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---- NEWSLETTER January 2008 ----

Hello Bassplayers and -friends!

...my flight to NAMM Show California leaves Germany in approx. 9hours. I still have to finish the last instrument. Therefore I keep it short:

The News January 2008:

1. Namm Show 2008
2. New Picture Gallery online
3. Ritter goes downunder
4. New Dealer in USA
5. Updated History & Owners Album

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1. Namm Show 2008
I will be as usual at NAMM Show in Anaheim/California from January the 17th to the 20th downstairs at Hall E / Booth # 1239.
For pictures of the new available NAMM basses click this link:
http://www.ritter-basses.com/ritter-basses-baesse/ritter-basses-available-instruments.htm

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2. New Picture Gallery online
Find Pictures of Ritter Players, Friends, my workshop, events and much more at:
http://www.ritter-basses.com/ritter-basses-gallery/ritter-basses-gallery.php

If You are a Ritter Player, don't forget to send a picture of you to: info@ritter-basses.com

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3. Ritter goes downunder
Please welcome my new Dealer in Australia:

Bass People
31 Parramatta Road
Annandale
NSW 2038
Phone: (02) 9516 1975
email: info@basspeople.com.au
www.basspeople.com.au

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4. New Dealer in USA
Also Ritter Basses are available at:

Horton's Music
2333 B Hwy. 62/412
Highland, Arkansas 72542
Phone: 870-856-2211
Email: sales@hortonsmusic.com
www.hortonsmusic.com

G Guitars
153 East Street 4th Floor
New Haven CT 06511
Phone: 203 786 4734
Email: info@gguitars.com
www.gguitars.com

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5. Updated History & Owners Album
We recently updated the History & Owners Album. If you own a Ritter Bass, please check the serialnumber for correct owner information here:
http://www.ritter-basses.com/ritter-basses-history/ritter-basses-history.php

Also if you have some additional pictures, feel free to send them to: info@ritter-basses.com

Talk to you soon!
Jens

NEWS July 2007

Hello Bassplayers and -friends!

Time passes by so quickly. It’s more than 10 years ago that I started building bass guitars. I’m happy to say that it is still my passion and I’m glad that - besides all the obstacles - I still have the possibility to be free to do what I like most. Although my road was not an easy one.
Especially during the last months I had to go through some difficult situations. But now the troubled waters are calm again and I’m back to business.

I want to thank all the people who supported me over the last years, especially my family and my friend Daniel who is the “right hand” of Ritter Bass Guitars. I thank all my customers. Without your feedback and affirmation for what I’m doing, my Basses wouldn’t exist.

On the occasion of my 10th Anniversary I release a limited edition of 10 Roya “Late Lounge” Basses today. See Pictures here:

http://www.ritter-basses.com/ritter-basses-baesse/ritter-basses-available-instruments.htm

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The News July 2007:

1. Illegal Ritter Copies

At Ebay they sell Basses looking like my Roya, Okon and Jupiter Designs. These are all illegal knockoffs made of bad quality. I don´t cooperate with other producers and I don´t sell my designs to mass production companies!
I would also like to point out that the smear campaign starting last December throughout Germany about Daniel and me not building our instruments by ourselves is a downright lie. I assure you that all Ritter Basses are handmade by Daniel and me as you can always have a look at visiting my workshop.

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2. RITTER BASSES at NAMM Show in Austin - Texas
Please visit me at the Austin Convention Center in Texas/USA from July 27th-29th; booth number: 635.

Check here for Available Instruments Online:
http://www.ritter-basses.com/ritter-basses-baesse/ritter-basses-available-instruments.htm

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3. RITTER BODY TUNING Setup
A lot of costumers like the "tunerfree" look of my fretless backside tuning setup. This, however, cannot be installed on a fretted bass. As a result I designed a "headless" BODY TUNING setup: Check Bass Number 0732 here:
http://www.ritter-basses.com/ritter-basses-baesse/ritter-basses-available-instruments.htm

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4. RITTER BASSES now available at:

Marc's Guitar Shop (WAUSAU)
2108 N. 7th Street
Wausau, Wisconsin 54403
Phone: 715-849-4800
(Speak to: Marc)
Email: marc@marcsguitarshop.com
www.marcsguitarshop.com

ExcuisiteBass (RICHMONT)
924 Pleasant Street, Suite 3
Richmond 23223 VA
Phone: 804-683-5503
Email: sales@exquisitebass.com
www.exquisitebass.com

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Coming soon: 9-thousand year old Bog Oak / Limited Edition of 4 Basses. Stay tuned!

