Conversation from Epiphone product development. "Hey Marty, what do you want to do with all of these spare parts we have in the warehouse?" "I don't know. Put them together and make a bass, and we can sell it as a limited edition." And thus - a bass (boat anchor) is born.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

LOL That's kind of what I was thinking. Probably extra pickups from their P and J series basses that they had

Love the demos with the drums! It really gives a feel to what the basses can do!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you bakkhertz!

I love the tone.Depth, growl, bite, articulation, percussive character, it's got everything. At least that's how it sounds from here. Playing is always another story.

This bass with the Leland Sklar "Frankenstein bass" twin (reverse P) pickup configuration would have been a monster

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin! I agree. I'm very pro double-P

Legit been craving one of these for ages and you end up making a video on it, so thanks dude and Awesome btw man. I want one even more now, mainly want it as a homage to gene simmons who used rippers back in the day. Plus i'm a huge KISS fan XD

Never thought you would review this Ripper model. Thank you Lobster! Since you have made a video of a rare Epiphone bass. You should do the 'Gibson Grabber 3 70s Tribute Bass' next if you can finde/get/borrow one.🤘🏾😁👍🏾

it's like they decided to not inclue all the things that make the ripper what it is.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much hahaha. 'Let's keep the shape but redo everything else'

@PorchBass

3 жыл бұрын

Lol 100%

@wilhelmtheconquerer6214

Ай бұрын

Meh, Seymour Duncan makes aftermarket Ripper pickups, rotary switches are dirt cheap and a pickguard blank isn't that expensive either. Only thing that's way of and not easily swappable us the bridge. I'd say a badass bridge would be a more "vintage correct" option, since they were a popular replacement back in the 70's and 80's Sure, as a reissue it's an embarrassment, but as a mod platform it's great!

I've got a 74 Gibson Grabber and that makes a lot more sense than this, I'm not sure what Epiphone were trying to achieve with this barring the silhouette really. If you can find a nice Grabber, grab one as they're a nice player and have a really interesting sound. Plus, who doesn't like a sliding Bill Lawrence Humbucker on a bass?

I almost bought one of these from a pawn shop once but it was really dinged up, covered in stickers, and they still wanted like $450 for it. This was a few years ago when they were going for about $400.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say you made a good decision. Though they're decently rare, examples in solid shape do pop up every now and then!

My man how on earth do you only have 12k subs? This vid is at 1k views in 5 hours! You deserve more subs. Thanks for the bass

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks James! Hoping the crazy growth continues :)

Man this takes me back, my first "quality" bass was a limited 2009 Ripper II that I got for a steal of a deal. And let me tell ya, that thing was also a very very weird instrument. Unlike the originals, it had a 5-way switch instead of a 4-way and what I'm assuming was a way chunkier neck. It sounded awesome and was unique yet versatile, handled effects incredibly well, but it was easily the most unwieldy tree of a bass that I've had.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing, Oggo! I never knew they made a Ripper II around then! Time to go down another bass rabbit hole hahaha

I've been shopping for Rippers/ Grabbers/ G3s ever since I saw the Basket Case video with Mike Dirnt on a G3. I'd love to see some content on this era of Gibson bass if you can get your hands on some, I really appreciate your reviews.

I like the deep tone of the P pickup. Who cares about traditional haha

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nathan! It almost sounds like a full humbucker in that position. More clarity than a regular mudbucker but still sounds different than a traditional P.

Pawn shop find for $250. Talked them down because the pickups had been swapped for a single basslines split p bass. I absolutely love mine. The maple with the brass nut/saddles has a lot of snap and warmth without being super bright. Weight is okay,body is big but I love that as a big guy. Most modern basses are tee tiny to me. I also love the Peavey T40 though, I most definitely have a type.

Yea that’s a weird one… would be a cool project piece to make it more rippery, but with that bolt on snap. Good video! Would love to see you tackle the Embassy reissues, I have one in the green metallic and I adore it, though it’s not without its quirks.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chris! Dude I've had my eye on the Embassy! They're surprisingly impossible to find right now in the states, backordered everywhere! I definitely want to snag one though

I owned a Gibson Ripper years ago. I liked the bass very much at the time I had it, but I eventually sold it to buy a Leo Fender Music Man Sting Ray as shown in my photo. The Leo Fender Music Man probably has the best neck out of the basses I've owned. I still have an American Fender Precision Deluxe, a Rickenbacker 4003 and the Music Man Sting Ray. They are all keepers and usually show up in the top 5 basses of those pros who review these instruments. There is no shortage of great instruments out there these days.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Arthur! Great comment. MM necks are my favorite!

