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Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: nofi on January 23, 2010, 08:40:25 AM
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i was reading a ritter thread over at Teen Bass. they were chatting about some over the top gold and diamond encrusted and inlaid ritter bass. price tag was 100,000. i made the comment that "if only liberace played bass..." and was swiftly pounced on by a guy called thunderitter. he was really steamed. my bad probably but i was surprised by such swift retribution. oh well, live and learn but i can't seem to grasp the protocol over there. :P ???
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I've been known to piss off a few myself ........WTF ;D
Rick
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What, no linky? I'd love to read it over! Personally, I think the Liberace line was well directed ;D
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Maybe the guy's more into Rock Hudson?
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TB is an enormous site, and the people range from absolute beginners to boutique snobs. I actually left there for a few years because it got so bad. There's a lot of good info and people over there, but also a lot of crap to wade through. There's always a monthly thread on Tal Winkenfield, and always a dozen people asking what the best bass for ______ is. You take it for what it is.
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i guess i ran into the ritterwaffen. sheeesh.
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You mean, there are other bass forums...? :o
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De gustibus non est disputandum.
This Latin adage came from the Roman scholar Liberacicus.
To my eyes, Ritters are ugly as sin.
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I had saved some pics of one sporting stealth tuners, controls, stash boxes, etc... I think this belonged to a TB member, and I wanna say it costs somewhere in the $teens. This one just has a pepper rub... diamond crust'll run ya extra! :P
I'd feel like I need some Wootenchops™ to play a bass like this.
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/Platinum_Roya_2.jpg)
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/Platinum_Roya_4.jpg)
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/Platinum_Roya_10.jpg)
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/Platinum_Roya_16.jpg)
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Only a mother could love something that different...?
No, not fair... to each his/her/it's own...
Anyone here want to stan'-up and be counted as fans...?
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Very un-German if I may say so. Not tidy and symetric. A Ritter would have had a hard time joining the Waffen SS.
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Not my cup o' tea, thank you.
I like glammy!
That looks like an instrument for someone that actually "plays" bass, me? No. I beat away at it ;)
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I agree Ritters are ugly.
I hang on TB a lot....and if someone made the Liberace crack at me, I'd probably ask if they were related - or if they just liked the cape.
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thing is i didn't direct my remark at anyone, just about a ritter website pic that was up there.
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Some's more sensitive than others... you probably came upon someone who owns one and has been the butt of some ugly humour from his "buddies" for some time... you were the straw...
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A lighthearted crack about scoring some matching diamond encrusted knee high socks probably wouldn't fly well either then... ;D
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/liberacerwb.jpg)
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(LOL... fell off the chair... better now... no, just fell off again...)
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I love those shoes...
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A lighthearted crack about scoring some matching diamond encrusted knee high socks probably wouldn't fly well either then... ;D
Not to mention the diamond encrusted hot pants.
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TB does have a rule against declaring others' basses ugly, which I understand. Taste is extremely relative.
But he didn't do that.
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I see Joe has been going thru his family pictures again! ;D
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(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/liberacerwb.jpg)
Hahaha, I almost blew coffee out my nose! Outstanding!
And that gray/silver bass thingie is uh, let's see, uh. Next?
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Hahaha, I almost blew coffee out my nose! Outstanding!
And that gray/silver bass thingie is uh, let's see, uh. Next?
One more here with coffee coming out his nose ;D What a freakin' peacock.......and yeah that bass would go great with that outfit.
Rick
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Teen Bass...love it.
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A lighthearted crack about scoring some matching diamond encrusted knee high socks probably wouldn't fly well either then... ;D
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/liberacerwb.jpg)
The OP REALLY needs to post this on TB. Just like in the cartoons:
"If I dood it, I get a whuppin'. I dood it."
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The OP REALLY needs to post this on TB. Just like in the cartoons:
"If I dood it, I get a whuppin'. I dood it."
First somebody needs to photoshop the diamond Ritter into the pic. Then PM the guy who got upset.
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Uff! Hairy legs :puke:
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First somebody needs to photoshop the diamond Ritter into the pic. Then PM the guy who got upset.
Oh yeah, replace that baton with the ugmo bass and add a little "I told you so " caption ;D
Rick
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Oh yeah, replace that baton with the ugmo bass and add a little "I told you so " caption ;D
Rick
Brilliant!
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j306/apowell1/Brilliant-1.png)
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Is this the Ritter than makes gigbags with substandard zips?
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No, different company.
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Needless to say, the substandard zips and the gigbag that accompany them stem from a company called Ritter in Limeyland - i.e. a country that gave up serious-minded industrial production sometime in the last century in favor of financial wheeling and dealing.
The Ritter bass company, in contrast, is from Germany - home of Mercedes and Porsche and other products of internationally renowned technical excellence!
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Oh, I walked into that. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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I thought the Ritter gig bag company was Swiss, not British.
Of course the Swiss would never be involved in international finance. :-X
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Maybe the guy's more into Rock Hudson?
OK, I almost blew PIZZA out my nose on that one!
TB = unbearable. Ritter basses = nice work, but a little too furniture like for me. I'll take something in basic maple, with a nice conversion varnish paint job. ;D
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I thought the Ritter gig bag company was Swiss, not British.
Of course the Swiss would never be involved in international finance. :-X
You're right, Dave. Moreover, from the German bit. :o :o :o
http://www.ritter-bags.com/contact.html
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I bought mine in the UK but of course I should have figured that the UK doesn't even produce bags anymore.
I actually find Ritter bags cood quality. They're TBird gig bag is the best thing on the market if you want protection, good looks and a snug fit.
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I bought a general purpose bass one, which I knew was B stock, and none of the zips on the accessory pockets worked. Then I got one with the TBird, and the pocket zips on that don't work either. Compared to Warwick Rockbags, which have huge zips, the Ritter ones look puny. No problem with the bags themselves though.
Hijack alert!! Send in the Swot team.