Tacoma Thunderchief CB28C Artist - *SOLD* £680 Cardiff

[miles'tone]

Up for sale is a beautiful Tacoma Thunderchief acoustic bass. It's a top of the range CB28C made in 2006. As you may know, Tacoma instruments were hand made (in Tacoma USA) by highly skilled luthiers who used only the highest grade materials. Now Tacoma instruments are no more this is quite a rarity. It is very loud acoustically, and loud with a divine tone to boot. Sounds great through the preamp too.

It has a top grade spruce top, gorgeous flame maple sides, a stunning quilt maple back and tort binding throughout (looks real deal celluloid tort to me but can't be sure - looks great anyway).

 

This particular bass was an artist custom order, the artist in question being John Cowan - a big name in Nashville who also recorded and toured with The Doobie Brothers back in the day. It comes with a letter of provenance from John himself.

You can hear him playing this bass here:

 

At some point in it's life this bass has had a neck repair near the headstock but this doesn't affect it's playability and it holds tune perfectly. 

The 9th fret on the G string is a little high so there is a buzz there. It came to me like that but I never got around to getting it levelled unfortunately.

I've owned it for 2 years but have to sell it and a couple of other basses due to needing to release some funds for a custom build that will be finished in a few weeks. 

 

Oh, it comes with the original Tacoma hardcase and catalogue from 2006.

Also there is the receipt of sale from the store in Nashville where the second owner bought it in 2009.

 

New, a CB28C Thunderchief bass was over $2000 and this one has custom inlays and the quilt back so a bit more than that I expect. 

 

I bought it 2 years ago for £680 all in so in the spirit of Basschat I just want to get that back. I may be seriously underpricing myself but it's hard to know how to price it to be honest! It's a work of art for sure, but I get that it's a niche work of art.

I love it but it has to go to a new home now.

 

£680 shipped (it will be packaged extremely well!)

Edited July 24 by miles'tone

[songofthewind]

Wow, that’s a nice looking example of a Tacoma. I’ve had two Tacoma guitars, and they are great. GLWTS.

[Noisyjon]

Love, love, love this but currently £630 short LOL

 

[StingRayBoy42]

These are wonderful instruments and this looks like a particularly beautiful example.
GLWTS!

[Grooverjr]

I really don't need an acoustic bass and I have too many basses and I need to sell some, but that's really very handsome indeed ..... do you know the nut width? 

[AndyTravis]

I’d adore this…

 

Got to sell something probably to make up the shortfall of about £200 or so 🤦🏻‍♂️

[miles'tone]

16 hours ago, Grooverjr said:

I really don't need an acoustic bass and I have too many basses and I need to sell some, but that's really very handsome indeed ..... do you know the nut width? 

Sorry just read this. It's 1 5/8" so around a B width Fender P neck if that makes sense.

The neck profile is lovely and comfy too.

Edited July 24 by miles'tone