“Stripped-back, resonant and full of attitude”: Heritage expands its Standard II Collection with the single-pickup H-137
Heritage Guitars has expanded its American-crafted Standard II Collection with a new, straight-talking, single-pickup solidbody electric guitar, the H-137.
Crafted at the iconic 225 Parsons Street factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the new Standard II Collection H-137 sports a mahogany body and neck with a rosewood fingerboard, plus a single-pickup configuration which maximises wood mass for enhanced resonance.
The pickup in that bridge position is a Heritage Custom Shop 225 Standard Humbucker, built with a 2.5” rough-cast Alnico 5 magnet with no cover, offering up “articulate cleans and a more open, punchy, and dynamically responsive overdrive”, the brand says.
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This pickup boasts a wide tonal palette, with versatile wiring providing series/parallel switching via a push/pull tone pot.
Credit: Heritage Guitars
Elsewhere, the guitar features a slim, comfortable ‘60s neck profile inspired by the feel of vintage guitars, plus a headstock veneer featuring the Heritage logo for an elevated experience.
“We’ve been incredibly inspired and encouraged by the response to the new Standard II Collection,” says Gerald Hooper, AVP of Channel Sales at Heritage.
Credit: Heritage Guitars
“The Custom Shop Core Collection is really the best of what we build at 225 Parsons Street, guitars that reflect the craftsmanship and character Heritage is known for.
“With the Standard II Collection, we wanted to make a few thoughtful updates for modern players while staying true to our American-made craftsmanship. The new H-137 is a great example of that approach. It is stripped back, resonant, full of attitude, and built to let the work we do at 225 Parsons Street speak for itself.”
Price-wise, the Standard II Collection H-137 clocks in at $1,899, and is available in Ebony and 3-Tone Sunburst via Heritage Guitars and from select authorised Heritage dealers.
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The Heritage Guitars Standard II Collection. Credit: Heritage Guitars
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