@@timjonesguitar I got an H150 thirteen years ago. I put some OX4 pickups in it. It's awesome. I also have a Heritage archtop which is even more awesome.
@@timpierceguitar I would love to do that, with the only change being chrome instead of nickel hardware, because somewhere along the line my body chemistry changed to one that does bad things to nickel.
Hey Weezer! Did you chamber the whole body, both wings with a center block? I'm doing a similar build and wanna find out why your build rings like a bell! 🙏🙏😃
What differentiates Tim Pierce, Rick Beato, Ask Zac and Five Watt World is the musical intellectual appeal. Going beyond endless guitar and gear reviews, I’ll admit they serve an important purpose if done correctly versus hawking a particular brand, your channel gives insight into the working world of being a musician. Even this review focuses on what the tonal possibilities are available and why to a working musician it fills a void. Thanks for all you do.
My favourite musical guitarist ever. Tim's video's are different from the standard ones and full of good advice and killer tone. A good measure of a great teacher is the minute you start watching Tim, you're reaching for your guitar. 👍
Everytime I see Tim's playing it humbles me, the confidence in execution and the on-pointness is just so satisfying to see. I wonder what kind of aura you can feel when you hear and see him play in person in front of you.
So glad Heritage still exists and is going strong! To me It was a fantasy brand that already had the reputation of being the "real" LPs and that was 25years ago!
I worked in a repair shop for a couple decades, a period over which I've played almost everything known at one point in time. It's an interesting thing when it comes to Les Pauls, weight relieving/chambering and the desire to have them sound as close to vintage Bursts as possible. Most people will go with a modern model without weight relief because the original ones didn't have it, and they're trying to get close to the tone and response. I've played a number of 50s Les Pauls,; several 58/59/60 bursts, along with a few Gold Tops, and the one quality that was consistent among them that isn't nearly as prevalent with them after they returned from being discontinued in the 70s right up to modern ones, is the resonance and attack. "Liveliness" is a common description that, while a bit vague, none the less fits. There's a bounce and punch that people tend to equate more with Fenders or semihollows than with LPs. Personally, if I were looking to get a modern model to fill in for a vintage one, I'd start by trying out chambered, or even weight relief before non-weight relieved, that's going to get as close to that liveliness. Another thing is that the older ones tend to be markedly brighter than modern ones, and out of the modern ones it's the chambered bodies that are brighter. I'm not completely sure why that is, but if I were to guess I'd say that with so much of the mahogany mass removed, the maple top plays a larger role in the collective tone. I've also noticed that the lighter the guitar, the brighter their acoustic tone is. The resonance between the neck and the body is the foundation that everything else builds off from, and it's also the hardest thing to change later on (if it's possible at all). Pickups, pots, tone caps, hardware, etc? These are all things that can easily be replaced later on. The wood? Not so much.
I have a 2010 light burst chambered, it was the black sheep back then, no one wanted it and I fell in love the instant I played her at the store, bought it and it's my main guitar ever since.
@@EduFirenze in the spirit of transparency, I was biased against chambered early on myself, and for the very same reason I stated above. It wasn't the first time I was wrong about a piece of gear because I was viewing it that way. I remember being really put off by the Marshall Silver Jubilee because of the clipping diodes they use in the lead channel. I found it…unnatural for a tube amp.* Now it's my all time favorite Marshall model. *In my defence, Marshall had used clipping diodes in a couple other amps that I had heard and really didn't like. The nailed it on the Jubilee though
After 30 years of playing, buying, and flipping guitars I have a keeper in my 08 chambered standard. It was great with the burstbuckers but then I swapped in SD Antiquities and it's like a telecaster and a grand piano spent a night together.
@@TheRyguy79 Then you get what I'm saying, because that description immediately makes sense to me, I know the sound you're talking about. Matter of fact it's a better description than I used 🤔… I'm stealing it 😉.
amen brother!! i hv an 08 tobacco burst standard. Why wld you want 10 lbs hanging round your neck. Say what you will but i will put my chamberd up aganst any non weight relived lp. I put a dimarzio 36th paf in bridge and swapped magnet in neck pup for an alnicio 2. Its a tone monster!!!
Every Heritage I’ve ever played has been exceptional. I have a H-535 that is incredible and has been a good sales pitch for Heritage. As several friends that have played mine have went out and bought one. Plus Heritage has amazing customer service
I once got to play an original 1959 Les Paul goldtop (owned by Laurence Juber from Wings). It sounded like... heaven, or as close to heaven as a magical guitar being played poorly by a drummer can sound.
