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The Heritage Custom Shop Core Collection H-150 delivers the inspiration and sound that made electric guitars from the late 50s iconic and classic.

 

This special guitar is made in the legendary factory at 225 Parsons Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA and features a top of the finest flamed, or “plain” maple, depending on the model. The body is made of ultra-light, genuine mahogany, which allows the Heritage Custom Core H-150 to achieve a total weight of less than 4.0 kg despite its solid construction. A nitro lacquer finish with vintage gloss gives this instrument a velvety smooth feel and allows it to age authentically over time. With a redesigned carved top, 17° degree headstock angle and 4.5° degree neck angle, the Heritage Custom Core H-150 is optimised for excellent playability.

 

It also marks the debut of the signature Heritage Custom Shop 225 Classic Humbuckers. Edwin Wilson, Director of Guitar Research and Development at Heritage Guitars, designed these pickups and matched them specifically to the Heritage Custom Core H-150. Both clean and distorted, they are highly transparent/dynamic, making them suitable for many styles of music.

 

Other features include a late 50’s C-profile neck that is very comfortable in the hand; a locking bridge and an aluminium stop tailpiece for more sustain and resonance. The headstock has a real wood veneer and bears the ‘Heritage’ logo along with a mother-of-pearl Twin Arrow inlay. The 3L/3R tuners are laser engraved with the Heritage logo.

 

The Heritage Custom Core H-150 is available in three colours each, with an optional ‘Artisan Aged’ finish that gives the guitar a look as if it has been played for decades. It comes in a newly designed Custom Shop Deluxe wooden case with Certificate of Authenticity and Case Candy.

 

FEATURES

 

Colour and Finish

• Dirty Lemon Burst
• Finish – Nitrocellulose, Vintage Gloss

 

Body

• Top – Premium Plain Maple
• Body – Ultra Light Mahogany
• Binding – Cream

 

Neck

• Wood – Genuine Mahogany
• Neck Profile – ’50s C (.8910″ – .9805″)
• Headstock slope – 17
• Fingerboard – Rosewood
• Fingerboard binding – Cream
• Nut – Bone
• Inlays – Pearloid Trapezoid
• Neck finish – Nitrocellulose
• Scale length – 24 3/4″
• Fretboard Radius – 12″
• Frets – 22 Jescar Medium/Jumbo

 

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup – Heritage Custom Shop 225 Classic Humbucker
• Neck Pickup – Heritage Custom Shop 225 Classic Humbucker
• Controls and switches – 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 3-way switch (Switchcraft)
• Custom CTS Potentiometer, Orange Drop .022uF Capacitors

 

Hardware

• Bridge – Locking bridge with aluminium tailpiece
• Hardware Finish – Nickel
• Machine heads – “Heritage” branded, nickel
• Pickup Frame – Cream
• Pot knobs – Gold Top Hat
• Switch Tip – Cream
• Pickguard – Cream

 

Other

• Strings – Elixir Optiweb 10-46
• Case – Custom Shop Case