scottblessed Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 one more off the gas list. hahahahaha its a gibson, thats the only pic i have right now Quote
Dr.Dave Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 What do the 2 little toggle switches do ?? My Grabber only had one pickup , but it was sliding - moved several inches twixt neck and bridge. Other than that it looked very similar. Quote
scottblessed Posted July 23, 2008 Author Posted July 23, 2008 no idea, havent plugged it in yet, something the first owner added i believe, maybe a mute switch and something else? Quote
Dr.Dave Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 A 'cock up ' switch , maybe. You play a wrong note so you flick the switch and everyone thinks it was the basses fault !!!! I don't have one of those so I just pretend to re-tune a string and everyone feels sorry for me !!! Quote
lozbass Posted August 6, 2008 Posted August 6, 2008 A Ripper was my first 'expensive' bass (around '79) - it had been well used since birth (about '74) thus was extensively rodded/re-finished (by Ted Lee) in the 80s and I still have it now. It is absolutely gorgeous - there's something about these that I find really cool. Mine lost its original sound (bo**ox) in the rodding process, but still sounds amazing (if different). I hope you enjoy this - they're massively underrated instruments in my opinion and most play amazingly well. Any idea what the bridge pickup is (it doesn't look original) - also, it appears that the four way chicken head selector switch is missing (does that explain the toggle switches)? Enjoy the Ripper - a forgotten (nearly) classic! Quote
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