Show your Heritage 80!

J.T. · 10-21-2011, 10:41 PM

They're some of the prettiest guitars Gibson's made. I'll start off with my two - the '82 Standard is left and the '80 Elite is right. Looks like they worked out the pointy horn issues over the life of the run...

Now show me yours!

TheDevice · 10-21-2011, 11:05 PM

82 Standard

J.T. · 10-22-2011, 07:53 AM

Wow, nice top!

moorerhoads4evr · 10-22-2011, 09:19 AM

Very Nice guitars !! J.T. does your 80 elite on the right have a Ebony fret board on it ? cause if it does, I just went from 6 to midnight ....

pmonk · 10-22-2011, 12:10 PM

69 Goldtop · 10-23-2011, 09:56 AM

My two

J.T. · 10-23-2011, 06:14 PM

Beautiful, 69GT - is the quilted one an Elite?

tag2 · 10-23-2011, 06:20 PM

Those really have nice tops 69 Goldtop. The lower one looks like it was gigged onstage, maybe a real tall dude.

69 Goldtop · 10-23-2011, 07:09 PM

Yep, an ebony board elite.

That 80`s been around the world so many times ,I get dizzy thinking about it.
Daddy long Legs.

87Standard · 10-23-2011, 08:43 PM

Some beautiful LPs in this thread

Oranjeaap · 10-24-2011, 12:43 PM

Damn! I nearly bought one not too long ago. It was slightly overprice but just as pretty as these guitars. I regret not buying it. Stunning guitars! Especially this one

hamerfan · 10-24-2011, 01:22 PM

This my 1982 Elite. It was in bad condition when i bought it. It missed the Bridge pickup, the neck cover, there was a Kahler removed (look between the bridge and tailpiece - quite a good wood job), a korean bridge, a golden tailpiece and no truss rod cover. Little holes in the peghead from the string clamp.

J.T. · 10-24-2011, 04:27 PM

Nice rescue! And a pox on the perp...

FUS44 · 10-25-2011, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hamerfan

This my 1982 Elite. It was in bad condition when i bought it. It missed the Bridge pickup, the neck cover, there was a Kahler removed (look between the bridge and tailpiece - quite a good wood job), a korean bridge, a golden tailpiece and no truss rod cover. Little holes in the peghead from the string clamp.

AWESOME!

I'd love to find a guitar like that (w/issues) tha could be rehabbed. Nice job!

Blackdog · 10-26-2011, 01:34 PM

My 1980 H80 Std is one of the plainer ones.

I got it a year and a half ago, and other than the frets it was completely stock.
I made a very few minor mods since: Faber BSW kit for the Nashville and locking studs for the TP. Removed the covers of the Shaws to get just a bit more top end, and added a ground wire.

It sounds completely amazing. If she didn't weight a ton she would be my #1 LP.

tag2 · 10-26-2011, 03:55 PM

If anybody has one of these for sale in excellent condition (Elite) in tobacco or honey (no cherry), please let me know.

hamerfan · 10-27-2011, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackdog

I made a very few minor mods since: Faber BSW kit for the Nashville and locking studs for the TP. Removed the covers of the Shaws to get just a bit more top end, and added a ground wire.
It sounds completely amazing. If she didn't weight a ton she would be my #1 LP.

Interesting! I know it lacks a ground wire, but because of the shielding cage i did not feel to be in the need of one - up to now. How did you install the grounding wire? The state of art would be to pull the tailpiece insert and drill a hole to it.
Mine has also the BSW Kit, locking studs, alu tailpiece and locking ABR from Faber.

If you upgrade the volume pots to CTS (preferable higher measured than 500k) like i did, you get more air and highs and could reinstall the cover - just for the looks. Highly recommended.

My Elite weighs 9 lb 4 oz (4.2 kilo)

Blackdog · 10-28-2011, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hamerfan

Interesting! I know it lacks a ground wire, but because of the shielding cage i did not feel to be in the need of one - up to now. How did you install the grounding wire? The state of art would be to pull the tailpiece insert and drill a hole to it.
Mine has also the BSW Kit, locking studs, alu tailpiece and locking ABR from Faber.

If you upgrade the volume pots to CTS (preferable higher measured than 500k) like i did, you get more air and highs and could reinstall the cover - just for the looks. Highly recommended.

