cosmikdebriis Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Maybe they do listen to customers down in Nashville... I don't doubt they do. From what I can make out, Gibbon is a very well run business and market research is bound to be high on their list of priorities. Whether that would affect Kalamazoo though is another issue. Personally I believe Heritage owners buy their guitars for more personal reasons. such as wanting a handmade guitar and/or the history behind the plant. Not that I'm ignoring the quality, I just believe there are other manufacturers, each no doubt with it's devotees, that could match Heritage for quality. I'm not sure what market research H undertake but an occasional view of this forum would be a good idea. For my money, I'd prefer a weight relieved 150 to a slimmer 140 for aesthetic reasons. On a different tac, I'd expect a recession to hit Gibbon harder than Heritage on the basis that H have a very loyal fan base whilst Gibbon rely on massive sales to keep going, investors etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgen-Denmark Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 It seems as if some one in Kalamazoo already have listened to this wise discussion in HOC-forum. It's not only Gibbo who is trying to cut a little weight (my les paul std. dc from '98 also have chambered body) > From J Hale music store (jhalemusic.com): [glow=red,2,300]New Model - H150 CM Light Weight:[/glow] Single cutaway carved curly maple top with chambered Honduran mahogany body, cream bound top, cream pickguard, 24 3/4" scale, rosewood fingerboards with trapezoid MOP inlays, 22 frets, rims measure 2", body width 13". Fitted with twin '59 Duncan pickups. Weighs slightly less than 8 pounds. Send email to jeff@jhalemusic.com for quotation or give us a call at 262 367 5720. Click on Thumbnails below for full sized view :uwp: But we're just about full, says the admin. So here it is - still for sale. feel free and jump the link: http://www.jhalemusic.com/pages/H150LWCBBotUp.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersteel Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 My H150 LW weighs almost as much as my LP! I'd hate to imagine how much it would weigh if it wasn't hollowed out! But the tone--awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgen-Denmark Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Hmmm - slightly less than 8 pounds, the add said ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmikdebriis Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 There has been quie a lot of talk on the relative weight of mahogany... Well according to the link below The density of mahogany is given as follows. (Kilograms per cubic metre) Mahogany ( African ) 495 - 850 Clearly there is quite a range of density in mahogany so I don't find it that surprising if guitars can vary in weight by so much. http://www.simetric.co.uk/si_wood.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDoggie Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I checked on the 150 LW at jhale and it's $2350. Competetive with the LP, but not a lot cheaper. I'd love to try one out, guess I'll have to keep an eye out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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