@@timjonesguitar I got an H150 thirteen years ago. I put some OX4 pickups in it. It's awesome. I also have a Heritage archtop which is even more awesome.
@@timpierceguitar I would love to do that, with the only change being chrome instead of nickel hardware, because somewhere along the line my body chemistry changed to one that does bad things to nickel.
Hey Weezer! Did you chamber the whole body, both wings with a center block? I'm doing a similar build and wanna find out why your build rings like a bell! 🙏🙏😃
My favourite musical guitarist ever. Tim's video's are different from the standard ones and full of good advice and killer tone. A good measure of a great teacher is the minute you start watching Tim, you're reaching for your guitar. 👍
Everytime I see Tim's playing it humbles me, the confidence in execution and the on-pointness is just so satisfying to see. I wonder what kind of aura you can feel when you hear and see him play in person in front of you.
@@oscarleijontoft . . . Oh come on now Oscar . . . Angus and Zakk are not in Tim's class. Sure they're great entertainers, but Tim is the ultimate guitarist!
When I got my first guitar in 1984, the guy in the shop played an open E chord on it and it chimmed like a bell. I was blown away! I love that sound and although I don't really like Les Pauls, that guitar has a really great tone that I've rarely heard - well done, hope you keep it all your long life!
Man...I wish I could find as much enjoyment in anything as Tim seems to have playing guitar. He is a beast and always so inspiring. Thanks for these videos Tim!
Tim, as always it is an absolute joy to see your honest delight in playing guitar, as well as your unpretentious approach to gear reviews. If I was a guitarist I’d be on your courses in a flash. Cheers from a retired drummer in Scotland.
What differentiates Tim Pierce, Rick Beato, Ask Zac and Five Watt World is the musical intellectual appeal. Going beyond endless guitar and gear reviews, I’ll admit they serve an important purpose if done correctly versus hawking a particular brand, your channel gives insight into the working world of being a musician. Even this review focuses on what the tonal possibilities are available and why to a working musician it fills a void. Thanks for all you do.
Every Heritage I’ve ever played has been exceptional. I have a H-535 that is incredible and has been a good sales pitch for Heritage. As several friends that have played mine have went out and bought one. Plus Heritage has amazing customer service
I love when it rings like little bells. Never heard it like this before from a guitar. He really loves his guitar that is for sure. To see this joy in his face, this is a gift!
I worked in a repair shop for a couple decades, a period over which I've played almost everything known at one point in time. It's an interesting thing when it comes to Les Pauls, weight relieving/chambering and the desire to have them sound as close to vintage Bursts as possible. Most people will go with a modern model without weight relief because the original ones didn't have it, and they're trying to get close to the tone and response. I've played a number of 50s Les Pauls,; several 58/59/60 bursts, along with a few Gold Tops, and the one quality that was consistent among them that isn't nearly as prevalent with them after they returned from being discontinued in the 70s right up to modern ones, is the resonance and attack. "Liveliness" is a common description that, while a bit vague, none the less fits. There's a bounce and punch that people tend to equate more with Fenders or semihollows than with LPs. Personally, if I were looking to get a modern model to fill in for a vintage one, I'd start by trying out chambered, or even weight relief before non-weight relieved, that's going to get as close to that liveliness. Another thing is that the older ones tend to be markedly brighter than modern ones, and out of the modern ones it's the chambered bodies that are brighter. I'm not completely sure why that is, but if I were to guess I'd say that with so much of the mahogany mass removed, the maple top plays a larger role in the collective tone. I've also noticed that the lighter the guitar, the brighter their acoustic tone is. The resonance between the neck and the body is the foundation that everything else builds off from, and it's also the hardest thing to change later on (if it's possible at all). Pickups, pots, tone caps, hardware, etc? These are all things that can easily be replaced later on. The wood? Not so much.
I have a 2010 light burst chambered, it was the black sheep back then, no one wanted it and I fell in love the instant I played her at the store, bought it and it's my main guitar ever since.
@@EduFirenze in the spirit of transparency, I was biased against chambered early on myself, and for the very same reason I stated above. It wasn't the first time I was wrong about a piece of gear because I was viewing it that way. I remember being really put off by the Marshall Silver Jubilee because of the clipping diodes they use in the lead channel. I found it…unnatural for a tube amp.* Now it's my all time favorite Marshall model. *In my defence, Marshall had used clipping diodes in a couple other amps that I had heard and really didn't like. The nailed it on the Jubilee though
After 30 years of playing, buying, and flipping guitars I have a keeper in my 08 chambered standard. It was great with the burstbuckers but then I swapped in SD Antiquities and it's like a telecaster and a grand piano spent a night together.
