2ncicu
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Where are you Brent?
romanianreaper
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Lol, no sorry I'm just old and forgot I posted that earlier. I was talking about Brentrocks too. He knows those guitars and just got one from another country.
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lessarti
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I will obligue and show the Knaggs. See pics below, it is a Knaggs Kenai Tier 1 in black gloss with natural bindings. Neck is pale moon ebony, mahogany body with maple top. Seriously well made ans playing, best sustaining guitar i have ever played. I bought it used but previous owner took care of it that it easily passes as new condition.
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83stratman
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Yea, like probably almost ten years ago now.
headlessdeadguy
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Lol. I don’t pay attention.
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hopkinWFG
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I heard the new management of the heritage changes the work processes to rely on machines.... it mostly get more consistent on the output product... but nasty enough few staffs of the heritage were laid off...
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Andor006
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The truth about using more “machines” in the production is more unit/ hour and less live working hands cost.
The beauty of hand made guitars is the uniqueness and personality of each instrument. The perfect geometrical properties of guitars the skilled luthiers setting without any problems, but they need more time to make it.
We all know “The time is money”.
Cremona violins are fully hand crafted from the finest materials in Italy. Its problem with consistency? No. The Cremona violin luthiers are poor? No.
If someone desided to build guitar brand based on heritage and with name Heritage, the first important thing is building instruments by hand with old school technologies, and be proud for this.
There is a great market for true hand crafted guitars, but Heritage guitars with old owners made bad marketing and wrong business modell. The new owners are making the things much worser with modernization in case of Heritage brand.
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JLR
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I don't have a H-150 but do have a '19 H-137 which was the last year of production on this model. Not sure if this is pre or post lay off/automation period. The end result is a very fine workmanship instrument. The Lollar P90 are a little too polite so I'll try shimming them up. If that doesn't get me there I'll get some Gibson P90's. Much overall positive feedback on the Heritage brand on the net.
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Andor006
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Why they are using Lollar pickups? In that Kalamazzo fasility where made the famous PAF pickups. I know, the original PAF pickup winding machine bought Seymour Duncan, but the recipe and know-how was in the heads of Heritage workers.
It would be logical to make own pickups under the name “Kalamazzo originals” …..
Devin
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I'm not a big fan of the zika headstocks but otherwise think they look awesome
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JLR
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Not sure. They put Lollars in the H-137's for a long time. Likely costing reasons I assume.
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Andor006
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I think the reason is not cost cutting, but less trouble with own production.They have “ in house designed” 225 Classic Humbucker in flagship models, but there are rebranded pickups, not Heritage made pickups.
Personally I miss in house made Heritage pickups.
In house pickups = Mojo.
Good examples are Fender Josefina and Abby pickups.
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JLR
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Did Heritage ever make in house P90's?
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hopkinWFG
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I was hoping Heritage could bring back the H157 custom.... u will wanna BB for good