I'm more curious about what's under the hood than the looks. Hell, I've seen him play several basses that look somewhat like that, but it may have been something I ate.
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Phil Lesh's New Ritter Bass
- Thread starter Brondle
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ha - I've heard duke2004 many times, and even shared the bill (and amp) with him on occasion. Trust me, he can handle the lines, and then some
And, yet, I don't see anyone in a duke2004 cover band....
seeing him on Sunday at Jones beach, I'm so psyched.
About the 4 string comment, I can sort of understand I loved Phil with the 4 string I mean that is how he started. Either way Phil is Phil.
He is amazing...
About the 4 string comment, I can sort of understand I loved Phil with the 4 string I mean that is how he started. Either way Phil is Phil.
He is amazing...
I've been listening to Phil for decades and I love his style, even the noodling, but I'm sorry, to my eyes that is the ugliest bass I have seen in a very long time, maybe ever. It looks like something from a very bad acid trip. DSFDF and YMMV of course.
ive got an originals project ongoing to produce materialfor the future duke2004 cover band 
seriously, with all due respect to Mr Lesh's abilities to come up with complex interweaving modally semi dissonant lines (or however you wish to describe Lesh's unique approach), I would refine what i said earlier in that Phil has continued to be a unique and glorius musician in spite of his 6 string basses, but I do not think the extra strings have added anything except the temptation to play more fluid scaler lines (ie more notes) IMHO, but then again what do i know..
seriously, with all due respect to Mr Lesh's abilities to come up with complex interweaving modally semi dissonant lines (or however you wish to describe Lesh's unique approach), I would refine what i said earlier in that Phil has continued to be a unique and glorius musician in spite of his 6 string basses, but I do not think the extra strings have added anything except the temptation to play more fluid scaler lines (ie more notes) IMHO, but then again what do i know..
I believe Ritter basses all have Hausel(sp?) pickups and Noll pre-amps. That's how it used to be about 5 years ago, not sure if he's building his own now. Back then his pre's and pickups were all custom made for him by these manufacturers, but he didn't make them.
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My favorite Phil tone was in the early eighties when he had a G&L. It was the bass that replaced the custom, neck through, P bass that he had played for a few years.
That said I think he's playing way better now than he did during that era. I was very impressed with the clarity of his ideas when I last saw him.
Aj
That said I think he's playing way better now than he did during that era. I was very impressed with the clarity of his ideas when I last saw him.
Aj
wow nice bass phil!
pretty pretty pretty g00d!
Although he may be switching basses, he still won't switch his speech of "BECOME AN ORGAN DONOR TODAY! IT SAVED MY LIFE" during every show
pretty pretty pretty g00d!
Although he may be switching basses, he still won't switch his speech of "BECOME AN ORGAN DONOR TODAY! IT SAVED MY LIFE" during every show
Nothing beats The Godfather in my opinion. I guess Phil just couldn't remember all the controls anymore 
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