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The Heritage Standard H-575 is an archtop hollowbody electric guitar with a wealth of premium appointments. This outstanding jazz box's stunning curly maple body, genuine mahogany neck, and select Indian rosewood fingerboard are gloriously matched by a graceful Florentine cutaway, a striking rosewood bridge, and an eye-catching multi-ply black pickguard. The Standard H-575's bright acoustic tone pairs beautifully with the sound of its vintage-output Seymour Duncan Seth Lover humbuckers, yielding a harmonically rich tone that recalls the Kalamazoo-built instruments of yesteryear. You'll also appreciate the comfortable playability of this guitar's set neck and 20-fret, 12-inch-radius fingerboard. The Standard H-575 brandishes a fine assortment of vintage-style hardware, including an adjustable bridge, trapeze-style tailpiece, top-hat knobs, and Heritage tuning machines. A period-correct nitrocellulose lacquer finish puts the perfect final touch on this gilt-edged instrument. With its high-end appointments and unmatched build quality, the Heritage H-575 Standard is a real-deal future collectible ? all it needs is its first owner.





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Stunning curly maple construction





The Standard H-575 features a solid, beautifully figured curly maple top, back, and sides, giving this hollowbody electric guitar a bright tone with plenty of attack, bite, and natural acoustic projection. Its arched top is adorned with vintage-correct F-holes and an attractive multi-ply black pickguard. At Sweetwater, our vintage guitar aficionados appreciate that Heritage fitted this instrument with the traditional rosewood bridge and saddle and a trapeze tailpiece. To set your perfect string height, simply use the knobs on either side of the bridge to raise or lower the saddles. This guitar also has a sharp Florentine cutaway that gives you unrestricted access to the upper frets and makes it look like a true vintage jazz box.





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Period-correct humbucking pickups





When you plug the Heritage Standard H-575 into your favorite tube amp, you'll be met with glorious vintage-tinged tones, courtesy of Seymour Duncan's Seth Lover humbucking pickups. These pups are handbuilt to Seth Lover's exact specifications, using a butyrate bobbin mold created by the same factory that built the original PAF mold. Seth Lover humbuckers are unpotted for a period-correct sound, and they contain 42AWG plain enamel mag wire, nickel-silver covers, 2.5-inch Alnico II bar magnets, custom machined metal and maple spacers, and nickel-silver bottom plates. Players craving the warm, smooth, articulate sound of a vintage PAF humbucker will be blown away by the Standard H-575's Seth Lover pickups ? they're the real deal.





A Heritage 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 has established its own tradition of quality by handcrafting guitars with flawless playability, tone, and visual appeal.





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Heritage Standard H-575 Hollowbody Electric Guitar Features:


Traditionally constructed hollowbody is well suited for jazz and low-gain applications


Solid curly maple top, back, and sides add a touch of luxury


Vintage-output Seymour Duncan Seth Lover humbuckers serve up authentic PAF-style tones


Sturdy and comfortable set mahogany neck


12-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard with 20 medium-jumbo frets and a bone nut


Adjustable rosewood bridge sweetens attack and makes setting string height easy


Trapeze tailpiece adds to traditional look


Factory Plek ensures your guitar plays perfectly right out of the case


Florentine cutaway makes playing the upper frets a breeze