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Any Ritters Out There?


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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.

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[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]
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Also one of my favourites!!

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[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
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Im there with you! I'll have the Cocobolo please and thankyou

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Congrats molan & dudi8.

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This one also looks very promising



https://ritter-instruments.com/inprogress.php#1251

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[quote name='friz' timestamp='1426851145' post='2722658']
Congrats molan & dudi8.

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This one also looks very promising



[url="https://ritter-instruments.com/inprogress.php#1251"]https://ritter-instr...ogress.php#1251[/url]
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Wow, I hadn't spotted that one - the ebony board looks amazing!

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[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]
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I've played this a couple of times - sounds great :)

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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?

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[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?
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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!

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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 :D

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[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 :D
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Nice bass...very similar to the white one that had down at Bass Gear - looked fantastic at the LBGS with white strings on...

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