FS: Heartfield DR5 Five String MIJ (Poor Man's Wal)
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For sale is a 1989Heartfield DR5 in a gig bag. The bass was made in Japan at the legendary Fujigen factory.
For those of you who don't know about Heartfields, they are a well-kept secret. I call these basses "the poor man's Wal" because they incorporate filter-based active electronics, like the Wal. Activate the toggle switch to go from regular active electronics to the filter. I recorded several tracks on my college band's CD using the six-string version of this bass, and indeed you can hear the Wal-like growl for a fraction of the cost.
I am blowing this one out as it has a little mojo and requires a very tiny bit of work. Two minor issues are the toggle switch is bent so it spins (although it works perfectly fine).
Asking SOLD shipped CONUS in a gig bag which is way less than these sell for.
Pics below. Please PM any questions. Would consider trades if you have something cool but prefer cash.
Thanks.
Last edited by rogerbmiller : 01-08-2012 at 08:45 AM.
I had a blue one for years & recorded a lot with it. In fact, you can hear an identical bass on the Texas Tornados cd "Hangin' On By A Thread" on the track "La Grande Vida" on Reprise Records. I know because I played bass on that track. Bill Halverson who was Clapton's producer was the guy in charge & he loved it because he said Willie Weeks was recording with one at the time. These basses sound great & sometimes I wish I still had mine. You won't be disappointed.
I believe it is 19mm but may be 18. It's wide which is why these are so great to play. For me anyway! How would I measure exactly? Center of one saddle to the other with a ruler?
Free bump for a killer bass. I just laid hands on an '88 reverse red burst and it is just great. One cannot say enough about these 'lost classics'. For the $, you just cannot beat the tone.
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Happy new year bump! I noticed a lot of errors in my description asicopied from my dr4 listing. This is a dr5 with a little mojo but it has all the goods in spades. Killer filter electronics and nice wide string spacing and a killer B string. blowing this one out but reasonable best offers or trade offers are welcome. thanks!
