NBD - Epiphone Grabber

[SonnyBassPlayer]

I was very very stressed and needed a serotonin boost so I demolished all of my "rules" and bought a new Grabber in black.
I usually buy used, try things and get them in person (mostly building parts basses) but since this time I didn't have any chance of testing and I bought new and online.

 

I know the instrument is controversial (not a "true" Grabber, overly priced etc) but something in it was really calling me and I really needed some sort of twist (been playing mostly P basses for about 15 years).

The bass sounds great: the humbucking tone is very full and rich keeping a decent amount of clarity. I like it also because it kinda feels like a super beefed up P bass (the pickup position is almost the same). The coil tap gives a very nice but kinda fine and lower output tone that needs a bit of gain adjustment to be on par with the humbucking mode, it reminded me a lot of the Squier CV 50s P bass.
The neck feels very good: I like the shape and the satin finish, also the amber tone is very much of my liking. I had read very good comments about it and I found them to be correct. It's one of the first times I don't need to file the nut to lower strings. 
The finish is good (seems like a thinner poly compared to Fender and Squier) even tho removing the bridge cover left a significant "print" in the paint.
The bridge is good and solid, but I keep strings quite low and I may be swapping the height adjustment screws for shorter ones since they now jump out a bit too much.

The price is over the top, we know that, but in a world in which a standard mexican P bass now costs over 900€ and Indonesian Fenders just spawned at around 600 nothing surprises me anymore.

I wanted a ready-to-use bass with which I wouldn't need to fiddle around too much (I usually nerd a lot on instruments and small mods, assembling parts P basses) and this bad boi delivered. 
I was also very surprised to find out it fits in a Gator Transit semirigid bag. The weight is 4.1 kgs.
I currently play in D standard so I strung it with Ernie Ball Cobalt flats (45-100) just like my P basses and sounds great.

Would I recommend this bass? For the price new only if someone really really really loves the aesthetic/tone, otherwise it would be better to wait for something used to come out. In Italy I guess that would have taken too long as it doesn't seem to be common at all.




I may add more detailed pics later. 

[cetera]

Congrats!
Yes, ignore the purists, this bass plays, feels and sounds great...... and even better if you get it for a more reasonable price.
Love mine!
Enjoy

 

[cocco]

Lovely looking bass that.

 

Regardless of whether or not it's a "true" grabber it's a ultimately a tried and true combination of parts and design. The main thing is that it does what you want it to do.