Mpcoluv Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Hi guys, I am a newbie to Heritage guitars even though I started playing in 1982. I have been looking for a Les Paul type and ran across a cheap red H-150P on Ebay. the Ebay photos showed large home depot type screws mounting the pickups to the mounting rings ao no one really was interested in it except for me. So I got it today and it seems like a sound guitar. the pickups are some sort of Seymour Duncan's that are painted black on the back and have a mounting base that has three holes per side. the center holes are drilled and tapped something like 8-32 by a previous unskilled owner. After a lot of adjustment, it plays fine, but I am not wild about the Schaller roller hardware. What pickups do you guys like in the H-150P? I have been partial to Pearly Gates in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoslate Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Welcome, Mp.... Partial to...? Tom Short, Marc Ford Tombuckers. Tom wound p'ups for Marc Ford, formerly of the Black Crowes. Fine player, great tone! Lots of choices out there, though. Seth Lovers ore mighty fine, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I have a 150P with split coil HRWs...I like them quite a lot. Can be very, very clean or can growl with the best of 'em... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronalr Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Welcome to the HOC....and congratulations on your 150...can we see a picture please!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpcoluv Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 Welcome to the HOC....and congratulations on your 150...can we see a picture please!!! I'll post photos as soon as I fix the pickup mounting. Thanks for the welcome guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 It was a great choice that you made for the 150P...... a bargain on great quality. And welcome to the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golferwave Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Welcome, Mp.... Partial to...? Tom Short, Marc Ford Tombuckers. Tom wound p'ups for Marc Ford, formerly of the Black Crowes. Fine player, great tone! Lots of choices out there, though. Seth Lovers ore mighty fine, as well. Amen to the Tom Short Marc Ford pickups! Welcome to the HOC there Mpcoluv!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurph1 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Welcome to the Cult!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpcoluv Posted July 11, 2010 Author Share Posted July 11, 2010 The pickup bases are pretty much screwed up. I finally got the adjusted reasonably well and it sounds pretty good. the "Black Back" duncans are nothing special from what I can tell, butt not awful. I am having Dave Plummer of Zhangbucker make me a set of pickups to my specs. So after a few tweeks it should be good. Are the 150P guitars really made of poplar? It seems about Les Paul weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Are the 150P guitars really made of poplar?It seems about Les Paul weight. Yeah, I believe that is true...although the 1992 catalog simply says "solid hardwood" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpcoluv Posted July 11, 2010 Author Share Posted July 11, 2010 Thanks for the info. The guitar sounds like pretty much a regular Les Paul. Not as heavy as some I have owned in the past. I thought Poplar was similar to Alder..... Maybe not. Still a great value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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