Les Claypool To Auction Bass For Nephew With Leukemia

Les Claypool

Les Claypool of Primus will be actioning one of his two primary bass guitars to help raise money for his two-year-old nephew, Matthew, who is undergoing treatment for a rare form of leukemia.

The live Ebay auction for the prototype Pachyderm bass, which he has played for longer than a year, is here.

Matthew

“Watching my younger brother and his wife go through one of the most heart aching situations that any parent can endure has been gut-wrenching,” Claypool said. “On top of that there is the unbelievable expense of the treatments ($80,000 for one particular shot alone and Matthew needed two of them). I do what I can financially and the fellows in Primus have been very generous to do performances as well as create special merchandise items for Matthew’s cause but unfortunately we are just pushing against a tide of debt that my brother will be dealing with for many years.”