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Guitartim
Username: Guitartim
Registered: 04-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 10:45 am: | |
Hey guys, I know this is an Ibanez collectors site, but damn, this baby is on the way to Guitartim-Land.
It is a '95 Heritage H575 Custom. All solid woods...with many custom upgrades ordered from the factory by the original owner. The solid maple top is...well...over the top!
Check this out:
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Guitartim
Username: Guitartim
Registered: 04-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 10:52 am: | |
Here is the rear view:
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Bigmike
Username: Bigmike
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 1:19 pm: | |
Tim,
That is absolutely SICK looking, let me send Dr. Hale right over to take that thing off your hands. Actually the TOP reminds me of my Mesa Boogie amp... A real nice piece. Did you say SOLID woods, not laminated ?? Really nice !! When I was shopping for a big archtop last year many of the Heritage models were on my list - there are some exceptional values out there too...
Nice score !! Next time post a NSFW (Not Safe For (viewing at) Work warning... LOL |
Guitartim
Username: Guitartim
Registered: 04-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 1:58 pm: | |
Thanks 'doc'! Yep, all solid top, back and sides. And you are correct...a relative bargain.
Here is the amp she is going to be played through:
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Bigmike
Username: Bigmike
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 3:32 pm: | |
All right TIm, you definitely need a NSFW handle now posting the guitar amp porn... LOL !!
WHAT IS THAT AMP ?? Do tell my brother
Big |
Bigmike
Username: Bigmike
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 3:33 pm: | |
Somehow I can see you burning on the GB classic AFFIRMATION via this setup...
Oh yeah babe !!
Big |
Guitartim
Username: Guitartim
Registered: 04-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 3:52 pm: | |
This is a custom made solid wood, flame maple/purpleheart cabinet made by Sultone.
The guts are a................???????
Here's a hint:
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Bigmike
Username: Bigmike
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 7:57 pm: | |
When I saw those "chickenhead knobs" I guessed old Bassman or Deluxe... |
Garyelcrrt
Username: Garyelcrrt
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 11:22 am: | |
With that guitar and amp, Tim, I'd pay to watch you just stand around on stage even if you never played a note! But please don't jump around! The waves on the quilt top are so deep I'm afraid I'll get seasick. |
Guitartim
Username: Guitartim
Registered: 04-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 12:52 pm: | |
Gary, no worries. I play mostly bass 'live' these days. This purchase was something I had my eye on for months...and it never sold. Probably too gaudy for most jazz box customers. I'm just a sucker for beautiful wood!!
Mike, you were close. It is a Fender amp chassis inside the cabinet.
Early edition, U.S. made Blues Jr.! The hardwood cabinet is almost the size of a Deluxe, so the 12" speaker has a bit more air to move, and it's response is NOW due to the dense wood. Very sweet sounding amp. |
Bigmike
Username: Bigmike
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 1:49 pm: | |
Guitartim, I checked out their site and have been thinking for some time about getting a flame maple cabinet for my old blackface Deluxe Reverb... Seeing their pricelist (which gives you a BALLPARK figure) makes me think it's worth doing... I spent a lot of time at work last night looking at eBay auctions for old Fender Tweed amps - never could find one that QUITE matched yours.... LOL
I've had Tim over to my place for lunch - we set my Deluxe Reverb up on the deck and he switched between his guitars and my gutiars for a couple hours while I made pizzas and generally stood there drop jawed in awe at the way he'd rip some jazz stuff off, then an R&B tune, then some blues.... Jeez... |
Guitartim
Username: Guitartim
Registered: 04-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 10:38 pm: | |
Big Mike, you are very kind...and one hell of a chef.
Gotta run, I think my Hamburger Helper is burning! |
Bigmike
Username: Bigmike
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 7:49 pm: | |
Tim,
I got two new pedals coming: an Ace and a Deuce. I conacted my buddy simply to buy a small quantity of assorted stogies from him and I must have picked a good time because he's including them in the parcel. Gimme a minute and I'll Photobucket them. Same guy that made the Dumble and Hale's Comet... |
Wildfield
Username: Wildfield
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 2:20 pm: | |
HOLY COW!!! How did I miss this thread???
Tim - That guitar is gorgeous. The amp is no slouch either. I'll bet that guitar sounds like a million bucks. Holy cow.
Congratulations! Nice axe. Did I say holy cow??? |
Guitartim
Username: Guitartim
Registered: 04-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 2:27 pm: | |
That is the same reaction I had when I opened the case. It is even more spectacular (not really gaudy) in person. I've never seen an archtop quite like this one. And Jay Wolfe put on a fresh set of Thomastik Intfelds on her and set it up prior to shipping.
Here is his original ad copy:
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Johns
Username: Johns
Registered: 02-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 3:31 pm: | |
Tim:
It is a beautiful looking instrument!
Question about the pickguard. Is it solid wood or a veneer over a man-made material (like the Ibanezes)? |
Guitartim
Username: Guitartim
Registered: 04-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 3:59 pm: | |
Johns~The pickguard is a solid piece of quilted maple with binding. I looked under it and there was subtle figuring visible!
Amazing workmanship all around! |
Garyelcrrt
Username: Garyelcrrt
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 10:36 pm: | |
Guitartim -
Some evening when the mood is just right, noodling around on your beautiful guitar, ask if she's got a sister... |
Guitartim
Username: Guitartim
Registered: 04-2001
| | Posted on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 10:08 am: | |
Gary~As the old saying goes..."If you turn them upside down, they all look like sisters..." 
But seriously, here is the first H575 I was considering...Sister? Maybe!
http://www.gbase.com/Stores/Gear/GearDetails.aspx?Item=857802
Ibanez is my first love, but for a reasonably priced, fully customizable (sp) archtops, ya can't beat Heritage. |
Garyelcrrt
Username: Garyelcrrt
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 11:00 pm: | |
Also beautiful, but I'll take a good quilted top over a great flame top, if I get to choose. And thanks for the link. |