HERITAGE CUSTOM CORE H-150

Even set against the bizarre backdrop of the tail-end of Henry Juszkiewicz’s reign at Gibson, there was widespread astonishment in the guitar world when in 2017 the Nashville company parted ways with the internationally respected Edwin Wilson after 28 years of loyal service. As Gibson Custom’s Historic program manager, Wilson masterminded both the Collector’s Choice and True Historic lines, and there aren’t many people in the business who know more about Les Pauls or how to manufacture them.

In his new role as head of guitar R&D at Heritage, Wilson has applied his expertise to instruments built at 225 Parsons Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan – the site of the golden-era Gibson factory, where and this magazine.