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sneak peek @ $100,000 Ritter Roya......
- Thread starter LaMarquis J
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HELLonWheels187 said:
Rumor has it that the strings are going to be made from mammoth intestine.
that bass is definately a player. assuming you could afford $100K for a bass like that, you can probably afford another hundred or so similiar basses of that price range(if they existed).
yep, definately a player.
yep, definately a player.
I have this problem. If I own a bass I want to play it. So I better not own a bass like this. 
I would perfer it be a different color. I like reds, greens, and blues - cherry sunburst is pretty too. Have you seen the pictures of the 2003 Roya "Birthday Bass"? That one is cool to.
I would perfer it be a different color. I like reds, greens, and blues - cherry sunburst is pretty too. Have you seen the pictures of the 2003 Roya "Birthday Bass"? That one is cool to.
Has anyone asked if this is a joke yet?
I sure hope this isn't real - the excess of this bass is disheartening. I am all for people buying instruments and art, etc, but you could really do some good with 100K. IMO only.
I sure hope this isn't real - the excess of this bass is disheartening. I am all for people buying instruments and art, etc, but you could really do some good with 100K. IMO only.
I doubt the bass will actually sell unless some Arab sheik buys it for his kid to play. In the end I feel this bass is a mission statement to the world that screams LOOK AT US and therefore the intent is really advertising Ritter as a premier brand like Rolex, Rolls Royce or Gucci.
jvbjr said:
That may be true. Wouldn't if had been cooler if instead Ritter built 200 $500 basses or and gave them to schools? Or just donated the money to music education? Or something? Or anything?
So many comments, too little care:
1. I hear that if you throw it into the pit of fire at Mount Doom, Sauron will be vanquished.
2. If anything in life is fair, Jamerson will come back from the grave and wipe chicken grease all over that thing before pawning it.
3. I recently read a review of it on TalkBass.com from someone who tried it at Guitar Center:
a) Apparently the sales guy couldn't figure out how to get power to the amp (which was a Hartke kickback combo)
or..
b) the strings were dead and you couldn't get the "Justin Chancellor" tone out of it.
1. I hear that if you throw it into the pit of fire at Mount Doom, Sauron will be vanquished.
2. If anything in life is fair, Jamerson will come back from the grave and wipe chicken grease all over that thing before pawning it.
3. I recently read a review of it on TalkBass.com from someone who tried it at Guitar Center:
a) Apparently the sales guy couldn't figure out how to get power to the amp (which was a Hartke kickback combo)
or..
b) the strings were dead and you couldn't get the "Justin Chancellor" tone out of it.
And a box stock vintage Les Paul doesn't need all these accouterments to command the same amount of money.
Oh and is STILL looks like a snail.
Oh and is STILL looks like a snail.
EddieG said:IMO, for it not to be a waste of money, it'd have to be sold at a price that I knew would appreciate over time, and I could punt it on for a profit later on. Given that its starting price is $100,000 I'm pretty sceptical about its value as an investment, I don't believe the value would rise enough for me to make money on it. Even if the value did raise enough that you could, on selling it make a profit from it, no one is going to be stupid enough to buy it at that raised price, unless it was either going to be shown as an art piece, or it was bought as an investment.
And if it was an investment, the price would have to have rocketed up considerably to make it worthwhile!
hang onto it for 500 years. i bet it'll grow in value then, especially considering inflation.
mark beem
Wait, how does this song start again??
Oh. My. God.....LaMarquis J said:It will be featured in the next issue of "The Robb Report". Jens sent me a boat load of pics but I will only post a few for my fellow TBers
These are the features:
Floral Pattern Fingerboard Inlay made of massive 24Carat Gold
Every single Inlay-Leaf is decorated with a Black Diamond (set in Platinum)
The Bridge, the Tuner Buttons and the Knobs are handcast in massive Gold
2 flawles Brillant-Cut Diamonds (3,3ct) are placed on top of the 2 Knobs
Tiny green Brillant-Cut Diamonds serve as Knob Position Marks
The handshaped Body is made of a one piece Highest Figured Quilted Maple
The Nut is made of at least 10000 years old Mammoth Ivory
Not for playin but for stayin
I know there will prolly be those of us with something negative to say about an instrument of this caliber and price but I look @ Jens as a modern day Picasso of bass luthiers. Im priviledge to not only own 2 of his instruments but to know him personally. Njoy guys....
I understand the argument that a bass is meant to be played, not hung on a wall. all of my basses are players. but, if someone wants to commission/buy a bass as a work of art to hang on a wall, then i'm all for it. the way i see things, its nice to have someone appreciate the bass as high art. its even better to me if they dont play bass.
just my $0.02
just my $0.02
musicman5string said:
Brilliant!
I love the idea, it's excess for excess' sake. But when it comes down to the bass line, we all know it won't be used for anything musically meaningful.
I like Ritters, but to me anyway, that's not any more artistic than his other ones, it's just got bling. Not a fan of that one.
Marshall
Marshall
j-raj said:
Yeah! That's the guys name. He told Jens he wanted a $100,000 bass. Jens didn't just decide to built a $100,000 bass.
If someday I win the lottery I'd buy 2 of those....I'll keep one and burn the other and upload a video for all of you to see.
So how many people are waiting to get one of those?
Has the world gone crazy? Think about it. Louis Vuton plastic hand bag for $400, a Hummer car that's unreliable, practically too tall to get in without a ladder and eats gas for how much money, a Rolex watch for four grand, a 62" TV in a room that's 8'X 6'.
When did we start pissing money away?
Has the world gone crazy? Think about it. Louis Vuton plastic hand bag for $400, a Hummer car that's unreliable, practically too tall to get in without a ladder and eats gas for how much money, a Rolex watch for four grand, a 62" TV in a room that's 8'X 6'.
When did we start pissing money away?
I wonder what the total cost was in parts and labor to build it in comparison to the asking price.
