Ever since I saw Aram Badrosian play his Ritter I was star struck. I actually am from Germany and live like 5 hours away from Jens Ritters factory. If I ever end up making enough money to afford one of his instruments, I'll surely order one. As far as I'm concerned, Jens Ritter is the Stradivari of the electric bass guitar.
$15,000 for this bass? Holy Crap! My $400 Jack "O" Bacher Jackson bass sounds every bit as good... as an art piece (which is the only way to view it) I suppose it has it's place... 100 years from now it might be in a collection... 500 years it might be broken and tossed away or in a museum... who knows?
My god, that's gorgeous. Sounds amazing with finger style. Like no other bass. The slap tone is very transparent, though. Finger style sounds so rich and wonderful.
@@ishguitars How much was it? Most expensive? I always thought a highly customized Alembic with tons of inlay work would be at the top of the list. Ritter are very wild, and ya just have to love them. I never knew how much they cost, I know they aren't cheap.
Awesome bass… now you just need to find a bass player to test it a record a vid so we can hear how it sounds,.. and btw, not just using the external microphone in a iPhone or so
Love how Jens Ritter goes all out - BUT How can he use that type of foam in that case?! It will chemically eat into the finish over time. For a five figure bass, it ought to have non-harmful material in contact with the finish!
@@whatskraken3886 Jens just may not have had any instruments in these type of cases long enough to find out. I've had experience with this foam in road cases. It is okay for a couple of years but long term it does indeed eat into nitro and poly finishes. Destroyed the finish on a my 1980 Pedulla Bass. Have see other instruments with this foam embedded in the finish. Five figure instrument - don't take chances- Upholster the case.
Taking this thing to a gig would be a nightmare.I dont think I could enjoy the gig ,worrying about knocking this bass against something.No,give me a good ol' J-bass anytime.This looks too delicate and Fancy Nancy.You would worry about snapping something off! Sounds about average too.
