To Sir Purple, with love!
Update 12/1/17 – Sir Purple has been placed in a loving new home in Rhode Island!
Like many children, Sir Purple — IYGs first bass build —was a happy accident. I envisioned a purple sunburst — but got an intergalactic shitstorm! The end result is still pretty snazzy — a lush purple riot that goes from near-black on the edges to a light lilac in the middle of the back. The front of Sir Purple is a consistent shade of violet. Paired with a custom-made, handcrafted, 22-fret neck, Sir Purple is a bottom-end monster!
Sir Purple Features:
- Custom-made neck with artisan mother-of-pearl “sunburst” inlay
- Classic, split-coil P-bass pickup
- Brass nut
- Heavy-duty Wilkinson bridge with brass saddles
- Custom cut pickguard
- 22 frets
- 34” scale
- Locking strap pins
- Double button-style string retainers
- Knurled metal volume and tone knobs
- Ships strung with La Bella stainless steel strings
- Price: $350 (Cheap!)
The Brass Ring
The secret to Sir Purp’s killer tone and sustain is the combination of a solid brass nut and solid brass saddles on a heavy-duty Wilkinson bridge. With heavy mass and end-to-end brass, Sir Purple’s strings sing!
Double string retainers adorn a wide-open headstock that awaits your signature or logo.
Heavy Necking
Beautiful mother-of-pearl inlay work makes this bass neck a work of art!
This custom neck is a work of art, crafted by a master luthier in the remote Gansu region of China. The inlay is genuine mother-of-pearl set in an eye-grabbing sunburst pattern. I custom-ordered this neck for my Life Bass, but couldn’t bring myself to replace the Life Bass’s original neck (that neck and body were meant for each other)! As a result, Rocco and I set out to build a bass worthy of this gorgeous neck — and we succeeded! Listen to Sir Purple on the track(s) below and hear for yourself!
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- The dynamic blast of the sun is echoed in the mother-of-pearl inlay on Sir Purple’s neck. Shouldn’t have gone with a hat here.
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- IYG’s Sir Purple 4-string bass is a pleasure to play, a sight to behold, and a joy to hear — it’s a feast for the senses!
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- Beautiful mother-of-pearl inlay work makes this bass neck a work of art!
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- This neck is so long and beautiful, giraffes are jealous!
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- A side view down the neck.
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- Sir Purp’s custom-cut pickguard looks a bit like a duck. We can provide a standard white pick-guard if you’d like … it’s your guitar! (er, bass!)
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- To Sir Purple, with love!
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- Inter-galactic shit-storm.
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- Sir Purp’s backside.
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- Purple sunburst? Not quite …
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- Double string retainers adorn a wide-open headstock that awaits your signature or logo.
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- Heavy-duty locking endpins mean Sir Purp won’t fall off once you strap on.
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- Roc gets a feel for Sir Purp in the white.
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- Sir Purple in the white.
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