@@TheRyguy79 Then you get what I'm saying, because that description immediately makes sense to me, I know the sound you're talking about. Matter of fact it's a better description than I used 🤔… I'm stealing it 😉.
amen brother!! i hv an 08 tobacco burst standard. Why wld you want 10 lbs hanging round your neck. Say what you will but i will put my chamberd up aganst any non weight relived lp. I put a dimarzio 36th paf in bridge and swapped magnet in neck pup for an alnicio 2. Its a tone monster!!!
Love the tone Tim, that guitar is a beauty. That intro “ Lonely is the night “ Billy Squier, was originally played on a Tele with a humbucker in the bridge. I was at a live gig back in 1976, your new Heritage nailed that tone.
@@paxchristi2014 I know that, but Billy would play songs he had written but not released…..just like many artists of the day, maybe that’s what your missing. 🤷
This old guy can play. What an absolute monster. I’m more of a metal head myself. Have been for 40 years or more. But watching Tim play is just a real treat. Great precision, dynamics and sheer joy. Well done sir. 👍🏻
Years ago while working for Sprint i was at their telecom site which is next door across the tracks from the Heritage factory. I had a 1938 Gibson f hole style acoustic guitar with me that had a shimmed neck and didnt play well. It was all i had at the time though. I went next door and knocked on the door with the guitar in hand.a guy opened a little square window and asked me what i wanted. This is a very rough neighborhood it seemed to me btw. I told him iwhat i had and it was doing and asked him for advice what to do with it. He said they dont fix guitars. But a guy behind him said let him in let me see it. So i went in and he looked inside it and his eyebrow arched. He said leave it here and come back at 4 o clock. I thanked him and went back to work. I went back at 4 and he wheeled out a very old guy in a wheelchair. He had a light on a head band and he showed me the tag inside through the f hole where he built it in 1938. This all happened in the late 90's. He showed me another tag he had added where he repaired it that day. I tried to pay them but they wouldnt take my money and they basically ran me off. It still plays beautifully now and i still have it and have added a floating p90 .
Yeah, my first Heritage was in '88 and not a great instrument, but since I'm a Kalamazoo kid and live about a mile from the factory I stuck with them and can say the two I have now are excellent.
@@paxchristi2014 They don't. You'd have to buy from a dealer. When I bought my last one a few years back I was able to see and play the different models there tho.
Beautiful in every way!!! Played by one of the best. So let's review......A Les Paul built in the original Kalamazoo Factory where the original 50's Les Pauls were made. A good percentage of the guitar was built by hand. I would say that's about as "PLAYING AUTHENTIC" as one can get. I own a 1990's Heritage H150 made by the Luthiers that didn't want to move with Gibson, awesome instrument.
Been playing Gibsons for over fifty years. Played and owned lots of vintage. Had some truly incredible Custom Shop Lesters! Introduced to Heritage twenty years ago. Been to Parsons Street a dozen times (a couple of times since the change in ownership) and have met all the original owners. I've owned half-a-dozen Heritage guitars and had them do a custom spec build. I love their guitars. My most recent is a Custom Core H-150. It is "all that"! The late Edwin Wilson, along with Heritage's in-house vintage guru Pete Farmer, "got there" with the Custom Core H-150 and the 225 humbuckers. An inveterate tweaker (I have a 25th Anniversary H-150 with actual PAF's), I wouldn't touch the Custom Core. Fit, finish, weight (8.3 lbs. not relieved), relic'ing, neck carve, top (gorgeous chevrons), color (tobacco burst) tic all of the boxes.
I picked one of these up over 20 years ago straight out of Kalamazoo MI, It has a crazy good sound. I have more than 10 other guitars and this is the best sounding one. The Tele is the second.
Such amazing guitars out my home state (although I’m from the other side of Michigan near Detroit). I have yet to play a bad Heritage H-150, and I’ve played standard and a Custom Core. Incredible guitars. Maybe some day I can get one.
We Michiganders, and more importantly us folk from the mighty Kazoo have always been proud of our Gibson heritage. So when they left it was like a lifelong love just not coming home one day. Ohhh the grief. So when Heritage Guitars started up in the very building we had a love affair for, for so long. I gotta tell ya, I figured it would just be a flash in the pan. Heritage Guitars has been a standout and we love them.
