Carl Thompson - Snakebass - The Most Expensive CT bass ever !

[Bass42]

Hello !

This is my new Carl Thompson .

This is one of Carls most expensive and over the top basses he has built,it's referred to as the 'SNAKEBASS", it's made of almost all Snakewood, one of the most expensive and rare woods to purchase (harder than Ebony) and is also far above his well known 10 Million dollar basses. it will be shipped to me until the end of the week ! Some pics of the finishing process. I'll post pics of the bass finished next week ! I hope you enjoy !

t's not a custom ordered bass ! It was made by Carl himself ! He made this bass as one of your "Unique Creations" , he didn't make it to a specific person.

t was offered to me because I was wondering to place a custom order , and he just told (through "The Low End") me about it .So I was in the right place at the right moment and he made me an offer.

There are a lot of Snakewood on this bass. Snakewood are expensive and rare to find. It's very difficult to find piece larger than 0.7"x0.7"x5" , and this is not just any Snakewood. This is a High Grained ones , the AAAAA ones.


Thanks



In building process












Bridge MM Pu just added ;







Dots on fingerboard inlayed

[ffutterman]

Thanks so much for getting that for me - just in time for Christmas! You're so considerate!

But seriously, that's an unbelievably gorgeous bass. Nice one!

[darren1970]

WOW.......!!!!!!

Simply stunning timbers

[thisSNsucks]

Wow, that is some killer wood!

[MonkeyBass]

WOW!! I'd be afraid to play it.

[Roscoe East]

Originally Posted by Bass42

This is my new Carl Thompson .

This is one of Carls most expensive ...[snip]... is also far above his well known 10 Million dollar basses.

Um, okay, I'll be that guy: How much (ballpark) did you pay for this bass?

[Jimmy Stump]

Originally Posted by Roscoe East

Um, okay, I'll be that guy: How much (ballpark) did you pay for this bass?

[jbiscuti]

Not typically a fan of this sort of thing, but WOW...what a stunner.

[Spinal Tapper]

Simply amazing. I've ALWAYS been a huge fan of CT's stuff. This has to be the coolest example I've seen.

[bassgod0dmw]

Very nice!

Originally Posted by Roscoe East

Um, okay, I'll be that guy: How much (ballpark) did you pay for this bass?

I was going to ask too...

Some of his basses are over $10 million dollars? Serious? I'm having a hard time believing and comprehending that.

[Rip Topaz]

How long did this take from ordering to finish?

[j.kernodle]

the $10,000,000 basses are very expensive but the name is tongue-in-cheek. they aren't that much or even close to it.

[mjac28]

Gorgeous what does it sound like?

[bassbully]

A very nice bass but it would stay at home.

[bassgod0dmw]

Originally Posted by bassbully

A very nice bass but it would stay at home.

I've always been a "I'll take any bass to any gig" type of guy, but I'm inclined to agree.

[Cirk]

Congrats! That bass looks amazing!

[eyeballkid]

yeah....I think that's the first Carl Thompson i've drooled over... double humbucker beauty...

[M.R. Ogle]

Just beautiful. What a pure aesthetic Carl has.... his work is unmistakeable.

[dmusic148]

Off the hizzook.

[6jase5]

Originally Posted by Bass42

Hello !
This is my new Carl Thompson .
This is one of Carls most expensive and............

Sounds more like bragging than pride...I'm out. Just my humble opinion.