drcor Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) SOLD Price or Trade Value : £ 5250 Hi, for sale a stunning Carl Thompson bass 4 strings and 36"scale. Carl Thompson no more accept orders, so this is a great opportunity to buy one with lot of frills. It comes with original gig bag and a set of Pyramid strings for free. Condition :Mint Body core: Mahogany Body front top: Gaboon Ebony center with Cocobolo wings Body rear top (from center to both sides): Fish-eye Oakwood, Cocobolo, Canarywood (stripe), Gaboon Ebony. The diamond is Gaboon Ebony. Pickup cover: Lacewood with inlayed Gaboon Ebony diamond. Front routed control cavity with Cocobolo plate. Neck: Mahogany Fingerboard: Macassar Ebony with outer Gaboon Ebony stripes. Mother-of-pearl side dots. Headstock: Mahogany with Cocobolo front plate and Fish-eye Oakwood rear plate. That one is the same wood as the one used for the center stripe of the rear top but cutted from a different section. It looks totally different. The name plate on the headstock is purple dyed wood The electronics are very simple: one single Kent Armstrong humbucker pickup, passive tone control and a three position toggle switch: center is the operational mode; left is bypass, it totally silences the bass (clever intuition); right takes away some high end. This last position in conjunction with the tone control offers a wide range of nuances within the single sound available from the pickup. For those that are really interested I'll give them my nickname on ebay and/or Talkbass to check my feedback. Shipping by ups 100 euro Bass and Carl Thompson pic, courtesy of Michele bass player... No trades Thanks Davide Edited December 1, 2015 by drcor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drcor Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Still for sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 As the previous and original owner of this bass let me state that it's a truly work of art. I'd never sold it if financial reasons hadn't forced me to. Also buy with confidence as Davide is truly a nice guy to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Very special instrument. These are a real legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drcor Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 [quote name='michele' timestamp='1446668222' post='2901392'] As the previous and original owner of this bass let me state that it's a truly work of art. I'd never sold it if financial reasons hadn't forced me to. Also buy with confidence as Davide is truly a nice guy to deal with. [/quote] Ciao Michele! thanks for kind words! Davide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) Almost half the price of a Fodera...and a better investment. Bargain. Bump! Edited November 5, 2015 by White Cloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Good grief, what a beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo2 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Yes, beautiful. Although, I don't know, maybe it's just me, but apart from one photo that is unfortunately overexposed and one that is black and white, there is not a single not out-of-focus good quality photo in this sale asking for more than £5k ... Have a free bump on me, anyway, and, you know, good luck with the sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Romeo2 you are right... Not my deal but since it's my previous bass and Davide clearly doesn't have good pics, here I provide some shots from the glorious days this beauty was mine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alzamatt Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 One of the finest Luthier in the world, maybe once I will have one of this beauties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 [quote name='michele' timestamp='1446798529' post='2902369'] Romeo2 you are right... Not my deal but since it's my previous bass and Davide clearly doesn't have good pics, here I provide some shots from the glorious days this beauty was mine.... [/quote] Stunning. *examines sorry state of bank account* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverickwood Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Its a Carl Thompson, it is pretty much guaranteed to be a work of art. The coolest bass and i dont do the chip in on topic thing very often. Someone buy this one off B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Go on, Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drcor Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 Thank You Michele for your BETTER pics... Yes the CT is exactly in the same condition, beg your pardon for my pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorVic Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 A work of art! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 [quote name='michele' timestamp='1446798529' post='2902369'] [/quote] It even has it's own little sofa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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