Heritage Elite BK
US $1,399.00
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The Elite is the crown jewel in our Heritage solid body lineup. The Elite features a unique single cutaway body design with a contoured back and crescent neck junction allowing better access to the top of the fingerboard and lessening the overall weight of the guitar.
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Seymour Duncan SH-1 59 & SH-4 JB Pickups
Solid Mahogany body with contoured back for extra comfort
Ebony Fingerboard with Mother of Pearl / Abalone Inlay
The Elite features a unique single cutaway body design with a contoured back.
Description
The Elite is the crown jewel in our Heritage solid body lineup. The Elite features a unique single cutaway body design with a contoured back and crescent neck junction allowing better access to the top of the fingerboard and lessening the overall weight of the guitar. The Elite features nearly every high-end appointment that the discerning player might want to see. The Elite is built with a solid Mahogany body, topped off with a solid 3/4 inch carved slab of Canadian maple in Gloss Black finish. To properly accentuate this stunning top, we added a rectangular Mother of Pearl and abalone inlay design on a bound ebony fingerboard, and 3 stripe binding on the top of the body. As if that weren’t rich enough, we topped it off with all gold hardware on Gloss Black Models and a pair of Seymour Duncan Humbuckers, ’59 in the neck and a JB in the bridge. The Elite remains in a class all its own.
Specifications
Body
Top: Solid, Carved Maple
Body Shape: Single Cutaway
Body Material: Solid Mahogany
Back: Contoured
Binding: Cream
Weight Relief: None
Average Weight: 9lbs
Finish: Gloss Black
Neck
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Finish: Gloss Natural
Neck Profile: 1960’s C-Shape with Crescent Neck Junction
Scale Length: 24.75″ / 628.65mm
Thickness at First Fret: 0.84″ (21.33mm)
Thickness at Twelfth Fret: 0.90″ (22.86mm)
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 14″ (355.60mm)
Fingerboard Binding: Cream
Number Of Frets: 22
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Side Markers: Yes
Nut Material: TUSQ XL – Synthetic
Nut Width: 1 11/16″ / 42.86mm
Inlays: Mother of Pearl / Abalone Rectangle
Hardware & Electronics
Hardware Finish: Gold
Tuner Plating: Gold
Tuning Machines: Grover 18:1
Bridge: Tonepros TPFP
Tailpiece: TonePros Stop Tail Bar with Studs
Pickguard: None
TrussRod: Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover: Single-ply Black
Control Knobs: Speedknobs
Switch Tip: Black
Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan Humbucker – SH-1 59
Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan Humbucker – SH-4 JB
Toggles: 2 Vol, 2 Tone, 3 way switch
Pots: A500K Alpha
Jack Plate Cover: Single-ply Black
Control Covers: Black
Strap Buttons: Gold
Pickup Covers: Gold
Accessories
Deluxe Plush Lined Hardshell Case
Warranty: Limited Lifetime
Ryan Murtagh –
I bought this guitar used from a guitar shop in New York about 2 years ago. I hadn’t heard of prestige guitars, but it felt really good to play, so came back and bought it. I have had for about 2 years and it play incredibly. I thought the neck joint was a little overkill, but once you get to playing in 14th position and up it really comes in handy and is very comfortable. The neck pickup is very rich, and the bridge pickup is super sharp and aggressive. I’ve played jazz, rock, blues, country, metal, funk, just about anything on this guitar. It is so versatile and is my go to guitar out of all of them. I originally was going to buy a Les Paul standard but something about playing this guitar makes me certain I made the right decision.