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cocco
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Hi guys. Do we have any grabber players/owners amoung us apart from me? I'm having massive tuning issues with mine. Seems it will only stay in tune in a practice room. One hint of an audience and it comes over all wobbly. I know grabbers are prone to this but does anyone have a quick fix? Any fix at all would do. Before you ask yes it has been set up recently.

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Mine is a G-1 sliding pickup version. Tuners are good strings are good too. I think its the bridge if its anything. No one seems to make a direct replacement bridge for it though. I dont fancy drilling holes in it if it can be helped.

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[quote name='cocco' post='725217' date='Jan 26 2010, 02:34 PM']Mine is a G-1 sliding pickup version. Tuners are good strings are good too. I think its the bridge if its anything. No one seems to make a direct replacement bridge for it though. I dont fancy drilling holes in it if it can be helped.[/quote]

You tried tightening the poziscrew in the middle of the cog? Sometimes this is all that is required, I've done it to mine and it makes a difference. I think it's more likely to be this end of the neck than your bridge........ :)

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[quote name='cocco' post='725217' date='Jan 26 2010, 02:34 PM']Mine is a G-1 sliding pickup version. Tuners are good strings are good too. I think its the bridge if its anything. No one seems to make a direct replacement bridge for it though. I dont fancy drilling holes in it if it can be helped.[/quote]

If you do go down the bridge replacement route, let me know as I'd take the original off your hands - a couple of the grub screws in mine are broken and have to be turned by pliers - not ideal! Also if you do find somewhere to obtain a bridge or the parts thereof, let me know.

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[quote name='neepheid' post='725255' date='Jan 26 2010, 03:06 PM']If you do go down the bridge replacement route, let me know as I'd take the original off your hands - a couple of the grub screws in mine are broken and have to be turned by pliers - not ideal! Also if you do find somewhere to obtain a bridge or the parts thereof, let me know.[/quote]

I bet they're in a better state than mine are man. I wouldnt wish them upon anyone :)

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[quote name='cocco' post='724980' date='Jan 26 2010, 11:52 AM']I know grabbers are prone to this[/quote]

I'd question this....

The Grabber had the same tuning keys as other Gibson basses at the time. Good quality Schallers (typically [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/parts/tuning_key/#2"]Schaller BM[/url]), and I can't see how the bridge would be the problem if it is still and stable. I never had problems with my Grabbers or G3s, all of which had the same tuner/bridge configuration.

Please don't take this the wrong way, I don't wish to seem patronising, but has the bass been strung correctly? There is a right and wrong way, and if you do it wrong, you'll get tuning problems.

Too often people blam their guitar/bass when it is old/damaged strings or new strings put on wrong.

Please accept my apology if you knew this and have put them on correctly!

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I've strung it the same way my other basses are strung and none of them cause me problems. Having it set up professionally at some cost didn't solve the problem either :s. What could have been done wrong in the stringing process?

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