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American Hollowbody Delivers Stellar Jazz Tone and Playability





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There is nothing like the tone, playability, and overall feel of a true hollowbody. With the Heritage Standard H-575 Limited-edition Electric Guitar, you get all three in an instrument handcrafted with the kind of care and precision that make for a lifetime of enjoyment. The Standard H-575 features a solid curly maple body and top for gorgeous, resonant tone that is up front, and heavy on the treble and midrange. A mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard is smooth and ultra-playable, while offering a robust touch of low-end resonance to balance the maple. Two Seymour Duncan Seth Lover humbuckers ground the H-575 firmly in the world of genuine jazz tone, letting you explore and enjoy endless hours of chords and II-V-I licks. You will also enjoy the deep Florentine cutaway that provides stellar access to those higher notes.





Heritage Guitars: revisiting the glory days





After a decades-long "golden era," one of the largest American guitar manufacturers moved out of their historic factory in 1984. Today, Heritage Guitars owns that original 225 Parsons Street factory in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, and they are on a mission to redefine what it means to own an American made instrument. Utilizing the best tonewoods available and vintage machinery, Heritage creates classic American guitars the old-school way. Their team of expert craftsmen has dedicated themselves to creating guitars that play the way that top-shelf instruments should. To make absolutely sure that it plays perfectly right out of the case, each Heritage instrument is Plek'd before it leaves the factory.





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Arched maple top with stylish Florentine cutaway





Hollowbody electric guitars are known for their gently contoured bodies and arched tops. The H-575 is no exception. It has an arched top that's complete with F-holes and a traditional pickguard. At Sweetwater, our vintage guitar aficionados appreciate that Heritage fitted this instrument with the traditional rosewood bridge and saddle and trapeze tailpiece. To set your perfect string height, simply use the knobs on either side of the bridge to raise or lower the saddles. A sharp Florentine cutaway gives you unrestricted access to the upper frets, while also making the H-575 look the part of a true vintage jazz box.





Seymour Duncan pickups deliver true PAF tone





Heritage Guitars loaded the H-575 with a pair of Seymour Duncan's humbucking pickups with a volume and tone control for each pickup. Calibrated to re-create the midrange magic of original PAF pickups, this set can transform this hollowbody into a true jazz instrument as well as a wailing blues machine. When you plug in for the first time, you'll fall in love with the mid boost and sweet, crunchy tones that made PAFs famous.





Serial 1240648


Heritage Guitars H-575 Limited-edition Hollowbody Electric Guitar Features:


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


Curly maple top back and sides add a touch of luxury


2 Seymour Duncan humbuckers re-create the magic of the original PAFs


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


Adjustable rosewood bridge sweetens attack and makes setting string height easy


Florentine cutaway makes playing the upper frets a breeze


Trapeze tailpiece adds to traditional look


Mahogany neck provides extra resonance