Welcome to the latest incarnation of Heatley Guitars. Our web site has been completely reconceptualized and redesigned to reflect the new direction of our work--one that, at its core, aims to capture the elusive magic of the six-stringed masterpieces of the 1950s, while exemplifying the craftsmanship and consistency of luthiery today. We invite you to kick your feet up, and step into a different time--a time when Triumphs and T-Birds, beatniks and body snatchers, flat-tops and fast chicks, and rebels and rock 'n' rollers ruled the world.
The Tradition
Overview
The Tradition is Heatley Guitars version of the classic guitar we all love so much. Fat rock and roll tone is what its all about. With more options than I can list this is truly a custom instrument.
Specifications
• Vintage single cutaway styling
• Carved Non Figured Maple top
• Natural binding around top
• Mahogany body
• Set Mahogany neck
• Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays
• Maple fretboard binding
• Wolfetone pickups
• Grover tuners
• Tune-o-matic bridge with stop tailpiece
• Gloss finish
• Bone nut
• Two way truss rod
• 1 11/16" nut width
• Your choice of neck carve.
Base Price: $3200
The Standard
Overview
This model was built to fill a niche in my own guitar arsenal. I wanted a fat sounding easy to handle guitar, built to be light and resonant with fat bottom end and sparkling highs, with nice honkin' mids. These are great guitars for Rock, blues, and slide.
Specifications
• Double cutaway blues styling
• Semi Hollow construction
• Mahogany body with carved maple top
• Custom Heatley Soundholes or traditional F holes
• Set Mahogany neck
• Rosewood Fretboard
• One volume one tone with three way switch
• Wolfetone Pickups
• Grover Tuners
• Tune-o-matic bridge with stop taipiece
• Bone nut
• Gloss finish
• Two way truss rod
• Available in 24.625", 25", and 25.5"
• scale lengths
• 1 11/16" nut width
• Your choice of neck carve
The Lowdown on Heatley Guitars
I first became interested in guitars when I was around 5 years old. That was when I saw my first electric guitar in person. I remember being awe struck, abnormally fascinated with this mysterious instrument. It wasn't until years later, at the age of 12, that I learned how to play. Soon my curiosity got the best of me and I started taking guitars apart and rebuilding them. I wanted to learn every aspect of the guitar. From wires and wood to set-ups and construction. I also spent a good part of my youth in my room playing.
From that grew Heatley Guitars. Started in 1997 with the help of my family and the trust of my first customers' word spread from New York to Hong Kong. Thanks to the Internet the company has grown from a small 15' by 15' room to a full sized shop with modern CNC technology.
From day one, my goal has been to provide the customer with a superior instrument at a reasonable price. To build to the tightest of tolerances and with the finest attention to detail, an instrument that becomes part of you when you play it. The ultimate tool for expression. Each instrument is painstakingly crafted to the specifications and desires of the individual. Therefore, every Heatley guitar is unique. No two are identical.
I take great satisfaction when a guitar is completed and I get to plug it in for the first time. Playing a guitar that was built by my own hands is an intense feeling. For a while, I thought the novelty would wear off but it hasn't. I still get just as excited as I did with the the first one.
Scott Heatley
Heatley Guitars
Heatley Guitars
4807 King Road
Campbell River, BC
V9H 1C6
phone: 250 923 0167
email: scott@heatleyguitars.com