Bluesman61 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Just picked up this killer 1974 Gibson Heritage Custom guitar. Love the look and it plays and sounds fantastic. Very stoked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Not really that familiar with 70s models. Glad it sounds good, but some of the details look different to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 I had the exact same model (a '72) that I purchased used in the late '70. Even with the stiff double-X bracing, it had a very nice sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Not really that familiar with 70s models. Glad it sounds good, but some of the details look different to me. Yes, they made them rather different these years. Missing i dot and closed o were common, and even three screws for the truss rod cover appeared on some models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 These guitar went through some big changes. They started out in '65 as a plain jane Martin-ish looking thing with solid Braz rosewood back and sides, belly bridge, dot board markers, and Epi-like oversized teardrop pickguard. A few years later they sported a laminate body and in the early 1970s got the curlicue bridge and block board markers as well as all of the other changes associated with Gibsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Very Nice-looking Heritage, Bluesman61 ! It looks mint! I am stoked for you also. I hope you got a deal on it..... Since repairing a top crack on a '73 J55....and playing it, I have changed my whole 'attitude' about these "Norlin Freaks". I almost hate to say it on the Gibson Forum(for fear of striking up buying interest) but I think that there is great 'value' in them. Quite cool guitars as being 'different' than the 'norm'. The tone of the J55 was far beyond the $3000 Taylor that I am working on now....BUT THEN....apples to oranges!.....and I ain,t a "Taylor Guy" .... I am a bit jealous of your purchase..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Just freshened up on my research material of the Heritage.... -Introduced in '65 as a plainer version -Brazilian rosewood (early....probably laminated) and thereafter Indian RW. Was third in pricing hierarcy behind the J200 and Dove in '65 -Gibson Fabulous Flat Top book paints a 'gloomy picture' of the latter(such as yours) transitional examples, however, I take that with a 'grain of salt attitude'.... Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieSchooner Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 I had one just like it, bought her new in '74 or so. It had a wonderful sweet sound; didn't project real well but was very even across the strings - sounded great finger picked and was a fine solo/singer guitar. Plus it had a beautiful neck and played like a dream. I'm jealous 'cause in those days I had to sell one to buy one and she went down the road for an HD-28; I kept track of mine for years and vowed I'd buy her back one day, but I lost track of her years ago. Enjoy yours; she looks like a sweetie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 There was a Heritage Custom which was made only about a year in the early 1970s that had solid EI rosewood back and sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Nice! It looks like an 'under the bed' special. Excellent condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 There was a Heritage Custom which was made only about a year in the early 1970s that had solid EI rosewood back and sides. I believe it was the Heritage "Custom" from this period that sported solid woods. My '72 was a Custom with solid EI rosewood back & sides. I agree that, as much as Norlins get slammed, there are a lot of sleepers from this period. You've just got to try them to find out if it's a dud or a gem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieSchooner Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I forgot about that; mine was a Custom - solid wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 looks pretty nice ! JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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