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Post subject: What the heck is this, part four
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:37 pm
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Okay, back to Fenders. How about this little job.

What the heck is this?

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Post subject: Re: What the heck is this, part four
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:16 pm
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It's a Prophecy, but I'm not sure if it's Fender..or Heartfield. Is that the same bridge as the Schaller's that come with the Deluxe Plus series? I like those even better than the Leo Quan BAII, as a replacement for Fender.

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Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 8:21 am
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Fender Prophecy I.


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Post subject: Re: What the heck is this, part four
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 9:51 am
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Most excellent! It is, indeed a Fender/Heartfield Prophecy I. It is small in stature be very large in sound and a pleasure to play. A good thumper. If you look at the Prophecy I examples on the Heartfield Central site, this bass is the next one in serial number sequence.

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Prophecy basses (1991-1993). The second of the two Heartfield bass series came in 1991 with the introduction of the Prophecy bass models. Built in Japan, they were three distinctively designed, moderately expensive instruments that resembled each other closely in form but varied widely in materials and features. All three had elongated upper horns, tuners on both sides of a double-pointed headstock and a Precision/Jazz pickup configuration with no pickguard. The least expensive ($650) model, the Prophecy I, had a basswood body with a bolt-on maple neck, passive circuitry with three control knobs (pan, master volume and TBX tone) and chrome hardware. The Prophecy II ($750) had an ash body with a bolt-on maple neck, active electronics with four control knobs (pan, master volume, treble boost/cut, bass boost/cut) and gold hardware. The most expensive ($1,150) and elaborate model, the Prophecy III, had a multi-laminated body (zebrawood/walnut/mahogany) and through-body neck (maple/bubinga), active electronics (same circuitry as the Prophecy II) and gold hardware. The Prophecy basses were fine instruments, but they befell the same short-lived fate as their fellow Heartfield DR series basses; all discontinued in 1993 when the skyrocketing value of the Japanese yen made them too expensive to continue producing.

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