Anyone got $ 10.000 to spend on the BEST Carl Thompson ever?

Love it!

 

Wow, what a stunningly beautiful selection of woods, my only gripe is I think the bridge looks pants, but otherwise - WOW.

 

What makes this bass worth 10k as opposed to 5,6 or 7K ?

 

It's nice n' stuff, but not $10k nice to me.

 

I don't think I'd buy even if I had 10k to spare, but it sure is BEAUTIFUL!

 

wow, that is possibly my favorite CT. I wish i had the cash. Oh well, I will have a CT eventually... sadly it will have to be 2nd hand.

 

I like CT's basses, but I'm not sure about that one.

Needs a bridge pickup.

 

10k....never

 

Theres no way in hell, Id pay 10.000 clams for a Carl Thompson.

 

If I had $10K to spend, I'd rather buy three $2000 basses, and a killer $4000 Bass Rig...

 

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Please don't shoot me down, but I just don't get Carl Thompson basses and certainly not at 10K! Haven't played one so I speak without full info.

 

I saw the decimal place in the title and thought $10.00. For that sure... why not... I'll get the shipping too.

10k... its a nice bass, but I would be better off with 10k in lessons.

Ox.

 

That thing looks like it weighs 16lbs.

 

10k? Can someone say Fodera, a vintage P-Bass, AND a sweet rig to go with each of them?

Joe

 

I dig it.

And heck, if a guy can make a bass and have it worth 10K to someone, then more power to them! There aren't many people in the world that have achieved that kind of reputation.

(I wouldn't buy it, though)

 

I dig it too, the ebony top is beautiful. Word has it that Claypool paid $6K for the Rainbow Bass almost 20 years ago, which fits with this bass' asking price considering the rate of inflation.
Me? I'll keep playing my used Alembics, and thanking my lucky stars for what I have.

 

I wouldn't play it if you paid for it.

 

All the CT's I've ever played have weighed next to nothing. I swear, the 38" scale 4-string fretless I tried at Bass Day 2000 weighed maybe 3kg or so (that's around 5 pounds for all you non-metric people out there) and had no neck dive whatsoever. The bodies are seriously thin.

 

After playing one I agree.