Tim, I own a Heritage H150 honeyburst. I think I bought it back in 2002. I bumped it once while intoxicated and playing (sober and grateful since 9-12-16). It rang like a bell. I immediately knocked on it softly with my knuckles to satisfy my curiosity. Of course, each time thereafter I knocked on it, it rang out. Impressed, I showed all my friends who'd come over to watch me jam. VERY COOL BROTHER. FURTHER, I WANT TO EXPRESS EXTREME GRATITUDE AND RESPECT TO YOU FOR YOUR SINCERITY IN MUSIC, YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OF COURSE YOUR TALANTS!!! THANK YOU SIR!!!!!!!!!!!
Tim, you should have mentioned that Kalamazoo factory is where all the famous 1950s Les Pauls were built that players dream of playing. Heritage is much closer in soul to those 1950s than Nashville, even though there is a slightly different headstock shape.
I bought a mid-60's ES-335 12-string in 1976. Still play it almost every day (never had 12 on it). I have also had two Heritage H-575's (the ES-175 of course), and I recently bought a Heritage H-555 (a blinged out ES-335 more or less). I played a half-dozen "real" ES-335's before I bought the Heritage. Some great guitars STILL coming out of Kalamazoo. P.S., I was in the factory before Gibson left. Pictures of EVERYBODY who was anybody in the guitar world were posted on the walls. sw
I always felt that Neville Martin got it bang on, he said what Heritage ought to be Gibson, is what G&L was to Fender. And they needed to get their quality and product up to G&L standards. I think they might finally have done that.
That really is a great sounding LP type guitar. It has the clarity and bell like ring of the golden age ones that everyone loves so much (although I imagine not all of the old ones actually have this!)
@berndkiltz . . . . Heritage builds some of the best guitars in the world, hands down the greatest bang for your buck for any serious guitar play, amateur or pro!
I have a '22 H150 coming this next week. Thanks Tim for helping with a bit of buyers remorse. I don't normally pay as much for a guitar as I have for this one. this will be the most spent and I got a deal! My guitar is a Cherry burst and will have SD59 pickups in it both options I have always wanted and not bought for some strange reason... Thank you again. As the GREAT Michael Stanley from Cleveland used to say (RIP): Keep rockin until otherwise notified!
The tones you are getting in the jamming you do starting around the 3:30 has a lot of Phil Keaggy Les Paul tones, especially on the album Crimson and Blue, which is a huge compliment to you, Tim. Phil probably has my favorite Les Paul tone, the tone you are getting is right up there.
At 6:56 the way Tim’s picking attack matches the bass notes in the backing track is truly absolutely masterful. It’s like, robotically perfect but still has plenty of overall feel and personality.
Heritage guitars have always looked very nice, but I rarely see them in stores to try. I attended a guitar show a couple of years ago and one of the dealers had a couple for sale so I was finally able to try one. Like you, I tend to prefer a thinner neck profile so it's good to hear they do offer semi-custom options. Maybe some day...
I am a subscriber, and not very easily convinced about "reviews", that said I just ordered an H150 custom Core Gold Top. ( I own a few guitars, but I think they will be for sale soon) never was a LP fan, single coils were my go to, but after this and Phillip McKnight's honest reviews & the Heritage history I am excited to have one. Thanks, Tim
Great sounding guitar. Of course Tim could make a guitar made by Mattel sound good. I had the opportunity to tour the Kalamazoo Gibson factory in 1981 before they moved all of their production to Nashville. I currently have a Heritage H-555. Beautiful craftsmanship. Thank you Tim for the inspiration. You are a joy to watch and learn from.
Hey - You sound like me. I just bought a 555 from Chicago Music Exchange about 6 months ago (it's in the stand about 5-feet from me). Played a half-dozen "real" 335's but ultimately chose the Heritage. I was also at the Gibson factory back in the early 80's. I don't remember a tour (maybe I took in my mid-60's 335 for some repair work - bought on 7/3/76; still play it often - I'm 63). I do recall just walking around the factory (which is really small) and looking at all the pictures of the guitar gods posted on the walls.
That's definitely an amazing sounding guitar. I've done all types of mods on my 2 Les Pauls and have gotten closer to the sound I'm trying to achieve but it still doesn’t have that awesome bell-like dynamic sound that yours has. A couple of things I've learned along the way is that no 2 guitars (especially Les Pauls) are the same. The mods (pickups, pots, caps, etc) definitely help but the gear you play through, particularly the amp, is a big factor in the guitar sound as well.
I once got to play an original 1959 Les Paul goldtop (owned by Laurence Juber from Wings). It sounded like... heaven, or as close to heaven as a magical guitar being played poorly by a drummer can sound.
