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Ritter vs. elrick

#41
thanks for the advice everyone....you have to undersatnd ...with the car analogy....if you see a 745 BMW go down the road ...sometimes you fall in love with it before you ever even drive it....theres just somethiong about it ya know....im not saying elrick and ritter are my only options but from what ive seen and heard they are the ones that intrigue me and have me wanting more info on them....i just cant wait to try them out in person and let you guys know what i think
 
#44
AndyW83 said:
and again it boills down to what i haer some of my favorite artists play...im goin after a ritter or an elrick....ive heard greast things about them so im gonna continue to look into them.
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Keep in mind you're not them. Your needs may differ. Unless you have the same rig and technique, you may not sound as similar as you may like. I think this is another reason some basses go back for sale.

AndyW83 said:
may i ask what made some of you people buy an elrick? what was it that you were all looking for in a bass that made an elrick the perfect choice for you ?
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Keep in mind, the limited number of Ritters and somewhat prohibitive price point will make experience much less common, thus not as many recommendations.
 
#46
GGuitars in CT and Bass Specialties in Penn. both have Ritters in stock, both only a couple hours from Jersey. There's a couple of Elricks at the Bass Specialties as well, but they're the NJS or Expat series, not the standard models.

AndyW83 said:
may i ask what made some of you people buy an elrick? what was it that you were all looking for in a bass that made an elrick the perfect choice for you ?
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I got my first one because it was the most beautiful bass I'd ever seen- I emailed the owner to ask if I could buy it from him even before I'd ever played one. Lucked out big time. The e-voution body style is the perfect fit for my body, perfect neck shape, balance, etc. I've played and owned a lot of other great basses, and I can recognize that they're great when playing them, but they don't feel as good as the singlecut e-volution Elricks do to me. I've owned a bunch now and have settled on 6-strings with a custom 34" scale. A lot of basses sound great to me (including the Elricks), but feel/ergonomics are more important to me, as you can always change the tone of a bass, but you can't change the feel, and Elricks feel the best. Everybody is different though, so what's perfect for me may be awful to someone who's into the slab Fender P shape/sound, etc.
 
#47
smperry said:
I've owned both (Ritter Classic 5, Elrick Platinum Classic 5) and liked the Ritter *way* more. No comparison to me...I just didn't like the way the Elrick sounded. Maybe mine was a lemon?
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AndyW83 said:
RTL....i think your the first person to post that has played both ...thank you
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I said I've owned both...by that, I thought it was clear that I've played both. :rolleyes:

I think Ritter is superior to Elrick based on playing 4 different Ritters and 3 Elricks (and again, owning one of each). That's not to say Elricks are bad. Still, I'd look around before limiting yourself to either of these brands.
 
#48
sorry if this has been mentioned, but what kind of rig are you playing through?? you say you don't like the tone of your ibanez, but have you considered that maybe you're not giving it a fair shot??

The reason I ask is because you've mentioned you like the action, slim neck, and overall feel of your ibanez. Just because it's not a ritter/elrick doesn't mean you can't attain the tone you're looking for through a quality rig that's properly eq'd...


(i've spent a lot more time upgrading my amp/cab set-up than playing different basses. I found a versatile bass that felt good in my hands, and primarly customize my sounds from the amp...)
 
#50
AndyW83 said:
bryan tyler...i looked at you elrick under the elrick club forum.....what model is that? why does it look different then the ones on the elrick sight?
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My current six (as well as the fretless I'm having built to match it) is a regular e-volution singlecut six, but it has a custom pickup location and the extended B headstock. It was ordered this way from the original owner- they're basically in the Zon Sonus Special position. I liked the sound of them a lot when I got it, and it allowed extra room for a longer ramp, so I ordered my upcoming fretless to have them in the same spot.
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The idea behind the extended B headstock is that it puts the B string tuner further away from the bridge to add more tension to the B string. It doesn't actually physically add any tension though, because it doesn't affect the speaking length of the string. It does allow the nice option of putting a Hipshot Xtender on the E string, which is a lot more useful to me than having it on the low B string.
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#52
It won't be done for another 2 to 3 months, so no one'll see any pics until then. I've never gotten any progress pics from Rob before, so I don't think he'll start sending them now :D I'm surprisingly not antsy at all for it.....it's a first. Then again, I probably will be in a month or so :)
 
#53
i just priced mine out from bass specialties...they are very helpful...i will be going in at the end of the month to play one of the ones he has in stock to get a feel for the elrick design.... i just need to figure out if i want the neck-thru or bolt on now....not sure if its worth it for me to spend the extra money
 
#54
Hopefully he'll have a couple new ones in stock for you to try- the NJS basses aren't like the regular Elricks in their ergonomics (not that there's anything wrong with them).
 
#57
I have never owned either, and have never played a Ritter. Speaking solely on aesthetics, I'd take the Elrick.

The Ritters, while they look absolutely stunning in terms of build quality, attention to detail, etc, remind me of the 2nd grader who eats glue to gain attention of his classmates. They are way too over the top and, to be blunt, ridiculous to be taken seriously by me. Put simply, they are silly looking, and I'd never pay for one.

I'm not a fan of the Elrick headstocks... But at least they don't come across to me as attention whores.

To each their own. Buy, own, and play what ya like.
 
#58
If it helps, the bolt-ons are very nice- the access to the highest frets is great on the neck-throughs already, but it's actually a little better on the bolt-ons. I have an old YouTube vid where I'm playing both a bolt-on and a singlecut in the same song, but I'm not sure it's the fairest comparison as they had different body and fingerboard woods and the bolt on had Js and the singlecut had soapbars.
 
#60
I agree on the normal Elrick headstock. Not bad, just a little boring. But the NJS take on the Fender scroll is better than Fender's and really pretty. To me most Fender copy headstocks, from Sadowsky, Lakland, A-C, all the way down to SX and the cheapies just don't look as good as the original, but the Elrick Jazz headstock makes the Fender one look to fat and clunky side by side. I'm falling back in love with my Elrick every minute. Glad I decided not to ditch it.
 

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