at the price of $100,000 this could be the world's most expensive bass.

[Grand Wazoo]

Even if I had the cash I'd rather give it to charity than spend 100 grand on this

[url="http://most-expensive.net/bass-guitar"]http://most-expensive.net/bass-guitar[/url]

Edited September 28, 2011 by Grand Wazoo

[tonyf]

I'd have had it if it had one more string. Or fretless. Or one less string. Or was passive. Or a maple neck.

[charic]

I'm pretty sure it used to be 150k. Wonder if somebody actually tried it.

It really is beautiful though

[Ou7shined]

What a cheek. I wouldn't pay more than 90 grand for it.

[Kiwi]

Ain't worth jack if noone buys it...

[Darkstrike]

Ahhh, this old chestnut...

[quote]The Flora Aurum is a work in progress and is on hold for one lucky buyer. [/quote]


Oh yeah, he's lucky alright, mammoth ivory nut = mammoth tone, everyone knows that.

[icastle]

[quote name='Darkstrike' timestamp='1317205461' post='1387950']
Oh yeah, he's lucky alright, mammoth ivory nut = mammoth tone, everyone knows that.
[/quote]

Furry with big feet?

[henry norton]

"After all, the German luthier’s expensive basses are made with some of the same techniques used to make Stradivarius violins."

Hmm, could this technique involve carving bits of seasoned wood into the shape of a musical instrument???

Edit: ...or does he wind his pickups slightly hot like Strad used to....

Edited September 28, 2011 by henry norton

[chris_b]

[size=4][color=#222222][font=Arial]He doesn't have to sell it, doesn't even have to make it! If enough people hear about a Ritter with this spec it's done its job, as marketing boost for the company.[/font][/color][/size][color=#222222][font=Arial][size=1][/size][/font][/color]

[Marlat]

That thing sold ages ago. If plays anywhere near as good as my Ritter I'd buy it if I had the spare cash. I don't think it actually sold for $100,000. Jens makes a lot of stuff "because he can", but its all very much playable art.

[lemmywinks]

I wonder how much mammoth tusk is. It should probably be illegal seeing as ivory is, what with mammoths being [i]slightly[/i] rarer than elephants....

Just think - each time you file the nut slots you're taking hundreds off the value of the bass!

[charic]

[quote name='Darkstrike' timestamp='1317205461' post='1387950']
Ahhh, this old chestnut...

Oh yeah, he's lucky alright, mammoth ivory nut = mammoth tone, everyone knows that.
[/quote]


I hear he's using a behringer combo.

[hillbilly deluxe]

Paint it black,fit EMG's and rout it for a trem.

[henry norton]

[quote name='lemmywinks' timestamp='1317209801' post='1388045']
I wonder how much mammoth tusk is. It should probably be illegal seeing as ivory is, what with mammoths being [i]slightly[/i] rarer than elephants....

Just think - each time you file the nut slots you're taking hundreds off the value of the bass!
[/quote]
Ha! About a quid per speck of dust! Actually mammoth tusk is used on some very expensive string instrument bows. It's used because you don't have to kill a mammoth to get the ivory whereas you normally have to kill an elephant if you want elephant ivory.

[Darkstrike]

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1317206334' post='1387982']

Furry with big feet?
[/quote]
Oh yeah! Ask Mr Graham about furry big foot tone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq8VZDz5lEc
Mammoth tusk nuts will do these sounds without the octaver.
[quote name='henry norton' timestamp='1317206802' post='1387996']
"After all, the German luthier’s expensive basses are made with some of the same techniques used to make Stradivarius violins."

Hmm, could this technique involve carving bits of seasoned wood into the shape of a musical instrument???

Edit: ...or does he wind his pickups slightly hot like Strad used to....
[/quote]

IIRC he uses the same kind of finish.
[quote name='charic' timestamp='1317210744' post='1388066']


I hear he's using a behringer combo.
[/quote]
But in fairness, it's the most expensive Behringer combo.

[muttley]

Ostentatious, vulgar,ugly and just plain stupid.

The "Most Expensive" guitar, OTOH, has some credibility.

[EdwardHimself]

I can see why he went for 10,000 year old ivory; you wouldn't want to risk it being too close to 1947, might get a bit contentious.

[flyfisher]

It's not a guitar, it's a piece of jewellery. Just like gold-inlay and diamond-encrusted Rolexes are not watches.

[xgsjx]

I'm pretty sure when that was first made is was advertised at $250k. That's a big depreciation!

[stingrayPete1977]

TBF it was only £1500 but Jens got Ken Smith to calculate the postage

Is it good for metal?

[lemmywinks]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1317237797' post='1388586']
TBF it was only £1500 but Jens got Ken Smith to calculate the postage
[/quote]

[EssentialTension]

I wouldn't want it even if it was free.

[BigRedX]

This bass was $100,000 when it first came to attention here back in 2008. At the time the exchange rate was $2 = £1, and I pointed out that my (then) boss had just spent the same amount (£50,000) on a new car.

I know which of the two I'd rather have and which would also have kept it's value better.

[charic]

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1317243055' post='1388676']
I wouldn't want it even if it was free.
[/quote]

Why? Have you tried it? Could be a really good player

[dave_bass5]

It looks like someone has been sick all over it. fugly to the point of being an abomination in my view.