Love the 70's Grabber sound. THANKS!!!!

A 1975 Gibson Ripper strung with Gibson Observer flat wounds was my instrument through most of the 1970s. I used the number 2 or 3 positions with scooping the mids by turning the presence control down. That seemed to bring out the best with flat wound strings. BTW, those Gibson Observer flat wounds were great. They were more lively and had lower string tension than just about any other flats. I was grief stricken when they were discontinued. Fond memories.

My Ripper is my baby. Best bass I've ever had. It is such a monster of a bass; all tone all day! I just wish they did a rerelease and made a five string model. I would buy one tomorrow if they did that

Rippers rule. I own a 78 Ripper in Black too. Great sounding Bass.

Hi Xenia! Great comparison! I have Ripper 1978 but natural i rewind the pickup, now the sound is amazing I remove oroginale position 4 out of phase for only neck pickup!

I 3as born in April 1974 interesting 50 years coming up

Great bass's 👍

I have the identical Ripper as yours same color and year 78. total beast , love the Ripper.

Wow you have the coolest bass's. I had the grabber years ago . I miss it very much.

I like your review, so thumbs up and I look forward to more from you.

They used Alder wood to make it lighter then back to Maple . My 1983 Grabber is all maple.

Those were both used by Gene Simmons in the early KISS days.

The Grabber reminded me I f the old EB3 LG Love the Bark!! Jack Bruce would've Smoked those Basses!

Grabber 100% winner for me personally

Thank you for the great video. I just picked up a 76 Ripper (“had to have as well”) someone did horrible things to the electronics, but that just made it easier (fund wise) for me to afford. I’m looking forward to making it more playable. Just wanted to say, cheers great video.

@xnmcguire

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@PushSueAside

2 жыл бұрын

@@xnmcguire thank YOU!!! keep up the great work. Subscribed almost immediately, loving your content. Cheers

Sad that Gibson can’t/won’t properly reissue probably the best bass series they made

@xnmcguire

2 жыл бұрын

I Know Right!!!

@Phodie56

2 жыл бұрын

I think that year after year.

Aww regret watching this in a way, wanna get one now. I actually had an epiphone ripper as a backup to the punisher, I was in a Kiss tribute at the time it was only 299, was all I could afford at the time and surprisingly the punisher became my backup just loved the sound and comfort

Nice different bass video! Seems like I hardly ever see any Gibson basses out there in the usual marketplaces. If so they're usually EB-0 or EB-III models.

Holy crap you are amazing😍

@xnmcguire

2 жыл бұрын

You are too kind. Thank you. 🤟☮️❤️🌍

gene simmons played them! September 1974----Late 1975, and he had another gibson in 76 he used once in a blue moon on destroyer tour, and his thunderbird in 77, back up bass

The Ripper is a sharp machete, and The Grabber is a blunt object. 😊

How do I tell what year my Ripper is by the serial number?Thx for the vid.

@xnmcguire

3 жыл бұрын

This is how I found out: www.flyguitars.com/gibson/serial_numbers/

Not a great video for sound, or organization, as I wasn’t really intending to make a video, but I was just jamming and drinking and thought what the hey, why not?! Next time I’ll ensure I have a clean power source, planned examples and use something better than my iPhone 8 Plus to record. (* that moment you pick up the Grabber launch into John Entwistle’s ‘Heaven and Hell’ and immediately forget the bassline 😳😆 at least Boris the Spider came across somewhat ok.)

@user-uo8om1zq3b

2 жыл бұрын

Keep rocking,you Godess😁

@fredrikstadwhite

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like the perfect evening.

Always thought both looked cool, but I’ve never played either one.

Got a 76 Ibanez Ripper copy, awesome bass but yes the bridge is awful. Just dropped a new set of MFD pickups in it cos the originals were weak as. Next step is the Hipshot. Glad to know it really helps it.

Never closed the deal on a Ripper. God knows I've tried. I've never got to play a Grabber. It's sounds like a freight train. I love it. I tried a G3 once and it was not for me. Funny it was the only one I could afford. But it wasn't to be. Have you ever played a Peavey T-40? Meanest bass I ever owned. Many sounds. I used to nail Gene's sound with it. Sold it because it weighs a ton. Thanks for the video!

@xnmcguire

2 жыл бұрын

I love the T-40!! I’m still kicking myself for not buying one in the late 80s for super cheap. But yeah, that was when I was playing 4 set nights in northeastern Iowa and just couldn’t imagine holding for that long during my biker band days!

@josephzummo9685

2 жыл бұрын

@@xnmcguire I was playing 3, 1 hr and 15minutes sets a night with that thing on my back. The next morning I looked like the letter S!

@xnmcguire

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephzummo9685 😮 that is harsh! Did you also have an SVT and 810 cab? 😀

@josephzummo9685

2 жыл бұрын

@@xnmcguire SWR With 2 X 15 cab. Earth shattering tho!

I guess I'm having some sort of a serious blackout and probably should see a neurologist, but what the hell is the song played in the end, at 11 min or so?! So familiar. Tried to listen what's said about it before but can't really get a grasp of the spoken English here 🙄

@xnmcguire

2 жыл бұрын

"Boris the Spider" by The Who I couldn't quite remember how to play it in the video, but its easy to get a classic 1970s era John Entwistle tone out of the Grabber.

@maijavalpuri

2 жыл бұрын

@@xnmcguire Thank You!!! Cause this was really driving me insane... 😅 I first stumbled on your video while trying to find some information about a dark red Gibson Grabber that I got from my sister to play with! And yeah, it's an awesome instrument. Really nice to hear you playing it, you definitely got great taste and style as a musician.

I still have my Blond Ripper that I got in used in 1980. I played it till I got sick of the sound. I haven't played it in years. There's not any resale value. I'm on a Walnut 4003 Rick that has the push pull knob now live.

@xnmcguire

Жыл бұрын

Ordinarily I play a fender jazz or precision, but after replacing the 3-point bridge with a HipShot SuperTone, my Ripper has really opened up with fast action and an incredibly versatile instrument. It’s suited particularly well for jazz and metal gigs. As far as resale value, in spring-summer 2023, a 70s ripper in good condition has sold for as high as 3,800 dollars though averaging between 2,200 - 3,000

Кленовый вариант зачётный.Дама охренительноая 🙃

I love you... 😁

Teach me how ta play!!! 😉

They should have made "The Gripper".

Johan Segeborn has this great video (much better than mine) comparing the differences kzread.info/dash/bejne/mWWH1NSihdzRgKQ.html

i put a hipshot on my eb5. so much better. (babicz bridge sucked) nice sound.

Selling the buster?

@xnmcguire

2 жыл бұрын

Not a chance. 😉. I need it for bigger venues, plus recently had it retubed. 🤟☮️❤️🌍

@bflo1000

2 жыл бұрын

There's one for sale at Guitar Ctr, now.

i due bassi hanno una bella voce, ma quanto rumore!

Запиши на тапочек ещё, лять

Dirty tone pot on the Grabber..

@xnmcguire

3 жыл бұрын

That's Rock n Roll, babe! ;)

@bflo1000

2 жыл бұрын

@@xnmcguire But no fret buzz; Nice N clean. I'm impressed.

@bflo1000

2 жыл бұрын

I was talking about the Ripper. The problem w the Grabber IMO is the heavy dirt killed your low end.

Evil?

@xnmcguire

18 күн бұрын

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