Tim, your new Heritage is beautiful. A week ago, I didn't know much about Heritage. I was at Guitar Center and they had a 1996 that looks identical to your new axe. I walked out with it and couldn't be happier with it. Maybe I can bring it to LA and we can compare how yours compares to the 96. Enjoy your Heritage, it is beautiful and sounds awesome. Thanks for sharing about these wonderful guitars.
That guitar sounds great! I bought a Custom Core H-150 in tobacco sunburst shortly after they came out. I was looking for the 50's style neck and the weight was at 8.5 lbs. Has an awesome flame top. I did swap out the 225 pickups for a set of "Kingfish" Jalen pickups. It is my best guitar! I ended buying a Heritage H-535 semi-hollow, and it is great too!
I've always loved Heritage guitars. Criminally underrated. Quality company. Your new guitar is amazing. Time Pierce model with the "secret" chamber? YES PLEASE.
Congrats Tim it looks beautiful, and I bet it plays as good as it looks. Chambered body is the way to go on an inherently heavy guitar. I think they are more resonant than solid wood, only makes sense. Why there are no solid body acoustics. I grew up 35 miles away, so these are my hometown people. I know there is real pride in what they do, and it shows.
I have a 1994 H150, that I’ve tried to love, but it is so heavy I can’t bond with it. I tried to sell it on consignment at a very-well-known guitar shop in Toronto. However, as soon as the shop representative responsible for consignments lifted it up, he put it back in the case and said not interested. It’s been sitting in its case in a well-humidified room for three years now.
I want one . Tim Pierce, signature ✌🏻🎸🎶
Heritage told me.......Just reach out to them, and they are happy to build anyone a "Tim Pierce spec" guitar :-)
A Tim Pierce signature, why has there not been one yet? That would be great!
@@timjonesguitar I got an H150 thirteen years ago. I put some OX4 pickups in it. It's awesome. I also have a Heritage archtop which is even more awesome.
@@timpierceguitar what is the price?
@@timpierceguitar I would love to do that, with the only change being chrome instead of nickel hardware, because somewhere along the line my body chemistry changed to one that does bad things to nickel.
Hey Tim! I helped put that baby together...thanks for the praise!
wow, thanks so much for the comment and for the care that you and your colleagues put into these guitars... look forward to meeting you someday !
I'm a huge fan of the H150. Thanks for making these things
Hey Weezer! Did you chamber the whole body, both wings with a center block? I'm doing a similar build and wanna find out why your build rings like a bell! 🙏🙏😃
And I am ordering one now...
I’d like to order one exactly like that. Is that possible? How much?
You emanate happiness when you play. Your eyes smile - even when they are closed.
Tim's delight is contagious and reminds me why I play the guitar. Lovely observation dude.
Billy Squier's "Don't Say No" album is such a gem! "Lonely is the Night" sounds great on your Heritage!
My favourite musical guitarist ever. Tim's video's are different from the standard ones and full of good advice and killer tone. A good measure of a great teacher is the minute you start watching Tim, you're reaching for your guitar. 👍
Hands down he’s amazing ❤
That made my morning. I agree whole-heartedly
What the hell “musical guitarist@ end b mean?
Totally agree! Love that he is smiling any time he's playing.
Everytime I see Tim's playing it humbles me, the confidence in execution and the on-pointness is just so satisfying to see. I wonder what kind of aura you can feel when you hear and see him play in person in front of you.
@@oscarleijontoft . . . Oh come on now Oscar . . . Angus and Zakk are not in Tim's class. Sure they're great entertainers, but Tim is the ultimate guitarist!
When I got my first guitar in 1984, the guy in the shop played an open E chord on it and it chimmed like a bell. I was blown away! I love that sound and although I don't really like Les Pauls, that guitar has a really great tone that I've rarely heard - well done, hope you keep it all your long life!
Man...I wish I could find as much enjoyment in anything as Tim seems to have playing guitar. He is a beast and always so inspiring. Thanks for these videos Tim!
Tim, as always it is an absolute joy to see your honest delight in playing guitar, as well as your unpretentious approach to gear reviews. If I was a guitarist I’d be on your courses in a flash.
Cheers from a retired drummer in Scotland.
Many thanks! I appreciate the comment
What differentiates Tim Pierce, Rick Beato, Ask Zac and Five Watt World is the musical intellectual appeal. Going beyond endless guitar and gear reviews, I’ll admit they serve an important purpose if done correctly versus hawking a particular brand, your channel gives insight into the working world of being a musician. Even this review focuses on what the tonal possibilities are available and why to a working musician it fills a void. Thanks for all you do.
I never saw anyone bang on an electric guitar body like that. That was the coolest! It really does ring like a piano!