I've always loved Heritage guitars. Criminally underrated. Quality company. Your new guitar is amazing. Time Pierce model with the "secret" chamber? YES PLEASE.
That's definitely an amazing sounding guitar. I've done all types of mods on my 2 Les Pauls and have gotten closer to the sound I'm trying to achieve but it still doesn’t have that awesome bell-like dynamic sound that yours has. A couple of things I've learned along the way is that no 2 guitars (especially Les Pauls) are the same. The mods (pickups, pots, caps, etc) definitely help but the gear you play through, particularly the amp, is a big factor in the guitar sound as well.
Tim, your new Heritage is beautiful. A week ago, I didn't know much about Heritage. I was at Guitar Center and they had a 1996 that looks identical to your new axe. I walked out with it and couldn't be happier with it. Maybe I can bring it to LA and we can compare how yours compares to the 96. Enjoy your Heritage, it is beautiful and sounds awesome. Thanks for sharing about these wonderful guitars.
Nice 👌 I got a 2000 h150 with a single piece top that has been one of my favorites since i got it in 06. Like alot of stories ive heard from others i got a steal on it because they were kind of under the radar back then. A standard 150 is about twice what i paid for mine in 06
At 6:56 the way Tim’s picking attack matches the bass notes in the backing track is truly absolutely masterful. It’s like, robotically perfect but still has plenty of overall feel and personality.
Had to laugh when Tim tore into the lonely is the night riff... the intro to that song and the main Riff to that song is my 'tester' for just about every electric guitar/amp combination I try out 🤟
I've got a Heritage H-150 Artisan with factory relicking. It is my favorite sounding Les Paul, most comfortable to play, and it's got the look and feel that the Big G charges $2k to $6k extra for. Terrific guitar.
Congrats Tim it looks beautiful, and I bet it plays as good as it looks. Chambered body is the way to go on an inherently heavy guitar. I think they are more resonant than solid wood, only makes sense. Why there are no solid body acoustics. I grew up 35 miles away, so these are my hometown people. I know there is real pride in what they do, and it shows.
It does sound very good. If I could play guitar , I'd want a '59 reissue -Tobacco Burst and a Bigsby, but NOT made to look old. I would source like 100 year old smallish slabs of reclaimed maple and mahogany and send them in to Gibson to use.
This is honestly the best sounding guitar i've heard. Even with the compression of youtube. It still sounds like crazy amazing. Loved the pickups sound each and everything
Real nice guitar, Im with you in its what the instrument sounds like first. The dynamic response is truly the sexiest thing about your new axe, although it is a good looker. Ps, yes on the 1960 neck profile.
When Tim Pierce talks, guitarists listen. The Heritage is a great company to buy guitars from. Very high quality guitars. It's the old Gibson factory team from Kalamazoo MI.
Great video Tim! I've never owned a Heritage but I am very familiar with them. I used to teach guitar lessons at locally owned shop that was open from 1980 to 2016. They were a for Gibson dealer but switched to Heritage when they became available. As you probably know, Gibson's dealer requirements do not favor the small stores! Heritage was great to work with a I got to play a ton of them that passed through the store. Amazing guitars with soul. I have no idea how many times I heard the shop owner tell the Heritage origin story to educate customers about these guitars...as you accurately told here! They even did a model that was exclusive to that store. Anyway, I regret not picking one up back then, because the store owner used to sell me stuff a his cost! Oh well! One of these days I'll pick up an LP style.
Tim and great leaders like him have a certain quality that makes you want to learn from him. He super nice but you tell he can take care of business too
Just about half through the video, it sounds great, of course it’s in Tim’s hands. My 2 suggestions would be for Heritage to, use Faber ABR1 style locking bridges, you can see your stoptail piece is really high, which I think ABR1 is likely to eliminate since it’s thinner than a TOM, and secondly to start using “Heritage” on all headstocks, and not “The Heritage”.
We owe all you studio musicians, you've made the world a better place. Thank you! (btw, that guitar sound's and looks beautiful! Do you think Santa might be able to hook me up for Christmas this year?)
Congrats on the new guitar Tim. It sounds great. I also liked the Standard 150 that you played second. I might just have to look into buying one. Good video Tim
My H-150 is likely my #1 guitar. They are no longer a little guy company though. It was sold to BandLab in 2016. From a few articles, it sounds like they are honoring the traditions other than some rumbling during the initial acquisition. They are still AWESOME guitars and I would highly encourage people to buy them. What I own is a 2023 and it is just killer. I only have a Gibson Classic LP and V for comparison purposes. Both are nice guitars in their own right but the Heritage is above and beyond.
