Fender Prophecy II Bass
| Prophecy II Bass | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Heartfield/Fender |
| Period | 1991 — 1993 |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
| Woods | |
| Body | Japanese Ash |
| Neck | 3-piece Maple |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Fixed |
| Pickup(s) | One covered split pickup, one single coil Jazz pickup. |
| Colors available | |
| Natural, Sapphire Blue Transparent, Antique Burst, and Crimson Transparent | |
The Fender Prophecy II Bass was a Japanese-made, limited-edition bass guitar which was a significant departure from the well-known traditional Precision Bass and Jazz Bass. It was actually produced by Heartfield (a subsidiary of Fender) in Japan's Fujigen Gakki factory. [1]
Unique features of the bass include a double-pointed 2-and-2 headstock painted black (rather than the trademark natural-finish Fender 4-on-top headstock), and a 22-fret neck with a smoothly carved bolt-on neck joint body-through heel. The body loosely resembles a thinline jazz body with a longer strap horn without a pickguard or metal knob-plate. The hardware was gold and the paint was translucent on the body and the back of the neck.
The electronics were active with covered passive pickups, set up like a Precision Bass Special (a split-coil humbucker at center, and single-coil jazz pickup at bridge). The knobs are set up in a diamond pattern under the bridge and bridge pickup. The knobs represented Volume, Trim/Pot, Bass and Treble.
The Prophecy I featured a basswood body and passive electronics while the Prophecy III employed a neck-through-body design.
References
External links
- Review on Harmony Central
- Fjestad, Zachary (2005). Blue Book of Electric Guitars, 9th Edition. Blue Book Publications. ISBN 1-886768-57-9.
- Online reference for Heartfield Guitars, Basses and Company Info