Butchered Grabber

[uke]

Not very pretty, and very expensive!

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[ash]

What a feckin mess and what a price!!!

[karlfer]

I played bass for Chris Rea's band (The Losers) for a couple of weeks, back in the day.
Think I could put my Glaub out at £1250?

[neepheid]

Oh, that's brutal

[steve-soar]

I want to hurt whoever did this.

[Bassmonkey]

That is bloomin awful.

[Mr. Foxen]

Sometimes, Gibson players wish they had a Wishbass.

[SlapbassSteve]

[quote name='uke' timestamp='1348694125' post='1817136']
Not very pretty, and very expensive!

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[/quote]

WHY???

[BigRedX]

[quote name='SlapbassSteve' timestamp='1348747271' post='1817642']
WHY???
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Because in the early 80s no-one wanted them and they were stupidly cheap. Therefore they were seen as ripe for modifications. These days no-one would really bat an eyelid at doing this to an SX or Sue Ryder. These 70s Gibsons were seen in the same way back then. Anyone with any money bought an Ibanez or an Aria Pro II.

[Moosa]

Unbelievable

[DarkHeart]

a paralympian special, edition? thats just wrong!!

[stingraybassman]

It looks like the bass equivalent of someone after extreme diet, bet if you got up close there would be excess skin and stretch marks. Horrific.

[Roland Rock]

'Butchered' is too good a word. Butchery is a skilled and noble profession. Someone has hewn this bass into the likeness of a depressed sheep.

[bassmoof]

Now separated into choice cuts and available back on e-bay.

[waynepunkdude]

Some people do some seriously stupid thing, I mean, buying a Gibson bass......

[BigRedX]

Previously owned by Jerry Casale?

[Bassmonkey]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1350474121' post='1839293']
Some people do some seriously stupid thing, I mean, buying a Gibson bass......
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That hurts man, that hurts.......mine is both beautiful and sunburst too! Not often those words are used in the same sentence....

Edited October 17, 2012 by Bassmonkey

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='Bassmonkey' timestamp='1350486684' post='1839555']
That hurts man, that hurts.......mine is both beautiful and sunburst too! Not often those words are used in the same sentence....
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Because it's untrue

[Shockwave]

No matter.

Dealt with the seller on BC and snagged the Pickup and slide for £50 shipped. The Grabber pups are pretty unique, have been known to fall apart and break inside the pickup to make them unusable. Best to have a backup for mine!

[bassmoof]

The rest of the parts are available if anyone need something for their grabber.
Thanks, shockwave for buying the pu, its posted and on its way.

Took me a while to get the Devo connection, then I remembered their fondness for oddly shaped instruments.