Heritage H-150CM

1997 H-150CM Cherry Sunburst finish Cherry Sunburst Pick guard!
Neck seemed to be a little thin for my taste at first but soon found out How much it was perfect.
I bought it used off Ebay for $1200.00 a little pricy but then again it is a Left Handed model!
Came wit hte case and original hardware, but had Linley Fralin Twangmaster in the bridge and a Duncan 59 in the neck. those went fast and replaced them with High Order PAF pickups Cream and Black Zebra Alnico two magnets neck and Jeffs Maximums A-5 magnet in the bridge, replaced the original roller bridge and tailpiece with Tonepros this thing reminds me of a 1975 Gibson BB Les Paul custom I had years ago it just sustains forever and drips with sweet honey tones.

This thing sounds like Joe Pery and every Alman brothers tune you can think of, Sweet Gibson of old sound.

Action was supreme finish was fine Nitro finish just grows on you.
Thin neck but I molded right to it with big hands.

It has a quarter saw neck, are you kidding it will stand the blows no problem try that **** with a new over priced Gibson LP it would snap right off.

Never used it

This guitar is perfect. And for under 2 grand, it's the deal of the century
This is the Cats Meow I have been Gigging for over 25 years and am still amazed that I bought a Flame Top LP for this price, I am scoping a H-157 as we speak.

Very flamey maple top, nicely bookmatched. Mahogany back and neck are very nice. Nitrocellulose finish is perfect. Grain looks super and the feel of nitro is so intimate. Duncan humbuckers. Grover tuners. Switched to Gotoh tuneomatic and tailpiece. Frets are nicely square with binding on sides -- plek'd to perfection.

Better quality woods and parts than so many expensive guitars, including Gibsons. Real mother of pearl inlay just looks outstanding, the plastic inlay material used by PRS and Gibson now looks like, well, plastic in comparison.

The features here are: high quality materials and workmanship -- that's a feature.

This guitar sounds rich and full of tones and harmonics. I'd put it in the 'ideal Les Paul' sound category. It's exactly like what a good Les Paul should sound like.

I've had several Gibsons, PRS, Grosh, Gadow and others -- and this one sounds the best. I've always wanted to get a guitar that sounded like Dickey Betts, and this one really nails it. As well, it just makes me want to touch it -- for hours -- and play it -- and so it makes me want to sound better in my finger tips.

Again, it's perfect in every detail. I just can't find a problem with it, and I'm exceptionally picky.

Sounds dorky, but this guitar blows my mind it's so beautiful. It was 'instant bonding' -- 'instant love.'

Again, I'm comparing it to the following guitars that got traded or sold until I finally found this one: PRS McCarty with rosewood neck; Yamaha SG-2000; Gadow Single Custom; Grosh Retro Classic with brazilian rosewood fingerboard; Hamer Newport Pro; Ibanez Artist (original one from 70's); G&L ASAT Bluesboy semihollow with all upgrades possible.

Built like a tank.

Who knows? Who cares?

This guitar is perfect. And for under 2 grand, it's the deal of the century.

i love this guitar,it SMOKES any gibson i have ever owned!and ive owned probly 20 or 30 over the years.simple its a les paul w/improvements.Much better bridge as well .i think mine is a 2002.i hear the newer heritage guitars have slipped in quality ope not ,and i would definatly say this of newer gibsons.this guitar shows no flaws beautiful flame top.grover tuners however arent great.they have these dead spots ill have to replace w/a better set.neck is very nice more like a lot of thin 70 s era lps.not such a wide u shaped thing like my last gibson.seems gibson cant get a neck shape comfortable anymore.i did take the cover off my pick ups as i ve learned before they seem to sound better to me that way.this guitar i use every week end live somewhere sounds great on stage!just need some new keys.

i use a vox valvetronic 120 w/a marshall green back 4/12.this guitar sounds great on all settings.not nearly as muddy as my gibson in the neck position.

got it used.they are a little cheeper new than the gibson ,but used you really save. resale wise they arent great.but great for me as i plan to get another couple,almost 2 to 1 used price wise to a gibson.this guitar has already been giged a little and every thing works great.after i set it up i fell in love..

except for the crappy grovers its very reliable.i would use w/out a backup but its a little heavy.

i hear this is a bad area for them.i work on my own stuff.

been playing 25 yrs.own new stuff dailey.own to much,

2006 H150CM Beautiful Top,Tonepros Hardware, Duncan Pickups.

Guitar sounded Ok, could not get it to stay in tune or intonated. Horrible set up from the factory, even with Factory Plek job.

Again, horrific set up from factory and dealer. Neck had a nice bow in it. Nut was cut incorrectly, binding job was sloppy,poor fretwork,terribly high action, string spacing was off, and neck had way to much tension in it. Finish work looked rushed. Very shocked. Heard this is now typical of Heritage.

Would never use it at a gig without a backup.

Sent it back to Heritage, and the result was the same. Claimed they recut the nut,Plek's it again etc... Heritage would then not respond after that. I had to pay $200 to get it Plek'd again and the nut recut.

Been playing 20years gigging and some studiowork. Die hard Les Paul player. Heard only great things about Heritage, and the dealer claimed to be better than Gibson. You know better mahogany, craftsmanship etc.

not much to say just the regualar les paul feature except no flaws.

i play pretty much every style of music and this guitar gets the job done. most people associate these guitars with the crunchy think tome of gibson les pauls but these guitars can also get a nice smooth sound and that crunchy tone. No PRS or Gibson i have ever played has had this good of sound

this guitar has no flaws that i could find (and i looked pretty dang good). the flame top is buitiful. i didn't get this guitar strait from the factory so i don't know how they set it up. The only minor flaw i found was a slight buzz on the low E string but it went away.

This guitar is durable. i have droped it multiple times on hard floor and it barley gets a sratch. just watch out when u use a strap cause the frontof the strap will fall off if u pull it towards you. I bought this guitar used when i was 7 years old and it looked fine. the reason it was at a low price is because the back had buckle rash from the last player who owned it.

haven't delt with them yet.

this guitar is soars miles over my ibanez and epiphone. I have compared it to (and i'm not exaggerating here) 3,000 dollar gibsons and 2,500 dollar PRS guitars and they don't stand a chanse compared to this heritage. if this guitar was stolen i'd sell all of my possetions to buy another one. over all its an amazing guitar. BUY IT

2005 model. All the features you need, no more and no less, on this classic guitar design (set neck mohagany body w/carved maple top; dual HB; 2 tone / 2 volume and three way switch). Mine is set up with the HRW pickups, Sperzel tuners, and a slightly nicer tune-o-matic bridge as compared the the "standard" Heritage bridge. My guitar is not a premium top but has a very nice top with a decent amount of flaming. I'd rate it a 10 if the logo was inlaid.

Amazing sound, and quite versatile. With the pickups and tone knobs can get a reasonably good and somewhat bright clean sound (though not Fender clean)...and of course where the guitar really shines is with "outlaw" country, blues / blues-rock, and rock licks. The 2 tone/2 volume really gives you a lot of sound variability at your fingertips. I play primarily Country-style Christian music with some rockabilly and Southern rock style mixed in and wanted this style of guitar to have access to that arena of tone that a Tele simply can't provide. The Heritage delivers.

This guitar was ordered through Wolfe Guitars and came reasonably well set up. The good things: the finish is beautiful, all joints and binding are tightly fitted, and action / pickup / neck adjustments were fine. The ratings deductions: there appears to be some sanding marks or slight scratches on the fretboard up on the 23rd fret area in about a 1/2 square inch area, there's a little glue showing at the nut, and the strings included were no good (wouldn't stay in tune even after break in period).

I'm confident the hardware and finish of this guitar is plenty durable for extensive use. For me the issue is tuning stability. Even with good D'Addario strings that are broken in, I am having some tuning stability issues. I think the strings are sticking either at the nut or bridge (with behind the nut bends, the string ends up sharp). I will try some string lube and see if this helps.

I have not dealt with Heritage directly so cannot comment on Heritage customer support. I purchased from Wolfe Guitars and they were very helpful and responsive to my inquiries. I'd give Wolfe a 9 on customer support

I've been playing about 14 years now and also have a 6-string acoustic and a 1994 American Fender Tele Plus. For playing live I use a Hot Rod Deville amp and a Digitec RP7 for effects. The H150 guitar's tone and feel is superb. If lost or stolen, I'd want to replace it. I "window shopped" Gibsons off and on for about 10 years before finally giving up on ever being able to afford one...If you're interested in a Les Paul style guitar, I'd recommend considering Heritage. I think the H150 is every bit as good as the Les Paul, and you can get a Heritage for about 2/3 the cost of the Gibson.

What you need on a Les Paul. Some have said the pickups are not up to snuff, I personally like them, but if I get some extra cash I might try a high end set and see what happens. Really nice looking Eastern Maple top with a sort of lemonburst finish. Nice tuning machines, very smooth tuning. Made in 05.

Using a variety of tube amps, excellent humbucker sound, thick but nicely defined high end. Tight low end. Great sustain. Basically sounds exactly how I wanted my LP style to sound, more of a strat person in general.

Top looks great, no cosmetic complaints other than a slightly fudged serial number, nice looking hardware, cool cream pickguard and pickup rings. PLEKed, played beautifully in the store and has maintained with some slight adjustments, hasn't needed a setup yet.

So far no issues. I replaced the tailpiece it came with, which was the schaller one with the moving slots, with a traditional stopbar which was only $10, didn't really hear any different but I like the wraparound method with that piece so I'll use it. The finish seems good, not thick, neck is pretty nice, though I'm used to the smoothness of tung oiled maple, nitro seems applied expertly. I have no reason not to trust it, I trust the company based on their reputation and I know how to care for my instruments.

Haven't gotten in contact with them. I am certain that they know what they're doing when it comes to building these things.

I got this for $1250 on a clearance from a store that was, unfortunately, no longer going to carry them. Seems people need the "Gibson" on the headstock. They have four Heritages, three H150s and a 535. They were all very good off the rack, and this one and the 535 were superb, could easily have been mistaken for much more expensive than they were. The 535 had maybe the best feeling neck I've ever experienced, but for what I overall needed this was better. I've since compared this to others' Gibson standards, R8's, R9's, etc, and it has been as good as most for a lot less money, and has not been blown out of the water, in all honesty, as objective as I can be. I couldn't be happier with what I got, it's one of those instruments that you enjoy so much that just looking at it gives you satisfaction.

This guitar is a 2006 Heritage model H-150CM. It features a blue flame maple top with a natural-finished mahogany body. The effect is stunning. Neck is mahognay with a rosewood fretboard. Grover tuners, PLEK'd frets, standard LP tone and volume controls. The pickups are Seymour Duncan Seth Lovers. As others have pointed out, Heritage guitars are mostly hand-made in the original Gibson plant by some of the original Gibson luthiers. I purchased this guitar from Jay Wolfe at his showroom in Jupiter, Florida. It is both a curse (for my wallet) and a blessing (for my TONE)to be so close to Mr. Wolfe.

This guitar defintely suits my musical style. I like to play roots music-anything from Chicago Blues, 50s RnR to New Orleans funk. At the same time, I grew up on 80s Heavy Metal, Jimi Hendrix, and SRV. I am presently working on my jazz chops.

At this time you may be saying that a Les Paul style guitar may not be the best suited for this type of music, but this Heritage works. I play through a Fender Vibrolux Reverb (1976) or a Fender Pro Junior and a variety of effects. This is the first Les Paul that I have owned that really sounds good no matter where the tone and volume controls are set. I am thinking that this is due in part to the excellent Seymour Duncan pickups, but it also may be the combination of woods in the guitar. I can get a great rhythm tone in the middle position-with the neck volume turned down slightly-that is not at all muddy.

The neck pickup with some overdrive is rich, full and creamy. Perfect for Santana or Warren Haynes type leads. The bridge pickup by itself nails the vintage LP tones that we all know and love. Woman tone is here in spades as well. This is by far the most versatile and toneful Les Paul I have played. The pickups are perfect-toneful with nice highs and and mids. The bass is there, but not overpowering like on some Pauls.

The action, fit and finish are very good on this guitar. Graham adjusted the action for me until it was just the way I like it. The top is stunning-with nice flame and texture in the grain that looks good from all angles. The mahogany back is even bookmatched (!) with Chevron like grain. The frets are Plekk'd and the neck plays evenly all over. I could not find any flaws on this guitar. After breaking it in a little, it plays great and stays in tune even under heavy string bending. None of my Gibsons stayed in tune this well, including my Custom Chop models. I no longer own them.

Heritage also uses real Mother of Pearl inlays on their fretboard. This is a nice touch that adds to the bling factor. Overall, this is the nicest playing Paul I have owned.

I am sure this guitar is every bit as reliable and durable as the ones these guys were building in the 1950s. I do not know how the nitro finish will hold up, but I have a buffing wheel, so I wont let dirt build up in there. Everything on the guitar is solid.

I have heard great things about Heritage's customer service. Likewise, if anything ever goes wrong, Jay Wolfe's shop is just a short drive for me.

I have been playing for twenty years. I would definitely buy another Heritage guitar. I also like their 140 model, which I have also owned (I only traded it in to buy this 150, and it seems to have sold rather quickly-I hope the new owner treats her well!), and their Prospect and 535 models. Someday, i will own one of each.

Again, my favorite thing about this guitar is its tone and playability, and value for the money. I also own a Warmoth tele, a 1965 gibson Melody Maker, a 1964 Gretsch Corvette, and a strat or two. I have owned easily 75 guitars in my lifetime, including Gibsons, Fenders, Hamer USA (my other favorite brand), Ibanez, Heritage, ESP, you name it. I have owned many vintage amps as well, but I have kept only my Fender Vibrolux. My favorite pedals are a Maxon AD-80 analog delay, Boss CE-2, Voodoo Labs Sparkle Drive, original TS-9, Boss OD-1, and my Vox wah.

