Breathtaking Guitars/Basses
 

Alright so I'm starting this thread to showcase some of the beautiful guitars and basses I've seen on dis here interwebs. Feel free to add to it
First up is the Ritter Flora Aurumn. Price $250,000
Floral Pattern Fingerboard Inlay made of massive 24Carat Gold
Every single Inlay-Leaf is decorated with a Black Diamond (set in Platinum)
The Bridge, the Tuner Buttons and the Knobs are handcast in massive Gold
2 flawles Brillant-Cut Diamonds (3,3ct) are placed on top of the 2 Knobs
Tiny green Brillant-Cut Diamonds serve as Knob Position Marks
The handshaped Body is made of a one piece Highest Figured Quilted Maple
The Nut is made of at least 10000 years old Mammoth Ivory

Alembic Signature 4
 

Ok here's Alembic's Signature 4 Bass
Price $12,000
The top piece of wood is Burl Redwood



And LEDs!

Next up is the Fodera Emperor V with a Buckeye Burl Top
Price $12,000

Here's one that might look a little odd. It's a Dingwall Z1 with a Spalted Maple Top in "Rastaburst" finish. These things start at $2,800
The cool thing about these basses is that they have a fanned fret system. Basically on top B string the scale is 37" and as you move towards the G string the scale becomes 33" i believe. This helps with intonation and gives the strings a more even feel. I've played one of these before and it really takes some getting used to.

Alright I know all of these have been basses so far. What can I say I'm biased.
Here's another Ritter painted to look like Italian Marble. Can't find a price, though

Here are some shots of the Dillion Electrics Crystal Series. I've never heard one in person but I've seen then here and there in concerts and on TV. Pretty anyhow...

I've always like the look of those transparent guitars. I used to have one of those acrylic BC Rich Warlocks. I've seen Dave Grohl rocking a Dan Armstrong/Ampeg lucite guitar pretty regularly

Ok i'll add some tits to this thread

I would LOVE to have any of these but they are around $6000 each

My Fender Precision Bass. I bought it at Manny's in NYC around 1978 for $305.



I also have a BC Rich Eagle bass from the early 80's. I'll get some pics when I get a chance. It's really pretty. I wish I could afford that Alembic. That bass is sweet.

Dude I envy your pbass. with the badassII bridge, too. must have some serious mojo. I just got a new Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass. Thing is so nice. There is a radius to the body so on the edges its very thin but in the middle of the bass its still regular thinkness (weight dropped from 11lbs down to 9.6) and the fretboard has a small radius to it. It feels a lot more rounded than the usual J neck. My only gripe with it is the jazz pickup is a little too noisy. I want to replace it with a noiseless, but the sound of both pickups full blast is to die for.




Here's my other two basses
1989 Squier II Precision. This was a buddy of mines I bought for 100 bucks because I was in love with the neck. It just feels so right. It has a slab body and no pickguard. I put Seymour Duncan 1/4 pounders in it and this thing just booms. I sold the acoustic rig 6 months ago and got a Gallien Krueger 800RB with a 4x10 cab

This was my first bass. I still have it and it helped me learn more about basses than any of my others. I've had this thing apart more times than I can remember. The neck warped on it so I bought another SquierII neck and through it on there. It really has that Paul Simonon vibe to it.

wow that new jazz bass is sweet! I like it. Ha, when I posted my bass, I thought to myself, I wonder if he notices the Badass Bass Bridge.:) I also rewired it with top of the line pick ups, but I forgot the name. Imagine buying a Fender Pbass with the case for $300.00?! Brand new. Had to wait to them to order it. Now it has boot marks from the stage divers.

Yea i cant tell from the writing on the pickups but my guess is either Lindy Fralins or maybe Norstands or EMGs, depending on when you replaced them. Yea 300 for a Pbass is ludicrous.

EMG it is.

My Dream:



D'Angelico New York Custom Supreme w/ Bartiolini hum canceling jazz pickup
This one custom made by a local luthier ($32k)

Bexxx, That S-series is fucking nasty.

I'm assuming nasty as in proper use of the word.

I just love his art work so its not even about the play-ability of the guitars for me. Hubby is the player not me.

I'm a fan too. I loved the Mic Stand he did for Jonathan Davis

okay lol, his art work is unusal and alot of people i know get grossed out by the work he does. fyi i wanna pole dance on that mic stand its awesome

So after some more research I figured out why that Aerodyne neck feels so comfortable and familiar to me compared to other Jazz basses I've played. While it has the normal 1.5" Jazz bass width at the nut, the radius on the fingerboard is like that of a P-Bass (7.25" as opposed to the 9.25" of normal Jazz basses and vintage Fender guitars) so it feels more rounded while being thinner. This is also the reason I don't care for Spectors and Warwicks. Spector's fingerboard radius is a wicked flat 16" and Warwicks are about the same.

My collection:

New Guitar Day Yesterday:



Fender 60s Closet Classic

is that an old Mustang?

I think the mustang had 2 coils, but I could be wrong. Cobain played one.

The 'Closet Classic' is a pre-distressed repro-ax, I believe - a friend picked up a 'Relic' level Strat a while back that looked like it was beat to shit. kinda like buying pre-ripped jeans (but made in the Fender custom shop to the original specs).