Custom Shop Core Collection H-717
Heritage's premium jazz archtop, carved with a spruce top and figured maple back/sides and fitted with a floating pickup.
About this guitar
The Core Collection H-717 is a fully carved jazz archtop with a spruce top, figured maple back and sides, and a 5-piece maple/walnut neck, fitted with a Heritage Custom Shop floating pickup and full-contact ebony bridge for traditional archtop jazz tone.
Specs
| Top Wood | Spruce |
|---|---|
| Back and Sides | Figured Maple |
| Body Finish | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Fretboard | Ebony, 12" radius |
| Frets | 22 |
| Neck Profile | Standard Jazz |
| Neck Wood | 5-Piece Maple/Walnut/Maple/Walnut/Maple |
| Scale Length | 25.5" |
| Pickup | Heritage Custom Shop Floating Pickup, Schatten Tone/Volume on Pickguard |
| Bridge | Full Contact Ebony |
| Pickguard | Ebony |
| Hardware Finish | Gold |
| Case | Custom Shop Case |
Quick answers
- How much does the Custom Shop Core Collection H-717 cost?
- Heritage Guitars lists it at $12,999 (USD). Dealer and used prices vary.
- Is the Custom Shop Core Collection H-717 still available?
- Yes. Heritage Guitars lists it as a current model that's available to order.
- Who makes the Custom Shop Core Collection H-717?
- Heritage Guitars, building gear since 1985. Where it's built: Built at 225 Parsons Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the original Kalamazoo guitar factory. Custom Shop and Standard Collection guitars are made in the USA. It's listed here as a hollow guitar.