Most expensive Bass guitars

BenOz · #1 08-07-2010, 10:37 PM

Been Looking around and was wondering what the most expensice bass guitar in production was/is today.
I found The Ritter Royal Flora Aurum weighing in at $250000 which I would imagine is a once off or limited edition type.

But what I'm after is expensive production models. This is just curiosity for my general knowledge. So which is it?

Ben

TolerancEJ · #2 08-07-2010, 10:38 PM

Carl Thompson's $10 Million Dollar Bass

http://www.ctbasses.com/index.php?f=10millbass

BenOz · #3 08-07-2010, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TolerancEJ

Carl Thompson's $10 Million Dollar Bass

http://www.ctbasses.com/index.php?f=10millbass

I would be too scared to pick up something that expensive! Imagine dropping it!

Ben

TolerancEJ · #4 08-07-2010, 10:44 PM

Maybe I'd buy it & charge admission for people to look at it.

Tommygunn · #5 08-07-2010, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TolerancEJ

Maybe I'd buy it & charge admission for people to look at it.

That and being Bill Gates is the only way to afford one.

((KamiKaZe)) · #6 08-07-2010, 10:45 PM

ridiculous prices

poorbassist15 · #7 08-07-2010, 10:46 PM

Anything Alembic.

TolerancEJ · #8 08-07-2010, 10:46 PM

While the CT's not really a production bass, I really do like Ritters like in your opening post. Yeah, they can be very pricey. I think the one in your pic is actually painted with gold. I know Jens finished some models in 24 Kt gold leaf.

poorbassist15 · #9 08-07-2010, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by BenOz

Been Looking around and was wondering what the most expensice bass guitar in production was/is today.
I found The Ritter Royal Flora Aurum weighing in at $250000 which I would imagine is a once off or limited edition type.

But what I'm after is expensive production models. This is just curiosity for my general knowledge. So which is it?

Ben

That is beautiful. If you want expensive production stuff, it'd be the Fender CS.

Freekmagnet · #10 08-07-2010, 10:49 PM

Good Lord, that is not my thing.

BassistFreak416 · #11 08-07-2010, 10:50 PM

what about warwick cs? heard their stuffs expensive too

Andrew311 · #12 08-07-2010, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BassistFreak416

what about warwick cs? heard their stuffs expensive too

I don't know if that would be consider production.

But yeah I was playing around in there once and I got one up to around $30,000

pjmuck · #13 08-07-2010, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BenOz

I would be too scared to pick up something that expensive! Imagine dropping it!

Ben

Just because someone sets some arbitrary price on something, doesn't mean it's necessarily worth that amount. Looks like a bass to me.

And, at that price, unless it's been carved from the wood of Noah's Ark, this can't be considered anything more than a Hail Mary pass on behalf of Mr. Thompson.

ClassicJazz · #14 08-07-2010, 11:00 PM

A standard Alembic Series II six string will set you back $21,100

JimiLL · #15 08-07-2010, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BenOz

Been Looking around and was wondering what the most expensice bass guitar in production was/is today.
I found The Ritter Royal Flora Aurum weighing in at $250000 which I would imagine is a once off or limited edition type.

But what I'm after is expensive production models. This is just curiosity for my general knowledge. So which is it?

Ben

This just screams to be thrown around the shoulder a'la wooten

DanRJBrasil · #16 08-07-2010, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BenOz

Been Looking around and was wondering what the most expensice bass guitar in production was/is today.
I found The Ritter Royal Flora Aurum weighing in at $250000 which I would imagine is a once off or limited edition type.

But what I'm after is expensive production models. This is just curiosity for my general knowledge. So which is it?

Ben

a bass made with diamonds and gold for arabians princes,
while the c thompson don't really costa 10,000000
the ritter actually does, how many carats and gold has on that beast

TolerancEJ · #17 08-07-2010, 11:31 PM

Does someone actually own that Ritter bass?

DanRJBrasil · #18 08-07-2010, 11:37 PM

I have a luthier friend in brasil that actually do that flora laser cut inlay in brass, his basses are greatly hand made with multi layered body and multi laminated neck with Brazilian rare exotic woods with the finest craftsmanship costs about about 2 to 3 k, arthur maia has already order one to himself

Cyrillo you own me that one lol

Reynoldbot · #19 08-07-2010, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by TolerancEJ

Carl Thompson's $10 Million Dollar Bass

http://www.ctbasses.com/index.php?f=10millbass

It should be clarified here that the "$10 Million Dollar Bass" was just a name. Carl posted it for sale on eBay for $10,000, making it still quite a bit cheaper than most custom Alembics.

By the way, on Alembic's own site I've been able to get their price estimator up to about $25,000 easy. Also, Spector had that one bass made from a 32,000 year old tree with mammoth ivory inlays on the fretboard. I'm sure that wasn't cheap.

TolerancEJ · #20 08-07-2010, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Reynoldbot

It should be clarified here that the "$10 Million Dollar Bass" was just a name. Carl posted it for sale on eBay for $10,000, making it still quite a bit cheaper than most custom Alembics.

By the way, on Alembic's own site I've been able to get their price estimator up to about $25,000 easy. Also, Spector had that one bass made from a 32,000 year old tree with mammoth ivory inlays on the fretboard. I'm sure that wasn't cheap.

Thanks for the clarification.

Alembics are great if you can afford them. For that matter, some Foderas are priced in the $12K-$14K range.