Every Heritage I’ve ever played has been exceptional. I have a H-535 that is incredible and has been a good sales pitch for Heritage. As several friends that have played mine have went out and bought one. Plus Heritage has amazing customer service
Heritage is a magnificent guitar manufacturer. The instruments are pure single cut designs at its finest.
Not to mention their archtops!
Incredible tone, emotional, and beautiful playing !!!!!!! WOW
I love when it rings like little bells. Never heard it like this before from a guitar. He really loves his guitar that is for sure. To see this joy in his face, this is a gift!
I worked in a repair shop for a couple decades, a period over which I've played almost everything known at one point in time. It's an interesting thing when it comes to Les Pauls, weight relieving/chambering and the desire to have them sound as close to vintage Bursts as possible. Most people will go with a modern model without weight relief because the original ones didn't have it, and they're trying to get close to the tone and response.
I've played a number of 50s Les Pauls,; several 58/59/60 bursts, along with a few Gold Tops, and the one quality that was consistent among them that isn't nearly as prevalent with them after they returned from being discontinued in the 70s right up to modern ones, is the resonance and attack. "Liveliness" is a common description that, while a bit vague, none the less fits. There's a bounce and punch that people tend to equate more with Fenders or semihollows than with LPs. Personally, if I were looking to get a modern model to fill in for a vintage one, I'd start by trying out chambered, or even weight relief before non-weight relieved, that's going to get as close to that liveliness. Another thing is that the older ones tend to be markedly brighter than modern ones, and out of the modern ones it's the chambered bodies that are brighter. I'm not completely sure why that is, but if I were to guess I'd say that with so much of the mahogany mass removed, the maple top plays a larger role in the collective tone. I've also noticed that the lighter the guitar, the brighter their acoustic tone is.
The resonance between the neck and the body is the foundation that everything else builds off from, and it's also the hardest thing to change later on (if it's possible at all). Pickups, pots, tone caps, hardware, etc? These are all things that can easily be replaced later on. The wood? Not so much.
I have a 2010 light burst chambered, it was the black sheep back then, no one wanted it and I fell in love the instant I played her at the store, bought it and it's my main guitar ever since.
@@EduFirenze in the spirit of transparency, I was biased against chambered early on myself, and for the very same reason I stated above. It wasn't the first time I was wrong about a piece of gear because I was viewing it that way. I remember being really put off by the Marshall Silver Jubilee because of the clipping diodes they use in the lead channel. I found it…unnatural for a tube amp.* Now it's my all time favorite Marshall model.
*In my defence, Marshall had used clipping diodes in a couple other amps that I had heard and really didn't like. The nailed it on the Jubilee though
After 30 years of playing, buying, and flipping guitars I have a keeper in my 08 chambered standard. It was great with the burstbuckers but then I swapped in SD Antiquities and it's like a telecaster and a grand piano spent a night together.
@@TheRyguy79 Then you get what I'm saying, because that description immediately makes sense to me, I know the sound you're talking about. Matter of fact it's a better description than I used 🤔… I'm stealing it 😉.
amen brother!! i hv an 08 tobacco burst standard. Why wld you want 10 lbs hanging round your neck. Say what you will but i will put my chamberd up aganst any non weight relived lp. I put a dimarzio 36th paf in bridge and swapped magnet in neck pup for an alnicio 2. Its a tone monster!!!
Love it! I have a Heritage 157 Triple Tuxedo, (3 pickup, 57' Custom type), and it is a rocking machine!
Thanks for this. I heard about Heritage for years, but knew nothing about the back story of them. I have a new appreciation for them now.
Love the tone Tim, that guitar is a beauty. That intro “ Lonely is the night “ Billy Squier, was originally played on a Tele with a humbucker in the bridge. I was at a live gig back in 1976, your new Heritage nailed that tone.
That album didn't come out until 1981. What am I missing?
@@paxchristi2014 I know that, but Billy would play songs he had written but not released…..just like many artists of the day, maybe that’s what your missing. 🤷
@@shanethackeray1988 Ah yes. Thank you 😊
Everything I've heard Tim play sounds amazing... music, guitars, pedals, demos... just, everything!
This old guy can play. What an absolute monster. I’m more of a metal head myself. Have been for 40 years or more. But watching Tim play is just a real treat. Great precision, dynamics and sheer joy. Well done sir. 👍🏻
That Heritage literally sounds AMAZING 🙌. Love my H150 Deluxe
Amazing!! The new guitar is a dreamboat. Dynamics are my first ask too. Lovely!
Heritage is an awesome company. Recently bought a Trans Cherry 535. Stellar instruments. Thanks for the upload Tim.
