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Who Has a Bass No One Else on this Board Has?? (Part 2)
- Thread starter Ryan L.
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Thats awesome! Is that axe worth anything / valuable? Seems really rare to me.I'll bet no one has one of these.....
Started out as a '60s semi acoustic Wurlitzer that was slighly modified by a friend back in the '70s.
ooo, i do. pick one...
Don't you have a Rick 4080 as well?
Man I'd love to see that..
Rickett Customs
Commercial User
Dp custom.Had it refinished and the fingerboard epoxied:
It originally had a oil/wax finish, not no mo:
It originally had a oil/wax finish, not no mo:
Rickett Customs
Commercial User
Body: Swamp ash
Neck stringers: Maple+Walnut 7pc
Top: Cocobolo
Fingerboard: Old growth Macasser Ebony
Older pics:
Cavity control cover is now magnetic, this was before then:
Probably not completely clear, but was completed on 9/11/05
How 'bout the actual Sadowsky built for the founder of SWR and used in this old SWR poster from the early 90's. No one has that!
The Poster:
The Bass:
With an SWR amp behind you as well. Smooth...
KO
Not quite as rare as some basses posted here but I think I have a rare bird.
........tell us more please ?
Greg Curbow International Exotic Petite XT 33 7-string Fretless.
"Rockwood" body, neck and fingerboard. (Birch with phenolic resin applied under heat and pressure into the wood) . 1 Bartolini PUP with onboard 3 band preamp
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"Rockwood" body, neck and fingerboard. (Birch with phenolic resin applied under heat and pressure into the wood) . 1 Bartolini PUP with onboard 3 band preamp
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Dunno much about it's origins as I received it in a trade with a TB member. I believe it to be a Warmoth parts bass. The neck is bound and headstock matches the body color. Ebony fretboard, no marker dots and it is bound. Fender logo on headstock. Seymour Duncan Pro-Active 9v (older model) pups with dip switches for mid cut and db cut. Dead silent electronics. Battery flip-style compartment in back. Black Schaller tuners, Black Badass II bridge, black control plate with black knobs. Pretty light (est. 8-9lbs tops).
I call it the Funk Machine!
Etimoe body with Zebrawood top 3-piece maple neck with matching headstock veneer. 2 Jerzy Drozd PUP with onboard Aguilar OBP-3 preamp
That JD is simply a "perfect bass"! there's nothing I could possibly want to change in that bass. Of course taking into account that I've never heard one. Nor I've never saw one or knew about someone having one here in argentina. Soundclips welcomed!! 
But look-wise, I think is absolutely perfect!
I don't dare to say wich one's better looking: amadeusex's JD or Debased's JD fretless.
JD basses and most ritters are the best looking instruments on earth, IMHO
But look-wise, I think is absolutely perfect!
I don't dare to say wich one's better looking: amadeusex's JD or Debased's JD fretless.
JD basses and most ritters are the best looking instruments on earth, IMHO
Only three other lucky people on this earth own a Ritter Roya Concept, but no one else has one smothered in platinum...!
That pic just made me want a Ritter. How does it sound? Approximately how much do they cost? (A lot, I know).
It sounds incredible - I have never heard a piezo system anything like this one. All the other ones I've played have been zingy and clanky or boomy and muddy with not many options in between, but this one has an extrememly natural and open sound.
There are no knobs, not even for volume, there is only a small switch that switches the mid boost circuit on or off - when it's off, the bass has a warm, full, transparent sound, which lets a lot of the "wood sound" through, and when it's on, the sound gets more bite and punch, making it a lot more modern.
It doesn't sound like much, but these two tonal options are more than enough, I really have all I need, and I love the simplicity.
The bass is also very responsive, so I can do a lot to the tone with my hands as well, and the extended fingerboard makes this easier than on other basses for me.
Ritters start at 4,000 Euros (appr. USD 5,500) for a Roya model, but they quickly get up there - my new custom Roya 5, which is on the way now, set me back close to 6,000 Euros (appr. USD 8,300). The Ritter Royal models cost more than that, though, but are usually between USD 10,000 and 15,000.
The Roya Concept basses differed a lot in price because of the different fingerboard woods and finishes, and I believe mine was the most expensive one - even though I had the diamond swapped with a fake
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