LeftyJ Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) Was going to post just that! Here's the Reverb store: https://reverb.com/brand/papian-ezo?product_type=bass-guitars Here's Reverb's bass category, sorted by price in descending order, for sh*ts and giggles. https://reverb.com/marketplace/bass-guitars?sort=price|desc This one has to take the cake, although I have to assume that's a typo or a mistake in exchange rate by the Japanese seller: https://reverb.com/item/27777222-atelier-z-m265-jerry-barnes-free-shipping Edited June 17, 2020 by LeftyJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 I posted this a while ago. All your puny efforts are amateur hour - this is expensive!! https://www.guitarbroker.com/product/1979-musicman-stingray-fretless-bass/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passinwind Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 On 15/06/2020 at 12:34, Barking Spiders said: Just seen this Alembic on EBay for nearly £11k. Has anyone come across a bass that tops even this price? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1980-Alembic-Series-II-SSB-Short-Scale-Bass-the-Ultimate-Stanley-bass/174034172591?hash=item28853ebaaf:g:qisAAOSwaPNb6Zzs Sure, nearly any new Alembic for starters. And then of course a nice upright can easily cost double or triple that figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 21 minutes ago, LeftyJ said: This one has to take the cake, although I have to assume that's a typo or a mistake in exchange rate by the Japanese seller: https://reverb.com/item/27777222-atelier-z-m265-jerry-barnes-free-shipping Only 1 left - act fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 I disagree with the premise of this thread, I’ve never come across any bass, (expensive or not). Wet wipes cover a multitude of sins .., oops 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkypenguin Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Fodera Anthony Jackson Presentation II is north of £30,000 last time I checked, that would be the most expensive ive yet come across Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyR Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 7 hours ago, Steve Browning said: I posted this a while ago. All your puny efforts are amateur hour - this is expensive!! https://www.guitarbroker.com/product/1979-musicman-stingray-fretless-bass/ No wonder my ex-Pino one sold so quick price at £5k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 I may be wrong, but to the best of my knowledge, Jens doesn't have a price list posted on his site. I've had a couple of exchanges with him and Christophe and it seems you can pretty much order any of the Ritter bass models with whatever spec you care to dream up. Some of the Royal Family basses have gemstones and/or precious metals set into them, so you could easily spend above anything that has been mentioned here already. I also had a conversation with Mica at Alembic a couple of years ago around ordering a Spyder bass. The quote was over $20k; $4k of that was for the silver spider web inlays. I managed to pick one up second hand a couple of months ago for considerably less. Given that it has hardly been out of it's case, I'm glad I held off. Regarding Fodera. Some people like them, some people don't, but for me the Monarch is almost my perfect bass. I've had a few and they have all been outstanding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkypenguin Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: I may be wrong, but to the best of my knowledge, Jens doesn't have a price list posted on his site. I've had a couple of exchanges with him and Christophe and it seems you can pretty much order any of the Ritter bass models with whatever spec you care to dream up. Some of the Royal Family basses have gemstones and/or precious metals set into them, so you could easily spend above anything that has been mentioned here already. I also had a conversation with Mica at Alembic a couple of years ago around ordering a Spyder bass. The quote was over $20k; $4k of that was for the silver spider web inlays. I managed to pick one up second hand a couple of months ago for considerably less. Given that it has hardly been out of it's case, I'm glad I held off. Regarding Fodera. Some people like them, some people don't, but for me the Monarch is almost my perfect bass. I've had a few and they have all been outstanding. If I came into enough money tomorrow I'd be calling Fodera and ordering a monarch 6. For me its a beautifully elegant and compact design, especially with 33" scale and 16.5mm spacing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, funkypenguin said: If I came into enough money tomorrow I'd be calling Fodera and ordering a monarch 6. For me its a beautifully elegant and compact design, especially with 33" scale and 16.5mm spacing Well, I hope you win the lottery or something so you can achieve your dream bass 🤞 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) The only Fodera I like the actual design of is the Matt Garrison. For me, it’s the only great-looking singlecut. EDIT: Forgot the original W&T Zoid, that looked great. The newer version is a mess IMO. It looks like kid tried to copy the original and failed. Edited June 18, 2020 by 4000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Have to disagree with you there; The AJ Presentation (the original one, not the hideous semi-acoustic one with the holly top) is a masterpiece of design and is for me the only single cut bass that works visually. Having played two of them, they also balance perfectly when seated, and whilst they both initially sounded quite “ordinary”, after an hour’s playing... astounding. If I had the money I would have no hesitation in ordering one. And a snip at $20,450 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 On 17/06/2020 at 22:39, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: I may be wrong, but to the best of my knowledge, Jens doesn't have a price list posted on his site. I've had a couple of exchanges with him and Christophe and it seems you can pretty much order any of the Ritter bass models with whatever spec you care to dream up. Some of the Royal Family basses have gemstones and/or precious metals set into them, so you could easily spend above anything that has been mentioned here already. Jens does have a ratecard that’s supplied to dealers but he doesn’t publish them. One simple reason was that he sells all over the world & it was a major hassle keeping on top of exchange rate fluctuations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 I sold my Fodera Monarch Elite for £12K. That’s the most I’ve ever sold a personal bass for. We did sell a couple of custom build Foderas for around that amount as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) On 22/06/2020 at 22:22, FDC484950 said: Have to disagree with you there; The AJ Presentation (the original one, not the hideous semi-acoustic one with the holly top) is a masterpiece of design and is for me the only single cut bass that works visually. Having played two of them, they also balance perfectly when seated, and whilst they both initially sounded quite “ordinary”, after an hour’s playing... astounding. If I had the money I would have no hesitation in ordering one. And a snip at $20,450 I really don’t like the look of the AJ. The lines don’t flow at all. If I had $20k I wouldn’t be going to Fodera, because I’ve never played one I particularly liked. To be honest, I’d probably spend it on a few different things; another Wal Pro, a vintage Thumb, a ‘60s Ric, another custom Sei. I’d probably still have change. If I was to go with one bass it’d have to be Alembic. Edited July 5, 2020 by 4000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roonjuice Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) I’ve been lucky enough to play and own plenty of expensive wood. Custom builds, namm specials and such from a few builders. Fodera, I get why people like them, and they are beautifully made, but to me they always sound a bit bland and lacking. Kinda generic like if u pick “bass guitar” on a midi DAW .Fantastic as a start point, and play wonderfully but sonically grey, and visually just not my thing. Edited July 5, 2020 by roonjuice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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