I need a new bass goddamnit..

[GSR]

Lakland is better then alot of warwicks in terms of construction, fit/finish, etc. Lakland are really good basses.

look at some ritters if you like claypool

or into a custom bass from david pushic

http://www.dpcustom.com/index.html

some pics
http://www.dpcustom.com/am1.jpg
http://www.dpcustom.com/DN1.jpg
http://www.dpcustom.com/rm.jpg

huh. interesting. $700 for a 4 string custom? They do look pretty sweet. I dunno, it's risky. They're like cheap carl thompsons. Cheap as in less expensive, as far as i know.

[i like tictacs]

i'd be wary of those dp's..

ritter is what claypool plays or did play, i believe

[bassman462]

Lakland is better then alot of warwicks in terms of construction, fit/finish, etc. Lakland are really good basses.

look at some ritters if you like claypool

or into a custom bass from david pushic

http://www.dpcustom.com/index.html

some pics
http://www.dpcustom.com/am1.jpg
http://www.dpcustom.com/DN1.jpg
http://www.dpcustom.com/rm.jpg

huh. interesting. $700 for a 4 string custom? They do look pretty sweet. I dunno, it's risky. They're like cheap carl thompsons. Cheap as in less expensive, as far as i know.

i heard its really reliable the guys been doing it for along time. he has a bunch of wood selections and has had good feadback.

[i am sam2]

those things are fugly

my thoughts exactly

[bassman462]

i'd be wary of those dp's..

ritter is what claypool plays or did play, i believe

i dont think he did, in an article i read it sayed he thought that he walked into a guitar shop and saw a carl thompson and thought it was the ugliest thing ever then played it and feel in love with it. so i think he was playing those the whole time.


there jupiters are intersting

[i am sam2]

i dont think he did, in an article i read it sayed he thought that he walked into a guitar shop and saw a carl thompson and thought it was the ugliest thing ever then played it and feel in love with it. so i think he was playing those the whole time.


there jupiters are intersting

youve got to be kidding. do you never re-read anything you type? and the article said that he "thought" he went in and saw the carl thompson...does that mean that he wasnt sure? i dont like to complain and dont wanna hijack the thread, but damn

[GSR]

Les plays carl thompsons, fender jazzes, and ricks. He walked into a music shop and spotted a used carl thompson, thought it was the ugliest bass he had ever seen, but when he tested in with his bass testing song "roundabout," he fell in love with it.

Les' basses, according to the Cheesy Primus Page.

1.1 Basses
1. Carl Thompson fretted 4 string. Includes a black Kahler tremolo.

2. Carl Thompson fretless 6 string. Nicknamed the "Rainbow bass", It
has a 36 inch scale. The body contains strips of walnut, curly
maple, padauk, purple heart, ebony and cocobolo. The strings are
threaded through the back of this rear extension - near where the
strap pin is. They're stretched over a one-piece, hand-made wooden
bridge and anchored by Schaller tuning machines. The basic part of
the neck is made of quartersawn hardrock maple. The center of the
fingerboard is Indian ebony, with 1/8-inch-wide strips of padauk,
cocolobo and ebony on either side. The serial number, which is the
day the bass was finished, and also Carl Thompson's bithday, is
2-5-91. Les got this just in time to record "Sailing the Seas Of
Cheese". It has a single active EMG mode 45P.

3. Carl Thompson 4 string fretted. It's the same as his other Carl
Thompson 4 string, except without the tremolo, and it's maple. He
uses it as a backup for the above 4- string.

4. Fender fretted 4 string Jazz bass in white. As seen on the Sausage
"Riddles..." video

5. Kay acousic upright, which he bought for $300 in a pawn shop.

6. Eko beatle bass, which he bought from some store which acquired all
of Eko's stock.

7. Tune 6 string fretless, which he used before he got his Carl
Thompson. It can be seen in "Bill and Ted's bogus Journey", and at
the '91 Roskilde Festival.

8. Carl Thompson fretted 6 string, which Les bought toward the end of
Pork Soda. Thompson claims it is the first fretless six string made.
In 1992-93, Carl added frets and sold it to Les Claypool.
Carl Thompson had it sitting around his house, and Les asked
him to put a real light gauge of strings on it. Carl Thompson didn't
like it because the neck was so thin. The "C" string is unwound like
a guitar's. The body is maple, and it was made in 1978.

9. Dan Maloney 4 string fretted bass banjo. It was made by Les's
high school friend.

10. Dan Maloney electric stand-up. It's actually made by Zeta systems,
and retails for $5295 according to the '95-'96 Guitar and Bass
buyer's guide.

11. Rickenbacker 4001 (White) which was given to Les by Alex Lifeson, when they were sitting in Alex's house drunk.

12. Five string upright bass made by Ned Steinberger.

13. 4-String fretted bolt on with a 1/8 layer of Madagascar Ebony
covering the whole bass. It has 24 frets, 2 pickups, 36" scale, and a
black Kahler tremelo bar.

14. An Ashobry bass, which is essentially a small 18.5" scale
fretless bass with Silicon strings. It is supposed to sound
just like an amplified upright.

15. Whamola, washtub style bass with a single d-string and pitch adjustment handle. Played with a drum stick.

[GSR]

i'd be wary of those dp's..

ritter is what claypool plays or did play, i believe

Those are friggin sweet.

[bassman462]

4. Fender fretted 4 string Jazz bass in white. As seen on the Sausage
"Riddles..." video

i have a vid of him playing some funk on that.

[GSR]

DUDES. I played this today at my local DJM, and it ripped shit. It sounds almost like a carl thompson. it's a "manager's special" or something, i've seen it before, and it's been on the shelf for months probably. the list is $1650 and they're selling it for $800. I don't think they make this model anymore. If i still want it in a few days, i'm gonna grab it. lemme know what you think.

Ibanez BTB1000

[bassman462]

i probably couldnt get another ibanez, but whatever you want, if i put my serious oppinion you wouldnt listn to me anyways.

[i like tictacs]

andrew-

check out talkbass.com's forums for reiviews on that, i'm sure theres tonssss of stuff

[Machtimus]

sorry just really enjoying my string bass right now

[i like tictacs]

what would a bass that isn't a string bass be? a stringless bass? my modulus has strings.

[Machtimus]

what would a bass that isn't a string bass be? a stringless bass? my modulus has strings.