Anyone remember the Fender Heartfield guitars

Philly_Q

ICBM said:

Philly_Q said:

Of the two, Starfield appealed to me quite a lot.  All the different models were quite small, rounded and kind of friendly looking.  They almost looked like they should have smiley faces.

Every single one I've ever played has been resounding bland-sounding and cheap-feeling. Meh, and more meh.

Heartfields were much better, but of no interest to me whatever because I cannot stand pointy headstocks... never did, never will, and being 'retro' now doesn't change that - and I'm very much into a lot of other 80s things.

The basses at least didn't have the hideous things on them.

Fair enough.  I never got further than the magazine ads!  But perhaps I won't bother with that eBay search later.  

drwiddly

Funkfingers said:

… EXCEPT Talon neck is 22 frets rather than 24. Some examples feature Kahler rather than OFR.

Oddly, my Talon seems to have 24 frets??

Never seen one with a Kahler but wouldn't be surprised if there were some.

hollywoodrox

drwiddly said:

Here's mine.

Kin love it, thanks for sharing 

dindude

Problem with these was that they were launched in 1989, about a year before pointy guitars became an embarrassment. Boat. Missed.

koneguitarist

The RR range still look good though. 

Philly_Q

koneguitarist said:

The RR range still look good though. 

They do.  And obviously created by a totally different design team.  Looking them up over the last 24 hours, it was quite a big range, presumably to appeal to all budgets.  Some bolt-on, some set-neck, some with cheap generic parts and others with Fender USA hardware.

Gizmo

First time i can recall seeing these about was either the cover of Vinnie's Meltdown LP (still a fav shred album of mine) or in vinnies hands during Alice coopers - Hey Stoopid Video on headbanggers ball on MTV sunday nights.

1:42 and 3:19 blink and you'll miss him

https://youtu.be/XcAl93uEYUA?t=102

Only ever seen a few come up on evilbay uk and either though they were over priced or i forgot to bid

Still this Talon V inverted RRF'ish finish is super sexy.

Philly_Q

Gizmo said:

First time i can recall seeing these about was either the cover of Vinnie's Meltdown LP (still a fav shred album of mine) or in vinnies hands during Alice coopers - Hey Stoopid Video on headbanggers ball on MTV sunday nights.

1:42 and 3:19 blink and you'll miss him

https://youtu.be/XcAl93uEYUA?t=102

I wouldn't have remembered Vinnie Moore being in Alice Cooper's band.  Is that other guitarist Stef Burns?

Schmo

Yes, Stef...now playing with Huey Lewis!

hollywoodrox

Gizmo said:

First time i can recall seeing these about was either the cover of Vinnie's Meltdown LP (still a fav shred album of mine) or in vinnies hands during Alice coopers - Hey Stoopid Video on headbanggers ball on MTV sunday nights.

1:42 and 3:19 blink and you'll miss him

https://youtu.be/XcAl93uEYUA?t=102

Only ever seen a few come up on evilbay uk and either though they were over priced or i forgot to bid

Still this Talon V inverted RRF'ish finish is super sexy.

Wow love it

hollywoodrox

He had lots of guest guitarist on trash and hey stupid I think, some were mick Mars, slash,joe Satriani etc

Philly_Q said:

Gizmo said:

First time i can recall seeing these about was either the cover of Vinnie's Meltdown LP (still a fav shred album of mine) or in vinnies hands during Alice coopers - Hey Stoopid Video on headbanggers ball on MTV sunday nights.

1:42 and 3:19 blink and you'll miss him

https://youtu.be/XcAl93uEYUA?t=102

I wouldn't have remembered Vinnie Moore being in Alice Cooper's band.  Is that other guitarist Stef Burns?

Funkfingers

drwiddly said:

Funkfingers said:

… EXCEPT Talon neck is 22 frets rather than 24. Some examples feature Kahler rather than OFR.

Oddly, my Talon seems to have 24 frets

You have my commiserations. 

I have the example illustrated on Harry Seven’s wixsite. It reached me with the wrong DiMarzios in it. Kahler 2760 Steeler vibrato.

drwiddly

Funkfingers said:

drwiddly said:

Funkfingers said:

… EXCEPT Talon neck is 22 frets rather than 24. Some examples feature Kahler rather than OFR.

Oddly, my Talon seems to have 24 frets

You have my commiserations. 

I have the example illustrated on Harry Seven’s wixsite. It reached me with the wrong DiMarzios in it. Kahler 2760 Steeler vibrato.

And you have mine

Gizmo

Philly_Q said:

I wouldn't have remembered Vinnie Moore being in Alice Cooper's band.  Is that other guitarist Stef Burns?

Yep Vinnie is on 2 track's from HS (Stef i think is on all of them) and was part of Alice's 1991 touring band,there are a few VHS bootleg cam gig's up on youtube from that 1991 tour with plenty of shred from both Vinnie (with a heartfield in hand) and Stef

hollywoodrox said:

Wow love it

Have a wiZ as you clearly are a man of great taste

Funkfingers said:

You have my commiserations. 

I have the example illustrated on Harry Seven’s wixsite. It reached me with the wrong DiMarzios in it. Kahler 2760 Steeler vibrato.

Humm if your looking to offload it how much FF ?,i think i might have asked you about this guitar a year or 2 back when i was on the lookout for a Talon 5 (still looking if anyone has one ? )

Funkfingers

Gizmo said:

Funkfingers said:

the example illustrated on Harry Seven’s wixsite.

Humm if your looking to offload it how much FF ?,i think i might have asked you about this guitar a year or 2 back when i was on the lookout for a Talon 5 (still looking if anyone has one ? )

Are you still looking? 

The Talon is still in incomplete project form, stored in an SKB hardshell case, behind several other cases.

A looming car repair bill means that I probably ought to sell.

Can we haggle by PM?

hollywoodrox

I loved them , well I remember heartfield talon series , superstrats ,I’m sure vinnie Moore had one 

Greatape

hollywoodrox said:

I loved them , well I remember heartfield talon series , superstrats ,I’m sure vinnie Moore had one 

Weirdly, I remember the ad copy:

'Ripping the commonality from the heart of any piece he attacks' Or something. It was in American, so it made little sense. 

Greatape

YES. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1991-Vinnie-Moore-Heartfield-Talon-Devastate-Guitar-Vtg-Ad-Print-/182061568559?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

Greatape

This thread is making me want to shred. 

Sans Barnet. 

gumbothewiddler

A friend of mine has a Heartfield Elan III which is nice. It has a flame top, 22 fret ebony board and a fold floyd rose. Shreddy but not pointy like the talons.

see link below:
https://heartfield.guitars/html/elan3.htm