Horace Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 This was delivered Friday from Wolfe Guitars. Jay was great to do business with and was very helpful and communicative throughout the process. He had good advice on the pickup selection ( Seths), gave an accurate estimate of the build and delivery times, and Graham did an excellent set up. But my deepest appreciation is for the folks at Heritage who built this beautiful musical instrument. It's flawless and is exactly what I asked for. I have played it all weekend and am on cloud 9. I was looking for a particular jazz tone and the neck pickup has it perfectly. The other tones I've found so far are also incredible. I am very fortunate. Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thundersteel Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 That is a real beauty--congrats! But it looks like they forgot to install the inlays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horace Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 That is a real beauty--congrats! But it looks like they forgot to install the inlays! Dang, I knew there was SOMETHING not quite right ! ; ) Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegleg32 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Another work of art from the great folks at Heritage - absolutly, top notch, beautiful. Words don't describe. We are so lucky to be able to buy these wonderful instruments at a reasonable price. Someday the world will discover Heritage and we will be wishing for days gone by. Good job Tal. Would like to hear a clip if you get a chance sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul144 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 that is one classy looking guitar! Congrats! The gold hardware looks great on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Tal, What color is that? One shot looks Chestnut. But another looks .... not Chestnut. Beauty, man, beauty!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronalr Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Congratulations....that is a real beauty.....would love to hear a clip also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Another beauty from Parsons St. Congrats. I love the H-555 model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Very Classy & Clean. I love the no inlays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golferwave Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 A real work of art! Such a beautiful intrument, congrats and enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Ron Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 +1 to no inlays. Reminds me of a tuxedo. Simple, black, classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Man, that is one gorgeous stick. I couldn't play one with out inlays. Music is a visual thing for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthpawGuy Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Nice one, congratulations ! Is that burnt amber ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Wow! Very nice indeed. I can't remember ever seeing a 555 that I did not like...or lust after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horace Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 Thanks for all the compliments on the guitar. It feels better than it looks and it sounds better than it feels. I asked for a slimmer neck and really like the results. For color, I asked for translucent amber but as dark as possible and without introducing reddish hues. That's what they delivered and on the certificate they call it Dark Amber. Indeed it is. Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 DAMMM...that is sweet...love the bare fretboard!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 That is drop-dead gorgeous, Tal. I mean, my goodness. So how would you describe the neck on a standard 555? In between a 50s and 60s neck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horace Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 That is drop-dead gorgeous, Tal. I mean, my goodness. So how would you describe the neck on a standard 555? In between a 50s and 60s neck? Sorry Scooter, I'm not enough of an expert on 555 necks, 50s necks, or 60s necks to say. It's noticeably thinner than my 1971 Gibson Dove,as I recall it's similar to my 64 SG Jr although it's been a while, and a bit thicker and more C shaped than the Rickenbacker 380L I had for 10 years up until last year. Not sure if that's helpful. In general I prefer thinner necks. Regarding fretboard inlays; too many years of living too well has made my views of the fretboard while playing a pretty rare occurrence - only when I sneeze. The fret markers on the top binding work well enough for me. Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCrow Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I really like the clean look of the fretboard, looks incredible man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 New wood! I've always enjoyed new wood! That's a beautiful guitar! Congratulations!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark555 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 congratulations on getting a really fine guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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