-Ritter Owners Club-

[Sterling_Bass]

Beautiful bass. The trem must be a really fun addition!

 

[Tommygunn]

^ I have the worst gas for this in four string with block inlays and a trem (< Maybe not the last one)

And I thought I'd never like cofee table basses... then I found ritter!

 

[arcticreef]

Yes! With a stunning bass like that, you cannot NOT become a member...!
You have #28, welcome to the club! What's the story on your bass? Did you order it yourself or pick it up from a store?

Thank you so much! I am indeed proud to be a member if this illustrious club.

No, it was not custom made for me. I bought it "off the shelf" from a store in my native country Sweden (I currently live in Switzerland). The store I bought from has a second Roya that was also mind blowing in its beauty but I have no experience with 6-strings.
In case you are interested, have look at it!
Link Removed

 

[Petebass]

arcticreef you definitely got the nicer of the two basses. She's a wonderful looking bass! Congratulations!

 

[Basdyret]

I agree, it's a beautiful bass for sure...! I think I have actually seen it on the webpage you're linking to before, I think they had two 6 strings at that time...? I also have a soft spot for the Orange Honey finish over spalted maple, and I'd love to have a trem bar to toy around with, but I think I'd need a shorter string spacing if I was going for a 6 string Ritter bass.

 

[Thunderitter]

Honey Orange over spalted maple's da bomb!

 

[Basdyret]

Yours is always the first that comes to mind, Dave...!

Amazing looking bass.

 

[arcticreef]

Thank you for all kind comments. But, fellow Ritter owners, where do we go from here? Is it possible to top a Ritter bass? Is there anything out there that is either better to play/sound or better looking?

 

[Thunderitter]

Thank you for all kind comments. But, fellow Ritter owners, where do we go from here? Is it possible to top a Ritter bass? Is there anything out there that is either better to play/sound or better looking?

....another Ritter!

 

[Basdyret]

....another Ritter!

Exactly...!

Well, seriously, it's pointless to talk about what's better in this level of craftmanship - there's only different

I love my Ritters, but I still want other basses - my Fodera is a completely different beast altogether, and so are the old Fenders. Possible future additions will be as well (except for the aforementioned more Ritters...!).

 

[cosmicevan]

Thank you for all kind comments. But, fellow Ritter owners, where do we go from here? Is it possible to top a Ritter bass? Is there anything out there that is either better to play/sound or better looking?

cough...cough...Carl Thompson...?

 

[Basdyret]

cough...cough...Carl Thompson...?

Keep quiet !!!



I seriously plan to add a CT to my arsenal some day, but as I said above, at this level of craftmanship, it's really pointless to talk about "better" - they're all good, and I want them all...!

 

[cosmicevan]

at this level of craftmanship, it's really pointless to talk about "better" - they're all good, and I want them all...!

amen...

 

[yybass]

....another Ritter!

There is another Ritter up for sale in the classifieds, which is my Asian Ebony 5.
Gorgeous bass BTW.

 

[Roy Murphy]

Hi, this is my first post...so a big hello to all.
Just been on the Ritter website, today they've just announced a new Bass design called the Cora.
It must be named after Josh Dunham's (bassist for Prince...who owns a signature Ritter Royal) wife who's name is Cora.
I've written to Jens to see if we can have a sneak peek.
Exciting stuff...start saving....

 

[Beepo]

..and Cora Dunham is of course Prince's UNBELIEAVEBLE drummer babe. This should in other words be a funky, groovy, feminine and hard-hitting bass

 

[Basdyret]

Thanks for the heads up, it's nice to see some new developments..! And updated available/in progress pics on the site as well Good stuff as usual.

 

[ernval]

Hello Ritter Club members! Today, I became the proud owner of Ritter #940 - a smoking four string with lots of umph and tone in all the right places Jens has been amazing to work with and hopefully in 2010, I'll add a couple more of his amazing creations to the collection.

Pics of the Ritter below along with the "family" welcoming him to the fold

From left to right on the floor:

Pedulla MVP
Modulus Flea
Lakland USA 4-94
Warwick SE 2003 Thumb "Blonde"
Wal MKI (Black Geddy)
Wal MKII Fiver (MACCA)

From left to right, chillin' on the couch:

'77 Jazz
Alleva Coppolo LG4
Ken Smith BSR Black Tiger Four
Carl Thompson Rainbow Bass
Fodera Monach Elite
The Ritter!
Wal MKII (Red Geddy)
Alembic Deluxe MKII w/red LED's
Satus Mark King Signature Series, w/blue LED's

Big props to Jim at the Atlanta Bass Gallery and Beaver at Bass Central for the hook up for the majority of these beauties!!!!

 

[Basdyret]

MAAAAAAAN, what a collection you've got there...!!

And then you got the Ritter bass that has caused my mouth to water the most since I got my own, you are one fortunate man - congrats on the purchase !

You are naturally most welcome in the club, you have #29 - updated member list in the next post

 

[Basdyret]

Updated member list:

Oversoul: Roya 641 #1
Basdyret: Roya concept 636 and Roya 5 737 #2
EBMatt: roya 614 #3
Thunderitter: Roya 347 #4
Folmeister: Roya 326 and 602 #5
Hasadari: Okon 428 and Roya 406 #6
Climb: Classic 3202 CL6 FM (older serial) #7
Fullrangebass: Roya 5 465 #8
Brian Barrett: Jupiter 5 (in progress) #9
Arbitrary: Classic 342 #10
John Turner: Roya 443 #11
Knarleybass: Classic 357 #12
Proton Lenny: Classic 4 640 #13
jordanm: Classic 4 (serial?)14#
Stefan Okon: Two Okon models 15#
Atrapp: Roya 515 #16
Voodobassist: Classic 5 #17
Beepo: Roya 409 #18
Johnny O'C: Roya 5 648 #19
WalWarrior: Roya 4 503 #20
vbass29: Classic 5 639 #21
cameronb000: Roya 5 306 #22
spiritchaser: Classic 5 349 #23
Aram Bedrosian: Classic 4 "Supernova" 835 #24
ovialexm: Roya 5 939 #25
DELACIUS: Okon 6 538 and Jupiter 6 226 #26
LowRanger: Roya 6 822 #27
arcticreef: Roya 5 818 #28
ernval: Roya 4 940 #29
LaMarquis J: Classic 303 and Raptor 526 #30
R.I.: Okon 845 #31