For my money, the Heritage H-150CM is the best Les Paul style guitar available.

A good amount of features... without being over the top. Tobacco sunburst finish on a curly maple top (with binding), Les Paul body style, Nashville style tune-o-matice w/stoptail, grover tuners, a medium-thin neck (with binding)... standard LP fare.

I play everything... rock, funk, soul, metal, jazz, you name it. This guitar is perfect for all of them. Currently, I run it through a Carvin V3 (also a very versatile machine). As far as effects, I use a Boss Compressor, a Rocktron Hush pedal, a Rocktron Deep Blue Chorus, and an SIB Mr. Echo. The stock pickups on the guitar are decent, I'm not sure whether they're Heritage or Duncans, but they work just fine. The tone of the guitar cleans up nicely with the volume knob rolled back, even on relatively high-gain settings. It also produces some nice warm jazzy sounds with the neck pickup on and the tone about halfway up. It has a good amount of crunch when used with heavy distortion, yet it retains clarity. All in all, it suits my pallete well.

I got the guitar used (it's a 1999 model), but whoever had it before me took pretty good care of it... there was some belt rash on the back, but that's to be expected. The action on this thing is great... not too high, not too low, and no buzz that I can detect. The neck is not a baseball bat... it's more strat-like in size, but it still feels pretty meaty. My ONLY complaint about the guitar is the style of the bridge and tailpiece... they're the "Nashville" style, and can be kind of a pain to setup and change strings on. Minor annoyance, though.

I've been using this guitar for a year, and I gig about twice a month. It feels solid, and I have no doubt that it could survive being dropped, or falling over. I'm not about to test that theory, though. The hardware is well made... I installed a new nut and straplocks as soon as I got the guitar, and have had zero problems with either. The finish is still beautiful... a nice deep sunburst over a "curly" maple top. The binding is still 100% intact. As far as using it without a backup... well, that's just silly. I NEVER gig without a backup. Things WILL go wrong at some point, even with a perfect instrument.

I've never had to deal with them.

I've been playing guitar for 12 years, and I've been in bands for 7. I wish I had bought one of these sooner. It would have saved me some time and money... I've had quite a few nice pieces in my day (Melancon, Gibson, PRS, etc.) and this is my favorite, hands-down. So much so, that it has inspired me to insure my gear... thus, if it were stolen, I'd immediately get another.

2005 Heritage H-150CM flame top, 59 Seymour Duncan pick-ups, and Grover Tuners made right here in the U.S.A. The color is a custom Dark Almond Sunburst.

I play all kids of music so my amp setup is a 2005 Fender Hot Rod Blues Deluxe with a 2X12 Cabinet loaded with Celestion V12 speakers. My effects chain includes a Demeter Compressor, Boss Blues Driver, Cusack Screamer, and HBE Medicine Bawl Wah. My Gibson does not sound near as good as this guitar. I should have found one of these before I bought my Gibson 10 years ago. Its a little brighter than a standard les paul, which is great, but it can also get you that "woman tone" in a heart beat. Also with the 59's, you can roll off the volume a little bit and it will get really clean. For me its been hard to get a guitar in general to do that for me but now I got one.

Everything was flawless, except for around the control knobs, there was a few lines in the actual wood, which from what I read, normally comes from the way eastern maple grows. Its a nit-pick type of deal, but it doesnt really matter to me. Other than that, its a beautiful guitar. The flame is beautiful.

So far I have had it a few hours and man, there is no doubt that this thing was made to be played out live. I would definately use live without a back up.

I havent dealt directly with the company as of yet, but Jay Wolfe at Wolfes Guitars in Jupiter,Florida will hook you up with the best deals on the planet. When first discovered Jay, I e-mailed him like crazy and he never missed sending me an price request on a certain guitar. It was months before I made my purchase and he was patient on waiting for me to make a decision. You just dont get that at Guitar Center. Besides, you want someone who deals directly with the company and someone that doesnt have to wait on a sales rep to get them a bunch of guitars that they wont like, and the people wont buy. He's the man so if you would like to see his inventory, go to www.wolfeguitars.com or ride on down to Jupiter,Fl to check out his shop.

Been playing for almost 12 years now and I do have a real Gibson Les Paul and a few Fenders. I just couldnt see spending 2 grand on a new Gibson Les Paul that doesnt have any decent amount of figuring on the top. I almost bought a new Gibson Custom Shop 60 Gibson Les Paul Authentic the other day but couldnt imagine paying the $2,699 to buy a plain top Les Paul. I remember when Gibson Custom Shop did 58's with a figured top, now there just a plain top. Well, Gibson sucks nowadays cause they just chunk them out there to the folks and all they want to do is get that almighty dollar for that almighty name. If I could afford it, I might would buy a 59 reissue...or I could get Heritage 2 H-150 and 2 535's from Jay Wolfe for that much! In close,get one and you will be pleasently surprised.

2005 Heritage 150 goldtop. Seymour Duncan 59s pickups, Sperzel iveroid tuners, MOP inlays and nitro finish that weighs about 9 lbs.

First, please allow me to preface that in my search for a top quality Les Paul style guitar, I had, until recently, never heard of Heritage. As a result, I initially play tested Gibson?s. In fact, I probably played over 30+ Les Paul?s, including Standards, Customs, Classics, etc.

I found most, if not all of the Gibson?s to be very heavy and poorly balanced, and with the fit and finish not congruent with a product priced at $2,000 or above. My bottom line was that I was extremely disappointed with Gibson product(s) and could not cost justify their price points.

As a result of speaking with my guitar teacher, I was referred to Jay Wolfe in Jupiter, Florida (www.wolfeguitars.com).

When I first went to meet Jay, I played several Heritage 150 CMs. There were ALL much lighter than the Gibson?s and perfectly balanced. The reason, I found out, is that Jay has Heritage make his guitars with South American Mahogany, a lighter, harder and more expensive wood. I also found out that Heritage guitars are available with a wide range of pick-ups, including Seymour Duncan 59's, Pearly Gates, etc.

In addition, I appreciate the fact that Heritage performs classic upgrades on their guitars, including installing a vintage tune-o-matic bridge and stop bar and aged iveroid button Sperzel premium tuners to name a few.

TONE MONSTER.

Presently, I play through a Fender Deluxe Reverb ReIssue with a Keeley modded, Boss Blues Driver 2. Sounds like 1959 Les Paul. Beautiful clean and heavenly overdriven tone. That said, this guitar sings and sustains...FOREVER!

I have NEVER played a guitar that sounds as good period. Game over.

I noticed that every Heritage I played had top quality materials, fit and finish, and even real mother of pearl inlays. Each had a beautiful nitro-cellulose lacquer finish that looked like glass. Jay Wolfe and Graham Zebedee personally set up each and every guitar that enters their shop. Personally, I found their set-ups, in a word, PERFECT.

Built like a tank. Will last forever. That said, I would never gig without a backup.

From the perspective of dealer service and support, I so very much appreciate the fact that Jay personally inspects and sets up each guitar before it leaves the shop. To that end, every guitar I played was perfect. Jay will also tweak, adjust and set-up his customer?s guitar, as long as they own it FREE! How's that for service!

On a personal note, every time I have visited Jay, he has always allowed me to play to my heart?s content, answered ALL of my questions patiently and never rushed me. He is truly a rare, invaluable and professional asset for Heritage.

I am a fan of world-class guitars and professional service. Personally, I have NEVER played a finer guitar than a Heritage, nor have I EVER met a more outstanding dealer than Jay Wolfe.

1988 H-150CM, 1/4" Tiger-Flamed Maple top, ONE-PIECE Mahoghany back,Mahoghany neck, Rosewood fretboard, M.O.P. Trapezoid in-lay, Grover tuners, Nitro finish, Schaller PUPS and bridge/tailpeice, Rectangular Hardshell Case. Cherry Sunburst

This is the first year of issue for the CM-150. The body shape,cutaway and pickguard are identical to its neighbor in Nashville. Very heavy woods, yet there is a good resonating sound throughout the body. Typical rich humbucker sound, sustains for days. The Schallers are good PUPS despite what you here about them. I've done some comparisons and they are a tad more wide frequency than others. It all depends on what YOU like and not what some marketer says or who is playing what. My experience is the sound resides mostly in your skills. Good equipment only supports this. This guitar is one of those links in that chain.

You can feel the handmade craftsmanship in this guitar. That alone is inspiration when playing this guitar. Those guys at Kalamazoo have still got what it takes in this area. I have'nt had any problems with this guitar. Neither did the previous owner who has gone on to be with JESUS. The neck is very easy playing, intonation, playability ,etc. are excellent.

So far so good. I have had a couple of Les Pauls in my time and played other peoples. This reminds me of the old good ones that you come across occasionally. Its a nitro finish (not plastic) so it will break in. That's not a bad thing because it actually gives the guitar character and sound improvement throughout it's life.

Don't know, haven't needed them. I did email them once and they responded quickly.

I've been playing 35 years. I've had and got lots of stuff. Too much to list out. This guitar has to rate as one of the best

Features are typical for a LP type guitar- except Heritage do it right with Honduras mahogany, nitro-lacquer & Mother of pearl instead of that goofy plastic Gib. use. Dealer- Wolfe Guitars, special order these with the good pickups (Duncan 59's) & vintage type bridge & stop bar. Has Grover tuners that are real smooth & standard LP controls. Nothing new , just better parts.

I love this guitar. It's my 3'rd Heritage & its inspirational. I play a wide variety of stuff in a wedding/ party group & Jazz trio/vocal gig. I play it through a Holland L'l Jimi 1 x 12 & sometimes my Rivera 45 watt combo. I carry use seldom - Chorus/ OD/ Tremolo pedals. The combination of this guitar with the Duncans just does it all with a full, lush & very traditional vintage Les Paul sound.

The guitar came well setup from Wolfe's. I have tweaked it a little bit over the past 10 months, but surprisingly little was needed. Heritage true the frets with a plek machine now, and the results are really good. Intonates perfectly & my action is med. low with no issues whatsoever.

This things built to outlast me, and I'm sure it will. The strap buttons are a bit cheesy, but I replaced with straplocks anyway. I like the finish & its improved with several polishings. I'm gonna scratch it some. No way around it.

No factory contact for this one. I had a minor thing with my 1'st Heritage about 10 trs. ago, and they were really good to work with. I like those guys. Bit old fashioned, but they seem to care.

Been playing 25+ yrs. & have owned many guitars. Before I bought this 150, I bought a new Gibson LP Standard. What a nightmare! had to ship it back twice before I sold it at a huge loss. It was gone more than here. Learned my lesson, if you want a really fine LP, get a Heritage.
The Heritage has better parts, is lighter, made better, plays way better & sounds like a LP "should". If it were stolen, I'd call Wolfe & get another like it.

USA MADE SOLID MAHOGANY W FLAME MAPLE TOP L.P. STYLE SINGLE CUTAWAY, SEYMORE DUNCAN 59's PHASE REVERSABLE PICK-UPS BINDING ON BODY AND NECK GROVER TUNERS.

I LOVE THE SOUND OF THIS GUITAR! ITS A LITTLE BRIGHTER THAN MOST HUMBUCKER LOADED GUITARS I'VE PLAYED. I DON'T USE THE PHASE TAP VERY OFTEN, BUT ITS NICE TO HAVE IT. THE TAPS ARE SET UP ON THE VOLUME AND TONE CONTROLS SO THERE ARE NO EXTRA SWITCHES, WHICH I LIKE. I PLAY ABOUT 80% BLUES, AND MISC. OTHER MUSIC. I PLAY IT THROUGH A MARSHALL PLEXI HEAD(50 WATT) AND A MARSHALL 1936 2 12 CAB. I ALSO RUN IT THROUGH A CRATE VC3112 CLASS A AMP. IT SOUNDS GREAT ON BOTH. THE REASON I RATE THE SOUND A 10, IS BECAUSE UNLIKE SPINAL TAP, IT DOSN'T GO TO 11.

PURCHASED THE GUITAR USED OVER A YEAR AGO, IT IS A 1997 MODEL. THE SET UP HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE, AND WAS THE WAY I LIKE IT. THE TOP HAS MILD TO MED. FLAME. I CHANGED THE BRIDGE AND TAIL PIECE TI A TUNE-O-MATIC AND STOP BAR. I DIDN'T CARE FOR THE SCHALLER HDW, I ALSO DID THIS ON MY HERITAGE H-555.

THIS GUITAR IS BUILT VERY WELL, I HAVE USED IT TO PLAY OUT AND WILL CONTINUE TO. AS FOR USING IT WITHOUT A BACK-UP, I HAVE TO MANY GUITARS TO NOT TAKE MORE THEN ONE (I MUST JUSTIFY HAVING THEM.).

I HAD TO DEAL WITH HERITAGE ON TWO OTHER GUITARS, (H-170 AND H-555) AND WAS PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS. ALSO, BUFFALO BROS WERE VERY GOOD TO DEAL WITH. I WILL BE BUYING A HERITAGE H-157CM AS SOON AS MY FUNDS ALLOW. AND IT WILL BE FROM THEM.

I HAVE BEEN PLAYING (OFF AND ON) FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS. I ALSO OWN A HERITAGE H-555, A USA MADE EPIPHONE CASINO, A G&L LEGACY, A MARTIN 00-16DBR, A HERMANOS CONDE CLASSICAL, I'V HAD A LES PAUL DELUXE, YEARS AGO. I ALSO HAD A HERITAGE H-170. I HAVE A FEW AMPS. I USE THIS GUITAR AS MUCH, IF NOT MORE THEN ANY ONE OF THE OTHERS. I WOULD DEFINITLY REPLACE IT IF IT WERE LOST OR STOLEN. WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY, IT'S A GREAT GUITAR.

