Overview
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- acoustic guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1965 to 1982
GIBSON made the HERITAGE between 1965 and 1982. It was a traditional square shouldered jumbo flat top dreadnought guitar with a small tortoiseshell pick-guard which set off the natural spruce top.It had a square shouldered body with a rich. dark rosewood back and sides. selected spruce top, extra slim Mahogany neck for last low-action with adjustable Truss Rod. The 20 fret ebony fingerboard had pearl dot inlays. The fingerboard was bound from 1973 onwards. Shell binding on top and back. Ebony bridge with adjustable Ebony saddle and traditional bridge pins. Chrome-plated machine heads. Dimensions 16.25" wide, 20.25" long 4.875" deep with 25.5" scale length and 20 frets.
In 1968 a deluxe version of the Heritage was available.
Specifications (22)
Body
Body back material | laminated rosewood body back |
Body sides material | laminated rosewood body sides |
Body style | dreadnought-size body |
Body top material | spruce body top |
Pickguard material | black pickguard, tortoiseshell pickguard |
Soundhole | round soundhole |
Neck
Body fret | Neck joins body at 14th fret |
Headstock inlays or logos | pearl headstock inlay/logo |
Neck joint | set neck |
Neck material | mahogany neck |
Number of frets | 20 fret |
Peghead (headstock) | black face headstock |
Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Hardware
Bridge pins | white pins |
Bridge | ebony bridge |
Fretboard
Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
General
Finish colors | natural finish |
Made in | USA |
Number of strings | 6 strings |
Scale length | 25.5 inches scale-length |
Prices (9)
Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
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1971 | $300.00 | new | ||
1971 | $425 | new | Steve | |
1971 | €1500 | good | ||
2013 | $1500 | good | Gabriel | |
1971 | $300 | good | ||
1971 | $300 | good | Bosh | |
2017 | $0 | worn | ||
1968 | $2500 | excellent | Fred | |
1965 | $250 | new | Jim | One of the first released in very early 1965. |