What’s happening at Heritage on September 25th?

[golferwave]

5 hours ago, TalismanRich said:

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.

 

You're right.  I went back and it was the almond burst finish that had me thinking they were the new ones. Still have the old specifications.  

[DavesNotHere]

On 9/25/2025 at 2:24 PM, TalismanRich said:

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.

Yea, I'm curious about the weight. I got to pick out the woods and neck for my custom 150 with Marv and Jim. It's in the 8lb range, right around 8lbs 16oz😎

[Steiner]

2 hours ago, DavesNotHere said:

Yea, I'm curious about the weight. I got to pick out the woods and neck for my custom 150 with Marv and Jim. It's in the 8lb range, right around 8lbs 16oz😎

Just outside that 9lb territory.  Nice…

[MartyGrass]

This is so odd.

As mentioned, there was an uproar when Gibson did this.  There was this argument that heavy guitars sound better and have more sustain.

I have owned two weight relieved H-150s, one I got by accident since I ordered it.  The Heritage dealer didn't even know it was weight relieved.  He would have charged more.

I very much approve of this design.  If it adversely affects sustain or tone, I don't notice. 

[TalismanRich]

It really doesn't matter what reality is... you can find opinions going both ways.    More weight = more sustain.   Light resonant wood = more sustain.    As to what qualifies as "tone",  that's entirely whatever the person wants it to mean. 

I remember playing a Guild Bluesbird that was chambered.   It rang very nicely.    Millenniums do as well.  I can't say my Mille is missing anything in the tone department.