My Elite weighs 9 lb 4 oz (4.2 kilo)

I installed the ground wire in the proper way: pulled the insert, drilled the hole.
I bought a Faber ABR for the guitar, but didn't like the looks. The neck angle is a bit steep and the smaller bridge didn't look right all the way up there. But the other changes made sense: there was a lot of free play between the posts and the tailpiece and between the Nashville thumbwheels and the inserts. Still the guitar sounded amazing ! But with the changes it sounds just a bit better.

I also thought about changing the pots, I believe it comes with 300K volume and 100K tone. But the solder joints are unbroken, and I'm happy with the sound I got just by removing the covers, so I opted for leaving it unmolested.

It is heavy. Almost ridiculously heavy: 4.9 Kg, 10.8 lbs

There is a thread around here where the OP claims that by removing all the metal shielding from the cavities his guitar lost more than a pound. It would be great, but I find it very difficult to believe that the metal parts weight THAT much.

scooter · 10-30-2011, 05:04 PM

My 1980 elite! This one was an under the bed find! Not a spec on it and never touched after 32 years. Currently seeking a collector.....

69 Goldtop · 10-30-2011, 05:07 PM

Super Sweet. Whats the Production #

tag2 · 10-30-2011, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scooter

My 1980 elite! This one was an under the bed find! Not a spec on it and never touched after 32 years. Currently seeking a collector.....

pm sent

tonyj · 11-01-2011, 10:37 PM

Wow, great photos everyone! Thanks for sharing your photos of one of Gibson's real success stories, the Heritage Series Les Pauls.

My 1981 Heritage Series 80 Elite, a big favourite of mine in both the look and sound department, although I must admit she is in amongst some real lookers on this forum.

HOT-BRIT · 11-01-2011, 10:43 PM

I have to post the rare one I have with a 4 piece top

J.T. · 11-02-2011, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HOT-BRIT

I have to post the rare one I have with a 4 piece top

I would love to see that - please do.

Vintage_Burster · 11-03-2011, 12:59 AM

What are these Herritage Series and Elites?

Norlin noob here...

J.T. · 11-03-2011, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vintage_Burster

What are these Herritage Series and Elites?

Norlin noob here...

They were Gibson's first official shot at a vintage reissue. Frowned upon by purists who feel they lack accuracy, they signaled Gibson's understanding that their customers wanted Les Pauls that were more like the originals. More info can be found here: http://www.lespaulforum.com/slubarti...uearticle.html

EDIT: Oh, yeah, they were also the first guitars to have the Tim Shaw designed PAF pickups.

tag2 · 11-03-2011, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scooter

My 1980 elite! This one was an under the bed find! Not a spec on it and never touched after 32 years. Currently seeking a collector.....

Seek and ye shall find!

pmonk · 11-21-2011, 05:35 PM

I know that Gibson could be pretty random in putting parts in but is it safe to say a Heritage made on the 343 day of 1980 would have the ink stamp 137/138 PAF installed?

69 Goldtop · 11-26-2011, 09:43 AM

Researching my elite. It was made at the end of June 1980. Pots date to the 10th week in 80. Shaws are date stamped June 11th ,18th 1980. Low production #.
So does having a low production #(stamped on back of HS.) mean that it was an early release or were these #`s issued at random?

tag2 · 11-26-2011, 11:20 AM

My Heritage 80 Elite is has the number 0428 stamped on the back of the headstock.

Serial number decoder says:

Your guitar was made at the
Nashville Plant, TN, USA
September 21st, 1980
Production Number: 13

The volume pots are dated 10th week in '80.
The tone pots are dated 11th week in '80

The pups are not date stamped.

Notice the initials, star and '80 written in the cavity.

10-21-2011, 10:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
J.T. Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: FLA, USA Posts: 1,566 Thanks: 16 Thanked 28 Times in 12 Posts	Show your Heritage 80! They're some of the prettiest guitars Gibson's made. I'll start off with my two - the '82 Standard is left and the '80 Elite is right. Looks like they worked out the pointy horn issues over the life of the run... Now show me yours! FUS44, jimmyq, expo and 8 others like this. __________________ LP's - '57 Alnico Custom, '61 Standard, '80 Heritage 80 Elite, '82 Heritage 80 Std., '83 Spotlight Special ASB, '83 Flametop 59 Reissue, '84 Goldtop Reissue, '05 Music Rising, '08 Spotlight proto Others - '59 ES-225TD, '64 Melody Maker, '69 Firebird I, '07 Martin OMC-28E Amps - '57 Fender Super, '77 MusicMan HD130R/212RH, '09 Orange Dual Terror 196? Echoplex EP-1 - serial # 856