I just received delivery earlier today on a Heritage 150 CM made in Kalamazoo.

It has the 22 fret neck, solid body, nicely grained and finished top, two volume and tone controls and three way switch.

The dual humbuckers are Seymour Duncan '59s. Finish is nitrocellulose, they tell me. Naturally it has the body style derived from, if not identical to the Gibson Les Paul Standard. (I'd be curious how that licensing works since PRS came up short on this issue.)

Tuners are grovers. Neck is thinner than a baseball bat and fatter than my '84 strat.

It came with a case and strings.

It has all the features I wanted and expected and all are of the quality I was expecting.

Since I am not an "expert" on all these items, but have learned alittle bit over the years, I think I can say this area is quite good, if not absolutely top notch, so I give it a ten.

If there is a short coming it is that people who should be buying this guitar are guitar nuts who might want to know about wood types, construction, neck history, and such guitar geek details, which are not included. can't really complain, tho.

It took me a little bit, like maybe ten minutes, to fiddle with amp and guitar settings, before I was happy. I have only used the 150 plugged straight into two different amps; a vintage '64 twin reverb, and a pretty new Peavey Vintage 30 with Eurotubes and an Eminence V12 speaker.

Both deliver very nice sounds, and the V12/Peavey, being "darker" is almost too dark, and probably would be for some people. The Fender delivers sounds that make the hair on your neck stand up. Clean is crisp and bright, fully cranked is... well.... fully cranked and what you dream it might be if the universe smiles on you.

I ran it through both amps in all possible settings, and loved each.

I will say the humbuckers made more noise than I expected, and seemed to change as I rotated i my seat, but it made me wonder if maybe there was a grounding issue, or polarity issue with the amp. I'll figure this out. Heck the amp was on 10.

No more noise than my strat tho.

I think its the Fender amp.

What's not to like?

A gibson freak might tell you that the fretless wonders, the reissues, the historics, the customs, the standards, the specials or the latest, greatest custom shop page/moore/wylde/ziggy/slash/vern signature model has better intonation/action/playability/tonewoods/grain structure/ROI/ or chickcatcher value, but I'll leave that to them, as an experienced amatuer that has spent a year looking for the right "les paul" I'll take this and my extra couple grand and be gone.

Set-up, probably due in part to Wolfe Guitars efforts, is perfect for me.

The wood is lovely, nice tiger strip and nice almond burst finish, and not a flaw I can find in finish and workmanship.

Damned if I know. It hasn't left the living room in the 12 hours I have owned it.

It looksplenty solid, but I wouldn't let my teenager take it to the prom.

Great reputation, but I hope I never have to call them.

First, Jay at Wolfe Guitars was friendly, helpful and speedy. (www.wolfeguitars.com)

For a year I annoyed every Guitar Center, little mom & pop, L&M, and ebay listing asking questions and checking prices. He made the sale because he had a product with a great reputation, at a price that seemed more than fair (A bargain, in fact), and his shop's reputation seemed excellent. And Iiked the look and the electronics.

Everyone I had contact with was very helpful, at every vendor, and I especially like the guys at L&M who have been friendly and helpful, which is appropriate since they sell a product that usually is a $2,500 to $3,200 item.

At the end of the day, price just made Gibsons look too expensive compared to the Heritage.

That I got this guitar at this price still makes me wonder.

Yes, I would buy another. In fact, I'd rather have three of these than one '59 reissue from Gibson. Then I could have assorted pickups and finishes and all that.

I think the Gibson's are lovely in every way, don't get me wrong. But at the cost differential I just can't see it. If you are a millionaire, or major artist, then go ahead. If you are a working stiff, I suggest this route.

Great guitar, great price.

02 MODELL,22 FRETS,24.75 SCALE LENGTH.NECK P/U IS SD59, BRIDGE SD PEARLY GATES.CORINA BACK,MAPLE TOP,REAL MOTHER PEARL INLAYS

FROM THE FACTORY AT THE BRIDGE THEY HAD HAVE A SD 59 BUT THE SOUND WAS WEAK IS BEEN REPLASED WITH THE PEARLY GATES AND NOW IT SINGS LIKE BIRD.THE SOUND OF THIS BABY IS AS A VINTAGE GIBBY VERY GOOD FOR CLASSIC ROCK & BLUES/JAZZ NOT FOR A MODERN ROCK(WITH THEESE P/U'S).AT MY OPINION THIS GUITAR CAN BE COMPARED(IF) ONLY WITH THE HIGH END GIBSON'S FROM THE CUSTOM SHOP.I'M USING IT WITH THE RUBY RIOT FRAMUS AMP'S ,CLASS A 30 WATT'S POINT TO POINT.

BY FAR SUPERIOR THAN ANY GISON

ITS A LESPAUL NO PROBLEMS

PRAY TO GOD NO DEALER IN GREECE.

MY OPINION IS BASED IN ALLMOST 25 YEARS OF PLAYING IN AND OUT AS A SEMIPRO.I DID AND STILL OWN SOME OF THE BEST GUITARS EVER MADE.THIS GUITAR IS TOP NOTCH FOR CLASSIC ROCK ALA BILLY GIBBONS

Wow, where to start?! This American made beauty is the Les Paul body as it was intended to be before Gibson moved to Nashville to fire up the guitar making machines. It comes packed with features. You know all of the standard Les Paul selectors, they are all here.
Grover Imperial,Tuners, Tone Pro Bridge,Korina neck and body, stunning flame maple top that looks like you could stick your hand in it. The neck is ebony, replete with real mother of pearl, not the mother of plastic that Gibson is using. Premium HRW Pickups.

This guitar is 90% hand made by the original luthiers of Gibson who stayed behind in Michigan when Gibson went south to Nashville. And you can tell. The finish is simply amazing. My wife liked it so much, she hung it on the wall in our den, called it a piece of art, and recommended that I get a couple more of them, making them part of the artistic decor of our home. Yea, tough life when your wife is telling you to buy more guitars.... :-) I don't want to let her down, so I will be buying at least two more of this same guitar. It is that good.

Because this guitar is handmade, you can imagine that the overall construction is top notch; and you would be correct. You cannot feel the seams at any point in the guitar. Heritage guitars are made by true craftsmen.

This things sounds absolutley amazing. I bought it with the intention of putting in the Zakk Wylde set up being sold by EMG, but after getting this and playing, it; I'm keeping the Duncans that came in it. The tone from this is evident without even plugging it into an amp. So plugged in, it is pure gold. It is as warm as a Les Paul is intended to be. There is no buzz or flaw in the way this thing sounds or plays.

I'm mediocre at best as a guitarist for the moment. But when I got this guitar, everything that I seemed to have a hard time playing before, seemed to get easier. I am a metal head to the core(Black Lable, Pantera, Metallica), but when I got this, I became motivated to learn as much as possible outside metal.

I personally play through one of the new Pro Audio Stealth Series Half Stack set ups. The quality of the guitar combined with the quality of the amp is a searing duo. It sounds so good I want to crank the amp at 10 at home, and go off. I cannot recommend this line of guitars enough. If you want a Les Paul, DO NOT BUY A GIBSON, BUY A HERITAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You will not regret the purchase. You will pay half the price for the Heritage, but will get twice the quality over and above a gibson.

The tone and sustain are on the level that only a handmade guitar can deliver.This is aided by the Heritage premium HRW pickups. They are absolutely incredible sounding.

I did not have to do a thing to it when I brought it home. The action was set up so well that I "felt" like I was made into a better player just by plugging this thing into my amp and going off.

There are absolutely no flaws on this guitar. Everything is so well lined up, you can barely feel any kind of seem anywhere on this guitar. Once you hold this guitar, you can see, feel and hear that it was made by a true craftsman.

I could write a book on how well made this guitar is, but I think that the rest of my writing in this review gives you an idea of what I think and feel about this guitar.

Would this guitar withstand live playing? ABSOLUTELY! If Gibsons are considered premium live playing equipment, this is over and above that. Everything about this guitar makes it an hierloom piece. I am sure that I will be handing this guitar down to my children one day. The finish is made so well that it will outlast me. There is nothing that will "wear off" on this guitar. No thin veneer to worry about.

The strap buttons are as solid as any premium guitar would be expected to have, but why risk dropping this thing. Put locking nuts on it.

The Heritage 150CM is absolutely dependable. No question about it. The question of gigging without it is asked. I would definitely gig without it. But I would not gig with only one because I would like to show multiple 150's off! But in a pinch, if I had only one choice to gig with, yes; I would gig with no back up with the 150 in a heartbeat.

I have not had to deal with them. But I do know from those that have, that the people at Heritage are still human, and they treat you as the discerning customer that you are; with much respect and desire to keep you as a happy customer.

I have been playing on and off since 1986. This guitar is by far the best I've ever owned. I also own an ESP Horizon, but since I got the 150, it is collecting much dust. As I mentioned before, I own a Pro Audio Stealth Series Half Stack, and for effects I have a GNX3 (which is incredible).

I insured this baby like it was a real child! Yes I would replace it with the exact guitar if it were lost or stolen. That is ofcourse after I tracked the rat bastard, low life, scum of the earth piece of trash that took it.

There is not a thing that I wished I would have asked prior to buying this. I did my research, set an Gibson Les Paul Customer right next to the Heritage 150 that I ended up buying. There was no comparison, the Heritage was hands down the better choice. The Heritage was not only a good value for the money, it is a great value period. The choice to get one of these is a no brainer. It is twice the quality of Gibson at half the price. The Les Paul that I compared this with cost of $2000 more. What was there to think about. So unless you are willing to pay for the Gibson name, get one of these if you are considering a Les Paul. Guitar purists will respect your choice.

I love everything about this guitar, and dislike nothing. My favorite feature is the over all construction/finish/fit, as much as I like the sound. Like my wife said, these things are truly a work of art. I am planning on buying at least two more 150's because they are that good. And I'm afraid that the Heritage people will catch on, and raise their prices!!!

I've owned this guitar for about a year now. And I am as happy with it now, as I was then. Probably happier because I've been more motivated to practice with this guitar. I know that my review is glowing, and it risks making me look someone who works for Heritage, but I am not. I am just a guy that is excited to have a guitar that I have dreamt of owning. I cannot be glowing enough.

I ordered this guitar in June of 2003, and I just received it yesterday!! Its a Heritage H-150CM Standard with custom ordered Seymour Duncan Humbuckers (zebra-coil Pearly Gates in the neck, zebra-coil JB in the bridge). The finish I chose was Antique Cherry Sunburst, over a slightly flamed maple top. The guitar has all of the standard Les Paul features, nothing wild or crazy here. I had the guitar equipped with a Tonepros locking tune-o-matic bridge and tailpiece. Ill give it a 10 here, because it has the features I wanted and it does what it does better than a Les Paul.

I play classic metal/rock, blues/rock, and some U2-ish sounding stuff. I have been playing for 9 years now and play through Fender tube amps. For fx, I mainly use a Visual Sound Ultimate Overdrive pedal and a Boss Mega Distortion. I also occasionally use a Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah, a Boss Digital Reverb/Delay pedal, and a Rocktron Deep Blue Chorus pedal. With the Pearly Gates/JB pickups, I can get everything from blues to classic 70's/80's rock/metal. The Pearly Gates is nice and fat in the neck, with really good sustain. It is similar to the Duncan 59 in my other Heritage H-150, but I think its a little thicker and darker sounding. I use it for nice sustaining runs and lead tones. Clean, it is not as bright as the 59, but is still warm and pleasant. The JB pickup in the bridge is nice and hot, with balanced lows and highs. It is not very useful clean, but if blended with the Pearly Gates it can yeild some nice clean tones. Distorted, the JB easily produces the Billy Gibbons like "pinch" harmonics and squeals. It is nice and hot without being harsh, which is what I wanted. Great for power chords, solos, and riffing. Sound wise, this guitar is exactly what I was hoping for.

The setup on this guitar was fantastic. Everything was adjusted nicely. The guitar has a beautifully bookmatched lightly flamed (AA) maple top. The cherry sunburst stain is awesome, the color is bright and very vibrant, and looks great with the figuring in the wood. I started purchasing Heritage guitars because the fit and finish is a cut above a Gibson. The only gripe that I have with this guitar in the fit and finish department is the actual finishing/buffing. There were a few spots on the top where the buffer left some slight marks, as if they missed a few spots. This was not a huge problem, as I buffed the spots out myself. The rest of the guitar is virtually flawless, all seams and joints are straight with no glue residue showing. Because of the spots left by the buffer, Im going to give it an 8 in this area.

The nitro lacquer finish will wear with age, but thats to be expected. Everything seems to be nice and tight, and well made. Strap buttons feel solid so far, only time will tell.

Been playing for 9 years, have owned many guitars, mostly Fender and Gibson, and I love the Heritage guitars. I own one other Heritage guitar and it is fantastic also. Both of my Heritage guitars were custom built for me, which is what I love about them. You can go to Gibson and take what they give you, or you can have something better that is unique and special. Heritage guitars are handmade, and feature REAL mother of pearl inlays in the neck, and top quality woods and materials. You cant get that in a Gibson for less than $2400. I love Les Paul style guitars, they have the sound, look, and feel that I crave. In my opinion, the Heritage H-150CM is THE BEST Les Paul style guitar out there, and I have owned Les Pauls before!! My favorite feature is simply the freedom to create. Heritage gives you the freedom to build whatever you want - and at a lower cost than the cookie cutter Gibsons. If my guitars were lost or stolen, I would purchase them again. If you like Gibson style guitars but dont want a Gibson, give Heritage a try.

