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The World's Most Beautiful Fretless Basses ...

#42
I don't have a fretless bass. But if I did, this would be the one.

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Tony Franklin Fretless Fender Precision.

 
#45
kesslari said:
I may be in the minority, but the ritter doesn't do it for me.
Especially getting tired of "5 pics in every thread where it appears"
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I like the overall concept, but I don't care for the finish at all. I'd much rather see the wood. OTOH, I absolutely love that Purple Kingwood fingerboard. :eek:

That Drozd just kills me every time I see it, though.
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:D
 
#52
nemo said:
Ask and you shall receive :)

(lots of pics of my Platinum)
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Beat me to it...! :D

tZer said:
What is that thing made of? It looks like some ceramic stuff my friend makes.

That finish is really interesting.
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It's a platinum leaf plating, it's like gold plating, just with platinum instead of gold. This bass is definitely the first one where this technique has been used, and according to Jens Ritter it was quite a job. There is a coat of clear gloss on top of the platinum, works really well.

kesslari said:
I may be in the minority, but the ritter doesn't do it for me.
Especially getting tired of "5 pics in every thread where it appears"
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Sorry about that...! Can't blame you, I have been posting the pics like crazy since I got it, and I've been lucky not to have had too many complaints about it - obviously, this bass is not for everyone. That's why I bought it for me :p

Chris2112 said:
Indeed, as long as a bass makes it's owner happy, thats all that is important. As for the Ritter, I tried to like it, I might even have liked it at first, but I'm perhaps a little overexposed now!
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Again, sorry - although I didn't post it in this thread :)

tZer said:
I am curious about how those tuning machines sticking out of the back of the body on the Ritter impact wearing the instrument. It appears that if you move any you'd run the risk of either hurting yourself or detuning the thing.
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You don't notice them at all when wearing the bass, not standing or sitting - they're too far back. They don't stick out so much that you could hurt yourself, and the tuners are pretty tight, so you need to use a bit of force to tune it as the tension on the tuners is set now. But I thought about the same thing before I got it ;)

Debased said:
I like the overall concept, but I don't care for the finish at all. I'd much rather see the wood. OTOH, I absolutely love that Purple Kingwood fingerboard.
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The finish is not for everyone, but I think the platinum color goes insanely well with the purpleness of the fingerboard :)
I'm not sure a natural all-mahogany body (which is what's beneath the plat) would look as good with it.

But to get around the problem, I have a regular fretted 5-string Roya on order which will sport the same Purple Kingwood for fretboard and natural woods - purpleheart body and birds eye maple top! :hyper:
 

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