Carl Thompson For Sale! (warning, big pic)

[Killer Fridge]

on the CT bass website,

http://www.ctbasses.com/sale.html

looks pretty sweet

http://www.ctbasses.com/tripfront6.jpg

[Ting]

GIMME..The only thing i dont like is the looks of that bridge

[JeBuSrOcKs]

man that bass is so damn hot. i want it now! shame i dont have any money at all :(

[Sade]

Overpriced and mediocre.

[Worrpigs]

Overpriced and mediocre.
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[rik]

How much?

[Machines]

Hideous !

[Polyamarous]

Skanky.
Wooden pickups, LOOK BAD!

[Belfast Bassist]

That looks pretty bad... the only thing i like is the red trim on the body:smoke:

[Phalanx]

if the bridge bit is slightly slanted, wouldn't that mean that the frets would need to be fanned or else the intonation would be off?

[Polyamarous]

Guitars do it all the time, the stop-piece? Is what matters and that is straight
ish

[Sade]

if the bridge bit is slightly slanted, wouldn't that mean that the frets would need to be fanned or else the intonation would be off?

If you noticed, it's a fretless.

There are no frets.

[amnestyslowend]

That looks pretty bad... the only thing i like is the red trim on the body:smoke:
That is the classic Carl Thomson look man! ****ing Les Claypool plays Thomsons! I did not see a price but, I would buy that!

[Belfast Bassist]

That is the classic Carl Thomson look man! ****ing Les Claypool plays Thomsons! I did not see a price but, I would buy that!

If your scrolling down the picture, it looks good till ya get to the pickups, but the body shape at the bottom just doesnt do it for me, and the way the bridge sticks out from the body is disgusting!

[LewsTherin]

That is the classic Carl Thomson look man! ****ing Les Claypool plays Thomsons! I did not see a price but, I would buy that!

that doesnt change the fact that its ugly.



and to the person with the intonation question, look at the saddles on your bass. the smaller strings should be slightly forwards of the larger strings, if its intonated properly.

[Phalanx]

If you noticed, it's a fretless.

There are no frets.

no I didn't notice, it still has lines though :rolleyes:

[deemo]

the stop piece looks like it's intonated properly, the B is "longer" than the high C. granted, it is ugly, i'd still like to pick it up; not really to play but to just retain it's value.

[Creep]

Thats Shuper Ugly.

[:amaze:]

i think it's pretty sweet looking, and it probably sounds amazing.




:amaze:

[edgebass5]

I'll throw out my typical CT rant:

How many of you CT fanboys have ever played, or even been in the same room as a CT bass? How many of you are simply fans because of CT's association with Les Claypool?

[Soulfly666]

I'll throw out my typical CT rant:

How many of you CT fanboys have ever played, or even been in the same room as a CT bass? How many of you are simply fans because of CT's association with Les Claypool?

Never played one, but I have been in the same room as one and heard one played right in front of me. I'm not really a fan of CT's so the second question does not apply to me. :p

[BenJammin]

I don't like Les Claypool and I'm not overly fond of CTs. But that one is alright looking, except for the headstock. I like the wood, if nothing else.

[Teh Glees0rz]

That is pretty ugly. That bridge... :eek:

Some Carl Thompsons are decent though. Les Claypool has an amazing fretted 4. Gorgeous tone. :smoke:

[Munky_Jam]

I don't like Les Claypool and I'm not overly fond of CTs. But that one is alright looking, except for the headstock. I like the wood, if nothing else.
actually the only thing i really like about them is the head stocks. I love claypool but usually hate his tone so i don't really want a bass that he's overly associated with.
I reckon thats CT's curse and blessing is the constant claypool associations

[Spaceman Spiff]

I'll throw out my typical CT rant:

How many of you CT fanboys have ever played, or even been in the same room as a CT bass? How many of you are simply fans because of CT's association with Les Claypool?
omfg ive bin lyk 10 feet frum claypool n hiz mNE CT bases


Also, I think they sound good, so that's a reason for liking them.

You can use your same rant for when people get excited about anything any company puts out:
examples
Warwick $$ - people wanted it just by looking at it. Maybe they've played Warwicks before, but never this one, never heard this one, so why not question them on that?
Fender Jaguar - people wanted it before they even had a picture of it up on the website! Why not rant about that one?

[Shinobi_sniper]

That looks pretty bad... the only thing i like is the red trim on the body:smoke:

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[Left Shoe]

I'll throw out my typical CT rant:

How many of you CT fanboys have ever played, or even been in the same room as a CT bass? How many of you are simply fans because of CT's association with Les Claypool?
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[Esp Griffyn]

Ive heard they are mediocre, and they are certainly overpriced.

[PaulR]

Ow, my modem.

[Kibuddy]

I don't like it, and Claypool's tone is crap.

[Chris K]

Looks nice, but would be 100 times better if it was unlined!

Would be great for some Anthony Jackson or Bill Dickens lines!

[the101er]

I like the look of it, but can't comment on how it would play. Judging by Les' Antipop tone, CT must have got something right with the Antimatter bass.

