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A Gorgeous Archtop Electric From Heritage





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If you're seeking the quintessential jazz guitar to add to your collection, consider the Heritage Guitar Standard Eagle Classic. Handcrafted by the experienced luthiers at Heritage Guitar, this timeless archtop hollowbody electric features a carved Sitka spruce top, a carved figured maple back, and nitrocellulose lacquer finish. The carved Sitka spruce top adds complex fundamentals to the full, well-balanced acoustic sound, which is complemented by a pair of Seth Lover humbuckers for immense tonal versatility that extends way beyond jazz. Pick up this gorgeous guitar and start playing. At Heritage, superior playability is built-in; and you'll feel it right away as your fretting hand effortless navigates the comfortable C-profile curly maple neck and your fingers dance on the premium bound ebony fingerboard. The Heritage Guitar Standard Eagle Classic is a workhorse guitar that offers amazing value for a full-sized archtop.





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An Introduction to Heritage Guitars


A jazz box with cross-genre versatility





Take a close look at this beautiful archtop hollowbody electric guitar. If you're a solidbody or semi-hollowbody player, you may immediately think "jazz box," possibly conjuring mental images of guitar greats like Joe Pass and Jim Hall. And while the Standard Eagle Classic is a perfect instrument for traditional jazz, Heritage Guitar designed in impressive versatility by equipping it with a set of Seth Lover humbuckers and a smooth-as-glass premium ebony fingerboard. So whether you're thumbing Wes Montgomery octaves or speed-picking precision Plini-style runs, the Standard Eagle Classic is definitely up to the task.





Pure PAF





The Heritage Guitar Standard Eagle Classic is fitted with a neck and bridge set of Seymour Duncan Seth Lover humbuckers. Many guitarists at Sweetwater rely on the Seth Lover SH-55 pickup to delivers the goods. From Joe Perry and Steve Stevens to Dweezil Zappa and Blues Saraceno, top guitar heavies use them. And why? They're the closest you'll ever get to the original humbucking pickup Seth Lover designed in 1955 ? the ones stamped "Patent Applied For" on the back. To be completely true to the original design, these pickups aren't wax potted. And the tone? Pure vintage PAF!





A tradition of quality handcrafted guitars





For 68 years, 225 Parsons Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan was home to one of America's premier guitar manufacturers. In 1984, the company moved its operations. The next year, desiring to carry on the tradition of handcrafting electric guitars in Kalamazoo, three former senior employees with a combined 84 years of guitar-building experience founded Heritage Guitar Inc., buying space and much of the original equipment in the iconic factory. Since then, Heritage Guitar has established its own tradition of quality by handcrafting guitars with flawless playability, tone, and visual appeal.





Heritage Guitar Inc. Standard Eagle Classic Electric Guitar Features:


Sitka spruce top, curly maple back and sides; nitrocellulose lacquer finish


5-piece curly maple set neck, Standard "C" profile, nitro finish


Ebony fingerboard, 12-inch radius


25.5-inch scale length; 20 medium jumbo frets


Bridge and neck pickups: Seymour Duncan Seth Lover Humbuckers


3-way pickup selector; per-pickup Volume and Tone controls


Adjustable rosewood-base bridge with Finger Bail tailpiece


1-11/16-inch bone nut; Grover Super Rotomatic tuners


Single-action truss rod, headstock access