Overview
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- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1989
The Heritage H-555 is an ES-335 style thinline semi-hollow body first introduced in 1989. The H-555 is a fancier version of the Heritage H-535, with ebony fingerboard, fancier fingerboard inlays, curly maple neck (mahogany neck from 2008 onwards), usually better figured woods, gold plated hardware and binding. It has a 17 degree peghead pitch; one-piece curly maple neck; single white bound mother of pearl and abalone inlaid head veneer. The 22 fret ebony fingerboard has a scale length 24.75", single ply white binding and distinctive mother of pearl and abalone inlays
Specifications (30)
General
Binding | white binding |
Finish effects | transparent finish |
Made in | USA |
Number of strings | 6 strings |
Scale length | 24.75 inches scale-length |
Body
Body back material | laminated maple body back |
Body depth | 1.5 inches body |
Body shape features | double cutaway |
Body sides material | maple body sides |
Body style | ES-335 style |
Body top material | figured maple body top |
Body width | 16 inches wide body |
Hollow body | semi-hollow body |
Pickguard material | wooden pickguard |
Soundhole | 2 f-holes |
Hardware
Bridge | tune-o-matic bridge |
Hardware color | gold hardware |
Tailpiece | stop tailpiece |
Fretboard
Fingerboard inlay material | abalone fingerboard inlay material, pearl fingerboard inlay material |
Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | diamond and arrow fingerboard position markers |
Neck
Headstock inlays or logos | headstock inlay/logo |
Neck material | curly maple neck, mahogany neck |
Number of frets | 22 fret |
Peghead (headstock) | bound headstock |
Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Controls
Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
Tone controls | 2 tone controls |
Volume controls | 2 volume controls |
Electronics
Pickups configuration | 2 humbucker pickups |