Bassmachine Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Here is my Ritter Classic 5 in my black marble finish Quote
TheGreek Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 I've been looking back through and have fallen in love with so many of these...Bassmachine's marble finish just so "unique", the front facing on Norwoods Roya feels like you could dive into it, and Friz's 4 string R8 reminds me of a gorgeous piece of driftwood - I'm not sure that paying the money clears the debt that we have to Jens - I think that we remain endebted for as long as we own these things of beauty. We are blessed indeed. Quote
TheGreek Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Anybody up for a robbery??? http://willcuttguitars.com/ritter I want this one though: http://willcuttguitars.com/ritter/ritter-r8-singlecut-4-string-late-lounge Quote
ChrisDev Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1426794163' post='2722109'] I want this one though: [url="http://willcuttguitars.com/ritter/ritter-r8-singlecut-4-string-late-lounge"]http://willcuttguita...ing-late-lounge[/url] [/quote] Also one of my favourites!! Quote
Bassmachine Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Here is a mythical bass..... http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2011/10/27/bass-of-the-week-ritter-royal-flora-aurum/ Quote
molan Posted March 19, 2015 Author Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) I have a sneaking suspicion here may be another rather nice R8 in the UK very soon. . . Edited March 20, 2015 by molan Quote
Cameronj279 Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 These basses are weird to me. I really don't like the body shape...but at the same time I think they're absolutely stunning looking basses. Quote
Dazed Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1426794163' post='2722109'] Anybody up for a robbery??? http://willcuttguitars.com/ritter I want this one though: http://willcuttguitars.com/ritter/ritter-r8-singlecut-4-string-late-lounge [/quote] Im there with you! I'll have the Cocobolo please and thankyou Quote
molan Posted March 20, 2015 Author Posted March 20, 2015 I really like a lot of these natural wood finish Ritters. They probably aren't what Jens is best known for but he does them really well and, relative to the high gloss finishes, they aren't major cost upgrades. Quote
ChrisDev Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 Congrats molan & dudi8. [size=2]GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....[/size] This one also looks very promising https://ritter-instruments.com/inprogress.php#1251 Quote
molan Posted March 20, 2015 Author Posted March 20, 2015 [quote name='friz' timestamp='1426851145' post='2722658'] Congrats molan & dudi8. [size=2]GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....GAS does not affect me....[/size] This one also looks very promising [url="https://ritter-instruments.com/inprogress.php#1251"]https://ritter-instr...ogress.php#1251[/url] [/quote] Wow, I hadn't spotted that one - the ebony board looks amazing! Quote
Spoombung Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) ---/ Edited March 22, 2015 by Spoombung Quote
TheGreek Posted June 4, 2015 Posted June 4, 2015 Factory Tour video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACpS-GNXiqw Quote
ChrisDev Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 Some Ritter Owners met at my place yesterday Quote
ChrisDev Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) Paul Turner, of the Legendary Acid Jazz band Jamiroquai, with his Cora Shudarella More @ http://ritter-instruments.com/item_info.php?i=627 Edited July 27, 2015 by ChrisDev Quote
molan Posted July 27, 2015 Author Posted July 27, 2015 [quote name='ChrisDev' timestamp='1437992971' post='2830554'] Paul Turner, of the Legendary Acid Jazz band Jamiroquai, with his Cora Shudarella More @ [url="http://ritter-instruments.com/item_info.php?i=627"]http://ritter-instru..._info.php?i=627[/url] [/quote] I've played this a couple of times - sounds great Quote
dudi8 Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 [quote name='ChrisDev' timestamp='1437320680' post='2825057'] Some Ritter Owners met at my place yesterday [/quote] oh my.... that white concept.... Quote
Dazed Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 So apart from the cost, quirky deigns (imho) that I'm a fan of, do owners and players of Ritters love the sound as much as the aesthetics? Curious how flexible the triple buckers and Parametric EQ are? Is there a good p tone in there? Quote
molan Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 [quote name='Dazed' timestamp='1444859966' post='2886866'] So apart from the cost, quirky deigns (imho) that I'm a fan of, do owners and players of Ritters love the sound as much as the aesthetics? Curious how flexible the triple buckers and Parametric EQ are? Is there a good p tone in there? [/quote] I've just got back from rehearsing with my Cora - always so easy to play and sounds great. The electronics are really flexible and Jens really listens to your tone requirements when building a bass. I'm always amazed at how deep and low my R8 goes and it weighs about 6.5lbs! Quote
ChrisDev Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 When I buy a bass, the first criterion is sound, then playability, then looks. I used to play in a coverband with a set ranging from the old James Brown stuff, to Avicii, to Rage against the machine. As I don't like switching basses on stage, I always took [url="https://ritter-instruments.com/item_info.php?i=415"]my Cora[/url]. And this one doesn't even have the most flexible electronics (active only [url="https://ritter-instruments.com/electronics-files/RITTER-C3-Electronics_Active.pdf"]C-3 electronics[/url] => mid tone cut/boost at a specific low-mid frequency). When my students ask about the sound of Ritter basses, I let them hear 6 recordings and ask them how many different basses they think they hear. Most say 4 or 5. They're quite surprised when I tell them all grooves were recorded with the same Ritter bass. For my first R8 I asked Jens for a specific sound (I gave him some recordings of bass sounds I liked) and I got a bass what almost exactly that sound. As Molan mentioned, Ritter basses do have some serious sub bass. The most flexible option would be active/passive Master electronics with triplebuckers. [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/product-category/bass-guitars/ritter/"]Bass Gear[/url] is the place to be in the UK if you want to try a few Ritters. But be careful, you will want to order one Quote
TheGreek Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 [quote name='ChrisDev' timestamp='1444899176' post='2887043'] When I buy a bass, the first criterion is sound, then playability, then looks. I used to play in a coverband with a set ranging from the old James Brown stuff, to Avicii, to Rage against the machine. As I don't like switching basses on stage, I always took [url="https://ritter-instruments.com/item_info.php?i=415"]my Cora[/url]. And this one doesn't even have the most flexible electronics (active only [url="https://ritter-instruments.com/electronics-files/RITTER-C3-Electronics_Active.pdf"]C-3 electronics[/url] => mid tone cut/boost at a specific low-mid frequency). When my students ask about the sound of Ritter basses, I let them hear 6 recordings and ask them how many different basses they think they hear. Most say 4 or 5. They're quite surprised when I tell them all grooves were recorded with the same Ritter bass. For my first R8 I asked Jens for a specific sound (I gave him some recordings of bass sounds I liked) and I got a bass what almost exactly that sound. As Molan mentioned, Ritter basses do have some serious sub bass. The most flexible option would be active/passive Master electronics with triplebuckers. [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/product-category/bass-guitars/ritter/"]Bass Gear[/url] is the place to be in the UK if you want to try a few Ritters. But be careful, you will want to order one [/quote] Nice bass...very similar to the white one that had down at Bass Gear - looked fantastic at the LBGS with white strings on... Quote
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