New Ritters: Winter NAMM 2008

[Thunderitter]

Jens Ritter has just released pictures on his website of his new basses for Winter NAMM.

As you might expect they are stunning (IMHO!). There is also a very interesting 'spring' string anchoring system 'rolled out' on one of them.
It is a shame the US$ is so weak against the Euro: these babies are a little pricey for those working in US$....oh for the days of parity or better!

There is still one Raptor available so if you have the cash.....!

From experience some of the basses marked sold will probably turn up at Jens' dealers here in the US, so you might get a second chance!

Follow the link below to see them:

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and here's a sample:

PS: This post isn't intended in being on about the cost of these guitars, so while I admit I have made a comment about the exchange rate(!) please don't post if you're going to slam the high dollar (or Euro!) value of these guitars!

 

[Andrewsjazz]

wow that is very fine

 

[scothar]

we should gather , go to his place and steal them.

 

[gwx014]

That is one awesome Bass, although the gold inlays on the fretboard are a little over the top IMO.

 

[elros]

I had a look at those earlier today. Very nice looking stuff, interesting idea with the spring-steel string anchoring thing.
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[purduebass]

That crumbled buckeye burl top amazes me...he had to have put in so much time to do that!

 

[Ben Lesser]

That crumbled buckeye burl top amazes me...he had to have put in so much time to do that!

Agreed.

I was looking through them, just thinking that it was some fantastic eye-candy, but wow, that one really stood out.

 

[flipper_gv]

god that burled maple is simply amazing

 

[UncleBalsamic]

I would pay £9000 for that, they're beautiful and I don't like the look of Ritters!

 

[neptoon]

that guy is an artist, plain and simple...i would say playable art, but if i had something like that, i think it would be in a case or a vault...gorgeous

 

[ChiliPepper]

that guy is an artist, plain and simple...i would say playable art, but if i had something like that, i think it would be in a case or a vault...gorgeous

he's brilliant and a super nice guy

 

[roadkill2309]

Hm. I don't like the shapes or the predominance of gold on Jen's work, but the man definitely knows how to pick wood.

 

[nad]

Design-a-motto:

Ritter: We Make Alembic Seem Plebian.

That could be taken as good or bad I suppose.

 

[Debased]

This one has an interesting look. I love the color; almost seems to be made out of petrified bone:

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I've always found the Raptor design interesting:

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I dunno why, but something about Ritter's designs bring to mind H.R.Giger's derelict spacecraft from the first "Alien" movie.

 

[Folmeister]

Jens is a genius. I am blessed to own two of his basses.

 

[DanGouge]

Where does Jens get these woods? Is he killing off the Ents or something?

 

[bugs]

that Stoneage bass is simply incredible.

 

[Lokire]

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*feints*

 

[BigRedX]

Wonderful basses!

...but most of them are sold already :-(

 

[Brendan]

*feints*

Pass forward, Moulinet, thrusts, SCOOOORE.