Winter Build off 2022 - Sardonyx F

[Flamingo21]

Bonus points for matching strap.

 

[postalflunkie]

Bonus points for matching strap.

I felt it was an imperative

 

[Lonnybass]

Whoa!!!

 

[Fat Freddy]

My submission for the Winter Build Off 2022 in the Scratch Build category.

This is my attempt for the original Sardonyx "F" bass, which inspired and is now commonly known as the "Cloud" guitar, to be reborn as the bass it was ment to be.

Here is a link to the story of the original and how it inspired the Cloud guitar. Sardonyx Bass | Guitarcloud - Prince Equipment Archive

Specifications
Body: Chambered hard maple, flame maple cap
Neck: Three piece Hard Maple, neck-thru
Finger Board: Purplehart 24 frets plus zero fret, GraphTech nut (string guide), glow-in-the-dark side dots
Finger board radius: 9.5 inch
Scale Length: 32 inch
Headstock: 2+2, Flame maple front cap, 11° angle
Tuners: Gotoh Chrome GB707
Bridge: Gotoh Chrome 201-B
Gotoh Chrome strap locks
Pickups: Humbucker bridge, Bullet style split P neck.
Electronics: G&L L-1000 style, Volume, Bass cut, Trebble cut, Three way pickup selector (both parallel, bridge, series with OMG cap on neck pup), Gotoh Chrome knurled knobs
Finish: Purple burst with Transtint dye, Tru-oil, Renaissance wax
Strings: GHS Boomers
Weight: 8.2lbs
Strap: Henry Heller purple crushed velvet

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[Beej]

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I've missed you brother.

 

[postalflunkie]

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Freddy!!!

 

[Matt Liebenau]

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Freddy! Come back to us!

 

[Fat Freddy]

Freddy! Come back to us!

Thank you all but.....

I've just screwed up yet another body finish, so I'm going to retire in disgrace......

 

[Beej]

Thank you all but.....

I've just screwed up yet another body finish, so I'm going to retire in disgrace......View attachment 4619256

I bet it looks better than you're letting on.

 

[Matt Liebenau]

Awww… if I quit every time I screwed up a couple dozen times in a row I wouldn't even get out of bed in the morning.

 

[Fat Freddy]

Awww… if I quit every time I screwed up a couple dozen times in a row I wouldn't even get out of bed in the morning.

That's my next plan.......

 

[T_Bone_TL]

Thank you all but.....

I've just screwed up yet another body finish...

That's why they make 120 grit, or 80, or 60 if need be...

 

[Camaro69]

36 grit if its really bad...

 

[Flamingo21]

.... files, chisels, torches....

 

[postalflunkie]

Cover it in orange & white fur and call it the "Fido bass"

 

[Matt Liebenau]

Or get fancy and call it Phydeaux bass.

 

[Fat Freddy]

That's why they make 120 grit, or 80, or 60 if need be...

Yep!.....3M love me!......

 

[TerribleTim68]

Thank you all but.....

I've just screwed up yet another body finish, so I'm going to retire in disgrace......View attachment 4619256

Seriously tho, I feel this in my soul.

 

[ModuMan]

I know this thread is long past but I missed it and wanted to say how cool it was that someone finally wanted to make the Sardonyx bass!

I got to (briefly) play the original when it was hung on the wall at the NPG Store in Minneapolis. The action was about an inch off the fretboard, it had not been well taken care of.

There was also a small black Sonor drum kit. I did *not* ask to play that haha

@postalflunkie do you have any clips of the bass in action? I'd love to hear it!