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Ned Steinberger's prototype is on sale at Reverb now for 32 400 €. First asking was 37 k€.

https://reverb.com/item/32333075-alembic-series-ii-walnut

This Alembic is priced under 30 k€.

http://www.alembic.com/prod/prices.html

Ritter is a good brand to hunt for higher prices, so is Auerswald, if you can find one. I know this just a "g-word":

https://reverb.com/item/12167937-auerswald-viva-heavy-3-of-10

 

Of course you can take a look at the bigger side:

https://www.isbworldoffice.com/bass-sell.asp

One had an asking price of 100 k$.

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36 minutes ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

I'm going to list my squier SS Jaguar on ebay for one billion pounds - then I will be the owner of the most expensive bass. mwah ha ha ha (rubs hands together as if applying hand sanitizer)

Let me know when you do and I’ll try low-balling you!

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5 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

This one is not badly placed at all : https://www.fodera.com/anthony-jackson-presentation-ii-2/

And I'm a huge fan of the guy himself.

I am not a fan of the asthetic of foderas (I have no idea what they are like to play, I assume they are good), but that one is not actually too bad, as it doesn't have any knobs to be scattered randomly all over the place. But why does that XLR have to be just dumped there like they threw it at a dartboard?

I love how ritter put their sockets on the back, it makes so much sense

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3 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

I am not a fan of the asthetic of foderas (I have no idea what they are like to play, I assume they are good), but that one is not actually too bad, as it doesn't have any knobs to be scattered randomly all over the place. But why does that XLR have to be just dumped there like they threw it at a dartboard?

I love how ritter put their sockets on the back, it makes so much sense

Cause that's how Anthony Jackson wanted it👍🏼

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Many years ago I played several very expensive Fodera's at Bass Gear. They were wonderful. You could feel the quality and the tone just oozed out of the speakers. I was very impressed.

In spite of being the best I'd ever picked up, the feeling I got after playing those basses, impressive as they were, was that my music and playing was Fender shaped, so my souped up "Fenders" were the best choice for me.

Reading reports from Carl Thompson players he builds basses that are unique, very idiosyncratic and of very high quality.

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2 hours ago, Hellzero said:

Check this if you want to see ugly basses designed by a 5 years old child and sold at delirious prices https://ctbasses.com/photo-collection/6-string-basses

I like CTs. I think they look way better than a lot of boutique basses (Ritter look like a 5 year old’s drawing of a CT IMO.

Played a CT once, many years ago, in the Bass Centre in Wapping. It was really nice. 
 

 

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1 hour ago, chris_b said:

Many years ago I played several very expensive Fodera's at Bass Gear. They were wonderful. You could feel the quality and the tone just oozed out of the speakers. I was very impressed.

In spite of being the best I'd ever picked up, the feeling I got after playing those basses, impressive as they were, was that my music and playing was Fender shaped, so my souped up "Fenders" were the best choice for me.

Reading reports from Carl Thompson players he builds basses that are unique, very idiosyncratic and of very high quality.

I’ve played several very expensive Foderas and the best of them I thought was not bad. The rest I didn’t like at all. I’ve much preferred the Seis and Alembics I’ve owned/played. In fact there was one at Bass Day a few years back and Paul Everson’s stand was opposite. I played one of Paul’s basses that absolutely blew the Fodera out of the water IMO. 

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