2003 Model, Made in USA Kalamazoo, Mi.

Les Paul category solid body guitar with all wellknown features.No more, no less. As anyone who'll visit this page undoubtely will know: Heritage Guitars is the group of people who went on making guitars when Gibson retired from Kalamazoo.

Mine is a lefthanded, custom made (like all other Heritages!)150 with a vintage sunburst finish, an AAA(A) carved maple top (the guitar has a beautiful "gold-like" look in light!) weight mahagony body, indian rosewood fingerboard, nice medium frets, Grover tuners, and the Heritage HRW pickups (they're expensive but really good!). The neck was shaped to my specs (early 60's Les Paul)and it's ideal for me; not too thin, gives a very comfortable "wide" feel and enough "body" to avoid my fingers from getting cramp.

The workanship is really to die for! An excellent job is done on all the disciplines that will come up building a guitar; wood selection and matching, sanding, polishing, fretwork. It all came together perfectly on this baby. Since it's a lefty, they had to drill a second time (enlarging the cavity) for the pick selector switch. No big deal, you won't notice untill you remove the cover.

The guitar came direct from the TKL case (included in the price paid!), without any interference from the dealer whatsoever. I was the first to take it out of the case. The neck was as straight as an arrow andtherfore there was some minor buzzing; after one week I adjusted the neck with the trussrod (no adjusting tool is supplied) and I could set it up to my preferences in about ten minutes.
I replaced the factory strings by some .010 silver plated Pyramid strings ( a give away from my Heritage dealer) and off we go!

I play classic rock and blues in a coverband. i'm playing for about 30 years now but never had a real expensive guitar (I had some cheap copies) an Epiphone LP Standard and a homebuilt Explorer (nice guitar with lots of bite!) which I used as my main axe. About one year ago I decided to get myself the best I could get in the "Les Paul department"

I play the Heritage through a Vox Valvetronix 2 x 12" modeling amplifier and get really great sounds.

The playablity of the guitar is very good, the tonal spectrum is very well balanced; highs are strong and bright; mids are just good, lows are well defined, not muddy or too bassy. This balance gives me the tonal versitality I want. I think this is the combination of the wood and the HRW pickups. The HRW's are very responsive to pick attack and have great tonal separation on every amp model I dial in on my Vox. The HRW's even seem to be OK for jazz! I had some e mail correspondence with the people from Heritage and they were really helpful in explaining and advising me to choose the right pickups for my guitar. I don't like very high output pickups. My opinion is to let the guitar (ie. wood and pickups) make the basic sound and let the (pre)amp do the distortion part of it. I do not play as heavily distorted as nowadays music demands. But I wasn't looking for that kind of guitar either. The volume and tone controls are OK. I had to solder a ground wire to the back of the pot it has came loose from and createdsome hum when turning the volume down. Nothing to worry about though.

The action was adjusted by myself but this could have been done under warranty by the dealer. Remember I took this guitar home straight from the arfreight shippinmg cardboard.
The pickups and intonation are both very well adjusted.
The bookmatched top is perfect and a real beauty!
The overall finishing is nearly perfect; only one tiny flaw is visible on the top of the guitar. Since this guitar is made for playing I think some more flaws and cracks will follow, again, nothing to worry about! The nitro cellulose finish is well sprayed and polished.
The fretwork was something I worried about but mine is done very, very well. I think the Heritage people read reviews like this and improve themselves.
The hardware is OK in nickle finish. I prefer nickle to chrome because of the yellow shine it makes instead of the more "blue-ish" chrome. The bridge however looks the same as on the Korean Epiphone LP copies (you know the ones with the spring to keep the saddles in place). I didn't specify the bridge when I ordered the instrument because I expected a more solid Tune-o-matic type. Can't blame Heritage for it, but the dealer could have told me this. It's only a minor thing that doesn'affect the sound or looks of the instrument.
The bridge and nut are both well cut and fit well.

This guitar is very well constructed and will outlive me if I take good care for it and why wouldn't I do that?
The hardware is good only the bridge is already loosing some nickle. Having this guitar for two months now this has to be solved under warranty by the dealer. Maybe I'll have him put a "real" tune-o-matic on my guitar.
The strap buttons (chrome!) are a bit tiny. I changed them with the (nickel1) ones on my Epiphone. I'm gonna put strapholders on it anyhow. I can't afford this baby to fall on the ground...
I always carry a backup guitar with me ( when I don't, a string will break or a wire will ghet loose... so I've experienced!). But I don't think I will need it. It's just in case...I really can depend on this guitar.

The Heritage people are really helpful and give you good advice.
I haven't dealt with my (very helpful) dealer here in Holland yet but I'm sure he will help me out if any problem should occur.

I've been playing for nearly 30 years now and never had guitar as good as this one. I tried some Gibson Les Pauls (2003 models) and they were good. I certainly would have bought me a Gibson if Heritage wasn't around. However Heritage only charges 60% the price of a Gibson and since I was looking for a guitar to play and not a name on the headstock, I decided to go for the Heritage. I had complete freedom of choosing colours, pickups, maple tops, fretboard wood etc. This freedom of "creating" your own unique guitar is not common among nowadays guitar manufacterers. And if it is, they will charge you for it.

Single cutaway Les Paul design and make with maple top, mahogany body and neck along with a rosewood fingerboard. Grover tuners and Gibson style stop tail and tune-o-matic bridge, which is different from Heritage's roller-matic they ship out standard.

22 medium frets with 2 Schaller humbuckers. The neck is slim-tapered similar to a Les Paul Classic. Inlays are real Mother of Pearl block and not pearloid plastic! The finish is a beautiful Old Style Sunburst with sublte flame that changes as the guitar is viewed from different directions. Also, the mahogany is a lovely caramel translucent that really looks nice. All of this is finished in nitrocellulose laquer.

This guitar came with a very nice hard shell case!

Wanted a Les Paul (a real Les Paul) and it's excactly what I got!

Sounds great! I am still going to try the Seymour Duncan Antiquity set, but if I were told I couldn't do that, I would not be too disappointed as the stock Schallers are really pretty decent pickups. As with a solid body of this construction, the sound through the amp is somewhat punchy and powerful when the volume is full up on the guitar, but backing off the volume yeilds a tone similar to my semi-hollow blusebird. And this makes the 150 very versatile giving me a broader range of subtle tone to volume and punch when I need it. The guitar also does a nice job of a clear jazz tone. Sure, I like having a semi-hollow guitar also, but if you had to use just this guitar at a gig, it would be no problem.

I sold my PRS Custom 22 to get this because while I liked the C-22, I just never could bond with it. Also, I still just wanted a Les Paul guitar, and the PRS is a great guitar, but it's no Les Paul. Nor is it a strat. It's a PRS, and for what it does it's great. But, I still like the classic design and the mass of the original. And Heritage is the original. Yeah, yeah, we all know the story so I'll spare you.

I can't put this guitar down. It sounds great unplugged and through an amp. Once I put the Antiquities in, I'll post a seperate review in the pickup section. But to all those who can't afford to change the pickups once you get them, the Schallers are not bad by any means, and I plan on keeping them in case either I sell the guitar (NOT!) or get a cheaper guitar with bad pickups that I want to change out. I believe the Schallers call these Golden 50's pickups. And contrary to earlier postings, they are not Golden Shower pickups. They'll do just fine for most folks.

Oh, amps.....I play through a Rivera Quianna and use a tremolo and delay, and sometimes a compressor.

Overall, a classic sound through and through with all the muscle I was looking for, but still with plenty of finesse.

Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful! Perhaps the nicest guitar I've ever felt. Ed Roman's shop in Vegas set it up before shipping, and while the action is a tad low for my likings, I do not fault Ed Roman. Every player has his/her preferences, and you really have to pick it up, play it and determine where you want the action. In addition, the playability and tuning stability is great. Especially after settling down after shipping.

The pickups were adjusted fine, and I appreciate Ed Roman's shop putting the Gibson style Stop Tail and Tune-o-matic over Heritage's roller-matic. Heritage has to do this to get around Giboson suing them, so it's no big deal. I am tempted to try the Tone Pros, but the tail piece and bridge are fine and I don't have any real reasong to change them.

The top.....Ahhhh, very nice. Old Style Sunburst is similar to a tobacco burst. Also, the flame would probably be considered AA and it really seems to change with every angle you look at it. And this is something I have really noticed with Heritage guitars (I've had 3). Subtle and not overly decked out (which I hate on most expensive guitars or cheap guitars trying to look expensive). I didn't want a show piece. I wanted a great guitar I would want to play all of the time and this is exactly what I got. Also I need to mention the back. Gorgeous translucent caramel tone on the body and neck. Something Gibson won't do unless it has Historic Series in front of it. It almost looks like Korina. The rosewood on the fingerboard is top-notch. No beef jerky looking white marks in the wood and not ridiculous dark staining to hide the poor quality of wood other manufactures use. In fact, I was also looking at PRS McCarty Models and I noticed the fingerboard on a couple of their guitars looked about like the fingerboards on Samicks and other Korean made guitars, which I find totally unacceptable for a guitar of that price. Everything on this Heritage is first class and well done.

As with nitrocellulose, it's a tad tackier than poly, but that's what gives it its stigma. It even smells good! ha ha And contrary to some players who mention Heritage's fret finishing flaws, my guitar's frets are great!

Well, you take the quality of Gibson and add a few more notches and you get a Heritage. Except without the well-known observations of rough finish work, glue residue, sloppy workmanship, etc. you'll read or hear about or notice yourself with many Gibson models today. And I'm not just saying that because I have a Heritage and couldn't afford a Gibson. After all, I sold a much more expensive PRS to get this guitar and feel it was well worth the transaction!

Seeing I can't put this guitar down, I don't know if I could play a different guitar on a gig. But, I have a few others I like, so I'd bring them along anyway.

Overall, a well-built and great playing guitar.

Never had to deal with them, but I've heard Heritage is excellent. Real people (the ones you see on the web and in brochures) will answer the phone and gladly talk with you. Quite comparibly to Rivera. They stay busy with increasing demand, but they still understand the importance of customer service. Plus they are just good folks to begin with and that is their nature.

As far as Ed Roman goes, I guess it's just the person you deal with. Rich at Roman Guitars was helpful, patient, knowledgeable and he didn't mind following up with me, which I greatly appreciate. The guitar was delievered when he said it would be and it arrived in great shape. I do believe Roman Guitars makes a mistake by not including paper work. All folks should get a receipt of payment and product sent, so that is in-excuseable. However, I believe if I were to have a problem, Rich would be glad to try and help me out. Supposedly Ed Roman gives you double warranty, but without having a receipt or warranty card, I don't know how that is supposed to work.

Again, good experience, but bad business not including warranty info and reciept. 10 for Heritage, and 8 for Ed Roman! Heritage really should jump on his butt to make sure he includes those two items.

I've been playing over 20 years. 15 of those being able to actually make a sound that was pleasing to the ear. I also own a Guild Bluesbird, an Ernie Ball Music Man Axis Super Sport with MM/90s, a G&L Comanche and I have an Ernie Ball Music Man Albert Lee on special order. All of this gets played through a Rivera Quianna, and when I feel lazy or want to be quiet, I use a POD.

I probably should have just gone ahead and had the folks at WCG put the Duncan Antiquities in to save me some time. Plus it probably would have been cheaper and I wouldn't of had to mess with it. Still, the stock Schallers are good. It's just I'm intrigued by the Antiquities and am curious to see what they would do in this guitar. I also would have asked for a receipt and warranty card!

Stolen, without question, I'd get another one. I've had one of these before and regretted selling it until getting this one. In fact, I plan on getting an H-535 to round out my collection down the road.

I love the looks, playability, hardware, quality of materials used and even the smell. Even the slim-tapered neck is comfortable and easy to play. At first I would have said I wish I could have chosen the neck size generally preferring a fatter neck, but the Music Man guitars have spoiled me and I find myself really appreciating this smaller neck too. You can really play licks on this guitar. The only thing I hate is not having a receipt or warranty card. I mean, the guitar is in great shape, but still, it's very ebay-like to get something without paper work! Come on! Be professional for goodness sake! And my favorite feature is just the guitar itself. I know, vague, but I just can't take my eyes off of it and have a hard time putting it down. It goes everywhere with me.

The day I sold my Heritage 150 was the day I realized I made a mistake. Since then I've tried replacing with with something else, but to no avail. And being disgusted with the shoddy workmanship, playability, aesthetics and overall greedy nature of Gibson, and getting over the PRS invasion/fad/whatever you want to call it, I decided to forget about the headstock and think about what feels, plays and sounds the best to me. So, here I am. Mentioning above, I gladly lost money on my PRS to sell it so I could get this and with no regrets.

I suppose some larger strap buttons or strap locks would be nice for a guitar of this weight and design, but I can live with the standard hardware. Any serious gigging, and I'll change them to strap locks though. And to be wishful and not critical....A Buzz Feighten System would be the icing on the cake for this work of art.