Years ago while working for Sprint i was at their telecom site which is next door across the tracks from the Heritage factory. I had a 1938 Gibson f hole style acoustic guitar with me that had a shimmed neck and didnt play well. It was all i had at the time though. I went next door and knocked on the door with the guitar in hand.a guy opened a little square window and asked me what i wanted. This is a very rough neighborhood it seemed to me btw. I told him iwhat i had and it was doing and asked him for advice what to do with it. He said they dont fix guitars. But a guy behind him said let him in let me see it. So i went in and he looked inside it and his eyebrow arched. He said leave it here and come back at 4 o clock. I thanked him and went back to work. I went back at 4 and he wheeled out a very old guy in a wheelchair. He had a light on a head band and he showed me the tag inside through the f hole where he built it in 1938. This all happened in the late 90's. He showed me another tag he had added where he repaired it that day. I tried to pay them but they wouldnt take my money and they basically ran me off. It still plays beautifully now and i still have it and have added a floating p90 .
Wow! What a story! Thats awesome 👌.
I’m really happy that Heritage built a guitar you really adore, you DESERVE it maestro 🎉
Yeah, my first Heritage was in '88 and not a great instrument, but since I'm a Kalamazoo kid and live about a mile from the factory I stuck with them and can say the two I have now are excellent.
Do they sell right out of the factory? Im 30 minutes east of Kalamazoo. Thanks.
@@paxchristi2014 They don't. You'd have to buy from a dealer. When I bought my last one a few years back I was able to see and play the different models there tho.
I also grew up about a mile from the Kzoo factory, worked at Bells too! lol small world.
What a beauty. Gary Moore played a Heritage LP at times and it sounded amazing. Enjoy your new guitar, Tim!
he had a signature model with them. as did alex skolnick before ESP
Beautiful in every way!!! Played by one of the best. So let's review......A Les Paul built in the original Kalamazoo Factory where the original 50's Les Pauls were made. A good percentage of the guitar was built by hand. I would say that's about as "PLAYING AUTHENTIC" as one can get. I own a 1990's Heritage H150 made by the Luthiers that didn't want to move with Gibson, awesome instrument.
Been playing Gibsons for over fifty years. Played and owned lots of vintage. Had some truly incredible Custom Shop Lesters! Introduced to Heritage twenty years ago. Been to Parsons Street a dozen times (a couple of times since the change in ownership) and have met all the original owners. I've owned half-a-dozen Heritage guitars and had them do a custom spec build. I love their guitars. My most recent is a Custom Core H-150. It is "all that"! The late Edwin Wilson, along with Heritage's in-house vintage guru Pete Farmer, "got there" with the Custom Core H-150 and the 225 humbuckers. An inveterate tweaker (I have a 25th Anniversary H-150 with actual PAF's), I wouldn't touch the Custom Core. Fit, finish, weight (8.3 lbs. not relieved), relic'ing, neck carve, top (gorgeous chevrons), color (tobacco burst) tic all of the boxes.
I picked one of these up over 20 years ago straight out of Kalamazoo MI, It has a crazy good sound. I have more than 10 other guitars and this is the best sounding one. The Tele is the second.
Thank you, Tim -- great guitar, and appreciate the glimpse into the factory.
Such amazing guitars out my home state (although I’m from the other side of Michigan near Detroit). I have yet to play a bad Heritage H-150, and I’ve played standard and a Custom Core. Incredible guitars. Maybe some day I can get one.
We Michiganders, and more importantly us folk from the mighty Kazoo have always been proud of our Gibson heritage. So when they left it was like a lifelong love just not coming home one day. Ohhh the grief. So when Heritage Guitars started up in the very building we had a love affair for, for so long. I gotta tell ya, I figured it would just be a flash in the pan. Heritage Guitars has been a standout and we love them.
It's always good to hear you playing.
This one nailed it fell in love with mine. You just rock my man
I love watching the enthusiasm and joy, that you have when you play. That is a beautiful, wondrous guitar.
Tim, I own a Heritage H150 honeyburst. I think I bought it back in 2002. I bumped it once while intoxicated and playing (sober and grateful since 9-12-16). It rang like a bell. I immediately knocked on it softly with my knuckles to satisfy my curiosity. Of course, each time thereafter I knocked on it, it rang out. Impressed, I showed all my friends who'd come over to watch me jam. VERY COOL BROTHER. FURTHER, I WANT TO EXPRESS EXTREME GRATITUDE AND RESPECT TO YOU FOR YOUR SINCERITY IN MUSIC, YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OF COURSE YOUR TALANTS!!! THANK YOU SIR!!!!!!!!!!!
