Les Claypool's New Bass!

[Vakmere]

Adorable

 

[Duplo42]

Adorable

Yeah, if the round pickguard would be Hello Kitty one...

 

[Dave Hill]

Is it me, or does that 1st fret look like a str-etch.

 

[TolerancEJ]

Which company will construct his signature bass? CT is not a mass-production facility.

 

[yrock]

Which company will construct his signature bass? CT is not a mass-production facility.

There are probably a lot of places that could do a limited run for him, it is a pretty unusual design probably not a huge number will be sold. Maybe Less, ler and Herb can knock a few of them out at Claypool's ranch.

 

[DerHoggz]

Is it me, or does that 1st fret look like a str-etch.

If it is based off his main CT it will probably be 32" scale.

I'm kinda interested.

 

[Handyman]

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Looks like an un-contoured CT bass...kinda cool...if it's inexpensive.

That's cool in a Les sort of way. Does it come with the tri-corner hat?

 

[MiniMoose234]

I dig it, I'd love to have one. Can anyone tell the # of frets?

 

[TolerancEJ]

That's cool in a Les sort of way. Does it come with the tri-corner hat?

Maybe he's planning a side-project with Roy Wooten, the Futureman. He also wears some type of pirate hat on stage.

 

[WardEarth]

I dig it, I'd love to have one. Can anyone tell the # of frets?

Yeah, I like that matching curved cut on the main horn and headstock. Looks like 28! frets or something, long scale; she's probably a little top heavy.

 

[kevteop]

Well I've never bought a signature model so far and it seems I won't be starting now.

I love old Primus records but I've never once thought "If only I could sound more like Les Claypool".

 

[ElephantTalk]

I've seen this bass before.....or something very similar.
I can't remember where. Maybe it was in the Luthier Corner...but the squarish-ness of the scroll and the headstock looks very familiar.


This is going to drive me nuts.

 

[TRichardsbass]

Anyone other then me find the fact that its only a 4 string funny?

It has a very appealing shape that would probably be market friendly.

At least it doesn't look exactly like a jazz bass like every other bass manufacturer has found time to do over and over and over....

 

[THUNDERGODX]

Looks like a Prince Reject.

Its cool on him though.

 

[MiniMoose234]

Yeah, I like that matching curved cut on the main horn and headstock. Looks like 28! frets or something, long scale; she's probably a little top heavy.

I don't think it looks longscale. To me it looks 34/35, maybe even 32. Maybe its the angle, i'm not sure.
I wonder whos making it/what its gonna cost. My guess is he saw the fleabass and said "i can top that!" and has started this up himself.
Who knows this could take off. He doesnt seem like the kind of person to go "hey I have an idea to make more money". Im sure he's been offered tons of endorsements for basses and turned em all down and stuck with carl thompsons. My guess is it's something he was interested in doing and being in another part of the music industry.

 

[ctbassplayer]

Nice lighting, bad bass........

 

[Lazerrus]

I can't help but think of Prince's Purple Rain guitar when I look at it.

 

[DerHoggz]

I don't think it looks longscale. To me it looks 34/35, maybe even 32. Maybe its the angle, i'm not sure.

This is Les with a 32" it seems kinda long when he plays it.

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[bassman1185]

Yeah, the way that he positions the bass to his body makes the neck and upper horn stick out further than it normally would.

 

[audiophile21]

im shocked its not a 6 string, it sounds so un claypool like i dought it will happen