Bugger it, I'll just have my views dismissed as that of a Claypool fanboy

:o

[zink182]

That is pretty ugly. That bridge... :eek:

Some Carl Thompsons are decent though. Les Claypool has an amazing fretted 4. Gorgeous tone. :smoke:

he actually uses a fender jazz mostly when he's doing the 4 string parts..

[deemo]

he actually uses a fender jazz mostly when he's doing the 4 string parts..

really? even when he uses the whammy almost exclusively on songs?

[thelowsoundofbass]

i like the look of that bass, but alas i have no money to buy it with

lowsound

[Pastorius]

That looks really nice.

[SLKBassist]

Only trink I like about it is the wood, and I've seen better. I dunno, when it comes to basses, there are only a few styles i find attractive

[Guinpen]

I'll throw out my typical CT rant:

How many of you CT fanboys have ever played, or even been in the same room as a CT bass? How many of you are simply fans because of CT's association with Les Claypool?

the same reason someone would want a ferrari. you've heard them, watched them, have not heard anything all too disturbing about them, they're exotic, thus people will be fans of them. you don't have to own one to like it

[BassVirtuoso]

Skanky.
Wooden pickups, LOOK BAD!

Excuse me?

http://jerzydrozdbasses.com/images/prodigy_le_r8_c1.jpg

http://jerzydrozdbasses.com/images/signature_r8_c1.jpg

[Liebensaft]

As nice as the originally posted bass, and the 2 above my post probably sound, they are probably some of the ugliest looking instruments I've ever seen.

If I was going to spend a year's salary on a bass, I'd want it to be at least remotely visually appealing. The basses I've seen in this thread fail to invoke any feelings in me, other than pity for those who are attracted to these horrendous looking instruments.

[BassVirtuoso]

IMO Jerzy Drozd basses are the most aesthetically pleasing out there.

[BassVirtuoso]

IMO Jerzy Drozd basses are the most aesthetically pleasing out there.

[JoeDaddio]

If it were a 4 string fretted, I'd think it looked super hot.



joe

[Alma]

Love it.

[Crudd-Bucket™]

Far out d00d!

xxBassVirtuosoxx those basses are hot, the craftman ship is amazing and the wood is absolutelu beautiful

[the101er]

IMO Jerzy Drozd basses are the most aesthetically pleasing out there.

To you maybe, but to me they're just too busy. Don't get me wrong, they probably play great, but looking at them give me a headache

[Esp Griffyn]

Excuse me?http://jerzydrozdbasses.com/images/prodigy_le_r8_c1.jpg

The english in that ad there is terrible, it reads like a Chinese Ebay ad, except that ad there doesnt claim that owning a Drozd will bring you "Honor and Fortune".

[zink182]

really? even when he uses the whammy almost exclusively on songs?

he does own a whammy effect you know :)

[Tryxx]

I thought the Antipop bass or whatever was his favourite, and he used that on most occasions?

As for the Jerzy Drozd ad, he probably designed it himself. He's from Spain, I think, and his English isn't superb.

[Hardinge]

its a bit different

[Luchesi]

he actually uses a fender jazz mostly when he's doing the 4 string parts..

... No he doesn't.

[irishslappop]

he actually uses a fender jazz mostly when he's doing the 4 string parts..
no......he uses one of his many CTs

[Sade]

He uses his beat up and old as hell Walnut 4 string all the time. I can only imagine how much that little thing has been through.

[muthafunkabass]

I'll throw out my typical CT rant:

How many of you CT fanboys have ever played, or even been in the same room as a CT bass? How many of you are simply fans because of CT's association with Les Claypool?
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*secretly loves that bass*

[muthafunkabass]

The english in that ad there is terrible, it reads like a Chinese Ebay ad, except that ad there doesnt claim that owning a Drozd will bring you "Honor and Fortune".
Jerzy is from Spain.

[Esp Griffyn]

Jerzy is from Spain.

Yeah, I was taking the piss.

If I owned a high end custom bass company, and I wanted to advertise to say, the Germans, I'd at least get a German speaker to read it and make sure it was decent in terms of grammer and spelling.

[Wintermute]

I don't like the higher end Jerzy basses. They look... overdone. Ostentatious.

Now the Basic line...
http://i1.tinypic.com/nygzsx.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/nygztz.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/nyh06g.jpg

[Teh Glees0rz]

That's hot! Sort of looks like a Warwick Streamer, but that's not a bad thing.

[Esp Griffyn]

I don't like the higher end Jerzy basses. They look... overdone. Ostentatious.

Now the Basic line...

...look bland.

[The Forgotten Bassist]

Overpriced and mediocre.

Plus it - in my opinion at least - looks seriously ugly. I hate the bridge and the top horn just looks bizare, and not in a good way

[The Forgotten Bassist]

Now the Basic line...
http://i1.tinypic.com/nygzsx.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/nygztz.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/nyh06g.jpg

Now that is nice, add another 2 strings and I'd be very very tempted. Make it fretless as well and I'd kill for it, and I don't even know if it sounds any good.

[Chris K]

As for the Jerzy Drozd ad, he probably designed it himself. He's from Spain, I think, and his English isn't superb.

when you charge as much as Jerzy dies for a bass, the least he could do is fix his spelling!

[burtonbassist_101]

thats beautiful