I kinda felt bad for this kid at GC

[BRENTrocks]

So I walked into my local GC today....just looking to see if they had any new cool used guitars in. I see this beautiful Heritage H150, Tobacco Burst, monster top!

I asked the guy behind the counter to check it out....he says, "ITS GOT A HEADSTOCK REPAIR!" I'm like, $1499 for a H150 with a headstock repair....NO WAY!!!

Well, there's more to the story....the store had purchased it from the original owner. The kid that bought it for the store, set it on a guitar stand behind the counter....and then later accidently knocked it off the stand, cracking the headstock! That kid must have been beside himself!!!

They had their in house tech do the repair.

The guitar needed a lot of TLC...all the hardware was rusted and pitted, the frets were heavily tarnished, the fretboard was friggin nasty and everything else was nasty too...LOL. I talked to the manager and negotiated a deal and brought it home!

I completely tore the guitar down...cleaned and polished. Installed a set of locking Grovers and a set of 57 Classics, along with a new tailpieces and ABR. Its a little over 9 lbs, 60s neck, one piece body, heavily figured top. It turned out pretty good....the repair isn't the greatest, but it plays great and has awesome tone!!!


IMG_7697 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr

IMG_7687 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr

IMG_7684 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr

IMG_7694 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr

IMG_7691 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr

IMG_7688 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr

IMG_7693 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr

 

[fek]

Take off that pick guard and I would be all over that! Might need to smooth out the repair a bit to improve the feel but otherwise, love it.

 

[Samhain]

 

[Mr. Willy]

That’s hot.

 

[paulyc]

So I walked into my local GC today....just looking to see if they had any new cool used guitars in. I see this beautiful Heritage H150, Tobacco Burst, monster top!

I asked the guy behind the counter to check it out....he says, "ITS GOT A HEADSTOCK REPAIR!" I'm like, $1499 for a H150 with a headstock repair....NO WAY!!!

Well, there's more to the story....the store had purchased it from the original owner. The kid that bought it for the store, set it on a guitar stand behind the counter....and then later accidently knocked it off the stand, cracking the headstock! That kid must have been beside himself!!!

They had their in house tech do the repair.

The guitar needed a lot of TLC...all the hardware was rusted and pitted, the frets were heavily tarnished, the fretboard was friggin nasty and everything else was nasty too...LOL. I talked to the manager and negotiated a deal and brought it home!

I completely tore the guitar down...cleaned and polished. Installed a set of locking Grovers and a set of 57 Classics, along with a new tailpieces and ABR. Its a little over 9 lbs, 60s neck, one piece body, heavily figured top. It turned out pretty good....the repair isn't the greatest, but it plays great and has awesome tone!!!


IMG_7697 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr

IMG_7687 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr

IMG_7684 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr

IMG_7694 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr

IMG_7691 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr

IMG_7688 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr

IMG_7693 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr

Sick fiddle !!!

 

[glpg80]

Man you can’t fault anyone rocking a heritage. I’d love to have one someday. I’d choose it over an epiphone anyday!

 

[journeyman73]

Ah, a reliced Heritage

 

[Nigel]

Billy Howerdel’s #1 lester had a headstock snap off repair.

 

[BRENTrocks]

I wet sanded and buffed on the back of the repair a little. I think it looks much better already.

 

[LP Freak]

Very odd title to the thread

 

[Racerxrated]

Congrats! Yes it is looking better......Killer player I bet.

 

[BRENTrocks]

Very odd title to the thread

I would have felt terrible if I was the one that broke it

 

[mooncobra]

Man you can’t fault anyone rocking a heritage. I’d love to have one someday. I’d choose it over an epiphone anyday!

Night and day difference between heritage and Epiphone

 

[RaceU4her]

Man you can’t fault anyone rocking a heritage. I’d love to have one someday. I’d choose it over an epiphone anyday!

lol i think they are more supposed to be above an actual Gibson

 

[ZEEGLER]

It's a real shame what the "repairperson" did to that. It looks like some kind of epoxy used for filler. It may be solid, but if it ever lets loose and needs to be repaired again, getting all of that goop out of there will be impossible. I would have at least used splines on that.

Beautiful guitar!

 

[Nicholasm3]

Hellen Keller glue that back on?
Either way. As long as it plays, sounds good and you’re happy with it, that’s all that matters. Happy NGD!

 

[Markedman]

That Lucifer, I mean luthier sucks dog shit IMO!

 

[japetus]

Man you can’t fault anyone rocking a heritage. I’d love to have one someday. I’d choose it over an epiphone anyday!

I'd choose a Heritage over comparable Gibsons almost everytimw

 

[CarlF]

POS. I wouldn't have paid anything for it.

 

[headlessdeadguy]

POS. I wouldn't have paid anything for it.

POS. I wouldn't have paid anything for it.

LOL. Showing what you know right from the start ehh? The best playing guitar I ever played had a headstock repair. It wasn't quite that ugly but a repair nonetheless.