This fully hollow, double cutaway is the lightest guitar in our lineup. Constructed using the same laminate maple rim set as our H-535 model, the open construction and lack of a full center block, allows this guitar to breathe naturally. The addition of a set of Lollar P-90s, provides warm and growling tones that many players seeking a vintage tone desire.

The H-530 is for those looking for a thinline hollow body with versatility to play both jazz and rock.

• Body Material: Laminated Curly Maple (Top & Body)
• Body Color: Original Sunburst
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose
• Rim Wood: Solid Curly Maple
• Fretboard Material: Rosewood
• Fretboard Radius: 12"
• Fret Size: Jescar Medium/Jumbo
• Nut Material: Corian
• Neck Profile: Standard
• Neck Wood: Genuine Mahogany
• Scale Length: 24-3/4"
• No. of Frets: 22
• Fretboard Inlays: Dots
• Pickup: Lollar Dogear P90 (Neck & Bridge)
• Controls: 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 3-Way Toggle
• Electronics: CTS 500K Potentiometers, Vishay .022uF Capacitors, Switchcraft Toggle Switch and Pure Tone Input Jack
• Bridge: Locking Bridge and Tailpiece
• Strings: GHS Boomers 10-46
• Tuning Machines: Grover
• Hardware Finish: Nickel
• Control Knobs: Black Top Hat
• Switch Tip: Black
• Case: TKL

IT ALL STARTED WITH A MANDOLIN

In the late 1800s, Orville Gibson arrived in Kalamazoo and began designing his own range of mandolins. Over time his company grew to become one of the world’s premier musical instrument manufacturers. Some of the world's finest guitars were built at 225 Parsons Street from 1917 to 1984.

TRUE TO TRADITION

Some of the former senior employees wanted to continue the tradition of handcrafting beautiful, high quality electric guitars in Kalamazoo. In the spring of 1985, they bought space at the iconic factory, much of the original guitar-making equipment, and the rest is history.

HISTORY MEETS EXPERIENCE

Jim Deurloo, Marv Lamb, and JP Moats (the founders of Heritage) had a combined total of 84 years of guitar-building experience when the company began. In time, Bill Paige and Mike Korpak joined as co-owners. Today, Jim, Marv, and Bill are still active in the daily business and their wealth of knowledge continues to live through our next generation of luthiers.

BUILT LIKE NO OTHER

We introduced our first Heritage guitar, the H-140 solid body single cutaway electric guitar, at the 1985 NAMM show in New Orleans. Over the years, we have built a small array of various instruments. We now focus exclusively on making the world’s greatest hollow, semi-hollow, and solid body electric guitars.