Carl Thompson Basses. Alternatives?

[JamesTun]

Hello everyone.

I was just posting this thread on the topic of Carl Thompson basses, how expensive they are and if there are any alternatives out there?
Being a big Les Claypool/Stanley Clarke fan. I do have a thing for the different styles of the Carl Thompson basses. Especially the Rainbow style. However these cost close to £10,000. Its not even plausesable for me to even consider spending this amount of money on a bass.

On the other hand, I have done some research into alternatives: http://adamstonebasses.com/ < Adam Stone basses made in the USA. Most of the models are replicas or copies of the CT basses but at a quarter of the price. You can get a replica standard for around $900. Which is a bargain. On the website there are several videos of the Adam Stone basses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y81A9MLkods. Although I have not heard back from him after emailing him a few weeks ago. So I'm cautious if he is that active any more making basses. There is a update clarifying that. But I think the waiting list is rather long and getting it shipped over to the UK may prove difficult.

Lastly. Many people may not have heard of them but Eve guitars : http://www.eveguitars.co.uk/. Douglas makes his basses in Scotland and has two models ; Elite and Pro designs. They are fully customizable at a bite size price. Pro standard price is £900, the Elite being from £2000. To me if you wanted a Carl Thompson style mixed with a Warwick. Look no further. I'm considering these as options because I do think you could get a similar look if you picked the right woods from Eve to make them look similar. They're relatively new so you do play the risk of no resale value. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD99gs0qeAM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqm4KfV5FC8.

Check these out, see what you think!

Regards,

James.

[ead]

I think Jon Letts also does a scroll type bass.

[Dazed]

Prometeus also has made some CT scroll type basses. Really nice. He's in Italy I think and is a member here Matte Black

The bass gallery has a CT replica / Tribute if I recall.

[chris_b]

Both Les Claypool and Stanley Clarke play other basses as well.

Edited August 19, 2014 by chris_b

[CamdenRob]

The Eve basses at last years London Bass Guitar Show looked fantastic.

[TolerancEJ]

Cliff Bordwell (CB Basses) makes a Ball Bass.
http://cbbasses.com

[White Cloud]

[quote name='Dazed' timestamp='1408455834' post='2530334']
The bass gallery has a CT replica / Tribute if I recall.
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I had that bass built for me....it is a good bass.

[maclu70]

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[xilddx]

Basschat affiliate Xylem does these [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/112080-xylem-basses-guitars-build-progress/"]http://basschat.co.u...build-progress/[/url]

[url="http://www.xylembassguitar.com"]http://www.xylembassguitar.com[/url]

He is in the USA but BC member winterfire666 just received a bass from him and put a review on here. The basses look amazing!

Edited August 20, 2014 by xilddx

[CamdenRob]

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1408522193' post='2530899']
Basschat affiliate Xylem does these [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/112080-xylem-basses-guitars-build-progress/"]http://basschat.co.u...build-progress/[/url]

[url="http://www.xylembassguitar.com"]http://www.xylembassguitar.com[/url]

He is in the USA but BC member winterfire666 just received a bass from him and put a review on here. The basses look amazing!


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That looks amazing...

[TolerancEJ]

In Quebec Canada, there is a builder Mathieu Bilodeau that makes basses with a ball or scroll. And the prices don't look too high.
[url="http://www.bilodeaubasses.com"]http://www.bilodeaubasses.com[/url]