- Epiphone renews its Epiphone Prophecy series with four electric guitars in satin finish: a Les Paul, an SG, a Victory FR, and a Flying V.
- They all share the same foundation: Fishman Fluence pickups with multiple voices, a 25.5-inch scale length, 24 stainless steel frets, and locking tuners.
- The three pickup voices cover everything from saturated riffs in dropped tuning to arpeggios in clean tone, without changing guitars.
- To choose: the Victory FR if you want a Floyd Rose tremolo, the Les Paul for its lightweight body, the SG for its double cutaway, the Flying V for its solid body and stage silhouette.
Obsidian Storm, Crimson Fog, Aqua Smoke, Forest Phantom, Orchid Bloom: the finish names set the tone. The new Epiphone Prophecy arrive in the catalog in four shapes, occupying the top of the Modern Collection, the branch where Epiphone takes its most famous shapes toward todayâs technical playing.
You find the Les Paul, the SG, the Victory, and the Flying V. Under the satin finish, the gear targets pro guitarists: Fishman Fluence pickups, stainless frets, Grover locking tuners. These models rank among the most ambitious Epiphone electric guitars. Four shapes, one mission: tension, speed, and multiple sounds per pickup.
Les Paul, SG, Victory, and Flying V: the four Epiphone Prophecy
The four models share the neck, pickups, and scale length. What sets them apart is shape, weight, bridge, and controls. Eight satin finishes are spread among them.
The Les Paul Prophecy, lightweight and sculpted
The Les Paul Prophecy keeps the mahogany body and maple top of the original silhouette. An Ultra Modern weight relief reduces the mass, the back features a belly carve, and the Modern Contoured Heel sculpts the neck heel for better access to the upper frets.
In Obsidian Storm, the satin black body matches the black hardware: the most understated of the three versions.
Itâs the only one in the series with two volumes and two tones, all push/pull. The LockTone Modern bridge and through-body tailpiece give a clear response and well-controlled lows.
The Forest Phantom finish dresses a highly figured flamed maple veneer in green.
The Crimson Fog, red, completes the trio. From one shade to another, the gear stays the same: Grover locking tuners, Graph Tech nut, 24 stainless frets. The choice is visual.
The SG Prophecy, double cutaway and case included
The SG Prophecy takes the double cutaway shape in its SG Modern version, with a mahogany body and back. The Tune-O-Matic LockTone Modern bridge works with a through-body tailpiece inspired by the Frequensator, balancing tension between lows and highs.
One volume, one tone, both push/pull, plus the three-way selector: the top stays clear. Posi-Lok strap locks secure the strap, and the Protector Ultralite case comes with the guitar.
In Obsidian Storm, the SG goes satin black, matching its hardware and black pearl inlays. For both versions, plan on a 9 V battery, not included, for the active electronics.
The Victory Prophecy FR, the only one with a tremolo
The Victory Prophecy FR shows the sharpest silhouette of the series. Its solid mahogany body, without weight relief, favors dense mids and generous sustain.
The letters FR stand for the Floyd Rose 1000, a tremolo paired with a Floyd Rose R3 locking nut: the strings are clamped at both ends. You can dive and pull up the arm without losing tuning, helped by Grover locking tuners.
The electronics consist of one volume, one tone, and a three-way selector, with the same Fluence voices in push/pull. Itâs offered in Aqua Smoke Satin, a smoky blue.
The Flying V Prophecy, solid body and case included
The Flying V Prophecy keeps the radical silhouette of the model, on a solid mahogany body without weight relief. The set neck ensures vibrational continuity, for solid note sustain and grounded response.
It shares with the Les Paul and SG the LockTone Modern bridge and through-body strings. One volume, one tone, Fluence voices in push/pull, and the Protector Ultralite case in the box.
In Orchid Bloom, a deep purple, the Flying V asserts its stage presence even more. Under the color, nothing changes: same Fluence pickups, same HyperGlide neck, same included case.
What all Epiphone Prophecy share
Behind these four shapes, you find the same architecture. A mahogany body dressed with flamed maple, a one-piece thermally treated maple glued neck, reinforced with graphite rods. The fingerboard is ebony, with block inlays, and the hardware is all black.
On the tuning side, all feature Grover Rotomatic locking tuners. A Graph Tech nut supports them on the three fixed-bridge models, the Floyd Rose system on the Victory FR.
A neck set up for speed
The HyperGlide profile gives the neck a slim and fast grip. The compound radius from 10 to 14 inches (254 to 355.6 mm) means a fingerboard whose curvature flattens as it approaches the body. It remains rounded for chords in the first positions, then becomes flatter where you bend and play fast runs.
The 24 stainless steel frets complete the set. Stainless steel offers a smooth glide under the fingers and great durability, a real asset for a guitar that gets a lot of playing.
The four Prophecy share a 25.5-inch scale length (647.7 mm). The scale length is the vibrating length of the string, from nut to bridge. At equal gauge, a longer scale length tightens the string more: the lows stay firm and defined when you tune down.
Fishman Fluence: multiple voices per pickup
The sonic heart of the series is the two Fishman Fluence pickups voiced specially for the Prophecy. Each offers several characters, accessed by push/pull controls: a knob you pull up to switch modes.
- Modern humbucker: high output level, tight attack, notes clear under heavy saturation.
- Vintage humbucker: a tone inspired by PAFs (the first humbuckers from the late 1950s), warmer and more organic.
- Single coil: a clearer and sharper sound, for arpeggios and airy rhythms.
With the three-position selector (neck pickup, bridge pickup, or both together), the palette quickly expands. You go from a palm-muted riff in dropped tuning to a clean verse without changing instrument.
First set your amp to the modern voice for riffs. Then pull the knob to switch to single coil on the clean channel, before adjusting the EQ: the Fluence voices already noticeably change the character of the sound.
Which Epiphone Prophecy to choose depending on your playing?
The four guitars share the neck, fingerboard, and pickups. The choice comes down to shape, weight, and bridge, more than sound.
- You play with the tremolo, from slight vibrato to dive bomb (the dramatic note dive): the Victory FR is the only one equipped with it.
- You spend long hours with guitar in hand: the Les Paul, with its weight relief and carved back, focuses on comfort.
- You like the visual lightness of a double cutaway and want a case included: the SG.
- You want a guitar that stands out from the back of the room: the Flying V, solid body, case included.
The natural terrain for the series is modern rock, hard rock, metal, and prog: anywhere the attack must stay clear under saturation. The vintage and single coil voices also open the door to more classic rock and clean parts, in rehearsal or studio.
To go with your Prophecy, choose a set of electric guitar strings a bit thicker if you tune down. Add a comfortable guitar strap, a chromatic tuner, and a 6.35 mm jack instrument cable.
A Prophecy that takes on your patina
Four shapes every guitarist recognizes at first glance, and under each the same precision mechanics: long scale length, stainless frets, Fluence pickups. The choice is made by strap and bridge, since the voices follow from one model to another.
A satin finish also has its own life: it gently shines where your forearm and hand pass the most. In a few years, your Prophecy will bear the mark of your playing, and no other will look quite like it.
