Extreme BASS guitars...post em up!!!!

[TheReal7]

Got a crazy bass guitar? link to and insane bass pic? Post em up!!!

Here are a few:

http://www.conklinguitars.com/facebass/9gallery/9avon.html
http://www.pianodesk.com/bassgtr/done4.jpg
http://www.moonstoneguitars.com/sklr.jpg
http://www.righteouswoods.net/Graphics/Clients_and_%20works/MSSPALT_Ziricote_Bass.jpg
http://www.musicgearreview.com/dbpix/brubaker.jpg
http://www.gilmerwood.com/images/03-20-03iw-dm1.jpg
http://www.pro-music-news.com/html/03/20110rit.jpg

[BluesSG]

Is that last one even a real pic? looks very concept modelish

[PhantomLord]

you know i think there are more crazy bass designs than guitar designs out there.

[SG99]

I am a Gov't Mule fan.. so here are some pics of Allen Woody's (RIP) basses.

Allen Woody Basses (http://www.12stringbass.net/master.htm?http://www.12stringbass.net/AllenWoody.htm)

I am trying to procure a pic of the six string bass that was half fretted/half no fret...


SG99

[Plstrcast]

I wish I can find a picture of this bass.. There is a guy in New Jersey (northern) who hand carves these custom bass guitars that look like cobras & dragons! The eyes light up and they are really works of art! As far as i can recall he makes these all by himself. Wish I could remember his name!!! I tried to google a few things, but came up empty.. I'll keep trying, never seen anything like them.

[sumx4182]

my fav of the ones posted above is prolly the nine string...

[pagodas_fiesta]

my fav of the ones posted above is prolly the nine string...
i was gonna say the same thing. the wood looks amazing on that one

[Maverick Blues]

Is that last one even a real pic? looks very concept modelishAyup, it's for real. That's a Ritter Jupiter, and you can find out about them here (http://www.ritter-basses.com/ritter-basses-baesse/ritter-basses-jupiter.htm).

Thanks for sharing these, thereal7. My favorite hangout for the good, the bad, and the ugly in bass guitars is the BunnyBass Amusing Bass Gallaria (http://www.bunnybass.com/e-zine/amusing/amusingindex.shtml) -- in fact, you can find a picture of a matte-finished Ritter Jupiter on page 37. Y'all might enjoy flipping through the pages, there's some pretty wild stuff there. :)

Cheers,
'rick

[Ranger]

^ That Ritter is a coooooool guitar... input on the back? That's nifty, the whole guitar just looks like perfect from the front, no knobs, no holes, nothin.

[Maverick Blues]

^ That Ritter is a coooooool guitar... input on the back? That's nifty, the whole guitar just looks like perfect from the front, no knobs, no holes, nothin.I agree it's a very "clean" look. I'm not sure how practical it is to have the controls recessed into the back of the body... I can't imagine how you could quickly reach behind and make a change. On the other hand, most of the time my controls get left wide open anyway, so maybe it's not much of an issue if you're just changing p'up selection between songs or somesuch.

Check out where the neck's bolted to the body... you'd never have to worry about that neck working loose! :D

I'm all for people experimenting with new designs like this. Stuff stays too stagnant otherwise. Yeah, there are going to be failures and outrageously ugly or unplayable stuff, but that's just part of the bargain. My hat's off to Mr. Ritter and to all the others who are open-minded enough to try new stuff like this. (By the way, there's an interview with the creator (http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=131369) online that's kind of interesting.)

Speaking of "different," one of my favorites over at Bunny Bass is the Bender Collision (http://www.bunnybass.com/e-zine/amusing/amusingbass27.shtml). :p Put a straight neck on it and it'd be playable, and I almost would like to have one just for the fun factor. :)

'rick

P.S. I agree about the wood on the nine string!

[Rogue Axel]

wow i need sum of those basses. ill consider it when im gigin full time haha.

[Blake]

I want number 4! Who makes it?

[kingtriplet2000]

there is no way the last one is real, it looks artificial or sumthin