The Heritage company is over 25 years old, it has achieved the status of one of the premier guitar companies in the world today. The greatest Heritage guitars were built by the original owners who established Heritage when leaving Gibson. The Sweet a6 was one of the most popular models due to it small comfortable body, and big tone! Unfortunately the original founders are alll gone, and Heritage now builds very few carved archtops because the skill of building fine archtops isn’t easy to find.
Heritage Sweet 16 Flamed Archtop 2004 Guitar UO5302 w original case
November 27, 2022 By
This Heritge Sweet 16 archtopguitar was owned by a collector and has minimal signs if being played. Original frets with hardly any wear, In fact even better than new, with the hand rubbed custom ebony tailpiece the makes it sound better than most Sweet 16’s that have ever been in our shop.Made during the Golden Era of Heritage guitars. These guitars are no longer made and to have one in this condition, with this play ability and tone is almost impossible to find. The Sweet a6 was one of the most popular models due to it small comfortable body, and big tone!
Gibson Vintage 1952 Custom L4C L5 neck, ebony fretboard w inlays, L5 Tuners Headstock & Tailpiece #A11254 SOLD
October 11, 2022 By
This 1952 L4C has an ebony L5 fretboard, headstock, tailpiece and tuners, and routed gold humbucker pickup, and is amazing condition cosmetically and structurally. Glorious clarity warmth and tone, effortless playability.
Trenier 2012 Special Carved Model E 16″x 2 5/8″ Archtop Guitar w OHSC
September 18, 2022 By
Treneir Special Custom Carved 16″ Model E Archtop in near mint condition This must be seriously considered if you are seeking a great archtop guitar.
Peerless CONTESSA 16″ Carved Archtop Jazz Guitar w case #3018389
February 25, 2020 By
Carved Solid Spruce top & carved solid Maple back, with solid maple sides, 3” at the rims, 16” lower bout. ebony pickguard, fretboard and tailpiece. Floating mini humbucker with 90% the output of an epiphone 57 full size hum bucker. 25 1/2 scale, 1.69” at nut. Great playability and acoustic tone.
Peerless CONTESSA 16″ Carved Archtop Jazz Guitar w case #3018285
February 19, 2020 By
Carved Solid Spruce top & carved solid Maple back, with solid maple sides, 3” at the rims, 16” lower bout. ebony pickguard, fretboard and tailpiece. Floating mini humbucker with 90% the output of an epiphone 57 full size hum bucker. 25 1/2 scale, 1.69” at nut. Great playability and acoustic tone.
Peerless CONTESSA 16″ Carved Archtop Jazz Guitar w case #3018286
February 19, 2020 By
Carved Solid Spruce top & carved solid Maple back, with solid maple sides, 3” at the rims, 16” lower bout. ebony pickguard, fretboard and tailpiece. Floating mini humbucker with 90% the output of an epiphone 57 full size hum bucker. 25 1/2 scale, 1.69” at nut. Great playability and acoustic tone.
Peerless Cremona 16VC 3017954
May 30, 2017 By
The Cremona was built a little smaller 16″ at the lower bout and a little thinner 2 1/2″ at the rims, and given a smaller headstock for perfect balance, making it more comfortable and lighter and more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts “Bell like tones” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model.
Peerless Cremona 16VC 3017955
May 25, 2017 By
The Cremona was built a little smaller 16″ at the lower bout and a little thinner 2 1/2″ at the rims, and given a smaller headstock for perfect balance, making it more comfortable and lighter and more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts “Bell like tones” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model.
Peerless Ruby Cremona 16V Archtop Guitar # 7973
May 25, 2017 By
The Cremona was built a little smaller 16″ at the lower bout and a little thinner 2 1/2″ at the rims, and given a smaller headstock for perfect balance, making it more comfortable and lighter and more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts “Bell like tones” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model.
Peerless CONTESSA 16″ Carved Archtop Jazz Guitar #3008764 w case
April 3, 2017 By
Carved Solid Spruce top & carved solid Maple back, with solid maple sides, 3” at the rims, 16” lower bout. ebony pickguard, fretboard and tailpiece. Floating mini humbucker with 90% the output of an epiphone 57 full size hum bucker. 25 1/2 scale, 1.69” at nut. Great playability and acoustic tone.
Peerless CONTESSA 16″ Archtop Jazz Guitar w upgrades #3008540 w case
April 3, 2017 By
Carved Solid Spruce top & carved solid Maple back, with solid maple sides, 3” at the rims, 16” lower bout. ebony pickguard, fretboard and tailpiece. Floating mini humbucker with 90% the output of an epiphone 57 full size hum bucker. 25 1/2 scale, 1.69” at nut. Great playability and acoustic tone.
Moonstone KOA #4811
August 19, 2016 By
PALEN ARCHTOPS are among the finest archtop guitars ever built. The Palen Archtop is an “X” braced traditional instrument, descendent from the D’Aquisto school of instruments- very light and acoustic. It features a hand carved and graduated top and back, slightly thicker than many typical archtop guitars, with a very resonant and acoustic tone.
Moonstone Mahogany
August 19, 2016 By
If Steve Helgeson (Moonstone Owner) is still building his guitars with as much attention to detail as he used to, then I imagine that the M80 will be an excellent guitar.
the sound – not for vi8ntage blues tones – but sophisticated Alembic type fusion and jazz sounds. I liken it to a Stanley Clarke sound in a guitar.
the bridge pickup has an insane amount of gain.
Peerless Cremona 16V 9078
August 11, 2016 By
The Cremona was built a little smaller 16″ at the lower bout and a little thinner 2 1/2″ at the rims, and given a smaller headstock for perfect balance, making it more comfortable and lighter and more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts “Bell like tones” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model.
Peerless Cremona 16V 6346
July 27, 2016 By
The Cremona was built a little smaller 16″ at the lower bout and a little thinner 2 1/2″ at the rims, and given a smaller headstock for perfect balance, making it more comfortable and lighter and more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts “Bell like tones” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model.
Peerless Cremona 16V 9084
July 27, 2016 By
The Cremona was built a little smaller 16″ at the lower bout and a little thinner 2 1/2″ at the rims, and given a smaller headstock for perfect balance, making it more comfortable and lighter and more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts “Bell like tones” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model.