@@Chriss-Gear I have to give it a test of course. Look and more importantly feel and sound. I never heard anything negative about Heritage and I would like to own a LP of theirs or their 335 version. I would also check out their custom core models because I’m not to much of a fan of Seymour Duncan pick ups. That’s just me. It’s great that you like yours and thanks for the suggestion.
That instrument's tone & resonance is perfection. Being a 'clean freak' in search of the perfect chime & shimmer I'm sure the clean tones would likewise be superior. I'm just a hobbyist, but even "Mary Had A Little Lamb" would be most caressing on that instrument when using the three tools of artistry: rubato, dynamics and articulation. Tim, I will pay anything to have a Tim Pierce Signature Heritage LP. Track me down, man. I'm on the web.
We were bummed when Gibson left. But I must say, Heritage has really ran with the torch. The gohst of Gibson is alive and well in that old building on Parson St
Hi Tim, how are you? This is WEIRD, dude! I have watched SO many of your videos ..but I never realized you were THAT Tim! LOL As far as I am concerned you are right up there with Landau, Lukather, Huff...One of the truly greats! I could have known. Thanks for all of the inspiration! Greetings from Holland, Paul. Keep up the good work!
Happens so often. The best Strat ain't a Fender or a Squier, the best LP ain't a Gibson or an Epiphone, etc. Reminds me of G & L, the latest actual Leo Fender designs for guitars. These days, though, the guys to watch out for are overseas. I just got a neck through for under $200 shipped to the door. Yeah, unplayable on arrival, but really needed minimal tweaking to bring to playability. Not through setting it up yet, but it's already a lot of fun -- and the sustain is so extreme that the guitar sounds like there is a compressor on it when there isn't. No, it's not a beginner's guitar, but no beginner bought it. It's too easy these days to gain skills through things like RU-vid videos to be afraid to burn a few bucks on guitar fixer-uppers. What to you think Mr. Van Halen did? BEFORE the vids, too!
@Annunaki_0517 It's a Bullfighter neck-through that I got on Amazon. I think it was a Black Friday deal. I really like the way it sounds, but I figure this thing to be best as an upgrade platform. Do with it what you will. I'd been wondering about active pickups for (REALLY) cheap. I think the best thing about this axe is that it has a mechanical nut, which is more easily messed around with than one you have to cut. Might be a while before they get around to any more deals, but patience is the only thing that works here.
Dammmmm I always knew you were a monster player but fuck me......with a killer one of a kind guitar and your enthusiasm you are one of the best out there.
wowzers you do the same technique I do ...the brian setzer thing...where you hold the pick in your index finger and pick with the other fingers...cool...learning to do hybrid picking too where you use the pick normally and use the other fingers to pick...it's harder for me...the setzer tech is more natural to me
My icon is my H-150. I love it. It was priced the same as a Gibson Std the day I bought mine - which is what I went to buy! My H-150 plays better, looks better, stays in tune, sounds better. No complaint and I'd buy one again today.
We have the same tastes - I want that ultra vulnerable bell AND the DEEP wall of sound ...Can you tell what kind of guitar I'm using ? At least the brand in my music videos? When the guitar gets mixed in with the band - I'm not sure a PRS is much different than a Les Paul....I the same musician's hands ...I've learn some really wonderful things from your observations....This video showed me why I now never chose the bridge pick-up - and why Hendrix only used the neck pick up.
I have an H150, that is heavily modded. It’s my number one and by far the best guitar that I’ve ever owned, built like a fuckin rock. The next guitar that I buy is going to be a Heritage Custom Shop H150 with P90s.
I played one in 2001 best LP style, rocked straight off the rack.. This one sounded like Peter Greens-I kid you not!!!! ( EMPTY ROOMS< STILL GOT THE BLUES< ALBATOSS )it came back up in 2003 --nearly purchased it for half price after owner stupidly part chopped it for another guitar. Somebody beat me to it 2nd time around!!
I was looking at the heritage instead of a Les Paul because I figured it was a better quality guitar but unfortunately I wasn’t crazy about the sound 😢
So I too share the affliction of small hands, stubby fingers which recoil in slithering envy, every time I see Mr. Page play a bar chord while his thumb is over the top & down to the "G" string 😝! My Strat is stretching me beyond expectations but I love the (my) tortured sounds nonetheless. What guitar/neck configuration do you recommend? I was watching your recent video on Elliot Easton and viewed the "Heritage" you're playing. Is the slim-taper neck the best fit for this type of hand configuration/affliction? Thanks, Mike.
