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Les Claypool's New Bass!
- Thread starter Mesa XI
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Sorry, I don't have much sympathy. It's part of the job. Performing and traveling the world is hardly as painful as a cubicle job working 9-5 every day. IMO.
Back on topic, I've always wanted a Carl Thompson...maybe it's time I actually pull the trigger?
Please do.
Sorry about that, didn't check this thread for a few days.
The Last Salmon Man:
Delta waters divert to other places,
To help nourish central valley seeds.
River water that slosh on desert fairways,
Fullfill So.Cal golfers needs.
Jimmy Mac runs the trawler of his father,
Who got it passed down from his Pa.
Three closed seasons and a bank note on his shoulder,
Now Jimmys hidin' from the law.
2010 they opened NorCal waters,
To the salmon chasing slew.
4 straight days Jimmy trolled the jagged coastline,
But the fish were far and few.
Jimmy watched as the bulk of the fleet,
Packed their boats and moved away.
But after the stroke he promised to his father,
He'd do his best to stay...in Bodega Bay.
He remembered the days when his father used to show him,
How to set and tend all the gear.
With his hand on his shoulder,
He looked out at the water (he said "ocean" instead of water live) and said
"Son, it is my fear"...
And then the chorus of "You're the last salmon man".
oh no! it seems to have a flamed top
that would suck (not in a primus sucks way...)
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and here a nice closeup for the facebook guys:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=480522019411&set=a.480521334411.264748.736819411
Everything I have read, and all the leaked pics I have seen still show him using AMPEG cabs. I know the last Oysterhead tour was all AMPEG as well.
...and a P-pickup to boot! Like the Borg always say: resistance is futile...you will be assimilated.
OK, I'll just put it out there.
I really don't like it at all.
And that makes me sad. As a huge Claypool fan who has always dreamed of there one day being a Claypool signature bass, I have to say that I am really disappointed. For several reasons...
1. Oh god, not another Fenderesque headstock. It's been done to death. And with almost endless ways to shape a headstock, I have do idea why so many builders are just rehashing the same design. I expected something a little more creative from Les.
2. The body is really boring. Albeit in an unconventional shape, every other aspect is lack luster. It's devoid of any contour or carving, no interesting wood choices/placement, and it's basically just flat and generic. If you look at any of Les' other basses you will see shinning examples of everything that this bass is not.
3. Just a P-pickup?! Why? Once again, look at Les' other basses. NO P-PICKUPS. So why put one on his Signature bass?
4. All in all, it looks like a highschool wood shop project... that's not quite done yet... ugh.
It's starting to look less like this is a Les Claypool signature bass and more like this is a weird bass that only Les Claypool is weird enough to put his name on. The only thing about it that is remotely Claypoolish is that the upper horn "sort of" resembles the ones on his CT basses.
I'm really hoping that this one is a very early prototype that he wanted to take for a test drive and not the finished product, because if that is what will be hitting the shelves I'm going to be really bummed out.
I really don't like it at all.
And that makes me sad. As a huge Claypool fan who has always dreamed of there one day being a Claypool signature bass, I have to say that I am really disappointed. For several reasons...
1. Oh god, not another Fenderesque headstock. It's been done to death. And with almost endless ways to shape a headstock, I have do idea why so many builders are just rehashing the same design. I expected something a little more creative from Les.
2. The body is really boring. Albeit in an unconventional shape, every other aspect is lack luster. It's devoid of any contour or carving, no interesting wood choices/placement, and it's basically just flat and generic. If you look at any of Les' other basses you will see shinning examples of everything that this bass is not.
3. Just a P-pickup?! Why? Once again, look at Les' other basses. NO P-PICKUPS. So why put one on his Signature bass?
4. All in all, it looks like a highschool wood shop project... that's not quite done yet... ugh.
It's starting to look less like this is a Les Claypool signature bass and more like this is a weird bass that only Les Claypool is weird enough to put his name on. The only thing about it that is remotely Claypoolish is that the upper horn "sort of" resembles the ones on his CT basses.
I'm really hoping that this one is a very early prototype that he wanted to take for a test drive and not the finished product, because if that is what will be hitting the shelves I'm going to be really bummed out.
I think it's ugly, obviously trying to emulate his CT basses. If they do come out with a production model it will most likely be like every other instrument with a celeb name on it: a nasty sounding chunk of overpriced plywood.
primus is mainly a live band at this point, and they haven't put an album out in years, and les' solo stuff does not sell all that great. then again, nobody sells all that great anymore
The new Primus lineup is due to release a new album this year. Cheers.
- Jun 16, 2005
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Ok now with the closer shots.... The pbass pups have got to be the most un-claypool thing I see there.
This is something that actually interests me. Not something I'd buy. Depends on the price, an awkward CT lookalike wouldn't be right up my alley.