I'd just like to share, calling this a Heritage Les Paul is detrimental to the quality and to the luthiers who make these instruments. When you do that, it may generalize it into describing it better, but it also puts it in the likes of the cheapo Jap and Korean copies that will say Les Paul or More Paul or The Paul or whatever knock-off crap they use. It's a Les Paul style guitar, and I hate calling guitars by a number, but it's a 150CM and that's what I'll call it. Gibson should be compairing their Les Paul to the 150's. Better finishes, better wood, better materials and hand made. You will notice every burst and finish (besides opaque) on a Heritage is slightly different from one another. Even if it's listed under the same finish. This is clearly the result of hand making and painting and finishing. Gibson will usually use a paper-stenciling type of device on a machine that produces the same limited bursts they offer. Okay if you want a carbon-copy robot-like guitar with no personality. Also, Gibson will blacken their backs on non-cherry burst models, and for $2,000.00, that's kind of bullsh.. If it sounds like I'm bashing Gibson, well, I am. And I've owned a few Gibsons that were okay guitars. However, I finally feel like I've awakened to trusting what deep down I've known all along and for trusting my fe

2001, bought new in 2003 - got a nice discount. Vintage sunburst, pickups upgraded to seymour duncan blackbacks with the rhythm tone wired push pull to coil tap both pickups. Fantastic flamed top - as good or better than gibsons coting much more. I've upgraded to grover locking tuners - more on that in fit and finish.

The sound is fantastic with the blackbacks. I didn't write this review for several months to make sure I wasn't just impressed with the newness. I think the blackbacks, unlike Ed Roman's reviews, are a fairly weak pickup. This isn't bad - they ring out every note in a chord. It just took a little getting used to from a little higher powered stuff - duncan jbs, etc. They sound great with a fairly cranked amp and an overdrive for heavier stuff and sing out with clean and tapped modes. The guitar is pretty heavy and rings well as you can immediately tell without it being plugged in. The coil tapping gives many usable tones.

I originally had problems with the guitar staying in tune. I eventually bought locking tuners, but upon changing them out, found the holes were drilled inconsistently and the tuners could move around a little. Some minor work and the guitar stays in tune and has better sustain - didn't really need the tuners, but i like them anyway.
The action was a little high for my taste - hey, i like it low and fast - some some minor tweaking and its great.
The workmanship is fantastic - this is a beautiful guitar.

This guitar is a rock - I change to other guitars for different looks, but i could play this for nearly everything.

Never really dealt with support. My problems were minor and easy to fix myself.

These are fantastic guitars - I don't think you can find anything close for the money. Hey, it took me a while to finally buy a LP type guitar without the Gibson on the headstock, but once you open the case, you'll be glad you did.

I've been playing for nearly 30 years and have played this through marshalls, mesas, fenders, soldanos, and sunns - it sounds good through them all.

The blackbacks are very interesting. Don't expect to play metal with them, but if you want great chord definition and clarity - give 'em a try.

Taking something of a risk (you could say), I bought a 1995 Vintage Cherry Sunburst Heritage 150CM on ebay, and imported it to the UK from Maryland. It was well covered by pictures on the auction site (so I was pretty confident I knew what I was getting), had an exceptionally good top (full width flame, glints in the light etc.), and a pair of Duncan 59s which I knew I liked the sound of. The hardware was good quality Nashville style tuneomatic and stopbar, which I prefer to the bulky Schaller fine tuner/bridge Heritage standard equipment. The machineheads were snot green keystone style, which I also favour. In other words, this is the Ed Roman type replacement hardware package. The neck is chunky without being baseball (or cricket) bat dimensions; the wiring is standard,functions smoothly, and with no push me pull you variations on the pots. Life is too short for options axiety on a guitar. Everything looks and feels perfect; I am in any case no fan of overly immaculate furniture grade guitars and the vibe of this Heritage is for me at least a perfect blend of the handcrafted and machine rationalised. I cannot take my eyes off it, and feel that the basic premise of the Les Paul singlecut is so right that Heritage have only made the most modest inroads to the original ethic; e.g. slightly bigger cutaway scoop, neater jack socket, more elegant headstock (I don't expect many of you to agree with that view...). Weight is OK; about 8,5 pounds.

I play honky tonk, blues, rockabilly, and country. This guitar will play all those and about a million others, include my late night faux jazz, which it eats. No, it doesn't have the piranha bite of my Teles, or the versatility of my Joe Barden equipped s/s/h Strat type -but, dear readers, it's a Les Paul, and once you understand the nuances of that four control set up, the soundscape is in fact huge. It works quietly, the sound is rich and fruity, sustains for days, and the only limitations in terms of the music it makes are down to me. I use it with a Holy Grail reverb and a sprinkle of Fulldrive 2 into my Hiwatt Custom 20 (about 18 v loud watts, 2 x 10" Fanes).

Now then; this is not quite so good... The nut is rather horribly cut (plus it's a Daz white colour against the aged nicotine yellow neck binding; aaargh!; the saddle slots are a tad surreal in their definition. And the crown inlays (which are real yummy mother of pearl)have a slightly less than intimate relationship with the rosewood fingerboard (some sit a little low). But amazingly this doesn't seem to matter; the action is just fine (although I keep my guitars set high by most peoples' standards) and the playability great. The timber grading and bookmatching is just right, nothing rattles, and the finish is flawless back and front.

This guitar has a few miles on the clock after 8 years, it seems to knows how to order its own drinks so will definitely withstand live work in my hands; despite its age however, playing history is really minor to the front, with some belt rash to the back. Nothing to bring me out in spots, and every indication that the finish is durable for the next few decades. The strap buttons I took off within 45 minutes, because all my guitars get fitted with Straplocks. There's nothing wrong with those supplied by Heritage except that they seem a little genteel for the job of supporting this kind of guitar. I would only bring a backup guitar to a gig because there was something I really needed torch'n'twang on, not because this babe lacked anything. It feels super dependable, but then most 'Pauls do to my way of thinking.

Well, haven't had it long enough to know on this one. Eight years old, it's obviously well out of warranty, and if anything went wrong then I'd take it to my usual local tech. The Heritage company seem cheerily olde worlde, which frankly appeals to me no end. I hope their guitars become disgracefully valuable- and not just for selfish reasons. I respect their hanging on to a tradition like this.

I've been playing for 30 years, and have owned many vintage guitars; Gibson SGs and 175s, Strats, custom colour bound edge Teles, as well as Les Paul reissues. I now use two Warmoth Teles (Butterscotch Roy Buchanan-alike, Sonic Blue hollowbody with delete f-hole option), Fiesta Red 57 RI JV Strat, and a Yamaha 604W with the Joe Bardens I mentioned earlier. I buy now on the basis of what I like and need, not what other people or magazines rate. But this Heritage has really got my juices running; it would surely be replaced if stolen/incinerated etc. In terms of features it doesn't need anything else; it's made by the guys who really know how, and is the stone second hand bargain of the quality guitar market. I shall plot to buy another ASAP.

Made in 2001 in Kalamazoo Michigan (original Gibson factory)
22 super sweet frets, low and wide.
Solid Curly Maple top(beautiful figure)
2 volume 2 tone
A pair of Seymour Duncan Black/Back humbuckers that do it all.
Passive electronics
Solid Mahogany body and neck with beautiful rosewood fingerboard.
Les Paul styling, only better
Tonepros tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar
Grover Rotomatic tuners
Perfect profile neck, not too fat or thin. 243/4" scale
Came with Black TKL hardshell case

It does it all, from thrash metal, to vintage reverb blues, to subtle chicken pickin.
I run it straight to a Fender Princeton 112 Plus solid state 1x12" combo with a wah for the occasional crazy moment (quite often actually)
Beefy rich full ton-o-tone
the neck pickup clouds the lead pickup when both are selected at the same time at close volumes.

I ordered it over the internet, and it was set up at the Ed Roman shop beautifully before it was shipped to me.
No complaints in this department, this guitar is eye and ear candy.

This guitar will do me for many years to come, I am confident to gig it without a backup. I just replaced the strap buttons with strap locks because the way I like the guitar to hang off of me was causing the strap to slip off.

Haven't had any dealings yet (knock on wood)
Limited Lifetime warranty so I'm not worried.

I have been playing for three long years, don't let that fool you into thinking that I praise this guitar as a lack of better judgement, It gets compliments from even the toughest critics. See above for all the hype. Peace Out

I bought my H-150CM "used" on the internet. It has a nice cherry sunburst finish. The pickups are stock Schallers. I believe the year of the guitar is 1992. It also has a coil splitter, which adds a nice single coil option, if desired. However, it will not sound like a Strat. It's not super loaded, but for my purposes, it's more than adequate. The only other feature, that may be useful would be a phase switch to add furhter tonal variety.

Sound is very subjective. For what I like (R&B, Straight-ahead jazz, fusion, blues), I believe this guitar is does an excellent job in capturing and delivering the tones very nicely. Some people think the Schaller pickups suck. For what I'm looking for, I think they're great. My assessment on the sound is as follows: It's very balanced across the tonal spectrum. The highs are warm and clear without being glaring or irritating. Many new guitars will sound very bright. In contrast to Gibsons, which I also own ('67 ES355, '97 ES335, '97 Howard Roberts Fusion, '74 ES175), the overall sound is much warmer. One reviewer compared the Schaller sound to a '58 Les Paul. This makes sense. Pick-up magnets will lose strength over time, thus providing a much warmer and smoother tone. If you are into hard-edged rock, then this pick-up will not be your best choice, but for the styles I'm interested in, they're perfect. Plugged into a good tube amp, this guitar and pickup combination will give you great clean R&B tones, purring blues to singing sustain ala Gary Moore and Carlos Santana. I was very impressed with the bridge pickup. It was not harsh sounding at all. A friend of mine has the same guitar, but with Duncan '59s. His guitar does not sound as warm or full as mine. The Duncans sound brighter and not as full across the tonal spectrum. My guitar sounds very fat. Strung with 10-46 (Fender stainless 350s), I can even capture a very convincing Straight ahead bebop jazz tone. A friend of mine who is an excellent straight-ahead player was totally blown away with how great a jazz tone this guitar was capabble of producing.

I have owned an early 70's Les Paul custom before, but ultimately sold it to a friend, because it lacked warmth and evenness in tonal production. This guitar is definitely a keeper!

One overall comment is that Heritage guitars stocked with Schallers will sound warmer that with Gibson pick-ups or Duncans. My first intro to Heritage guitars was through a friend who had a Prospect with stock Schallers. They exhibited the same "warmer-than-Gibson" qualities that I really like. Since then, I have also purchased a Prospect, but it came with Duncan 59s. Not to my surprise, it did not sound as warm as my friend's Prospect nor my 150CM. The person I purchased the Prospect from also threw in the Schallers. I will replace the Duncans with them when time permits.

Plays perfect with no buzzing. Great workmanship.

So far no problems.

I have not had a need for customer support, but from prior experience in ordering a new Golden Eagle, the Heritage staff was great to work with. Bill Paige, one of the owners would be available to answer questions and made sure you were happy.

I've been playing for over 35 years and currently own 11 guitars (Heritage, Gibson, Fender, Ibanez and Yamaha) and several amps (Evans, Fender, Rivera, Polytone, Fuchs overdrive supreme mod from '77 Mesa Boogie(in procces). I would definitely buy this guitar again, if it were lost or stolen. Overall, Heritage guitars are the best value in sound and performance, period!

If you want a no-nonsense well-made guitar with a vintage vibe in looks, feel and sound, you owe it to yourself to go check out the Heritage line of guitars. They are awesome in sound and price (I currently own three: 150 CM Les Paul, Golden Eagle Jazz archtop, and Prospect semi acoustic (similar to Gibson ES336).

The best way to put it is, if you love the Gibson sound, but desire a warmer and smoother tone for a lot less money ....go get a Heritage (w/Schallers)!!!

My Heritage was made in 2002/2003. The serial number is a 2003 date, so officially its a 2003. This has the standard "Les Paul" features: 22 frets, Flame maple top, 2 humbuckers, 3 per side tuners. The things that make it special are as follows: honduran mahogany body and neck, brazilian rosewood fretboard, 2 Seymour Duncan Antiquity humbuckers, real mother of pearl inlays, Grover tuners, and a BEAUTIFUL Tobacco Burst finish. Not exacly "feature filled", but its got tone by the barrel full.

This guitar was custom ordered by me, and it is everything I've always desired in an instrument. The neck is absolutely effortless to play on, and with a set of DR Pure Blues (10-46) strings the thing just plays like butter. The best part of the guitar is how the Duncan Antiquities react to with the honduran mahogany, playing is a dream, with the dynamics created by this combination. The sound is VERY rich and full, with a bit of bite on the bridge pickup, just like a good PAF. This guitar is used for blues, blues-rock and some classic rock, though it also sounds good for jazz, and even country. However the Duncan Antiquities aren't wax potted so they will squeal if you use too much gain, so no metal or high gain rock.

This guitar was setup wonderfully at the factory, the action was perfect, the intonation was properly set, the nut was cut beautifully, and the finish is very rich and 3D looking. There are a couple of finish spots that could've been better, but that's what you get with a handmade guitar, not a production model. I don't know why some people complain about Heritage setups, these guys are craftsmen, and they know how to setup and build a great guitar.

I could definitely depend on it, I've put Schaller strap locks on it to prevent an untimely fall and break, and I've used the guitar a lot in the one month that I've owned it. However I won't comment on the reliabilty yet, as I've only owned it for a short time

Heritage was fabulous to work with and Jay Wolfe, the dealer, was even better. I'm sure that I tested Mr. Wolfe's patience greatly, but he was always very kind, courteous, and polite. Also Jay would sit on the phone and chat about weather, tone, amps, pedals, and other information that I found very useful. Rendal Wall at Heritage, setup my guitar and made sure that my guitar was in great playing condition when it left the factory, I was absolutely dumb founded that I didn't have to set the intonation or have a high fret or two, but the thing was absolutely perfect. If you're after a Heritage, only go through Jay Wolfe, the best prices, best options, best service, and nicest man in the world to deal with, a true gentleman.

