nitroman58 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Hello, I am looking at one and wanted to know what the sonic character was like? Are they voiced like a 335? Are there any better or worse years? I believe this one is from 1988. Also, what price range should I be looking at? It may or not be a factor, but this one is left handed. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hbom Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 A quick forum search for "Prospect Blues Deluxe" returned 97 results. That should be enough information to get you started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidsmoke Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Great starting point. http://www.heritageownersclub.com/forums/topic/26000-blues-deluxe/ The blues deluxe is constructed in the same way as a 535/335 guitar but an inch narrower. Sonic differences from construction are minimal, and as with any guitar, significant changes can be made with p'ups, harness, strings, pedals and amps. If you like the semi sound, a Prospect is a great guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroman58 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Thanks for the replies. They were very helpful. I was confused by the differences on the Prospect, and the blues deluxe. Thanks for moving my link to the correct location as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chico Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Good luck let us know what transpires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Seacup Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Wasn't the Blues Deluxe originally spec'd out by Ed Roman? We haven't had a good Ed Roman thread in a loooooong time. Wasn't he the guy that designed the headstock, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroman58 Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 Looks like we have a deal. He said the guitar was from 1988, but in reviewing the serial number, it appears the guitar is a 2001 model. The serial number is R20204. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 You'll love that guitar. At PSP1 Curly, from the factory, had his ER Blues Deluxe with him. Looked good, played good. It is, after all, a Heritage guitar. Regardless of who sold it originally., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soybean Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Wasn't the Blues Deluxe originally spec'd out by Ed Roman? We haven't had a good Ed Roman thread in a loooooong time. Wasn't he the guy that designed the headstock, too? Are you asking if Ed Roman designed the headstock on the Blues deluxe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Are you asking if Ed Roman designed the headstock on the Blues deluxe? Pretty sure that was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroman58 Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 Is this model have a floating center block, or solid center block? The seller is saying it is a floating center, but every thing that I read states solid. BTW, the first letter is E, so it is a 1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Seacup Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Pretty sure that was a joke. Damn it, Kenny, why did you have to go and do that. You didn't even give it a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Damn it, Kenny, why did you have to go and do that. You didn't even give it a chance. I thought I was defending your honor!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Seacup Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I thought I was defending your honor!! I....I have "honor"? Whodathunk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorn Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Damn it, Kenny, why did you have to go and do that. You didn't even give it a chance. When I started buying guitars in the mid 90s, Ed Roman was very helpful to me. I talked with him on the phone quite a bit. He always had time and a lot of knowledge to share. He had a very good website for the 90s as well. A great section on the Hamer Factory too. I quit buying guitars and stopped talking with him. I guess since then he started counterfeiting guitars and I heard he died a few years ago. That was kind of sad news for me. To the OP: Congrats and enjoy. Post pictures please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroman58 Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 I am really digging this guitar. It is very responsive to volume changes. This bad boy weighs in at 7 lbs., 1.4 ozs. I may convert the wiring to a left handed orientation at some point. Happy 4th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HANGAR18 Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Groovy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soybean Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Very cool guitar you got Nitroman. It appears to be a regular Prospect. The Blues Deluxe guitars I have seen have large block position markers and multiple binding, ebony fingerboard, etc. Same guitar just more or less ornamentation. Here's another left handed Prospect: http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=844462 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroman58 Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 Soybean, are there different versions of the blues deluxe? Inside the F hole reads the following: Ed Roman Blues Deluxe Model 05B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidsmoke Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 My understanding is that the blues Deluxe is nothing more than a Prospect with a full block, and shipped to Roman. You could order the same guitar from Heritage yourself as a custom build. Roman sold these in many different ways cosmetically, blocks, traps, dots, VIP, D-VIP, lots of colors etc. But to be called a Blues DeLuxe they simply had to have the full center block, and be sold by Roman. He may have had different "packages", but I've never been aware of that being the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Seacup Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 He may have had different "packages", but I've never been aware of that being the case. Considering it's Ed Roman, he also may have just had regular Prospects and a pile of blank of labels. If you believe what you read on the internet (you can't), he wasn't exactly shy about counterfeiting guitars. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Soybean, are there different versions of the blues deluxe? Inside the F hole reads the following: Ed Roman Blues Deluxe Model 05B Are you sure that's a 5? I'd bet it's an S, as in OSB - Old Style Burst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Seacup Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Are you sure that's a 5? I'd bet it's an S, as in OSB - Old Style Burst. Too many years in the casework industry lead me to expand "OSB" to "oriented strand board." LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroman58 Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 It looks more like a 5 than an S, but it could be an S. There is a gap between the center block and the back of this guitar also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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