NBD - Kritz Custom 5

[Twocan]

OK, so this is a few days late but I've been dying to share:

Apparently, Kritz is out of business but the site is still up which features this bass:
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There are a ton of really cool innovations in the design of this, such as:
Smilefrets (TM)
Complex Radius Fingerboard
Zero Fret
Asymmetric neck
Lift top body
Heelless Neck-to-Body Joint
No Truss Rod (Graphite reinforced neck)
All woods 100+ years old. Rootwood top, cedar/maple back. Ebony board with birdseye on the neck.

The asymmetrical neck is awesome - it's form-fitting the hand and very fast. The bass weighs about 7 lbs and is very comfortable. The Basslines pickups are bright and great for slap. Controls are: PU selector switch, Volume, Treb, Mid & Bass and there is a push/pull slap switch. The action is incredibly low and I barely need to pluck the strings for tone.

I'd love to know if there's anyone else out there with one of these. It is truly a unique bass!

 

[jwbassman]

Sweet. Very nice looking.

 

[Marko 1]

Love it.

 

[darkstorm]

Very nice looking. Wasnt familair with that brand. Is sad that theyrre no longer being made.

 

[Twocan]

So does anyone out there own one?!

 

[pacojas]

consider yourself fortunate,... now what's it worth?!!

 

[Twocan]

One more shot - just wondering if there are any other Kritz owners out there!

 

[kasperbauer]

Hi,

greetings from Hong Kong - I have Kritz HB5016. Which makes it #16 that they made. it's a Great bass!

It has straight frets unlike my other kritzs... a Kritz 'Dirty Harry' guitar synth, + Human 303 and S202 guitars. got them when they were closing down their showroom, some incredible work. if they hadn't been from Belgium they could have been much bigger?