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Heritage Custom Core H-150 Plain Top Guitar with Case

Intricately aged by their master artisans, the Core H-150 Plain Top embodies the look, feel and character of a well-loved vintage guitar paired with the playability of a modern instrument.

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    Heritage H-150 Plain Top: The Kalamazoo King, Reborn

    This isn't just another single-cut guitar; it's a slice of history, a ghost from 225 Parsons Street that you can hold in your hands. The Heritage H-150 plain top is what happens when master luthiers take a legendary blueprint and infuse it with decades of soul and skill. This is the look, feel, and voice of a priceless vintage prize, but it plays with the ferocious precision of a modern machine. It’s got stories to tell, right out of the box.

     

    A Neck That Feels Like Home

    Let's talk about the part of the guitar you'll have the most intimate relationship with: the neck. This isn't some skinny, shred-stick profile. This is a glorious, '50s C-shape that fills your hand with purpose. It’s the kind of neck that makes you want to dig in, to really mean it when you bend a note. It’s substantial, sure, but it’s so perfectly carved that it feels less like a piece of wood and more like a handshake from an old friend. Paired with a redesigned top carve and optimized neck angle, the playability is simply sublime, from the first fret to the last.

     

    Pickups with a Pedigree

    A guitar this special needs a voice to match. Forget off-the-shelf pickups; these are the Heritage Custom Shop 225 Classic humbuckers, designed and wound in-house specifically for the H-150. These pickups are sonic chameleons. They can whisper sweet, articulate cleans that shimmer with complexity one moment, and then scream with a rich, overdriven roar the next. They have that coveted vintage character—that perfect blend of warmth, bite, and air—that players spend a lifetime chasing. It’s the sound of Kalamazoo, pure and simple.

     

    An Heirloom in the Making

    This guitar is a beautiful contradiction. It arrives feeling like a well-loved companion, its nitrocellulose finish, but it’s built to be your workhorse for the next fifty years. From the ultra-light genuine mahogany body to the locking bridge and aluminum stopbar, every component is chosen to create an instrument that is shockingly resonant and alive in your hands. This isn't a museum piece; it's an heirloom meant to be played, a future classic born from a legendary past.

     

    H-150 Plain Top Features:

    • Crafted in the legendary 225 Parsons Street factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
    • Premium plain maple top on an ultra-light genuine mahogany body for resonance and comfort.
    • Nitrocellulose finish provides the look and feel of a treasured vintage instrument.
    • Comfortable '50s C-profile neck with a rosewood fretboard and 22 Jescar medium-jumbo frets.
    • Custom Shop 225 Classic humbuckers, wound in-house for versatile vintage-inspired tones.
    • Redesigned top carve and neck angle for optimized modern playability.
    • Locking Tune-O-Matic bridge and lightweight aluminum stopbar for enhanced sustain and stability.
    • Includes a premium Heritage Custom Shop hardshell case and case candies.
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    Heritage Custom Core H-150 Plain Top Guitar with Case Specifications

    Heritage Custom Core H-150 Plain Top Guitar with Case Specifications
    Product Specifications
    • Body Top Material: Premium Plain Maple
    • Body Back Material: Ultra-Light Genuine Mahogany
    • Body Finish: Nitrocellulose, Vintage Gloss
    • Neck Profile: '50s C (.8910" – .9805")
    • Fretboard Material: Rosewood
    • Fretboard Radius: 12"
    • Scale Length: 24-3/4"
    • No. of Frets: 22 Jescar Medium Jumbo
    • Fretboard Inlays: Acrylic Trapezoid
    • Bridge Pickup: Heritage Custom Shop 225 Classic Humbucker
    • Neck Pickup: Heritage Custom Shop 225 Classic Humbucker
    • Bridge: Locking Tune-O-Matic with aluminium stopbar tailpiece
    • Pickguard: Cream
    • Strings: Elixir Optiweb 10-46
    • Tuning Machines: 'Heritage' Branded Tuners
    • Hardware Finish: Nickel
    • Case: Custom Shop Case and Case Candies
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