High score Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 Seen Gibson bass called a Grabber. Some sort of 70's or 80's re-issue. Anyone tried one? HS Quote
AndyTravis Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 Yeah. It's ace. Set neck on the new one rather than Bolt-On like the 70's ones. It sounds like a decent P-Bass, so if you like that sound, but don't want to have the Fender name/shape/'everyone has one' factor...it's ace. The moveable pickup does very little...i'm unsure if it was the same on the old ones. You can buy old ones for about £500 trashed to £12/1300 in good nick. The new ones are about £900/£1000; with the new neck joint. The Ripper 2 was wicked too, like a beefed up Ric 4003... I'd have one...but i prefer the appearance of precisions. Quote
neepheid Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 I wouldn't call it a re-issue, it's more a re-imagining. Different neck joint, different bridge, and waaaaay different price point Quote
High score Posted June 22, 2010 Author Posted June 22, 2010 Just wondered, saw a new Grabber 2 for around £700 and wondered if it was any good or Gibbo simplying re-hashing some old chat. HS Quote
dr1 Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 I played old Grabber (had a ripper here for sale with no success like ussually haha) and for me Grabber is better - it was light, with that great sliding pick up. someone said that moving pup does nothing for tone variety - i disagree, think about the position of pup toward the body and strings, when it moves,the sound changes obviously. it had that P bass thump with a more bottom end as with the Gibson basses. highly recommended basses. not sure about new version tho... Quote
neepheid Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 Having played all three of Gibson's family of thin but rotund basses I'd say the G-3's better than both the Grabber and the Ripper. Quote
andysleigh Posted October 26, 2010 Posted October 26, 2010 I picked up a G3 for £350 about 4 years ago, bargain it was, got it from Germany. It was fretless which made it odd to play, but sounded like nothing els, was fantastic! I now kick myself very hard for being a nob and trading it in for a bass with the value fo £350, so didnt make a loss, but could have made a big profit, All aside, i wish i had kept it. Funnily enough i found the new owner on youtube, [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDzJk_FT7_s"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDzJk_FT7_s[/url] g-3 sound is music to my ears, ...depsite being slightly out of tune... Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted October 26, 2010 Posted October 26, 2010 Looks fretted to me? I like the "great bass for a lame bassist" comment! Quote
andysleigh Posted October 27, 2010 Posted October 27, 2010 twas fretless when i had it, the shop had it fretted Quote
cocco Posted October 27, 2010 Posted October 27, 2010 I have an original grabber. Not sure about the new ones but here's a list of stuff that grinds my gears about the old one. 1. Neck dive is a massive problem. 2. Sliding pickup does nothing at all really. 3. 34 3/4 inch scale plays he'll with my muscle memory. The tone is good though. Quote
andysleigh Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 (edited) ----------- i'm supprised they havnt reissued the G-3 the ripper now been re issued 3 times, 2 times by Epiphone, and once by Gibby. Gibson now chosen to re do the grabber, at a ok price, but you could get a g-3 for around the same price. It was superior to the grabber and ripper, , with modern ways, it could sound even better, and be very popular. i'v been thinking, what would happen if one modified and Epiphone Ripper, to take g-3 pickups. route out a bit of the body, make a new scratch plate. Would it give a g-3 sound. Edited December 18, 2010 by andysleigh Quote
spinynorman Posted December 19, 2010 Posted December 19, 2010 Pretty detailed review of Grabber II [url="http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=1912.135"]here[/url], and pretty positive. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.