I bought the last p90 heritage in Lemon Burst from pedal empire in Brisbane sorry.
I have just put this artisan aged heritage up for sale. I need the weight relief of the newer ones.
Hurt my back at work and have herniated discs
Did you buy yours from guitar factory?
By the way the house jobs of the standard ii are amazing. Prefer them to the Duncan’s I have in another p90 guitar
Yep, guitar factory it was. Not many of the old model left and it seemed a good price.
I have a bad back too, but I’m not gigging ATM so weight not really a concern.
Not a big fan of the pre-aged stuff. It’ll just have to earn it!
I expected this would be the case, but I don’t have a reference and it’s just an indulgence for me so thought I’d hold the extra 500, expecting the SDs are still good
Any experience with them?
I bought a Vox AC15HW1X from them years ago which arrived without the alnico speaker, but they sent another correct one pretty quickly. If only it had a built-in reverb I’d still have it (not a big pedal fan).
Ive bought a few things from them over the years. Try to avoid them unless there is something i have to have. Topshelfinstruments in Hobart, echo tone here in Melbourne and music @ noosa are my main go to shops for gear. Premier guitars in sydney and the rock inn in Perth are great too
Well, it’s a few years since I bought another guitar, but I cracked pretty quickly after looking into these. Very good setup straight out of the box, feels great. Yes, it’s heavy! P90s sound good, but I have yet to fully explore the tones with different amps etc. I definitely prefer it to the MS2000 which it’s ultimately replacing.
Are you going to sell the ms2000?
By the way im coming to steal your nighthawk.
Love the heritage
Why’d y’all have to talk about P90s.
Now I have FOMO.
I can simulate with my Variax Shuriken, but you know, not the same.
I should probably let the Maton go, yes, but it’s not quite on the market yet. Seems to be very few around so it’s hard to gauge the value. 2004 model, and I wonder if I should hang on to it until it hits 25 at least. Person I bought it from 10 years ago said it’s a special edition STD with all Queensland maple top - might have to check with Maton to confirm. Gave it a clean up, came up well:
The Nighthawk (‘94) is a little cracker that I won’t be parting with willingly. I was in San Francisco in 2010 and was determined to bring a guitar home with me. Went to a couple of big shops but didn’t find any used gems to suit my modest budget. Then I found Real Guitars in a little back street and they had the Nighthawk, the likes of which I knew nothing about (had never seen one). The pup configuration, push-pull tone pots and 5-way switch make it incredibly versatile. Mimics strat and tele sounds pretty well, among other things. It’s a bit lower output than other electrics I’ve had, which is good for my smallish space as it allows the amp to be driven a little harder. I do find it a little odd that they weren’t more popular/successful.
That’s a great looking guitar! (As is the Heritage). I really should stay out of this thread. And perhaps should learn how to play!
Keep it. They aren’t making any more . Current value is around 2200. The deluxes go for 3k.
I wish id kept my nighthawk.
However I did get this last week 1994 custom shop thinline no f hole. Ordered by yamano japan its the cream of the crop.
That’s gorgeous. The colour looks a lot like my old “gun metal blue” tele (early 80s), maybe a bit lighter (depending on lighting for the pic)
Excellent. Makes me feel less of a hoarder having only 11 guitars 
I nearly bought a 90s era Les Paul Custom last week. Got cold feet. Now its gone…. I’m filled with regret.
Had you played it and liked it?
