Heartfield Guitars Forum 2.0

It is!

Thanks!

Did you do that drop-D tuner thing yourself? If so, approximately when?

The serials are never on a sticker. However the serial ink may have stick to the sticker too much and worn off when the sticker was removed. Can you feel any roughness on the patch where the sticker used to be? I do suggest you also try the photo "hacks" I mentioned earlier.

Is the guitar yours? The serial should be 'above' the "Made in Japan". On one of the pics (the 9th) it looks like the neutral wood grain was copied across the serial number to prevent it from being visible.

Could you possibly send a close-up of the serial?
I will definitely add your bass to the serial numbers database with the next minor update. Thanks for your time and perseverance.

If it's not on the back of the headstock it's nowhere. It might have been sanded off, or might have been covered during a refinish. Sometimes you might be able to see it in a picture if you scan the back of the headstock using a flatbed scanner, or taking a picture in bright daylight and then fiddli...

When was that? Your bass was not in the database last time I checked (yesterday). Serial numerals are 89009, right?

Welcome to the forum and thanks for sharing pics of your bass. Is that Blue Pearl Burst?
Can you also share where you live, and where the previous owner lives (and maybe also where they got it)?

Duly noted, will fix!