I am sure some of you have seen or read about this instrument. Made by Jens Ritter, this thing costs $250,000 and is considered to be the most expensive bass, aside from vintage or ones that were owned by legends in the music world. I would be scared to even pick it up, afraid I might blemish it in some way.
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I would rather have thisā¦
I bet its about the same in costā¦
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I was reading that Wymanās was the most expensive followed by the Ritter then a Beatle bass. I guess it depends on the market and who is bidding. But the Ritter is an example of gaudiness. As pretty as it may be, what could you do with it? I would not play it were I rich and wanted it. It would just be put in storage and never played to preserve itās value
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Oh yeah the mammoth ivory is good for sustain lol. Seriously though I wouldnāt get it unless they do a 4-string
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If I was a billionaire musician I would totally buy that thing, play it on stage and then smash it at the end of the set.
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Not me. I would place it in storage of some type. Of course if I was a billionaire, then the cost of it would be about what a cheap Ibanez would be to us.
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Volkswagen Group, who owns Bugatti, donāt make any profit selling either the Veyron or the Chiron - these are prestige projects that cost them a lot.
Yes, there is a tiny market for these cars, but itās the publicity, the pushing the limits, and the displaying of a ābecause we canā attitude that is important.
Pretty much the same hereā¦
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Diamonds?
Gold?
That price markup is for the the 10 bolt neck.
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For that kind of bread that thing should bolt, string, and play itself while it makes coffee, vacuums the house, and washes the car.
And thatās just in the first hour.
Pick up the tempo, Diamond Bass! The goddamn house aināt gonna paint itself!
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At that price, one would at least expect it to look nice.
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Iād pay sting to come and play it for me
Well, about thatā¦ apparently Mr Sting doesnāt know what you can get for your money these days 
(was recently shared on TalkBassā¦)
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You can rest assured he paid a pretty penny for that vintage axe!
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Tell that the dude who wrote the caption 
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The dude says nothing about the price of the ā57 Fender P. He only mentions a āmodernā bass guitar.
Itāll still cost a LOT more bread than Iād spend to buy an original vintage model P. 
OKā¦ uhm, I guess this horse is dead nowā¦ and I am not going to beat it anymore.
Sorry if this rubbed you the wrong way - wasnāt my intention 
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No! Not at all, Joerg. Sorry if I came off that way.
Iām at work and preoccupied with other stuff that I wasnāt expecting. Grrrr!
No problem, my friend. I guess I should reply when Iām not facing crap at work.
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Not to worry! I was trying to be funnyā¦ that is usually when my problems start, with people around me looking bewildered
Take good care of that ācrapā, Mike!
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Telecaster headstocks just look so much better to me than the standard Fender axe-heads 
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