahogany.   They had the ones for Standards,  then for Custom Cores, and then over on the other rack, were the "hold these for special things".    

Once Sweetwater gets in the Standard II guitars, you'll see exactly how much difference there is since they post the weights of the guitars.

[big bob]

Slim taper🤢

[RJLII]

1 hour ago, big bob said:

Slim taper🤢

The necks were already too skinny. 

[Gitfiddler]

60's slim taper neck profile on the new 'Standard II Collection" models??

Maybe they're targeting youngsters looking for their first guitar.  I begged for a guitar when I was 12, so I get it.  

As long as Heritage continues to offer thicker necks as an option across the product line, I see this as no big deal.

[Teaky]

I think these look really nice and I’m excited about the 60’s neck. I think I’m developing arthritis because my hand will start cramping after about 30 minutes on my H-150. Definitely wanting one in chestnut or dirty lemon. 

[ElNumero]

1 hour ago, Teaky said:

I think these look really nice and I’m excited about the 60’s neck. I think I’m developing arthritis because my hand will start cramping after about 30 minutes on my H-150. Definitely wanting one in chestnut or dirty lemon. 

Things come full circle. My 00 Heritage 150, now 25 years old, has a 60’s slim taper neck. Back then I believe most were. 

[golferwave]

I just looked around on Sweetwater and it appears they have these in stock in several finishes. I didn't look at them all but the lightest one I saw was 9 lbs 7 oz and the heaviest was 9 lbs 15 oz.

[TalismanRich]

Those must have been older Standards.   

I see two Dirty Lemons at  8lb 11ox and 8lb  7oz,  a Bourbon Burst at 8lb 14oz and 2 in Wine Red at 8lb 3oz and 8lb 11oz.     So that's right about 1lb lighter than the standards which run in the 9s.   

The Custom shop and Custom Cores seem to run in the mid to upper 8s.

 

These are the Lemon Bursts.

[DaveCTOK]

On 9/22/2025 at 11:42 AM, TalismanRich said:

OK, here's the deal.    Next PSP, you bring your 530,  I'll bring mine.   You pick a song and let me know and we'll jam on it!

When mine showed up, it had been sitting in the Fed Ex truck and temps were in the mid 90s.  It took a few days for things to settle in.   The low E string was buzzing, but a truss rod tweak and bridge adjustment to get it back to 5/64" pretty much cleared that up.    It rings nicely now.    Interestingly,  it sounds quite different from my H-525, even though both are maple laminate tops with Lollar P90s.     I don't know that the pickups are the same version, as the guitars were built many years apart.  

I took the 530 to jam with some friends, and it pretty much sat on the neck pickup the whole day, just some knob twisting and hitting a couple of pedals over 3 hours.

I like this plan. 🙂  While I can't guarantee that I'll be able to make it next year, I do hope to be back for more in the future.  Almost didn't make it this year, since it didn't look like I was going to get the time off from work.  If it were to somehow work out that we could get that jam in at a non-PSP event in the future, I'd be game for that as well.  Glad to hear that your 530 is settled in and getting plenty of attention!

[TalismanRich]

I wonder what the weight relief scheme is for these guitars.   I don't think they will be full chambered bodies.

I remember when Heritage came out with the LW guitars.   I don't remember ever seeing what their chambering scheme was.    The Guild Bluesbird was designed as a chambered guitar.   Of course the Millennium is chambered and it sounds great.

Heritage obviously has the history to know that the mahogany part of the body needs to weigh to achieve a target weight.

[Jimbob]

28 minutes ago, TalismanRich said:

I wonder what the weight relief scheme is for these guitars.   I don't think they will be full chambered bodies.

I remember when Heritage came out with the LW guitars.   I don't remember ever seeing what their chambering scheme was.    The Guild Bluesbird was designed as a chambered guitar.   Of course the Millennium is chambered and it sounds great.

Heritage obviously has the history to know that the mahogany part of the body needs to weigh to achieve a target weight.

Yeah, I've been very curious about this as well. These new Standard II models seem to be falling into the same weight ranges as the Custom Core models, but I do know that the CC models are solid while using lighter-weight mahogany.

I just purchased an H-150 "Build 1215" directly from Heritage, and it weighs in at around 7.75 pounds. There's another one currently for sale on the Pasadena Craiglist website that's claiming a 7.3-pound weight. I do know that these "1215" builds use the lighter mahogany while also routing out a chamber in the lower-left bout of the guitar to reach this kind of weight.

With that being said, I was talking with Mike earlier this week about how they did the weight-relief routing on the 1215, and he hinted toward the idea that I should look at the announcement scheduled for yesterday because he thought that Heritage might post some images of how they're routed. That obviously didn't happen, but to me it's sounding as though the Standard II models may be using the heavier mahogany that's typically used for their Standard line but then routed to relieve some of the weight. I clearly don't know if this is correct or not, but it would be easy to tell if one were to tap a fingernail over the routed area to hear the hollowed chamber........that is, if someone can get their hands on one.