Yours
Jens Ritter

NEWS January 2007

Hello Bassplayers and -friends!

The year 2006 has been extremely busy for Ritter Bass Guitars. We moved into a new bigger studio with more space for production because the amount of orders just kept increasing. Still, by the end of the year, Daniel and I had big problems to handle all the orders. Luckily my father retired a few weeks ago and is now with Ritter Bass Guitars.

I’m very sorry for the order stop of the last months. But otherwise the order time would have passed one year and I don’t like to schedule my business for more than 12 months.
I’m taking new orders from today.

The News 11.January 2007:

Ritter Royals Website now online
Finally I started my exclusive Ritter Royals Line with a separate Website. The Ritter Royals demonstrate my current idea of instrument building.

I just made, beside others, a few very pompous basses featuring massive Gold pieces, Diamonds and other gemstones. At the moment I’m working on Basses with totally different statements:
Featuring e.g. old damaged and used wood bodies – made out of floor boards of a local 400 years old house, super rare flamed swamp oak with a few thousand years of age, historic surface treatments from the Baroque and Renaissance and so on.
I presumably will not make more than 7-8 pieces a year. Stay Tuned!

Click below for the Royals website:

http://www.ritter-royals.com

NAMM Show Los Angeles
As usual I will be at NAMM Show in Anaheim from January the 18th to the 21st downstairs at Hall E / Booth # 1239.
For pictures of the new available NAMM basses click below:

http://www.ritter-basses.com/ritter-basses-baesse/ritter-basses-available-instruments.htm

History Album & Owners Gallery Update
I uploaded a lot of more bass pictures in the “History Album & Owners Gallery”. If you are a Ritter Owner please check if your instrument is already online and if your name shows up. Please send me an update if not.

Click below to see the new uploaded pictures:

http://www.ritter-basses.com/ritter-basses-history/ritter-basses-history.php

So long! Have a great year 2007!

Jens

NEWS July 2006

Hello Bassplayers and -friends!

I'm sorry to tell You that I will not take any more orders until October 2006. At the moment our capacity has reached more than maximum. I'm working on a solution to prevent situations like this for the future. However, thank You for the overwhelming interest.

For all of you coming to SUMMER-NAMM Austin / Texas:

- Meet & Greet at BASS EMPORIUM Austin
On Tuesday the 11th of July I will be at Bass Emporium Austin talking about my instruments and answering your questions. I'll bring some basses to check out! If you like to join the clinic, please contact John at BASS EMPORIUM (212 391 1699 or jfiles@bassemporium.com) for more information.

- RITTER BASSES at NAMM Show
July 14-16 at the Austin Convention Center; booth number is 1824. Newsletter with available basses comes soon.

- Check here for Available Instruments Online:
www.ritter-basses.com/ritter-basses-baesse/ritter-basses-available-instruments.htm

I will talk to you soon!
Jens Ritter

NEWS January 2006

Hello Bassplayers and -friends!

It seems like I have to accept that I’m just not able to send out a periodical newsletter! I’m sorry for the long silence again, but the last months have been very busy:

1. New Address:
Our workshop in Wachenheim turned out to small for the amount of orders we received the last months. So I had to lookout for a bigger residence to handle the situation. We finally found an old vineyard house in Deidesheim which is no more than a 5 minutes drive from the previous place. Pictures of the new workshop will follow soon!

Please update the address:

Ritter Bass Guitars
Weinstrasse 19
67146 Deidesheim
Germany
Phone: +49 6326 981 428

2. NAMM Show Los Angeles
I will be as usual at NAMM Show in Anaheim from January the 19th to the 22nd downstairs at Hall E / Booth # 1239.
For pictures of the new available NAMM basses click below

http://www.ritter-basses.com/ritter-basses-baesse/ritter-basses-available-instruments.htm

I will also update the website next weeks. Especially the online shop will get some nice new accessories!

Stay tuned!
Jens

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