NGD. 1987 Heritage H170

[BRENTrocks]

1987 HERITAGE H170…


1st generation H170 double cut.


Honduran mahogany body and neck

Bound and Carved flame maple top

Bound Indian rosewood fretboard

Bound and inlaid headstock


This one has seen some action in its life. It suffered a headstock break/repair some years ago.


It currently has a Lollar Imperial pickup in the bridge and a SD Seth Lover in the neck. Volume/Volume/Tone with a 3 way toggle.


It’s a great playing and great sounding Heritage from their Golden Age!!!

 

[Motorboat McCooter]

Happy New Guitar Day! I hope it plays as good as it looks!

 

[BRENTrocks]

So I wasn’t really happy with the poorly modded Schaller bridge. It wouldn’t intonate very good. So I decided to put a set of locking Tonepros on it.

And I took the covers off the pickups (which did help with the squealing, a little). The bridge Lollar still squeals when I step on the RAT…but with the OCD it is fine. The neck Seth is great now.

The intonation is perfect now.

 

[chumbucket]

That's a badass guitar Brent. What's the neck profile like?
I'm usually not a fan of zebra pickups but it looks great on this axe for some reason. I think you might need to change the neck pickup to match.

 

[Mike Oxhuge]

Beautiful axe! I don't think Gibson has made a beautiful tobacco burst like that since production left Kalamazoo. Pure perfection

 

[Rackman]

You think they could have hung that neck joint out there a little farther

 

[BRENTrocks]

That's a badass guitar Brent. What's the neck profile like?
I'm usually not a fan of zebra pickups but it looks great on this axe for some reason. I think you might need to change the neck pickup to match.

Thanks dude!! The neck is a medium C.

 

[JDs Couch]

Beauty guitar man!

 

[ZEEGLER]

So I wasn’t really happy with the poorly modded Schaller bridge. It wouldn’t intonate very good. So I decided to put a set of locking Tonepros on it.

And I took the covers off the pickups (which did help with the squealing, a little). The bridge Lollar still squeals when I step on the RAT…but with the OCD it is fine. The neck Seth is great now.

The intonation is perfect now.


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I've used those Schaller roller bridges before, and I'm not a fan. I don't think they sound good at all.

 

[cardinal]

Wow that action is about as low as it can get since the bridge is bottoming out on the top.

Beautiful guitar.

 

[JackBootedThug]

Look at Brent getting all dem Heritage fiddle’s… I hope @japetus doesn’t see this….

 

[japetus]

Look at Brent getting all dem Heritage fiddle’s… I hope @japetus doesn’t see this….

He knows what he's doing to me..HE KNOWS!!!!

 

[BRENTrocks]

Wow that action is about as low as it can get since the bridge is bottoming out on the top.

Beautiful guitar.

Yeah. It’s right there!!!

 

[BRENTrocks]

I've used those Schaller roller bridges before, and I'm not a fan. I don't think they sound good at all.

I fucking hate them