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02-03-2013, 11:59 AM
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Endorsing : Elixir Strings, Digitech , Aguilar | | Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Miami/US | | | 77 Carl Thompson bass
Hello,
This is my 77 Carl Thompson bass. I just bought it las month and added Custom Reed James Humbuckers and a EMG BTC Circuit, plus David King Custom Wood PU mounting frames. I hope you enjoy it. This is a 34' Scale bass, very rare !   
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02-05-2013, 09:02 AM
| | | | Although I'm not a fan of the 70's CT body shape, I really love this one. Could you post up some soundclips? On a slightly unrelated note, I just got mine at the end of last December, so maybe I'll post up some pictures in the next few days. Carl makes a great bass.
Oh, and I'm new here. Hello all. =) |
02-05-2013, 09:04 AM
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Me endorsed? | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mjtsirhc  Although I'm not a fan of the 70's CT body shape, I really love this one. Could you post up some soundclips? On a slightly unrelated note, I just got mine at the end of last December, so maybe I'll post up some pictures in the next few days. Carl makes a great bass.
Oh, and I'm new here. Hello all. =) | Welcome!
I am with you though.... I really don't like older CTs generally but this one is killer!
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02-05-2013, 09:12 AM
|  | Me and Harpua, We Couldn't Care Fewer... | | Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Decatur, GA | | | Very nice!! What is the scale on that monster?? That neck looks pretty long. My CT has a 36" and it's a pain to find strings that fit.
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02-05-2013, 09:18 AM
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02-05-2013, 09:44 AM
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Independent Contractor to Bass San Diego | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | The simplicity of this bass makes it much more palatable to me over some of his wilder basses. Nice.
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02-05-2013, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by speak2planets Very nice!! What is the scale on that monster?? That neck looks pretty long. My CT has a 36" and it's a pain to find strings that fit. | Check Circle K they make some pretty long strings. |
02-05-2013, 10:44 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Columbus, IN | | | Ahhh! I'm glad to see that you found a Carl Thompson! (I also have a '77 CT. You can't beat it!)
How do you like the sound now that it's active? Did it require any/much routing? I have considered Nordstrom SoapBars and an Aguilar OBP-3 pre in the Baldini Bass, but didn't want to cut any wood.
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02-05-2013, 07:12 PM
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Endorsing : Elixir Strings, Digitech , Aguilar | | Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Miami/US | | Quote:
Originally Posted by speak2planets Very nice!! What is the scale on that monster?? That neck looks pretty long. My CT has a 36" and it's a pain to find strings that fit. |
Hello ! It's 34" but I have a 36 " also and it's string through ! So I really had a big problem to find the strings ! I just made a research and strings that will fit CT basses 36" strings through are :
Any Thomastik Super Long Scale as JR364 and IN364
Rotosound RS66EL Extra Long Scale
DR HI BEAM Extra Long Scale
If your bass is 36" and not "string through body"
Daddario super long scale
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02-05-2013, 07:17 PM
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Endorsing : Elixir Strings, Digitech , Aguilar | | Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Miami/US | | Quote:
Originally Posted by MaddAnthony_59 Ahhh! I'm glad to see that you found a Carl Thompson! (I also have a '77 CT. You can't beat it!)
How do you like the sound now that it's active? Did it require any/much routing? I have considered Nordstrom SoapBars and an Aguilar OBP-3 pre in the Baldini Bass, but didn't want to cut any wood. | I just add a EMG BTC control ! I did not make any cut also ! I custom ordered these James Reed Humbuckers . Jim (From Reed custom PUS) cand make any pickup in any shape if you want. The bass is sounding incredible ! I think that the OBP3 STK/PP will work fine also ! |
02-05-2013, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mjtsirhc Although I'm not a fan of the 70's CT body shape, I really love this one. Could you post up some soundclips? On a slightly unrelated note, I just got mine at the end of last December, so maybe I'll post up some pictures in the next few days. Carl makes a great bass.
Oh, and I'm new here. Hello all. =) | I'll do this soon ! |
02-11-2013, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Bass42 I'll do this soon ! | And another one ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwJX6zzwRxY |
02-11-2013, 03:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Biloxi, MS | | | what pups did it come with? was it those Schaller pups?
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03-02-2013, 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by bootsox what pups did it come with? was it those Schaller pups? | The original ones was Schaller, but they were dead. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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