Worlds most expensive bass!!!

[XxBassMastaXx]

The Ritter Royal Flora Aurum, as it’s called, has a body carved from a rare, solid piece of maple while the nut is carved from 10,000-year-old mammoth ivory. The fingerboard is decorated with a floral inlay pattern made of 24-karat gold. There’s even a black diamond set in platinum decorating each leaf. Even the bridge, tuner buttons and knobs are cast in gold. The knobs on this luxurious bass hold an additional embellishment—they’re both topped with brilliant-cut diamonds (3.3 carats total).

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

The most expensive bass guitar in the world is valued at $100,000

[JimBobTTD]

Shame they cut that lovely maple into such a hideous shape!

[EssentialTension]

I'd rather have almost anything else (including piles). Horrible.

[EBS_freak]

why...?

[purpleblob]

What a shame somebody decided to ruin a perfectly good instrument

[bythesea]

[quote name='purpleblob' post='589070' date='Sep 3 2009, 08:26 PM']What a shame somebody decided to ruin a perfectly good instrument [/quote]
+1 The Ritter that Owen is selling on BC looks so much better than that IMO.

[purpleblob]

[quote name='bythesea' post='589074' date='Sep 3 2009, 08:28 PM']+1 The Ritter that Owen is selling on BC looks so much better than that IMO.[/quote]

Yeah, is that the lovely blue one now on ebay - if so, way nicer than this pimped up monstrosity, in my opinion

[bythesea]

[quote name='purpleblob' post='589077' date='Sep 3 2009, 08:31 PM']Yeah, is that the lovely blue one now on ebay - if so, way nicer than this pimped up monstrosity, in my opinion [/quote]
That's the one

[Kev]

disgusting, id rather have a supercar.

[EssentialTension]

... or pay off the mortgage.

[SS73]

looks ok, but just ok, like every other modern Bass, just hope it sounds better

[lee650]

Wow thats a lot of bling!!!
I wouldnt give it house room, definately not my cup of tea

[Pentode]

Rather slam my knob in the car door again.........

[doctor_of_the_bass]

I've just ordered 3 of 'em! One to play, a spare and a spare for the spare!

Mwahahahah!

Nick x

[GreeneKing]

Wood and general ascetics I like but far too much bling innit.

Even for this Essex boy

[fatgoogle]

I would only buy a bass that expensive if it was planish nothing too fancy but if it so long and wa difficult to wind the pickups or something or is actually wa a chick magnet.

[ahpook]

fugly.

[JTUK]

yep..doesn't work at all for me..

Just plain ugly...

[OutToPlayJazz]

So are there any pimps/drug dealers with a blinged out Range Rover on 20" wheels/spinners among us who would like one of these??

[Doddy]

I've seen that Ritter before...it was in Bass Player a while back.
It's a beautiful instrument...just a bit over the top.

[BassBus]

Never mind pimps. It's just BLING, in' it, ye ge' me!

[chris_b]

Only goes to show that money and taste don't necessarily go together!

[steve-soar]

[quote name='chris_b' post='589295' date='Sep 4 2009, 12:27 AM']Only goes to show that money and taste don't necessarily go together![/quote]Yes.

[leftybassman392]

What were they thinking!

For that kind of money you could get any of a selection of really rather nice cars, and still have change for a couple of really rather nice basses.

[EBS_freak]

[quote name='leftybassman392' post='589350' date='Sep 4 2009, 08:07 AM']What were they thinking!

For that kind of money you could get any of a selection of really rather nice cars, and still have change for a couple of really rather nice basses. [/quote]

But it still wouldn't get you *that* bass... and if you want *that* bass... cough up!