Incoming TODAY!!! The elusive H525!!!

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Edited January 5 by brentrocks

[golferwave]

Looks awesome and sounds great!

[brentrocks]

11 hours ago, golferwave said:

Looks awesome and sounds great!

Thanks man!

[Emerrow]

Great looking guitar! I’ve had an H-525 for years now and I’ve been thinking about selling it. Could I ask how much these H-525’s usually sell for?

[MartyGrass]

On 1/14/2026 at 9:52 PM, Emerrow said:

Great looking guitar! I’ve had an H-525 for years now and I’ve been thinking about selling it. Could I ask how much these H-525’s usually sell for?

That's an interesting question.  As a kid I played a Gibson 225 for a year or so and gave it to my sister.  Much later I had a 525 soon after they came out.

The instrument was comfortable for me and was loud enough that it didn't need to be plugged in for bedroom practice.  You should prepare how you want to manage the P-90 hum.  The pickups are reverse wound, so when both are at about equal volume during amplification, hum is not an issue usually.  That's what I did.  There are pedals also that take out the 60 Hz hum.  The second issue some of us have had is the feedback tendency, common to all hollow bodies.  That can be managed as well.

The upsides are how light the guitar is and that P-90 hollow body tone.  It also has a cool retro image.

 It's a niche instrument that I like.  How much it is worth and what you'll need to pay for it is unclear.  They are collectible.