I've been playing for about 5 years now and have owned my share of gear. This guitar is the last Les Paul that I will ever buy. This is the kind of guitar that makes the executives at Gibson sick to their stomach, because of the options, the TONE, the service of a small company, and a fabulous price. If this guitar were lost or stolen, I'd collect the insurance money and be on the phone with Heritage in a couple minutes. I love the playability and the superior tone of this guitar. I compared this to Gibson's current offerings (Les Paul Standards), and did my homework on prices and options that I "had to have" and Gibson just couldn't compete. I really suggest to anyone who is interested in a "Les Paul" to look up Heritage 150's, give Jay Wolfe a call, and get over playing the "name on the headstock game".

1992 Vintage Sunburst Model: Virtually identical in this category as a Gibson Les Paul, but Heritage uses top quality components (i.e. the hardware blows a Gibson away!)
Mine came stock: Schaller pick-ups and Grover tuners.

I should probably point out that the selling feature of this instrument to me was the amazing look of the flame: I've simply never come across a Gibson that looked anything like it: bloody knockout!

For blues/rock with a tube amp, this guitar sings. I've read numerous reviews about how people dislike the stock Schaller pick ups, but it really should be noted that the pick ups don't "suck" , they are simply going to give you a different sound than the Duncans. I'll try to avoid the subjectivity of this category by describing what the difference is with the Schallers, they are a bit punchier and brighter, not super fat and mellow like Gibsons or Duncans. The Schaller sound, to me, is still very musical and pretty, and I've been told that they actually sound more like a real '58 Les Paul. (I can't verify this, though.)

To be honest, I prefer the Schaller's because they remain very clear with chords, and still deliver warm, gooey lead tones.

I give Heritage points for offering the option to switch to Duncans at the factory, unlike Gibson, where you take what they give you.

This category is where the Heritage stands out head and shoulders above Gibson, Gretsch, etc...

I can't really go into too much detail here, other than to simply say that these instruments are rock solid. Gibson might be lucky to recieve a "3" rating in this category after comparing to my 150.

No flaws, no cut-corners, no b.s. Wonderfully constructed, American hand made instruments. 'Nuff said.

I've had it for 5 years, and only had to replace the jack once. I play this thing out, and it's identical night after night.

Extremely dependable.

I haven't had any problems, but I'm confident that when I want my custom semi-hollowbody built, they'll take damn good care of me.

I've only been playing for 7 years, but I've come across very few instruments that can hold a candle to this one. I've played some gorgeous PRS guitars, but none of them sound anywhere near as nice as my 150.

If you're thinking about a Gibson Les Paul, don't hesitate, buy a Heritage 150.

I'm not sure how much longer Heritage will be in operation: those fellas are getting really old. Take advantage of what is hands-down the best value available today for a solidbody electric.

I won't give it a 10, because not the 150, nor any guitar deserves it, but this is truly a killer instrument.

This is made in Kalamazoo MI, USA. Right in the original Gibson Guitar Factory, made by some of the same people who worked with the late Ted McCarthy. These guys do it for the love, and you can tell. This is a 1991, Black with Creme binding, all mahogony w/ a thick, carved maple cap and the thickest slab of rosewood fretboard (22 frets) I've ever seen. Pickups are standard issue H/H Shaller (I'm going to replace them very soon). The body is absolute classic Les Paul, but a nicer neck and great fret work. Tuners are solid Grovers, nice ones. The nut appears to be a plastic material. Another thing I would replace, with Tusq from GraphTech. Bridge and tailpiece are the really nice Schallers, something they do very well is make these. This is a standard issuing, with some niceties, some things that need to go. just so you'd know, I'd rate a Gibson about a 5 here. That bridge is Hell to play with. They ought to put on the Schaller stuff on their equipment (they make a standard stop-type as well as the fatty w/ rollers)

Acoustically, this thing is really beautiful. Sustains forever-and-a-day, as is it should. Has a really throaty bass and bell-like highs. But the Schaller pickups suck. There also seems to be a grounding issue as well. Haven't come across a Les Paul that didn't have that, much less most guitars. The pickups are very lack luster. I'm going to pop in a Rio Grande Genuine Texas for the Bridge and a Seymore Duncan SH-59 for the Neck. If you're shopping for a Heritage, get the up-grade to the Seth Lovers for a hundred bucks. Otherwise, this guitar is very well suited for all sorts of playing styles. Gibson standard issue pickups are wreched as well, if this came to me with better pickups, it would earn an 8 if not a 9... but it gets...a 7, maybe a 6

This guitar came to me used, and it's a bargain for what I paid. he set it up pretty nicely and I'm not getting any buzzing. Try "Where Were You" by Jeff Beck, you'll know you need a set up with that tune. The fret work is nice on this, could use a polish, but for an 11 year old guitar, it's pretty damn good. The finish is a nice Nitro-cellulose, binding is done well. My only niggle is that they put finish up to the surface edge of the fretboard (unbound neck). While not an unusual practice, it makes a future fretjob a real pain in the @$$. So does binding. The Schaller hardware is made from their own propritory alloy and isn't plated, as far as I know. No rubbing or oxidizing at all. Overall, it's nicely done. Machine heads could've been lined up just a hair better... but these guys at Heritage are old enough to be my Grandfather...

This one is very comfortable to play. It's a tad lighter than some others that I've played, from Heritage and otherwise. She's pretty solidly built. The mortising of the joints aren't pulling, the bridge isn't askewed. The only thing I'd do is replace the strp buttons here. They're pretty standard, slip-off-when-you'd-least-expect-it. I'm suprised that they aren't using the Schaller ones here. G&L does... once I've done to what I want to this gutar, this could very easily become my main axe, replacing my Washburn CTS for many situations. All of my guitars, I screw around with... this is a solid beauty.

I've visited the factory on parsons Street before and they are the nicest bunch of crumugeons you'll ever meet. I've heard good things about them doing fixes for customers out of warranty, but i don't have experience with them in that regard.

I'm a Blues/Rock player, non-pro, who likes his toys. I tinker with them, customize them and otherwise make it my own. If this were lost or stolen, I would be rather upset and get another, no hesitation. This guitar captures what you are looking for in a Les Paul or other fine insturments. It's a great axe, just not a 10, yet, but it has the possibility of being one. To get a 10, for me... I'd hate to think of what it would cost. I most certainly would get another Heritage, maybe a nice 'burst of some kind...semi-hollow... excuse me, I'm drooling on my keyboard.

This is a 2002 made in the USA Heritage guitar. You know all the features it has. It has a killer Flame Almond Sunburst top. I would give the top a near 9. The grain is tight and is top notch. It has the Gibson style bridge tailpiece.

I play blues and classic rock. I run it thru a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe with celestions and svetlana 6l6GC tubes. This guitar smokes on blues leads and especially on bends. With the treble p/u it screams!!
The p/u are pretty quiet but not hush quiet. With the neck p/u it sings the blues with clarity. When you do Clapton(Mayall days) type double bends each note retains clarity but also blends well together.
Running it thru a tube amp, you can really get sensitive rolloffs with the volume knob. Surprisingly backing off either tone control yeilds a very warm wood resonant sound. On clean, it sounds like a bell. On clean and bridge it twangs and snaps like SRV. Lots of versatility surpriingly from a les paul setup. Will def have to change the p/u to duncan 59's n Alnico just to see. Totaly suits my style of musi

Actually the action was too low from the factory. Jacking it up really allows for more sustain and the ability to dig into your bends.
Everything is clean and wel put together. The fret work and the edges could be better and more consistent. Not bad but not super great.
The finish is very clean and well done. Hardware is installed properly. The neck is dead straight as are the frets.

This one is gonna be a workhorse! It's a pretty one that is also very functional. The tuners to my surprise are very good as they are are grovers. Always stay in tune! The soldering is also very clean on the inside and is very professional.

I ordered from Ed Roman guitars. Talk to Jon Sabo. He is very helpful and is very cool. It was very well packed and their service is super great. Would recommend highly.

Been playing for 9 years. I owned a Epiphone LP. The heritage puts the Epi to shame. Which is a fair statement and is expected. However it reaaaaly smokes Gibson in every facet especially quality of construction. Gibson Lp's seem so shoddy and souless. rarely will you find a gibson with the tone, Looks, build all in one. The heritage has this hands down. Id' rather have an epi than a gibson sad to say considering the price vs quality. I love this Heritage!!! WOuld definitely consider another model from them maybe a hollow body. The smart people will pay less and get more with heritage. The dumbasses will pay for gibson which is good since it keeps heritage on top in their niche market. for 1400 you get alotta bang for the buck that will last a lifetime.

After many months reading reviews and comparing information, I decided to take a trip to the Heritage dealer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The following are my findings and features:
22 frets
Old Style Sunburst
mahogany body
beautiful flame maple top
Two HRW humbuckers
Grover tuners
Neck was fat but very comfortable
Came with Heritage hard shell case
other assorted "Les Paul" features

Has what you need!

I would say that my style is heavily influenced by Clapton, Gibbons, and Duane Allman. I plugged this guitar straight into a used Dr. Z Maz 18 Jr. that they had in the studio room. I thought that the combination was absolutely wonderful. The sounds that were produced made the hair on my arms stand up! It was so rich and full, very much like a very fine Les Paul. I loved the tuning stability of this guitar compared to "real" Les Pauls made by Gibson. I was also thrilled at the HRW pickups, they have some real old school mojo going on, I just don't know if they are worth the $320 upcharge per set? You can get Duncan Antiquities for $220 per set and save the extra $100, or just get Duncan 59's for a $100 per set upcharge.

I can't comment on the factory set-up because the guitar was set up by the technician at the shop before I played it. The finish was stunning, very deep and rich looking. The pickups were absolutely fab, but once again the upcharge is a little steep. Very fine quality.

N/A, didn't purchase yet.

The people at Heritage may be the best part as I have called and ask some pretty stupid questions, and they have always been more than helpful and very polite. The only thing that I don't like is that the instrument only comes with a one year warranty, which is a little strange, but I suppose if it is a manufacturing defect it should be noticeable in one year's time. Still 2 points off.

I have been playing for about 4 years and frankly probably don't deserve this instrument, nor do I need it right now, I'm only 21. However, this instrument is probably the finest craftsmanship I've ever seen, and would be willing to say that I'd never need a backup or any other guitar. The shop that I went to was extremely high on the price, which is ridiculous at $1720, and they had no explanation why EM Shorts (KS)or Jay Wolfe (FL) could sell them for $1350, so I told them that I wouldn't be purchasing from them, as they were unwilling to negotiate. Overall, this is the finest guitar I've ever had the chance to play, and I'll probably get it sometime in the future, when I'm more deservant and more financially sound.

This guitar was made at the historic,former Gibson Guitar factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1999. It has 22 frets, a solid mahogany neck and body with a thick maple cap. The fret board is a nice dark rosewood with real MOP crown inlays. This guitar is your basic Les Paul shape with an electronic configuration of two schaller pick-ups with two volume and tone controls, one set for each. The maple top, bound in white ivoroid, is amber translucent in color and faintly flamed. The chromed tuners are non locking Grovers'. It has a Gibson tune-o-matic bridge and the guitar came with a Heritage hard shell case.

I like rock, pop and country music and the sound is adequate for this. Right now I am playing the guitar through a Gorilla CG20R until I can afford something nicer. The amp is adequate for practice; it has reverb and if you tweek the knobs just right you can get some distortion out of it. The sound of the pick ups is fine if you like the sound of the classic old Gibson Les Paul guitar. Personally, I probably will change the pick-ups for a more modern set up.

I wasn't pleased with the factory set up; although the action was alright, many of the frets buzz and it is difficult to bend the strings in the higher registers. I will have some fret work done. There is one minor finish flaw where the neck joins the body, otherwise the glossy finish is impeccable and nut, saddle, bridge and other hardware is of excellent quality and well fitted.

I believe that this guitar will handle just about any situation. Everything about it seems durable and you just might want to pass it down to your kids. The finish is instrument grade nitrocellulose and dings more easily than the poly finishes you find on guitars of a lesser quality. The strap buttons are solid, but a bit small and can fall out of the strap holes. Get strap locks or something comparable for insurance. Finally, this guitar is very heavy so make sure you have a strong back.

I spoke with a number of the luthiers/owners of Heritage Guitars and found them to be quite affable and open to suggestions. Because I wasn't happy with all the fret buzz, I sent it back to the factory to be corrected, after all, it does come with a one year warranty. When I got the instrument back it seemed as though nothing had been done and there was no note of explanation. That was disappointing.

I am going to try to balance my following remarks. In my opinion, if you want a new Les Paul buy a Heritage instead. You'll get a better guitar (that is hand made) with better materials and for a much better price.
As for Mr. Roman, I found him grumpy at best, not at all user friendly for the faint of heart, be warned. Mr. Roman does get points for the amount of information on his web site, though and he did live up to the agreement that he had posted on his site, at the time. He stated that if you can find a Heritage at a lower price at any (and I believe the wording was: authorised Heritage dealer) he would beat the price by $100.00. I did find a very low price and submitted the proof to him. He told me that, that particular dealer wasn't an authorised dealer, but he gave me the price break anyway and he gets points for that. On the other hand, when I finally got my guitar it came without a receipt, so I contacted Mr.Roman yet again and he sent one out. The guitar wasn't exactly as I had ordered it. Mr.Roman blamed it on the factory. The guitar came with the tune-o-matic bridge instead of the stock schaller bridge. When he told me this, the stress in his voice sounded as though he was ready to do battle, but he offered the bridge and the Heritage hard shell case at his cost, I agreed to the deal, feeling that it was fair. Mr.Roman does get points for the lady in the shipping department, she was extremely nice and pleasant to work with. Mr.Roman shouldn't deal with us peasants. In closing if you don't like dealing with grouchy people show elsewhere, you can still get an excellent deal if you're willing to do the research. These are my opinions and I stand by them. Robert Weaver

Brand new 2001 heritage 150 standard with a gold top, real abalone inlays, grover tuners, changed bridge to a tone pro's stop tail piece by the dealer Ed Roman of World class guitars. Its basically a Gibson Les Paul standard but better.

