jjkrause84 Posted February 20, 2010 Posted February 20, 2010 Hey guys, I'd really appreciate it if you could tell me what the tonal differences are between a Prospect and a 535. Is the Prospect just supposed to be easier to wear (smaller and lighter) or is it a different design to get a different sound?
bolero Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 from my experience ( I owned both for a time ) I really like the prospect, it's gets a 535-ish sound but is more comfortable to play ( I am a big les paul bodystyle fan ) & leans a bit more to H150 territory tonally 535 has more of a hollow "honk" sort of sound...IMO...which is of course a sig of the 335/535 the prospect has that but not quite as pronounced, a bit more solid in it's sound instead of spongy, if that makes sense?
Kuz Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 Kenny (Tulk1) currently owns both. If he doesn't respond here, I am sure if you shoot him a private message he will answer your question. Kenny is a great guy, although he talks a little funny being from Peculiar, Missouri!
TalismanRich Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 Hmmmm. On one thread, we have Tulk putting a Prospect up for sale, and JJ with a "PM sent" message. Then we see JJ asking "so how does the Prospect compare to the 535?" My psychic powers are telling me that Tulk's Prospect is heading over to Jolly Ol' England!
jjkrause84 Posted February 21, 2010 Author Posted February 21, 2010 Hmmmm. On one thread, we have Tulk putting a Prospect up for sale, and JJ with a "PM sent" message. Then we see JJ asking "so how does the Prospect compare to the 535?" My psychic powers are telling me that Tulk's Prospect is heading over to Jolly Ol' England! Eventually....yes. I can't afford to ship it here/pay VAT so it will sit at my mom's house in California until either someone I know comes here and can bring it with them...probably not until summer when my little sister's come over. In any case I haven't paid yet. I have 550+ pounds from selling my AC15CC1 which won't clear Paypal until the buyer gets the amp on Wednesday. I honestly think that Karma finally caught up to me. I sold my Gretsch for 700, bought a AC15H1TV for 450 (yes, that's right!), sold my AC15CC1 for 550 and now I got a Prospect coming my way. Yeehaw!
tulk1 Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 Kenny (Tulk1) currently owns both. If he doesn't respond here, I am sure if you shoot him a private message he will answer your question. Kenny is a great guy, although he talks a little funny being from Peculiar, Missouri! I wasn't chiming in because I wanted others to respond. But seems I got involved in the thread, anyway. And!! we're not the ones that talk a little funny. It's everyone else! Oh, and good detective skills there, Mr. TRich.
Spectrum13 Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 Sunny and 70.... Prospects can be just the right size and even with the floating block, a little less hollow than the 535. Her ears stick out some too.
jjkrause84 Posted February 21, 2010 Author Posted February 21, 2010 Thanks for the picture Spectrum! Any word o nthe tonal differences? I'd heard the Prospect is sorta "Half LP/half 335"
Spectrum13 Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 Thanks for the picture Spectrum! Any word o nthe tonal differences? I'd heard the Prospect is sorta "Half LP/half 335" I'd say its nothing like a 150 and with the P90s hard to compair with my 355 with buckers but I would put a 155 Milli close to an LP on the bridge pup and L5 on the neck.
Kuz Posted February 22, 2010 Posted February 22, 2010 I'd say its nothing like a 150 and with the P90s hard to compair with my 355 with buckers but I would put a 155 Milli close to an LP on the bridge pup and L5 on the neck. Gorgeous guitar, Spectrum. And yea p-90s RULE!!!
number1armadillo Posted February 26, 2010 Posted February 26, 2010 I have a Prospect Custom, and recently installed the Seth Lover pickups (4 conductor) with the Duncan Triple Shot ring/switching system. It sounds awsome, plays like a dream. love the size and weight.
tulk1 Posted February 26, 2010 Posted February 26, 2010 I have a Prospect Custom, and recently installed the Seth Lover pickups (4 conductor) with the Duncan Triple Shot ring/switching system. It sounds awsome, plays like a dream. love the size and weight. What is the Triple Shot thingy? Guess I could go look it up. But would like to hear from someone that has it.
Steiner Posted February 26, 2010 Posted February 26, 2010 I'm with Tulk1. It sounds like a Fender 3 position switch for Heritages. Hmmmmmmmmm...
smurph1 Posted February 26, 2010 Posted February 26, 2010 Eventually....yes. I can't afford to ship it here/pay VAT so it will sit at my mom's house in California until either someone I know comes here and can bring it with them...probably not until summer when my little sister's come over. In any case I haven't paid yet. I have 550+ pounds from selling my AC15CC1 which won't clear Paypal until the buyer gets the amp on Wednesday. I honestly think that Karma finally caught up to me. I sold my Gretsch for 700, bought a AC15H1TV for 450 (yes, that's right!), sold my AC15CC1 for 550 and now I got a Prospect coming my way. Yeehaw! Man..I admire your patience..I couldn't wait that long for a new Heritage..I'd probably put on a wetsuit and start swimming..
SouthpawGuy Posted February 26, 2010 Posted February 26, 2010 I have a Prospect Standard and a couple of 535s, they all have different pickups. The Prospect has Seth Lovers, the '07 535 has SD 59s and the '96 535 has SD P-Rails. I find the Prospect to be nothing like a 150, it feels like a more open sounding 535 with less immediate "punch", that may be down to the combination of the floating centre block and the unpotted Seths. The 535s to me have a bigger sound, maybe because they're, well, bigger ! The Prospect is a serious blues machine and handles moderate gain well, I find the 535s to be more tolerant of higher gain settings, again probably due to the pickups and construction. Tone is very subjective and very personal so ymmv etc. etc. pics for size comparison ...
SouthpawGuy Posted February 26, 2010 Posted February 26, 2010 What is the Triple Shot thingy? Guess I could go look it up. But would like to hear from someone that has it. The Triple Shot system is a Duncan switching setup built into the pickup mounting ring. I have it on the '96 535 with P-Rails installed altough it will work with any 4 conductor wiring full humbucker size pickup. It enables you to have four modes per pickup without adding push / pull pots or mini switches which can be a complete PITA on a hollow or semi hollow guitar. Mine is set up for the "standard" wiring with series / parallel / P90 and single coil mode independently for each pickup, plus any combination of those modes with both pickups selected. If you look at the underside of the mounting rings in the above pics you can see the mini switches, two per pickup.
High Flying Bird Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 ........ we're not the ones that talk a little funny. It's everyone else! I hear that!
tbonesullivan Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 the triple shots are perfect for the P-rails pickups, which may be the best pickup Duncan has put out in recent history. I've seen a lot of great demos on it, and it adds a huge amount of tonal diversity, kinda like the mini switches on G&L basses and such. The "unbalance" double coils from the P-90 and strat rail style make it sound very open and "PAF-like" when you have it running like a normal humbucker.
conorb Posted March 8, 2010 Posted March 8, 2010 I was able to play both a Prospect and a 535 at a local Heritage dealer on Saturday. Overall I found the tone of the 535 to be a bit deeper and fuller while I found the Prospect a bit easier to play. Neither sounded anything like my H150. Both we more open and not as thick sounding as the H150. Very nice for jazzy cleans and blues. If I was going to buy one (with blues in mind) I would get the Propect, but hey that's just me. conorb
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