gibson grabber ,

kim · Post by **kim** » Tue May 11, 2010 5:54 pm

it is ?

envy

give it to me, it will look better on me !

really when i hear this band i want to like them but it's not as raw as i like, like neutered punk a bass like this should punch you in the face with mids, like sy's youth against fascism but that was a ripper ?

this finish is really nice though, brownbrust, tobaccoburst..

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue May 11, 2010 6:07 pm

one of our many past bassists has one, it was an absolute beast. quite uncomfortable to play without the bridge cover, as the edge of it is quite sharp.

edit: literally seconds after posting that picture i started watching a top of the pops 80s programme on the BBC iplayer, and what should come on first but a clip of adam and the ants, and the bassist had a ripper. (almost) freaky.

kim · Post by **kim** » Tue May 11, 2010 6:30 pm

lol that is creepy, don't see them too often

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Tue May 11, 2010 6:37 pm

Will from sadly defunkt London band Pocus Whiteface plays one of these. Great sound I always thought. Excellent player too.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue May 11, 2010 7:14 pm

Epiphone make a version (called the Ripper?); the one I tried weighed a metric fuckton.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Tue May 11, 2010 7:21 pm

benecol wrote:Epiphone make a version (called the Ripper?); the one I tried weighed a metric fuckton.

if it's metric, wouldn't it be a fuckgram or something?

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue May 11, 2010 7:23 pm

Alright, fucktonne.

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Tue May 11, 2010 8:31 pm

What's the nut width? Looks like a fricken plank of a neck.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Tue May 11, 2010 8:37 pm

I have a few of those pickups I bought on teh interweb. I was going to use them in a mandolin!

the isaac eaton · Post by **the isaac eaton** » Tue May 11, 2010 9:23 pm

love them to bits, every good hardcore band has one, for a reason too. they're beasts, if I ever played bass in a band situation I would for sure go for one. I like the ripper a lot too. which is the two pickup model.

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Tue May 11, 2010 11:37 pm

I'm pretty sure these are the three variations:

Grabber - one pickup that slides up and down, flying v style headstock

Ripper - two pickups, chickenhead 4-way switch, EB style headstock

Grabber G3 - three single coil pickups, toggle (3 way?), V style headstock.

Epiphone's model was a "ripper" with a three way toggle and a P-J pickup config.

MISSINGNO. · Post by **MISSINGNO.** » Wed May 12, 2010 2:20 am

I know Botch's bass player used to use one of these. He plays in Russian Circles now...Or maybe he did.

Either way, his tone was without a doubt monstrous.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Wed May 12, 2010 2:53 am

Krist Novoselic had two in the Nevermind era, one natural and one black. Not sure of they were ripper/grabber/one of each.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri May 14, 2010 12:53 pm

I've wanted a Ripper forever but not being much of a bassist never had the readies to splash on a whim. LOOK HOW HAPPY THEY MAKE GROWN MEN LOOK!

goldengurls · Post by **goldengurls** » Fri May 14, 2010 1:36 pm

i like eb-3's a whole lot more than either of these but the grabber looks better than the ripper to my eyes.

brambleperro · Post by **brambleperro** » Fri May 14, 2010 3:03 pm

It looks like Gibson just reissued the Ripper for a limited run.

http://gibsonripper.com/REISSUED_RIPPER.htm

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Fri May 14, 2010 3:50 pm

I love those basses too. I've seen the epiphones go for pretty good prices and have thought about getting one one of these days. The bassist from The Receiving End of Sirens used one, and it always sounded pretty good to me.

kim · Post by **kim** » Fri May 14, 2010 5:14 pm

didn't suzi quattro use one ? she looked good with it.

i like the black one, and can be switched lefty, but bass is not my main instrument anymore and my p bass is my workhorse for when i need it to so no need for a bass guitar investment. if it still was i would defo be very interested in the gibson reissues or old one.

mongoose69 · Post by **mongoose69** » Sun May 16, 2010 12:50 pm

These things died out for a good reason! Back in high school (ah, the late 80's...) I knew a guy with a grabber. Stupid heavy, mud tone, baseball bat neck. Pretty much no redeeming qualities. Sounds like just the sort of thing Gibson would reissue these days, dunnit?

mongoose69 · Post by **mongoose69** » Sun May 16, 2010 12:53 pm

kim wrote:didn't suzi quattro use one ? she looked good with it.

Suzi Quattro would've looked good playing a first act bass and wearing a trash can liner! I've seen some pics of her with B.C. Rich's, and they never looked better.