I just watch Tim's videos to see him smile. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Tim, you should have mentioned that Kalamazoo factory is where all the famous 1950s Les Pauls were built that players dream of playing. Heritage is much closer in soul to those 1950s than Nashville, even though there is a slightly different headstock shape.
I bought a mid-60's ES-335 12-string in 1976. Still play it almost every day (never had 12 on it). I have also had two Heritage H-575's (the ES-175 of course), and I recently bought a Heritage H-555 (a blinged out ES-335 more or less). I played a half-dozen "real" ES-335's before I bought the Heritage. Some great guitars STILL coming out of Kalamazoo. P.S., I was in the factory before Gibson left. Pictures of EVERYBODY who was anybody in the guitar world were posted on the walls. sw
I am pretty sure all his viewers are aware of that fact.
I love everything about that guitar and the cherry on top is the way you play it! Thanks for the Billy Squier too.
I always felt that Neville Martin got it bang on, he said what Heritage ought to be Gibson, is what G&L was to Fender.
And they needed to get their quality and product up to G&L standards.
I think they might finally have done that.
Tim, sounds and looks AWESOME! I love my H150 ....I have the same PU's in mine and it's so open and clear. GREAT guitars!
that thing sounds huge! love it.
That really is a great sounding LP type guitar. It has the clarity and bell like ring of the golden age ones that everyone loves so much (although I imagine not all of the old ones actually have this!)
you can always tell when you are truly fired up .. sounds great!!
I have a Heritage H-150. I absolutely love it. One of the best sounding guitars I have ever played.
Holy cow Tim, I've been playing all my life, but you holding up the guitar in sun exposing your finger muscles is incredible
There is no better ad this company could think of. Awesome playing!
@berndkiltz . . . . Heritage builds some of the best guitars in the world, hands down the greatest bang for your buck for any serious guitar play, amateur or pro!
This was such a thrill to watch! And even more to listen to! Love it.
Beautiful looking & sounding guitar !! Congrats Tim !!
I have a '22 H150 coming this next week. Thanks Tim for helping with a bit of buyers remorse. I don't normally pay as much for a guitar as I have for this one. this will be the most spent and I got a deal! My guitar is a Cherry burst and will have SD59 pickups in it both options I have always wanted and not bought for some strange reason... Thank you again.
As the GREAT Michael Stanley from Cleveland used to say (RIP): Keep rockin until otherwise notified!
Beautiful guitar, and magnificent playing as always!
Great video Tim! I have a Heritage H-150 custom core plain top and it's a great guitar. Having one with a 1960 neck would be very cool!
The tones you are getting in the jamming you do starting around the 3:30 has a lot of Phil Keaggy Les Paul tones, especially on the album Crimson and Blue, which is a huge compliment to you, Tim. Phil probably has my favorite Les Paul tone, the tone you are getting is right up there.
Great review. I have played Heritage before. They do such a wonderful job.
Wow! That was a delight right there.
Gorgeous and most importantly, superb tone.
Thanks Tim for sharing your thoughts and passion with us.
At 6:56 the way Tim’s picking attack matches the bass notes in the backing track is truly absolutely masterful. It’s like, robotically perfect but still has plenty of overall feel and personality.
Heritage guitars have always looked very nice, but I rarely see them in stores to try. I attended a guitar show a couple of years ago and one of the dealers had a couple for sale so I was finally able to try one. Like you, I tend to prefer a thinner neck profile so it's good to hear they do offer semi-custom options. Maybe some day...
Thanks yes I agree
so glad to see Heritage is continuing with their push, My hometown Michigan!!
While Tim is just a fantasist. player, but I love his vids because he just exudes joy when he plays.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
I am a subscriber, and not very easily convinced about "reviews", that said I just ordered an H150 custom Core Gold Top. ( I own a few guitars, but I think they will be for sale soon) never was a LP fan, single coils were my go to, but after this and Phillip McKnight's honest reviews & the Heritage history I am excited to have one. Thanks, Tim
Great sounding guitar. Of course Tim could make a guitar made by Mattel sound good. I had the opportunity to tour the Kalamazoo Gibson factory in 1981 before they moved all of their production to Nashville. I currently have a Heritage H-555. Beautiful craftsmanship. Thank you Tim for the inspiration. You are a joy to watch and learn from.
Hey - You sound like me. I just bought a 555 from Chicago Music Exchange about 6 months ago (it's in the stand about 5-feet from me). Played a half-dozen "real" 335's but ultimately chose the Heritage. I was also at the Gibson factory back in the early 80's. I don't remember a tour (maybe I took in my mid-60's 335 for some repair work - bought on 7/3/76; still play it often - I'm 63). I do recall just walking around the factory (which is really small) and looking at all the pictures of the guitar gods posted on the walls.
