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Ritter Princess Isabella 4 String Bass Guitar - First One Ever Built
Ritter Princess Isabella 4 String Bass Guitar - First One Ever Built
Ritter Princess Isabella 4 String Bass Guitar - First One Ever Built
Ritter Princess Isabella 4 String Bass Guitar - First One Ever Built
Ritter Princess Isabella 4 String Bass Guitar - First One Ever Built
Ritter Princess Isabella 4 String Bass Guitar - First One Ever Built
Ritter Princess Isabella 4 String Bass Guitar - First One Ever Built
Ritter Princess Isabella 4 String Bass Guitar - First One Ever Built
Ritter Princess Isabella 4 String Bass Guitar - First One Ever Built
Ritter Princess Isabella 4 String Bass Guitar - First One Ever Built
Ritter Princess Isabella 4 String Bass Guitar - First One Ever Built
Ritter Princess Isabella 4 String Bass Guitar - First One Ever Built
Ritter Princess Isabella 4 String Bass Guitar - First One Ever Built
Ritter Princess Isabella 4 String Bass Guitar - First One Ever Built

Serial Number: 1624

Ritter Princess Isabella 4 String Bass Guitar - First One Ever Built


  • Free Continental USA shipping
  • Setup and inspected by our tech team
  • In stock, ready to ship

Regular price$7,849.99
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We have 3 ways to finance:

Financing (like a credit card, with a credit check)

  • Affirm 0% financing up to $17,500
  • Klarna "as-low-as" 0% financing

To get started: add gear to your cart, start the checkout process, and then select Affirm or Klarna as your payment option. You will do a super easy credit app and be good to go!

Layaway (we hold the gear until its paid off, no credit check)

  • Layaway with 25% down with 90 days to pay, no weekly payments

To get started: contact us and we will send you a layaway contract to e-sign and 25% invoice.

SHIPPING

All of our orders are shipped with UPS and signature required at delivery (excluding small accessories).

Orders placed before 2PM EST will ship same-day.

You will receive a tracking number as soon as your order ships. Please note: All delivery changes (hold for pickup, address change, etc.) must be requested before your order leaves our store, otherwise, they are the responsibility of the customer.

RETURNS

You can return an item for any reason up to 5 days from receipt of the item, with the exception of international orders or instruments that have been modified at the customer's request. You will need to pay the return shipping cost and outgoing shipping cost (even if “free shipping” is offered), as well as applicable restocking fees dependent on your payment method (usually a 3-10% fee, specific amounts can be found at the link below).

We highly recommend reviewing our full return policy before purchasing so there are no surprises.

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My name is Jesse Wilson, owner of Ish Guitars. Ish is 1 of only 3 Ritter dealers in the USA - I'm also a huge fan of Jens Ritter's work. Please message or call me for a detailed look into this instrument or any other of Ritter's masterpieces!

You may have heard of Ritter's Princess Isabella guitar - it was groundbreaking instrument which used Ritter's incredible engineering to create a solid-body electric that sounded like a hollow body jazz guitar.

Now, Ritter is at it again with a brand new twist: The first ever Ritter Princess Isabella Bass!

This work of art is simple, yet delivers on all fronts. The electronics are completely passive using Ritter's custom designed and hand built pickups and electronics. The controls are simple - just volume and tone, with a secret hidden in the tone knob: a unique Ritter designed push-pull which changes the bass from a very distinct modern to very distinct vintage tone.

Personal note: It does not sound like ANY other Ritter I have played. The experience of this bass is incredibly unique. While most of Ritter's work represents a near-perfect, balanced hi-fi sound, this bass has an aggressive, scooped, lively sound that combines a P-Bass with something way more musical. Its impossible to describe, so we will be making a video soon.

The body is extremely thin but wide - something Ritter attributes to its unique sound (yes you are reading that right. In discussions with Jens Ritter, he has mentioned it is not only the woods the bass is made of, but also the SHAPE of the instrument that gives its unique tone, and he designed it that way on purpose. Crazy, huh?)

On a playability side, this bass has the sightly shorter 33.3" scale that Ritter developed with Prince. It gives the instrument a slightly lower string tension good for digging in and shaping the tone of the bass with your fingers, yet retains the intonation and string clarity of a full scale instrument.

The ebony fretboard, black matte powder coated hardware, and gold frets (and alloy of steel Ritter developed which is 4 times harder than stainless!) really set off the looks of this bass, mixing classic with modern.

Besides its prototype, this is the FIRST Ritter Princess Isabella bass ever created. Own a piece of history and try a bass no one else will have the opportunity of experiencing - call us today!

Weight 8lb 4oz. Includes custom Ritter flight case.

Questions?

Call us at 315-447-3243

Text us at 315-907-4259

Email us team@ishguitars.com

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We go beyond your typical guitar store. Each instrument is inspected at our in-house luthier shop before, during, and after its stay with us.

Testimonials

Fantastic company. Answered my email promptly and shipped very quickly! I highly recommend Ish Guitars!

Robert, PRS Custom 24 Piezo

Awesome transaction! I bought a pretty special guitar (previously owned by a famous guitarist), and Ish nailed it. Ethical dealer, quick ship, and fast responses. I look forward to doing business with them again in the future!

Devin, L'arrivee D-60

Awesome guitar. Came with a perfect setup and no issues. Would love to buy another guitar from you guys.

Matthew, Music Man Cutlass