Has a beautiful sound. I always see how a guitar plays unplugged first and this one was really loud and clear. When u plug in the sound is very thick, deep and really clear.

Ed gave me a free set up right there at the store. The set up was perfect and straight.

Id defenately play it live, cuz guitars are built to be played not worshiped.

Ed gave me a free 2 year warranty, so im not worried

A perfectly balanced beautiful guitar. The neck is one of hte best ive ever played. Better than a gibson les paul. Perfect

Typical Les Paul features

This guitar ROCKS! I was hoping it would compare equally to a Les Paul, but it surpasses all the Les Pauls I've tried, though I do like Gibson LPs

Okay, here's where the rubber hits the road. I tried several Gibson Les Pauls when I was guitar hunting and I was suprised at the lackluster workmanship of most current Gibson LPs. The inlay work is sloppy, the action was off, and the guitar just didn't seem like it was worth $2,000+
The Heritage LP, on the other hand, is far superior in this regard. The action is great and the inlays speak volumes on the craftsmanship of the people at Heritage. The top is properly bookmatched and the guitar looks great overall.

My primary concern, however, is how a guitar sounds, and Gibson LPs sound great. Fortunately, the Heritage not only keeps pace, but to my ears sounds better than the Gibson LPs I tried. Nothing against Gibson, but the Heritage is better and less expensive.

This guitar is solidly constructed and will last a long time. My only concern is whether or not the tailpiece and bridge will erode the way many Gibson tailpieces and bridges do. Time will tell, but it looks like they're solid metal, not alloy with a chrome coating.

Some people like Gibson LPs and some prefer the Heritage LP. I just like good guitars. Go out and try both and decide for yourself. Don't follow the hype.

My choice is Heritage.

Outstanding guitar

1999 h-150cm made in my home town, kalamazoo mi 22 fret, 2 vol - 2 tone 3 way selector, twin humbuckers, transperant black, rose wood fret board, with a custem heritage case.

there great people

i recomend a heritage to anyone. they dont make every model out there but i will tell u that u can make these things do anything and they still sound great. super heavy duty guitars. ive had nothing but smiles sence i bought this guitar and made many friends with it too.

This is a 1992 150, beautiful solid top, 2 volume, 2 tone, 2 humbuckers, etc.

Great sound, with bite on the bridge and roundness on the neck pickup.

This is essentially a Les Paul Standard with expected features from Kalamazoo. No surprises.

Very dependable guitar.

I have played for 35 years, own several other guitars. Would recommend the instrument.

Les Paul

This is an update to a review I submitted back in October, I've since updated or upgraded my Heritage with a set of Seymour Duncan Antiquity Humbuckers. I replaced the Seymour 59's the guitar came with, God what a great investment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The pickups were expensive (about $120 each) but well worth the price. I think Heritage should offer these pickups as an upgrade, they really bring out the overtones hiding in the solid mahagony body. The $$ I saved buying a Heritage rather than a Gibson more than made up for the investment, I encourage all you Heritage owners to give these pickups a try!!!!!

I am the proud owner of a new 1999 Heritage H-150CM. It is basically a Les Paul Standard. It has a mahogany body and neck, dark rosewood fretboard, and a carved maple top. My guitar's top is flamed, bookmatched, and looks like tiger stripes! It has the standard Les Paul electronics (3-way selector switch, tone and volume controls for each pickup). The humbuckers are either Schaller or ones made by Heritage for the guitar. I'm not sure about their origins and neither was the dealer. The roller bridge and stop tailpiece are Schaller. It comes with nickel Grover tuning machines. It has the standard 24.75" scale length and the neck is meaty, but not baseball bat-like at all (very comfortable and playable). As far as Les Paul features, it has them all and more (I'll get to this later). It has Mother of Pearl trapezoid inlays, cream binding on the body and neck, and standard Les Paul sized frets. At any rate, try getting a Gibson Les Paul Standard with a flamed maple top for what I paid!

First, I want to say, "Wow!" This thing is so sweet. The tone just pours out of the guitar. It has unreal sustain, it's fat (or phat), and it simply sounds wonderful. In my head, I am now Jimmy Page (only younger and more handsome...LOL). I don't know how to describe what I hear other than to say brawny, masculine, full, etc., etc. Playing clean, this guitar is throaty and vocal. Distorted, the guitar growls, especially on the bridge. The neck pickup is excellent for what it does (i.e., rhythm work), but for solos, the bridge pu is godlike. Creed, Led Zep, GnR, Aerosmith, Godsmack,and so on are just so easy to do now. Going back to a Tele or a Strat makes me feel like I'm playing an electric banjo.

I play hard rock, classic rock, metal, some blues, a touch of jazz, and I actually have a little formal training in playing the classical guitar. This guitar can handle all of these musical forms quite nicely (except for parts that should be played on a nylon string classical guitar). Playing live, I use a Marshall 2550 Jubilee 50 watt combo and at home I play through an Allen Class Act combo. I don't like using lots of effects, but I do infrequently use a Boss DS-1, a Dunlop wah pedal, a delay, and a chorus. The guitar is never noisy, even in loud, high gain settings. The pickups don't squeal or buzz--they just crunch and roar. These are excellent pickups.

I used to be a die hard single coil player. After many years of playing, however, I decided that I wanted to fill up more sonic real estate. The H-150CM does this for me. Also, I got so fed up with the single coils buzzing all of the time. There were a few places that my band and I played where the lights, equipment, and other things made my single coils buzz, buzz, buzz... incessantly. The humbuckers are absolutely dead quiet. Oh, and you'll never get the "icepick through the forehead" tone out of this guitar that you will from something like a Tele. Don't get me wrong, a well-made Telecaster is a terrific instrument, but I would only use it for playing country music at this point in my life. I have no dislikes with the sound of the guitar. It is magical.

This guitar had been sitting unplayed for a long time in the corner of the music shop with three other H-150CMs and it needed a bit of a set-up. Basically, the dealer allowed me to put on new strings, tweak the truss rod, and intonate it before making a final decision. Once set-up, the guitar was delicious. After adjusting it, it felt like a pawnshop prize only without the wear. With a capo at the first fret, the action is 5/64" at the 12th fret which is perfect for me. There is a very slight buzz on the wound strings playing at the first fret when playing more aggressively, but it is not audible through a clean amp setting. Two points off for the slight buzz that isn't audible through the amp.

The top is properly bookmatched, the pickups were right on, the strings pass directly over the polepieces, and all of the hardware is properly mounted and works smoothly. The tuners, by the way, are really smooth and steady. The instrument does not go out of tune at all. A guitar built by human beings will never be able to get a ten rating from me in this category.

The electronics on the guitar are excellent. I get no crackling when switching pickups or rolling the tone and volume knobs.

The roller bridge is superb and easy to use. Setting the intonation was easy, the bridge feels smooth, and the tone is not compromised in the least by the fact that this is not an ABR-1 bridge.

This guitar will and does withstand live playing. I feel that the hardware will wear well and last a long, long time. The finish will wear, but that is the nature of the nitro beast. The strap buttons were very solid, but I replaced them with Schaller straplocks before taking the guitar out of the store. By the way, it is a heavier instrument. This is the tradeoff for the tremendous tone and sustain. I am a big guy and I have no problems gigging with it, but some of my more nimble friends may be put off by the weight.

I would depend on it, but I plan on taking care of it. In all honesty, due to its set neck, I would be less inclined to abuse it than, say, your run-of-the-mill Stratocaster simply because the Strat neck can, obviously, be replaced easily.

I never gig without a backup, regardless of the guitar.

The warranty is only one year. This seems like a short warranty period to me, but I don't anticipate any problems. I did not speak with Heritage, but I did talk with a gentleman from Lasar Music Corp. (the sales and marketing company for Heritage) and he provided some helpful information and was very friendly. A couple of points off for the one year warranty.

I have been playing guitar for about fifteen years. As far as guitars, I own (and don't laugh) a Peavey Wolfgang Special (my backup), a Fender Jag-Stang (a gift and also a backup), a couple of classical guitars, and a few junk guitars. I have owned Strats and Teles in the past, but I have gotten rid of them recently.

The H-150CM is a tremendous instrument and a great value. I do tons of research on all of my purchases and I really don't give a rat's ass about having Gibson (or Fender or whatever) on the headstock. I played twenty to thirty different Gibson Les Paul guitars at different stores (I even toted around my Allen Class Act through which I played the guitars). The only one that even remotely compared--no exaggeration--to the Heritage was a Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Figuredtop Reissue that I had an opportunity to play when I was in Chicago several weeks ago. That was a beautiful guitar, but I would have had to sell a kidney and my firstborn to purchase it. Several of the Gibsons, however, suffered from inconsistencies that I believe are unacceptable (substandard fretwork, poor finishes, inaccurately mounted tuners, bad binding work, etc.) and which I found on guitars that had already been set-up by the respective dealers. FWIW, from what I have heard, this guitar was crafted by people who were building Gibson guitars when Gibson's current luthiers were still living with mom and dad.

I love the gobs of tone that I get from this instrument and the vibe that it gives off. It is well-made and will last as long as I take care of it. I wish I could have another one or two just like it so I wouldn't have to take time retuning for alternate tunings during a gig.

This guitar fulfills a dream for me. I always wanted a Les Paul Standard (especially a vintage one), but I wasn't going to pay the money for it and because of the cost, I certainly wouldn't gig with one. I had reservations about buying the Heritage (at first) because of a concern with resale value. Let me tell you though, resale value is irrelevant to me because this guitar will either go to my kids or be sold by my executor at my estate sale. It is simply *that* good. Do yourself a big favor and try one before making the final decision on that Gibson...I think you will be pleasantly surprised!

This is a 1998 H150CM vintage sunburst heritage, basically a les paul. The pickups are Seymour Duncan SH1's, the top is a lightly flamed maple and the body is solid mahogany, grover tuners and schaller roller bridge and tail piece, the neck width and feel is the same as a 59' Les Paul reissue, came with a hardshell heritage case.

I play mostly classic style rock and blues, my amp is a mesa boogie rocket44 and for effects I have a standard crybaby wah and a nano verb reverb unit. The guitar plays excellent, very smooth action and the pickups are damn near identical to vintage Gibson PAF's. Wonderful overtones and very clear and prominent tone in all three pickup configurations. It sounds great for clean country riffs but the guitar really comes alive when the volume and the drive get turned up! Very versatile. My only issue is the schaller tailpiece, changing strings is a pain - the strings don't go through the tailpiece - instead the sit in plastic retaining saddles and slip out constantly when I restring. I'll change this soon or pick up some locking tuners to eliminate string slack. The guitar is also heavy, 11 pounds worth!!! Hanging on to it all night is a challenge in itself. But the sound and playability make it my main guitar, it really sounds fantastic.

The set up on the guitar was okay when I bought it but the frets needed polishing - this could be due to the fact that it sat in the case at the music store for a year, I don't know. The top isn't perfectly bookmatched but then I paid significantly less for the guitar than some of the other highly flamed 8+ tops I've seen on other heritage models so I'm more than satisfied. There are some minor finish flaws in the binding (bleed) and some scrap marks near the binding and the neck joint. Other than that everything is very solid and unless someone is looking at the guitar carefully they wouldn't even see these minor flaws. The pickups were adjusted fine, I haven't moved them, I know some of these guitars suffer from switch noise and jack noise but mine hasn't had any of these problems and I play it everyday.

This guitar will outlast the pyramids, it's built rock solid, the hardware is bomb proof and I hope the finish wears!!! It's got an old cellulous type finish which will wear but that's the beauty of these guitars - they look better worn. I've been playing the guitar for over a year, everyday and I see no appreciable wear, it's my main guitar and I have no fear it will fail during a gig.

I called Heritage about a month after I got the guitar because I screwed up and lost one of the rollers on the bridge, I wanted to buy a couple of replacements, they said "no" and sent me an entire set!!! Plus the guy talked to me for about twenty minutes, guitars, amps, settings, life, family - what a great company. I also asked about the top and asked if it could be replaced with a highly figured top, they said no problem send it in with and for about $300 they would completely redo the top and make it a work of art. Now I only paid $850 for the guitar so the offer was very tempting, but the more I played the guitar the more I like how it sounds, I don't want to change anything so it stays the way it is. The warranty is for as long as I own the guitar - I think. But I figure it will last longer than me anyhow so I'm not worried about it, maybe my grandkids will send it in for a refet some day!

I've been playing for a long time, I've had many guitars - some cheap and some expensive, I still have a strat but don't play it much. This guitar falls right in the middle cost wise of the other guitars I've purchased but is by far and away the best value of any guitar I've owned. The workmanship is good, the looks are great but most of all this guitar sounds awesome - in a good amp there is no style of music you can't use it to play - not many guitars meet that criteria. If it were stolen I'd drop a load, I couldn't replace it - new heritage CM150's start at around $1,200 and go up from there. I love the way it plays and I love the way it sounds, my left shoulder hates how heavy it is. I wish it came with locking tuners. After owning a heritage I wouldn't think of going back to Gibson products, there really is no need. These guitars are every bit as good if not better and at significantly lower prices - you will save enough to buy a good amp. My next buy is a 535.