That's definitely an amazing sounding guitar. I've done all types of mods on my 2 Les Pauls and have gotten closer to the sound I'm trying to achieve but it still doesn’t have that awesome bell-like dynamic sound that yours has.
A couple of things I've learned along the way is that no 2 guitars (especially Les Pauls) are the same. The mods (pickups, pots, caps, etc) definitely help but the gear you play through, particularly the amp, is a big factor in the guitar sound as well.
That’s why I love great strat pickups for this is exact reason the ability to go from clean to overdrive with only a pick
Great instrument! Having the excellent Mr. Pierce playing it doesn't hurt of course.
I once got to play an original 1959 Les Paul goldtop (owned by Laurence Juber from Wings). It sounded like... heaven, or as close to heaven as a magical guitar being played poorly by a drummer can sound.
Gibson didn't make a gold top in 59
@@SHENDOH you are entirely correct. I mis-remembered - it was a 57.
Tim, your new Heritage is beautiful. A week ago, I didn't know much about Heritage. I was at Guitar Center and they had a 1996 that looks identical to your new axe. I walked out with it and couldn't be happier with it. Maybe I can bring it to LA and we can compare how yours compares to the 96. Enjoy your Heritage, it is beautiful and sounds awesome. Thanks for sharing about these wonderful guitars.
That guitar sounds great! I bought a Custom Core H-150 in tobacco sunburst shortly after they came out. I was looking for the 50's style neck and the weight was at 8.5 lbs. Has an awesome flame top. I did swap out the 225 pickups for a set of "Kingfish" Jalen pickups. It is my best guitar! I ended buying a Heritage H-535 semi-hollow, and it is great too!
I have two. One just like yours and a gold top. Blows my Gibson out of the water for half the price!
Tim you love that guitar.
Always great content on this channel.
I loved my gold top, the sound out of it was heaven and the vibe it carries, well you understand.
Heritage are fantastic!
Made my day. Totally digging Heritage guitars.
I've always loved Heritage guitars. Criminally underrated. Quality company. Your new guitar is amazing. Time Pierce model with the "secret" chamber? YES PLEASE.
Thanks Tim!
Just purchased a used H-137 with Lollar P90s. I wouldn’t have been aware of Heritage without this video! Thanks again man, peace!
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Congrats Tim it looks beautiful, and I bet it plays as good as it looks. Chambered body is the way to go on an inherently heavy guitar. I think they are more resonant than solid wood, only makes sense. Why there are no solid body acoustics. I grew up 35 miles away, so these are my hometown people. I know there is real pride in what they do, and it shows.
I always look forward to your videos Tim. Thanks
Tim you could make anything sound great you have such great feel natural feel on the guitar smooth no matter the style you nail it.
It is really nice to see such enthusiasm
I have a 1994 H150, that I’ve tried to love, but it is so heavy I can’t bond with it. I tried to sell it on consignment at a very-well-known guitar shop in Toronto. However, as soon as the shop representative responsible for consignments lifted it up, he put it back in the case and said not interested. It’s been sitting in its case in a well-humidified room for three years now.
I love the way you demo a guitar- that sting lick is one of my favs😎😎😎
Listening to you rip in the beginning of the video just shows how much you love the guitar.
Also, not a bad way to start any video.
Beautiful guitar. I tried an H150 standard with P90s the other day. It was a pure joy to play.
I just picked up a Heritage H150 at Norm's because of this video, it's amazing.
+1 for Billy Squire. We wore out that album (Don't Say No) when I was young.
Congrats! I had my dream Les Paul made by an English luthier called Sid Poole in 1996. Still have it, amazing guitar.
good guitar 🙂nice sound
Cooool! Guitar need heaven. Beautiful guitar tone. Thanks Tim.
I have a Heritage H555 and it's beautiful
My word, the soloing! Love the guitar, too.
Stunning tone. Great job.
Such a play being a subscriber and getting to see you enthusiasm ... Great video Tim
I'm a LONG time Heritage player!!! H150CM great instrument and a sturdy work horse.
I own an H-150 (SD). This guitar is really great.👍🏻
Great tension. Chords are full and Bright!
Lead full of all the good stuff. Great tone!
Awesome🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
It certainly brings out the best in you !!!!!
For my ears, any guitar you play will sound sooo so good.
But that's a really gorgeous guitar, looks and sound, especially in your hands Tim
Thanks for sharing!!! Sounds great in your hands!!
Thanks for listening... Appreciate the comment