The best European basses?

[Shri]

very nice post ! i would go for a Ritter maybe...

 

[MaHei]

I have this one, a Phantom XTasy II bass built by German luthier Eduard Tüske.

(It's up for sale by the way )

 

[CoolHat]

Those Lefays are absolutely gorgeous! How much do they cost (approx.)?

 

[prockenklang]

Those Lefays are absolutely gorgeous! How much do they cost (approx.)?

Contact [email protected] Each bass is different!

John

 

[j-raj]

Who here is adquainted with Manne Basses, from Italy.([Invalid or Expired Link Removed])?

Has any one played one?

I would like to hear about honest opinions, likes/dislikes...

Just Curious.

 

[ZenBass]

Wow,...discoverd a few bass manufactures ive never heard offf.....mint...!!!...

Tho i am suprised that GB hasnt been mentioned once...Goodfellow Basses have..but they went out of business 12years ago (same bloke bernie goodfellow) after he lost the rights to his name thanks to nightgale guitars...

But yes....they are my favs......yummie....

Here is a Glimps....

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[JSCHRO7376]

1. Ritter
2. Ritter
3. Ritter

 

[Shri]

1. Ritter
2. Ritter
3. Ritter

i would say..... RRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEERRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RITTER all the way !!

 

[barroso]

Who here is adquainted with Manne Basses, from Italy.([Invalid or Expired Link Removed])?

Has any one played one?

I would like to hear about honest opinions, likes/dislikes...

Just Curious.

i live in italy and i have had the chance to try some Manne.

for sure they are nice basses. i like them. even if i feel that they lack a little bit by sonic charisma. they sound good but without a great character. Massimo Moriconi one of the main italian bass player uses them.

i think that thay are nice basses with "cheap" pickups and electronics. the acoustibass is a nice concept too.

 

[cnltb]

Ritter.?.NNOOTTHHAANNXX!!!!!

 

[Dragonlord]

Here's the best (afaik) greek luthier:
http://www.odysseybass.com/
Haven't played any of his basses, will do soon though.

 

[Woodchuck]

Marleaux
Sei
Warwick
Jerzy Drozd
Fudua (sp?) out of Italy

 

[westland]

very nice post ! i would go for a Ritter maybe...

+1

The Ritter has the best, most versatile tone of any bass I've played.

 

[westland]

I had never seen frets like these...

Me neither ... why are the rounded?

 

[nemo]

A voice from Czech:
AV bass - Invalid Link Removed
Mazl - http://www.mazl.cz/
Jurkovic - http://www.jurkovic-guitars.com/
Prochazka - http://www.guitar-makers.com/
K&K - Link Removed
Vivian - http://www.vivianinstruments.com
and Slovak Republic:
Greben - Link Removed
Sivcak - http://www.sollerguitars.com/

Not sure how many of these compare to US boutique master luthiers, but I liked Sivcak, Mazl and Prochazka best.

 

[BassyBill]

Another vote for Status here!

www.status-graphite.com

 

[Alistair R]

I didn't realise how many luthiers there are out there! There's too many good ones to choose from.

 

[balzary]

I like Czech and Slovak basses. I have some Neusers, Jurkovic and soon I'm going to have an AV-bass. All very good quality and great sounding instruments.

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[xmadonex]

I belive nobody have mentioned Nexus yet:
www.nexus-guitars.com

 

[Baryonyx]

Status, English and brilliant! Also, Sei are English. And Spitfire.