NGD 2001 Heritage Sweet 16

[tsp17]

A very special instrument arrived yesterday.  My pics aren’t as good as Wolfe’s but,….so what.  

Plays wonderfully easy and sounds full and lush. Floating Heritage #3 pickup is good, maybe a little thin/bright for me on the high E and B strings.    Kind of like a Joe Pass tone with amp at lower gain.  A little more electric sounding at higher gain/volume, but still has more brightness, pick percussive sound and treble than my guitars with built in pickups.  Even with a smaller body, the acoustic tone is still pretty full and bass is plentiful.  The 25.5 scale neck adds a lot of snap and articulation to the sound.   I thought I might miss some bass at 16 inches, but it delivers tight articulate bass on the low E and A strings.  

I’m very happy.  I did notice a couple of small surface dings (not through the finish, and you really have to look to see them) that the guys at Wolfe may not have caught or worthy of note. But like i said - small and not noticeable unless you are really looking.  

Grain on the top is super tight, finish is beautiful and the back, sides and neck are all super flamey. The ebony board and bridge are gorgeous. 

The Heritage floater is fine (my first floating pickup and I love the way you get a completely different tone-feel than with built-in).  I like it better than I thought I would, but I know what sound I am after (fatter, more organic), so I am going to put a Kent Armstrong single coil on it to get a closer to a Dearmond Rhythm Chief vibe.

[skydog52]

One of their best sounding platforms.  Congratulations on that Beauty!