FS: Gibson Grabber 1978.

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Hey guys.


UP for sale is my lovely Gibson grabber. Black/cherry, maple neck, brass nut, replaced original bridge with a hipshot one (Original included). Has had a recent refret and neck refinish. Looks lovely and plays lovely! Truss rod is absolutely fine. Comes with original beat up hard case.

Body has dings and scratches of a 30+ year old bass.











Currently has Dunlop straplok's and elixir strings. Has had a recent set up at the gallery.

£710 FIRM. Not haggling on the price at all. Would prefer not to ship but will if buyer pays for shipping and accepts responsibility.

Cheers! Rob.

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Nice what's the weight please and is there a lot of neck dive - like on mine?

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Nice what's the weight please and is there a lot of neck dive - like on mine?
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No idea about exact weight. Pretty safe to say it is light.

Never played on your grabber so no idea what your definition of bad neck dive is. It's pretty manageable, not as good as a fender, but much much better then a thunderbird or explorer.

My grabber has the smaller enclosed Gibson tuners as standard, rather then the big open geared ones used in some grabbers.

Pretty negligible with a decent strap though.

R

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Cheers my Grabber is very light but being an early one it has the heavier clover tuners which add to the headstock diving to the floor routine. Looks a fantastic bass, good luck with the sale, I must resist......

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Cheers my Grabber is very light but being an early one it has the heavier clover tuners which add to the headstock diving to the floor routine. Looks a fantastic bass, good luck with the sale, I must resist......
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I imagine that would make a significant difference! I imagine yours is the one made of maple so mine would probably be a lighter body at that! (Alder)

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90% sure about withdrawing it. Just checking in to make sure no one wants it before I make the decision!

Price is non negotiable. I have had an offer meeting the price, but not interested in shipping overseas.

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Keep it, just recorded mine today and dropped the E to a low D - these basses are so good, the engineer couldn't believe how punchy it sounded.
PS the cat in the picture is the ringer of mine!

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Keep it, just recorded mine today and dropped the E to a low D - these basses are so good, the engineer couldn't believe how punchy it sounded.
PS the cat in the picture is the ringer of mine!
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I do love the sound of mine. Though my P-J does a decent impression of it, quite similar basses tbh.

My cat is polydactyl and throws up water all the time. (I keep him away from all of my gear!)