CAN ANYONE BEAT TOM'S BASS?!?!?!

[Poor Tom]

cool bass. But from the far away shot, the fretboard looks like particle board....

 

[engage757]

I haven't had a single challenger yet.

 

[Bobby B]

I haven't had a single challenger yet.

This thread is full of 'em
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=454913

I like Ritters, as far as beautiful basses.

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[JazzyJames]

Oh baby girl. That is a gorgeous bass.

 

[TheDialog]

I actually do not get into basses that look like that. Sorry.

 

[malthumb]

Okay, I'll take the challenge. I'll put up my Marchlewski 5 string.

Ironically, the Marchlewski has visited the Bowlus abode. It was one of three or four basses I took to the first Bowlus GTG. In this picture I'm swapping with Burk for his Sadowsky.

I don't think Tom had the Lion's Pride Sjold back then, but you can see one of his other Sjolds behind me in this picture....

 

[becker4567]

Not quite my cup of tea, but it's spiffy none the less.

 

[Tubbsboy]

Okay, I'll take the challenge. I'll put up my Marchlewski 5 string.

Ironically, the Marchlewski has visited the Bowlus abode. It was one of three or four basses I took to the first Bowlus GTG. In this picture I'm swapping with Burk for his Sadowsky.

I don't think Tom had the Lion's Pride Sjold back then, but you can see one of his other Sjolds behind me in this picture....

That is one beautiful bass!!!!!!!!!!

 

[StephenR]

Nice top but overall it doesn't do a lot for me visually. Don't like matching wood pickup covers on any basses I have seen, prefer leather in a shade that offers some contrast or compliments the color of the wood. Don't care for the matching wood block inlays either. I would like this bass better with an ebony fingerboard and either no inlay or something subtle made of pearl or possibly abalone, gold hardware and some knobs that contrast with the wood. Overall it looks too mono-dimensional to me and I think there is an overdose of similar wood grain going on.

Then again if we all liked the same thing we would all have the same instrument which would be pretty boring.

 

[svtb15]

No sense trying to keep up with the Jones's

 

[engage757]

hmmm... nice ones guys... I have seen some sage's that come close, but still think this maybe the best...

 

[Aspidites]

Doesn't do anything for me either.

 

[Baird6869]

Too brown. Definately not the mose bestest looking bass I have ever seen.

Just not a colour combo I would ever consider buying. Bet it sounds great and it is obviously impeccably constructed.

Anyways, I just had a Corona and 2 Margaritas, so what do I know?

 

[Poor Tom]

Something about the whole "exotic" look just doesn't really do it for me. Oh well.

 

[bassist4dalord]

Something about the whole "exotic" look just doesn't really do it for me. Oh well.

+1 Give me a vintage Fender (or any Fender) any day, and I'll be happy

 

[engage757]

well, I would definitely prefer the vintage fender look, or the fender-ish look in general. but look at the craftsmanship of this bass! the grain and flame of the redwood is simply STUNNING! everything flows beautifully! The Block inlays matching the top is such an awesome Idea! The colors work, just flawless...

 

[EagleMoon]

Are we talking works of art or just a beautiful bass? I think Ritters are beautiful works of art, kind of exotic, but not something very practical.

 

[WoodyG3]

Okay, I'll just say this since we're being all honest and stuff. Ritters look like overly ornate Christmas tree ornaments to me. Tom's bass looks like a bass, a really nice bass with tons of beautifully grained wood. And I haven't even had a beer yet tonight!

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I really like the looks of the flamed koa Nordstrand Jazz that's been on the top banner ad for the past few weeks. I think it's this one:

For me it's the perfect balance between simple and ornate. But it's all in the eye of the beholder.

 

[tombowlus]

cool bass. But from the far away shot, the fretboard looks like particle board....

Yeah, that is a very difficult board to photograph properly. This shot isn't a ton better, but it should show that it's not particle board. It's birdseye maple, with a good bit of extra "mineral" figuring.

The OP asked for some more pics, but mostly all I have are group shots. So here it is with the rest of my Skjolds: