Prince Cloud Basses 4-5 String

[ERIC31]

I saw these Prince Cloud basses earlier today on eBay for $399.99. Chinese made. They look pretty cool but I’m not sure about the quality. Didn’t find any videos of them on YouTube. Anyone have one? Are they any good?

 

[superheavyfunk]

Never seen these before but if I had the scratch, I'd probably buy one just to have it on the wall to play once in a while.

I can't remember who made the cloud guitars... Was it Schecter?

And why are the pickups so far apart on the 5er? That's weird.

 

[foal30]

Dave Rusan built the original cloud.
It was for Purple Rain film

 

[reggiem]

I purchased my 5-string Cloud Bass a couple of months ago and was pleasantly surprised when it arrived several weeks early. So far, I like it a lot.
It needs a few tweaks. The white pearl paint is really nice but I noticed some fine sanding marks, only seen under certain views with the right light. The action seemed slightly high and a little buzzy on two frets on the G-string. That's due to shipping (companies usually down tune to adjust for shipping). The rear control cavity cover had some obvious scratches. No big deal. I'm going to make one out of brass.
The heel of the neck (rear) had a feel of the construction being rushed or some kind of epoxy or Bondo sculpt. It wasn't as smooth as it should be. There's a lot of space on either side of the neck, regarding the strings, so there's room to adjust it wider. The fret job was really nice for a bass in this price range. It had Rounded Hemispherical Fret Ends that stop just shy of the edge of the fretboard!!!!
The no-name pickups were set too low, causing the volume to be a little low. I'm replacing them with ivory EMGs. I wanted white but EMG was hit really hard during COVID and their supplies and selections are super low. The basswood bass is really light weight (7lbs 12oz), considering the body style. The original Cloud guitars were mage of solid maple. The bridge was crap! It didn't have grooves for the saddle alignment, when I tightened the string, the saddle moved sideway a bit, Luckily, I had a spare gold Hipshot 5-string bass bridge lying around for such a purpose. The steel round-wound strings were really bright. I was really surprised! No gig bag though.
For the price, I love it a lot. I was going to make one but the cost, time, and effort would be too much.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

I purchased my 5-string Cloud Bass a couple of months ago and was pleasantly surprised when it arrived several weeks early. So far, I like it a lot.
It needs a few tweaks. The white pearl paint is really nice but I noticed some fine sanding marks, only seen under certain views with the right light. The action seemed slightly high and a little buzzy on two frets on the G-string. That's due to shipping (companies usually down tune to adjust for shipping). The rear control cavity cover had some obvious scratches. No big deal. I'm going to make one out of brass.
The heel of the neck (rear) had a feel of the construction being rushed or some kind of epoxy or Bondo sculpt. It wasn't as smooth as it should be. There's a lot of space on either side of the neck, regarding the strings, so there's room to adjust it wider. The fret job was really nice for a bass in this price range. It had Rounded Hemispherical Fret Ends that stop just shy of the edge of the fretboard!!!!
The no-name pickups were set too low, causing the volume to be a little low. I'm replacing them with ivory EMGs. I wanted white but EMG was hit really hard during COVID and their supplies and selections are super low. The basswood bass is really light weight (7lbs 12oz), considering the body style. The original Cloud guitars were mage of solid maple. The bridge was crap! It didn't have grooves for the saddle alignment, when I tightened the string, the saddle moved sideway a bit, Luckily, I had a spare gold Hipshot 5-string bass bridge lying around for such a purpose. The steel round-wound strings were really bright. I was really surprised! No gig bag though.
For the price, I love it a lot. I was going to make one but the cost, time, and effort would be too much.

What a coincidence . I was just looking at these last night . We need some pics please.
Also where did you order from?

 

[reggiem]

I purchased the bass on eBay. Here ae some pics.

 

[superheavyfunk]

I purchased the bass on eBay. Here ae some pics.

I’m glad they fixed the pickup spacing on the 5 string version!

How does it play, now that you’ve fixed it up a bit?

 

[reggiem]

Nice, so far but I still need to install the EMG pickups and possibly the bridge this weekend. I think I'll also put the Hipshot Double-Stop X-tender key from one of my other basses to the Low B on this bass.