The Rolls Royce of Basses

[CryingBass]

Marleux Contrabass = Rolls

Wal = Triumph Spitfire

Alembic = Caddy

 

[Slevage]

I like their tune about the car wash.

 

[TonyP-]

I'm sure the Rolls Royce of bass is very nice. Ritter comes to mind.

I will take the BMW of bass for performing and recording Mike Lull

 

[pigpen1]

Alembic = Rolls Royce
Ibanez = Toyota
Fender = Ford
Gibson/Epiphone = GM

Why Fender = Ford and Gibson = GM? Bankruptcy?

 

[buldog5151bass]

I see Ritter more as a "hand made" sports car.

Rolls Royce cars also have a lot of individual hand-crafting work in the process, are expensive, not too practical, but beautiful.

Yeah, Ritter.

 

[foolforthecity]

@molecule

Can you really get more Rolls-Royce than this?

Most Expensive Bass Guitar

This and the Pick of Destiny and I'll be set

 

[74hc]

Status is Kiesel but using carbon fiber components. I would not call either the Rolls Royce, although I am a fan of both. Overall, I have a hard time calling a manufacturer that uses CNC the Rolls Royce of basses.

 

[Son of Wobble]

Quatro got it right the first time

 

[fretno]

To hit a nail on the head you need a hammer , it doesn't have to be a gold plated hammer it just has to hit the nail on the head . Leo got it right even if not perfect they are right for just about all hitting of nails on their heads type situations . I know I'd feel a little silly showing up to the job site with a jewel encrusted hammer

 

[JACink]

Rolls Royce cars also have a lot of individual hand-crafting work in the process, are expensive, not too practical, but beautiful.

Yeah, Ritter.

I guess it all comes down to what we think of when we envision a brand.

When I think of Rolls Royce, I think more of the classics. So like this (or older):

Which brings things like Alembic to mind.

However, if I think of Ritter, the cars that come to mind are more like this:

or this:

 

[micguy]

I beg to differ with all of you. In my mind, rich people spend a lot of money on Rolls Royces, so someone else can drive them around - dropping them off art their country house, or the red carpet. No way in hell am I spenging gobs of money on a bass that someone else is going to "drive". There is NO "Rolls Royce of basses". Bugatti, Corvette, Maserati, Mercedes - cars that are fun to drive Because they are high performance, sure - we can argue about those, but sorry, my opinion - No Rolls.

 

[TrevorG]

As a brit I would suggest Rolls Royce would have nothing to do with something as garish as Ritter. I think Lambourgini would be more fitting - ridiculously expensive and equally garish.
Precisions would be closer to a Ford Mondeo - a good all round vehicle that everybody has driven.
Spector would get the Ferrari prize for me as it has heritage and good looks. Fodera is the Porsche of basses as it is the track car you can use every day. I would have to give the Rolls prize to Alembic as there are few luxury instruments with as long a heritage. God save the Queen!

 

[dukeorock]

When you're this cool, you can say/play whatever you want

 

[Gormsgade]

Alembic would be Rolls, been around for a while and one of the first really high end makers.
Ritter would be an Italian Pagani Huayra where everything is specially made because there's nothing on the shelves
that's quite unusual enough to be used for that brand.
Wal is your Aston Martin. Good solid craftmansship with a heritage.
Fodera is Porsche as somebody wrote, your everyday sportscar.
Precision, well, that's probably what all have, something useful that gets us from a to b without too much attention to itself,
just does the job, always!

 

[zon6c-f]

Last Saturday Suzzy Quatro said on BBC radio that the 1957 Fender Precision her father gave her was "the Rolls Royce of basses". Well, I thought a very great bass, but not a Rolls Royce, more of a Massey Fergusson (American readers may prefer John Deere).



This set me thinking, what bass would qualify as a Rolls Royce? My nomination would be a Status Series-3, but I would love to know what is your absolute luxury bass?

I used to think Rickenbacker 4001s until l learned of Alembic. Played Alembic which felt like a concrete block

So a Curbow Petite or my Zon Sonus 6 fretless I've played more expensive but none better!
BTW Fave Rolls is early 50s Silver Wraith LWB 4 door touring limo

 

[Stranger Danger]

Last Saturday Suzzy Quatro said on BBC radio that the 1957 Fender Precision her father gave her was "the Rolls Royce of basses". Well, I thought a very great bass, but not a Rolls Royce, more of a Massey Fergusson (American readers may prefer John Deere).

This set me thinking, what bass would qualify as a Rolls Royce? My nomination would be a Status Series-3, but I would love to know what is your absolute luxury bass?

Alembic

 

[superdick2112]

Wal = Rolls Royce

Alembic = Mercedes AMG

Fodera = Lamborghini

Ritter = Pagonda

Spector = Ferrari

Warwick = Porsche

Rickenbacker = Jaguar

Fender = Ford/Dodge/Chevy

YMMV.

 

[ThudThudThud]

Overwater?

 

[SturmUndDrang]

Zemaitis

 

[kesslari]

Zon = Jaguar, IMO.

Alembic = Rolls Royce
MTD = Bentley
Tobias = Dusenberg
Ritter = Lamborghini