Overhauls the Prophecy Series: Featuring Stainless Steel Frets, Custom Fishman Fluence Pickups, and a 27" Les Paul Baritone!

Epiphone has officially launched the latest evolution of its Prophecy Series, unveiling what it describes as some of the most advanced electric guitars it has ever produced.

The iconic brand is debuting a wealth of new appointments across the range. Highlights include the first-ever Epiphone Victory, the first Epiphone baritone Les Paul in over two decades, a fast-playing HyperGlide neck profile, custom-voiced Fishman Fluence humbucking pickups, and more.

The collection stands as "a ground-up reimagining of its most performance-focused electric guitars", arriving on the heels of Epiphone's Futura Series, which also introduced major design updates to its builds.

Comprising a Prophecy Victory FR, a 27" Les Paul Baritone, a 25.5" Les Paul, an SG, and a Flying V, each model is equipped with a thermally aged, graphite-reinforced one-piece maple neck featuring that ultra-fast HyperGlide profile.

"Senior Product Development Engineer Richard Akers and I really wanted to create the most comfortable and fastest-playing guitar neck we've ever offered, and HyperGlide is the result," Aljon Go, Product Development Manager at Epiphone, explains to Guitar World. "The profile is based on a performance-oriented D shape and features a satin finish on the back, so it feels incredibly smooth and effortless when you play."

The neck profile is paired with a bound, 10"-14" compound radius ebony fretboard, 24 stainless steel frets, and custom Fishman Fluence humbucking pickups.

These are not off-the-shelf Fluence humbuckers—they are custom-voiced and engineered exclusively for the series. A three-voice system promises to deliver modern, high-output active humbucker tones, vintage-inspired PAF flavors, and crisp single-coil sounds in one set.

notably, the pickups are mounted using DAPS (Dual-Axis Pickup Stabilization), a proprietary, body-anchored system. The mechanism keeps the pickups parallel to the strings while allowing precise height adjustments, eliminating conventional mounting rings for a streamlined aesthetic.

"For us, it wasn't about creating pickups that only do one thing well," Aljon Go says. "We wanted a pickup system that lets players move between styles and applications without compromise."

Elsewhere, the instruments feature highly figured flame maple veneers, Grover tuners, and model-specific bridge configurations. The Victory features a Floyd Rose 1000 Series tremolo, while other models utilize a string-through-body, Frequensator-inspired tailpiece paired with a LockTone Modern bridge.

A range of satin finishes is available, including Orchid Bloom Satin, Obsidian Storm Satin, Crimson Fog Satin, Forest Phantom Satin, and Aqua Smoke Satin.

"The Prophecy Series is built for players who expect more from their instruments," says Aljon Go, Product Development Manager at Epiphone. "We've built a lineup that's fast, versatile, reliable, and built for today's players."

It is a bold rebuild for the brand. The arrival of the Les Paul Baritone alone is cause for celebration among modern metal guitarists.

"A lot of what we do starts with listening to players," notes Lewis McKinney III, Marketing Manager at Epiphone. "The baritone Les Paul is something we've heard requested repeatedly. We're excited that players who've been asking for its return can finally get their hands on one. It's been over twenty years."