The H150-cm is very similar to a Gibson Les Paul Standard. Mahagony back and neck with a carved maple top. The top is very flamey and pretty, although there are a few mineral marks, which I actually like. It makes it look a little tougher. The fingerboard is rosewood and average sized Les Paul frets. The position markers are real mother of pearl, as opposed to Gibson's plastique or whatever it is. The tuners are Grovers and the Bridge and the tailpeice are made by schaller. The pickups are also the schaller version of P-A-F/'57 style. Everything else sxcept the headstock is Gibsonish.

I play this guitar through a Matchless Chieftan 2-10. THe tone is very unique. It doesn't sound exactly like a new Gibson standard, but it does sound great. It has a warmer sound. It sounds great distorted... nice sustain... ZZ top, Zeppelin, etc. It has a woody vibe. I've been told it sounds more like what a 57-58 les paul sounds like than a new Gibson. It really sounds good... I really like the Schallers... warm and woody.

THe finish is lovely... kind of an orange burst... with a very nice flame top. the mahogany back and neck is very beautiful as well. It's a real looker. It was hard to analyze the set-up in the store because the strings were so old. I do all my own set ups so I don't mind a poor set up, as long as you can get it right. This guitar had some fret problems, and I did have to get the frets dressed before I could get it to play good. Close action, with minimal buzz. I called the factory to get their settings. I set it up a little higher than they recommend and I set the pickups quite a bit lower than the way they do at the factory. After getting the frets fixed, It plays perfectly.

No problem here, although the cord jack feels like the plug sits a little loose inside. I've read where others have had trouble with heritage jacks, but so far it's ok. One of the strap buttons was stripped, but I have good reason to beleive it was the dealer who wrecked it. It was an easy fix.

I think it only has a one year warranty. I have called the Guys at heritage several times with questions... always friendly, always happy to help out. They are a great bunch of folks... and there attitude comes through in the fantastic guitars they build.

I've been playing for about 35 years. I've owned several other Les Pauls, Gibsons. My current other guitars: Fender Custom shop Strat, and Gibson Country Gentelmen. I like them all about equally. Between the three I can get any tone I desire. I love this Heritage and plan on buying other Heritage models in the future. The prices are good, the quality is great and the vibe is unbelieveable. I've never had a nicer sounding Les Paul, or one that played this good... and I've liked my other ones!

Basically a Les Paul copy (Two Humbuckers, 3 way switch, independent volume and tone controls). Mahogany body with a killer quilted maple top. Ditched the ugly pickguard, endpiece, and bridge, replacing with a Tune-o-matic. Pickups are "Smooth Golden 50's", which I guess are standard for all 150s. I, personally like the necks on Heritages better than those on Gibson's, but everyone has their own preference. Definitely worth the money to get the quilted top and replace the bridge. Even with these additions, a lot cheaper than any Les Paul I could find.

I got this guitar a couple a weeks ago, and it sounds great so far. I play mostly blues and the humbuckers provide a real meaty sound. I've only been playing for 6 years, so I don't have the best ear for sound, but this guitar competes with any guitar I have tried.

Had the dealer grind down the frets a bit, as I had heard that Heritages are known for less than perfect fretting. Settings were all great from the dealer. Again, I love the feel of the neck more than anything else.
And the finish. Wow! _Killer_ amber quilt on this thing. It's definitely worth the couple hundred to get a quilted top. I think it looks infinitely better than a flamed top (though I still like those too)
My only complaint is that the tuners and tailpiece were a little tarnished. Can't seem to get a shine on them yet. Oh well, I'd rather have a great sounding guitar than a great looking one.

Haven't had any problems yet.

No dealings yet

I have only been playing for a few years now, but I play quite often (for a college student) I also own an epiphone LP Custom (nice, but nothing compared to this guitar) If it were stolen, I would probably shoot myself. I spent a large portion of a summer's wage on this guitar and have been completely satisfied. I originally set out looking for a good deal on a LP, but found a better deal in what I think is a better guitar.

1997 model. Basic Les Paul setup - 2 humbuckers, 3 way switch, seperate tone and volume controls, bound body and neck, neck feels thinner than Les Paul and that's a good thing as I have fairly small hands, chrome hardware, came with HSC.

This is definetly a blues/vintage rock guitar, though I do play punk and some alt rock. Play it through Crate GX-212+ and Zoom 1010 processor. I'm contemplating changing the pickups to Seymour Duncans. My first guitar was a Strat so the tone of this is much deeper and richer. I like the jazzy tone I get through the neck pickup

Set-up was a little high for my liking but that was easily adjusted. Had to adjust the pickups down a bit for the lower string action. This guitar has a natural finish and I must say that the top is beautifully bookmatched. Got several "wows" whne friends first saw. A few nicks but this was hangin in the dealers showroom for a year, but the nicks are only noticeable close-up. Only other flaw is that a few frets could have been filed a bit better.

Had it for two months and no problems yet. I've been playing for about two years, don't think I'll join a band so I won't have to worry about live playing. Seems very solid and dependable.

Sent an e-mail about changing pickups and got next day response.

Took up guitar at age 41 and have been playing for two years. I like my Strat and will never part with it but I really have fallen for this guitar. I think it's better than a Les Paul for about half the price. Anyone see the CNN report about Gibson losing market share to competitors like Heritage? Need I say more about this guitar. I would buy another if it were stolen or lost --- in a heartbeat. Would love to buy a Heritage 535. Can you help me convince my wife???

My Heritage is a 1995 model that is basically only a Les Paul but much, much better.I'm not sure what pickups come standard with all heritages but mine has a seymour duncan pearly gates(neck position) and a seymour duncan Duncan distortion(bridge position). The finsih is what i call a "orangeburst". Even though it is probalby meant to be a cherry sunburst it turned out to be a more orangish tint instead of cherry. The neck is very smooth and thin. I love the neck much better than the Gibson. The Gibson is fatter and it seems the guys at heritage payed more attention to getting a more comfortable neck. The other features are 2 volume and 2 tone pots and a three way-switch. Again very much like a LP.

For playing mainly blues rock and occasional jazz this guitar is very good. The Pearly gates ahs a thick mean brawny sound to it and the Duncan Distortion has a tight trebley sound that is very good for playing hard rock. But the main tone of this guitar is in that pearly gates it doesn't get much smoother and have more sustain(other than a PRS) than other guitars. At times though this guitar is a little to brawny sounding to me but it still sounds wonderful.

I have found two flaws in the guitar. The three way switch that came with crapped out and the input jack crapped out too. Considering these are electrical parts, i am not surprised this happened but i do not like that this happened and am unhappy about it. Otherwise the guitar is good to me recently. The electrical stuff happened about 2 and 1/2 years ago and the guitar has not failed me since. I do not remember the original set-up because since then i have had many set-ups done on the guitar to suit my needs and have done individual tweaks to it(like raising action for slide playing).

the guitar is solid except for the few electronic problems. I would not gig without a backup(this is also my other guitar that i use primarily). the finsh is still very shiney and all.

I have never dealt with Heritage directly but the guitar store (Music Loft/Indoor Storm) are very helpful any time. Especially thanks to Eddie Berman there. For the Music Loft/Indoor Storm i give them a 10

I've played other Gibson LP's and other humbucker equipped guitars. To me this is one of the best guitars on the market. I'm not just comparing this guitar to intermediate or beginner level guitars, I also own a PRS McCarty and a Strat. I love this guitar it is very playable and has a very good sound. Forget that it doesn't say Gibson on the headstock and just play. These guitars are wonderful.

Brand new, 1999 model. I just got this one a week ago, after waiting a long, miserable six months. It's basically a Les Paul. (Only better, IMHO.) Mahogany back and neck, two-piece flame maple top. Cherry sunburst, of course. I ordered mine with an ebony fingerboard, and it's got a single binding around the headstock, so it's kind of a cross between a LP Standard and a Custom. I also got an "upgraded" flame top. (Highly recommended!) I'd ordered Seymore Duncan Antiquity humbuckers, but the factory forgot to have my dealer ship the pickups to them. That was quickly solved, and the Antiquities absolutely KILL! Heritage uses Grover tuners as standard equipment, and a Schaller stop tailpiece and adjustable bridge. (The bridge saddles are individually adjustable side-to-side.) The fretboard inlays are very nicely figured mother-of-pearl, with just a hint of green abalone shell color from certain angles. Standard Les Paul 24 3/4 scale length, and I think the neck has the thin "1960" profile. (Or maybe my hands are just big.) It plays like a dream, anyway. The price included a nice hard case. I didn't rate this catagory, because you all know what features Les Pauls have. No coil taps or phase switches or whammy bar, just the basics. Why mess with perfection?

I've heard that Antiquity pickups are the closest thing you can get to original PAFs without a second mortgage. I have no frame of reference to compare them, but the Duncans sound, and look, fabulous. (If you like old, grungy-looking vintage pickups. I do.) The pickups can be a bit microphonic since they're not potted, but not too bad. Plenty of vintage growl! The guitar has tremendous sustain, as you'd expect. (Just watch Spinal Tap.) I suppose mine has a bit brighter sound than an old original flametop because of the ebony board, but I like it. I'm playing it through a little 15-watt Matchless amp, which actually sounds better at low volumes with my Strat. But with the volume knobs pinned, there's just enough crunch to make me want a Marshall really bad. Of course, you can order these guitars with just about any kind of pickups/electronics you want, and get whatever sound you like. That's the advantage of hand made, small volume builders.

The action was a bit higher than I liked, but it was simple to fix. I had to adjust the spacing of the bridge saddles a bit, too. As for "non-adjustable" stuff, the guitar is perfect. The fit of the inlays in the fretboard is incredible. Not a hint of gaps or fillers anywhere. The nito-cellulous laquer finish on the body is flawless. The flame maple top is just flamey enough to look "authentic", and is gorgeous. I could sell tickets! I don't believe Heritage used any grain enhancers, they just let the wood speak for itself. I think the factory toned down the red color of the sunburst on this guitar so it wouldn't look too gawdy with the ebony board; it's a very nice, rich burgundy color, with the maple faintly visible through it all the way to the edge. The finish looks like you could dive in and swim around. Groovy 50's-style "bonnet" knobs. Heritage has to make a few minor changes from an actual Les Paul so they don't get sued: The headstock is narrower, the pickguard is shaped slightly differently, and the plastic pickup surrounds are black instead of the white you're probably used to. I think the body width is just a hair narrower than a Gison, too.

Just got it. Everything seems to be very high quality, and the craftsmanship is superb. But of course, they guy who made this guitar has been building them in the original Gibson factory in Kalamazoo Michigan since 1959, so I expect he knows what he's doing. (No kidding! All three of the guys who do the actual guitar building at Heritage started there as apprentices 40 years ago! They probably swept up the sawdust after somebody else made Jimmy Page's '59! But, I digress . . .) This guitar seems built to be as reliable as a stove bolt. Excellent switchgear and pots.

One year, non-transferrable warranty. (Yeah, like I'd ever sell it.) I spoke with one of the owners by phone shortly after I ordered the guitar, and he was cool. I've heard their customer service is great, but I've had no need for any, yet.

I've been playing with guitars for 15 years. (Notice I said "playing WITH, not PLAYING. A subtle difference, but an important one.) I also have a Japanese 50's reissue Strat. At the moment, my only amp is a litte 15-watt Matchless. If this guitar was lost/stolen, I'd jump off a bridge. I'm not much of a musician, but I love guitars like my own children, so the history and the craftsmanship behind this guitar were what appealed to me most. I'd considered buying a used '59 reissue Gibson, and might still do so just to pamper my lingering teen-age fantasies, but those are made in Tennessee by some guy who's only been working for Gibson for a measely 20 years or so. It's a long (LONG) wait to get a Heritage, but it's worth it, and you can pick up a nice Marshall stack with the money you save. Better order one soon, though. They're not getting any younger up there. I heard their golf-to-guitars ratio is up to about 70/30.

This guitar was made in 1998 in Kalamazoo, Michigan in the old Gibson plant by former Gibson employees. It is a Les Paul style with 22 frets and a carved solid curly maple top. The flame is the bomb, and the translucent almond sunburst is lovely. It has the old fashioned nitrocellulose lacquer as a protective finish. The body is mahogany, as is the one piece neck. The rosewood fingerboard has a 24 3/4 inch scale and has mother of pearl trapezoid inlays. There are two humbuckers, Schallers I think, and a 3 way selector switch. The stop tailpiece is made by Schaller. Each string can be adjusted for intonation, and the saddle is adjutable from side to side, for string spacing. Tuners are Grovers. Came with hardshell case.

This guitar should work for anything a Les paul can do. I am playing the blues and it a full sound. It sounds good clean or overdriven and has plenty of sustain. I am planning on replacing the stock pickups because they are too hot for my tastes, maybe some Seth Lovers. If you order a guitar from Heritage, they can install any pickup you want because they are a small company. They carry most Seymour Duncan pickups.

Action is nice and low, but the intonation was off on 2 strings. This is not a big deal as I plan to get it set up with 10 - 46 strings soon. The only flaws I noticed were on the fingerboard where you can see some sanding marks.

This guitar seems very well made and has a strong neck joint. The guitar stays in tune when you play, the strap buttons are super solid, and the nitrocellulose lacquer should improve with age. I would depend on this thing, for certain.

I haven't had to deal with the customer service, and probably won't have to. It has a lifetime warranty, though, so I'm not worried.9

I really dig this guitar. It is my first and only electric and I know I won't outgrow it. I wish that I had ordered it with better pickups, but that is my only complaint. It is a heavy guitar, IMO, probably from all the mahogany. This guitar is every bit as good as a Gibson in construction, sound, looks, etc., but because Heritage is such a small company their guitars are much cheaper.