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TheDevice Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 261 Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Show your Heritage 80! 82 Standard FUS44, GuitarJoe, stephenwz968 and 4 others like this. __________________ "Standard 82" Pre-Pre-Historic R9, 2003 Standard, 2007 Standard, 2011 Traditional plus, 2001 Standard, 2000 Classic, 2003 Classic, 1978 Pro, 2011 Studio Deluxe 60's, 2011 Studio 60's tribute GT, 2010 Faded Studio, 1991 LP Special DC, 1999 SG Standard, 2005 SG Classic, 2009 SG Classic, 2005 137 Custom, 2004 137 Custom, 2005 ES 165 Herb Ellis, 2000 Tal Farlow, 2000 Explorer, 2004 Explorer, 94 Custom Shop 54 strat, Eric Johnson strat, 2X 2000 62 avri tele designer, 2X 2000 avri 52 tele + 30 more...

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J.T. Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: FLA, USA Posts: 1,566 Thanks: 16 Thanked 28 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Show your Heritage 80! Wow, nice top! __________________ LP's - '57 Alnico Custom, '61 Standard, '80 Heritage 80 Elite, '82 Heritage 80 Std., '83 Spotlight Special ASB, '83 Flametop 59 Reissue, '84 Goldtop Reissue, '05 Music Rising, '08 Spotlight proto Others - '59 ES-225TD, '64 Melody Maker, '69 Firebird I, '07 Martin OMC-28E Amps - '57 Fender Super, '77 MusicMan HD130R/212RH, '09 Orange Dual Terror 196? Echoplex EP-1 - serial # 856

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J.T. Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: FLA, USA Posts: 1,566 Thanks: 16 Thanked 28 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Show your Heritage 80! Beautiful, 69GT - is the quilted one an Elite? __________________ LP's - '57 Alnico Custom, '61 Standard, '80 Heritage 80 Elite, '82 Heritage 80 Std., '83 Spotlight Special ASB, '83 Flametop 59 Reissue, '84 Goldtop Reissue, '05 Music Rising, '08 Spotlight proto Others - '59 ES-225TD, '64 Melody Maker, '69 Firebird I, '07 Martin OMC-28E Amps - '57 Fender Super, '77 MusicMan HD130R/212RH, '09 Orange Dual Terror 196? Echoplex EP-1 - serial # 856

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tag2 Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 763 Thanks: 8 Thanked 101 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Show your Heritage 80! Those really have nice tops 69 Goldtop. The lower one looks like it was gigged onstage, maybe a real tall dude.

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69 Goldtop Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Deer Haven Posts: 719 Thanks: 5 Thanked 40 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Show your Heritage 80! Yep, an ebony board elite. That 80`s been around the world so many times ,I get dizzy thinking about it. Daddy long Legs.

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hamerfan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 165 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Show your Heritage 80! This my 1982 Elite. It was in bad condition when i bought it. It missed the Bridge pickup, the neck cover, there was a Kahler removed (look between the bridge and tailpiece - quite a good wood job), a korean bridge, a golden tailpiece and no truss rod cover. Little holes in the peghead from the string clamp.

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J.T. Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: FLA, USA Posts: 1,566 Thanks: 16 Thanked 28 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Show your Heritage 80! Nice rescue! And a pox on the perp... __________________ LP's - '57 Alnico Custom, '61 Standard, '80 Heritage 80 Elite, '82 Heritage 80 Std., '83 Spotlight Special ASB, '83 Flametop 59 Reissue, '84 Goldtop Reissue, '05 Music Rising, '08 Spotlight proto Others - '59 ES-225TD, '64 Melody Maker, '69 Firebird I, '07 Martin OMC-28E Amps - '57 Fender Super, '77 MusicMan HD130R/212RH, '09 Orange Dual Terror 196? Echoplex EP-1 - serial # 856

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69 Goldtop Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Deer Haven Posts: 719 Thanks: 5 Thanked 40 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Show your Heritage 80! Researching my elite. It was made at the end of June 1980. Pots date to the 10th week in 80. Shaws are date stamped June 11th ,18th 1980. Low production #. So does having a low production #(stamped on back of HS.) mean that it was an early release or were these #`s issued at random?

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tag2 Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 763 Thanks: 8 Thanked 101 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Show your Heritage 80! My Heritage 80 Elite is has the number 0428 stamped on the back of the headstock. Serial number decoder says: Your guitar was made at the Nashville Plant, TN, USA September 21st, 1980 Production Number: 13 The volume pots are dated 10th week in '80. The tone pots are dated 11th week in '80 The pups are not date stamped. Notice the initials, star and '80 written in the cavity.

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