Put this 2015 Ritter Princess Isabella in a crowded room of guitars, and you could still find the Isabella in seconds. From the progressively curved shape of the body to the exquisite woods (German Alder body, Swietenia Mahogany neck), we’re talking about an instrument which stands head and shoulders (and what shoulders they are!) above even top-of-the-line electrics. Jens Ritter has included his trademark, handcast brass bows for a tailpiece which functions as an “attack delay” feature, and has shaped the body to be extra thin (just under an inch) to keep the weight of the instrument down. Instead of using a traditional “floating” bridge or attaching the bridge with studs into the body, the hand cast bridge foot is “mounted” into a small hollowed area carved into the body that exactly matches the contour of the bridge foot, which is held in place by friction and only makes contact with a 2mm thin elliptical contour ridge along the hollow area. Thus, most of the surface area on the interior side of the bridge foot and the bridge studs “float” in the hollow area. With a Haeussel Custom Fat-Jazz pickup and 24.75″ scale, this beast is ready for any and all kinds of music you throw at it.