Heritage H-140 CM

Hello,
I bought a Heritage 140 CM Paris in 1994, the silent Destination Germany but has found Paris, we do not know why
it is orange with mcaniques dores

a rgal

DT King

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UTILIZATION

- Access in acute (dernires freight) is it easy?
over time found his sound, it is tame!
she has what it takes but the fever is not his strong point, nor its low!

- Ergonomics is it good (in terms of shape, weight ...)?
Ergonomics accomplished
guitar a good weight
the varnish tends to work much more personal guitar making

- Gets it easy to sound good? ...
With a marshall 2 x 40
reverb
no problem
a clear, dry or with more gain and reverb chorus say anything
Just Fun
For me it's a good trs guitar for blues
exellent quality
Mconnue as a trademark but the United States manufacturing hand, Kalamanzoo
luthiers express Gibson, 22 years old

SOUNDS

- Appropriate are your style of music?
for blues, YES

- With what (s) amplifier (s) or effect (s) do you play?
Marshall 2x40 watts, reverb, chorus, 2 saturations

- What kind of sound you get and with what rglages ("crystalline", "bold ",....)?
medium exellent
saturation much rock
clean: happiness
- What are the sounds you prfrez, you dtest?
all

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
since 1994
- What is the particular feature you like best and least?
its sound and less ... the fragility of plastic

- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
yes

- How do you report qualitprix?
incomparable

- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...
yes

I bought this model from a friend in 1996, 3500 francs at the time (it is a red 1994 model). I was not satisfied with the original pickups (seymour SH1) so I upgraded them with a beefier Dimarzio Paf Pro in the neck position and Tone Zone in the bridge.
This configuration (which is very often found on high-end models of LAG) respects the sound of your guitar and still enables you to play various styles (from blues to heavy rock). I am not very attracted by Jazz though.
I reversed the pickup selector - Van Halen style to easily play tapping licks. This is a detail...

UTILIZATION

This guitar is very nice, the handle is not difficult, and generally is comparable to models GIBSON. (They are former workers who manufactures Gibson Legacy, and the guitars are handmade)
The thickness of the body and the weight is reduced compared to a Gibson but it comes close, however his side.
A small problem for the patent, very fragile (the side of a homemade the old) and once you've found it's stand! ie the one that suits him, do not change (the varnish does not like it and will let you know ...)

SOUNDS

Otherwise, with the change of pickups, it suits me perfectly. The overall sound has not changed yet, but just the output level. (Here we see the importance of a great violin!)
The sound is not aggressive but rather round.

OVERALL OPINION

You have the feeling of playing an intrument exceptional, too little known and unfairly spread. For nothing I would not trade against a Gibson ...
Current prices in nine, however, remain prohibitive.
And I keep a preference for my model rather than the brand new achievements.