Another NBD: I had to grab 'er.

[grayn]

Yes, I've officially gone bass mad.

Having found my little 60s style, Epi Rumblekat bass, a few weeks ago, I've really got into the retro thing. So I thought I'd move on a decade and went for the Gibson Grabber 3: 70's tribute bass.




It'll probably be impossible to find a hard case for (comes with gigbag), as it has a wide body and headstock but I doin't care. This is a seriously cool, individual bass.
It's pretty much made of nothing but maple. And with it's uniquely wired, 3 single coil pickups, it really is something else.

Yipee!

[MarkG3]

Nice where did you get it from?

[grayn]

I got it from Promenade Music, in Morcambe.
The only other shop that seems to have one, actually in stock, is GAK.

[stingrayPete1977]

I like it, I think the stingray 5 was a bit of a copy really with its bevelled edges.

[redstriper]

Very nice, those 3 single coils should give a lot of options tone wise and a great dub tone from the neck pick up.

[grayn]

[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1371839151' post='2118773']
Very nice, those 3 single coils should give a lot of options tone wise and a great dub tone from the neck pick up.
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Not as many as you may think. The mid pickup is always on, in reverse phase.
So the 3-way selector is: neck+mid - all 3 - mid+bridge.
The mid pickup also acts as a hum canceller.
Kind of wierd but with the all maple coonstruction, it all adds up to a very cool, individual sounding and playing bass, IMO.

[ZenBasses]

Although I'm not a fan of the looks or the chunky neck.. I do think they sit fantastically well in the mix

Saw a band a month or so ago. Bassist using a black grabber.. Sound rich and defined...

Has a lot of bang for your buck to commend it.

[LeftyJ]

Saw Lefties Soul Connection performing last Saturday, their bass player used one of the original G3's with those white rail pickups through an Ampeg SVT + 8x10. Massive thump, sounded incredible! I also really like the look of Grabbers and Rippers, they're just massive!

[grayn]

[quote name='LeftyJ' timestamp='1371927771' post='2119788']
Saw Lefties Soul Connection performing last Saturday, their bass player used one of the original G3's with those white rail pickups through an Ampeg SVT + 8x10. Massive thump, sounded incredible! I also really like the look of Grabbers and Rippers, they're just massive!
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Funnily enough, I used to think that Grabbers and Rippers were quite ugly.
Now, I luv 'em.
I've just moved from using Ampeg (got too heavy), to a GK head and MarkBass cab and the Grabber sounds awesome through them.

[grayn]

Review posted here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/210732-gibson-grabber-3-70s-tribute-bass/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/210732-gibson-grabber-3-70s-tribute-bass/[/url]

[umcoo]

Very cool bass, and nice review too. Promenade is my local music shop and I've been meaning to try out the G-3 they've had there for ages...guess I won't bother now! I picked up an original 1976 G-3 earlier this year and it's currently being restored, but having owned one previously, they're really cool basses that pack a real punch. Good buy!

[grayn]

Thanks [color="#282828"]umcoo.[/color]

[color="#282828"]Though I live an hours drive from Promenade, I go there a lot. Great shop.[/color]
[color="#282828"]That restoration sounds interesting, you should post pics.[/color]

[umcoo]

It is a great shop - Gary in the bass department is spot on.

I've been collecting bits for the G-3 for a few months, and dropped it all off with Jack Ellis at Jack's Instrument Services in Manchester yesterday. Gonna need a new fretboard and lacquer so looking at least 2 months away....

[bassmachine2112]

[u]I tried one in promenade a few weeks ago ,maybe the same one[/u]
I liked it and it sounded good.
I didn,t think it was chunky or heavy.
nice bass

[grayn]

It's definitely not heavy and I've played far chunkier necks than this Grabber's.