My first bass - back in the late 70s - was a Gibson The Ripper. I did like its looks and I did like the sound of the pickups. Plus, it had a rotary knob for different (maybe 6) pickup configurations. However, it was way too heavy though and I really disliked the bridge. Several years later I bought a Fender Jazz bass.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark! Man, I'd love to check out one of the originals

Did Lobster rate this zero claws? When the Gibson Ripper first came out in the 70's, I clipped a coupon from a music magazine and they sent me a flimsy small record describing the bass and playing the sounds that it made on different tone combinations. You kids have life so easy seeing all this stuff on You Tube. Thanks for another great video, Lobster,

@LowEndLobster

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks David! I usually don't give ratings to basses that are this old and/or no longer in production... but yeah this wouldn't have gotten a high score.

@daviddesmond2143

2 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster I heard you sign where you usually rate the basses with your claw. So it looks like the rating is one sad sigh. Thanks for all the great videos and, again. please weigh the basses you critique.

For slap, your tone was killer!!!!! This is a slapping bass!!!!

I do like the tone variation but it hurts my back and makes my leg go numb where it is sitting just looking at it.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

LOL Thank you Alan. Great (and accurate) comment. I'm feeling it too hahahahaha

You’re Donny Bennete shirt is rad. I just discovered his music last week

I have one and like the body and the pickups but I wish I could replace the neck with a jazz neck.

Awesome Honest Review/Demo Thankyou. I have just found one of these Basses for $400- Australian with Just a Single Humbucker(?) Pickup. I believe that makes it from The 1990's. The Headstock is Raw wood like the Body. The Weight Puts me off, but I don't Gig so just home use.

@LowEndLobster

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Ah that's the previous version of this bass. Very cool!

Great bass, if you're into hefty chonkers! Found mine in a pawn shop for €250 in 2016, and though I did swap out the stock pickups, it plays and feels absolutely fantastic!

"it's huuuugggeee! Let me grab something here" Sheeeeesh let me just say I'm glad there was a jazz bass pulled out for comparison

I had a G3 that I should have kept. It was like 9 lbs and had the Bill Lawrence pups! Oh well. It sounded amazing. Sold it for like $500 back in the mid 90’s. This one sounds ok but I can’t justify the weight. My Modulus weighs just over 10lbs and that’s a 5 string.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick! That G3 sound like it was cool, but yeah the 'real' ones definitely have a T-40 esque reputation for being boat anchors.

This might be an awesome platform for building a G3 Rip(per)-Off! 3 single-coils (maybe there are some J-style pickups which come close to the G3 ones) on a self-cut pickguard. I wonder if they routed the whole middle section already or if you would have to do some milling.

Honestly the very forward position of the split coil and the spacing helps it stand out from the over abundance of P/Js

Always fancied a Gibson grabber. Great video as always .👍

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil!

I have one of these, I put a musicman pickup in the neck position, I need to get it set up and a new pick guard made.

My high school owned one of the original 70's rippers. It sounded awesome, but yeah they weighed a ton. When i got to play on a p bass or a stingray, i never missed the Gibson.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Edward! That's awesome, wouldn't expect a school to have something like that.

The combination of looks and tone make me say, "meh." The weight pushes it solidly into "not worth it" territory.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

That's how I felt too hahaha, thanks Michael!

The maple body gives it a bright top end. Amazing.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Frans :)

@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster please research the pickups and it’s story and the people who developed those pickups. You left a big story in the closet. Louis Johnson played one.

@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster kzread.info/dash/bejne/qHVn0s2OY6-5aKg.html

Harmonics are on point with the Grabber G3. My next body will be Maple with 3 single-coil Jazz bass pickups and wired like the G3 which is a passive instrument.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard!

oooooh shweeeet! its kinda sad that they didnt reissue the ripper pickups in it tho

Duuuuuuude! That’s cool!!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Right? I know you have the real deal down there in FL!

Great for home defense... the line of the year so far! Cracks me up! This home protected by Epiphone. Might be too scary?

I LOVE the shirt! Nice video too.. 😁

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you XD

I think that thing sounds awesome lobster 👍 imagine it with emg geezer butlers 🤔

I bet that tone would be perfect for punk ala rancid or offspring. Maybe add some overdrive and play fast 8th note stuff. Try playing the longview riff.

Would you consider demo the Aria Pro II LB-650 1970 Ripper Bass Copy and compare sound and electronics VS the Gibsons and other newer editions?

@LowEndLobster

Жыл бұрын

You know where I can get one? That seems like a pretty rare bird lol

@Tenjue

Жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster good day & salutations mate! Hmm fascinating, because when I bought mine in a pawn shop just 2 years ago there were still 4-5 various editions on eBay / reverb of this Japanese Aria Pro II copy of ripper, all around 1978-1980s models. Maybe due to covid alot more ppl are collecting to pass time!. Always curious how the inner electronics are different or “better” given the Japanese were quite good at copy n improve during those days; at one point is was some form of collaboration too but I am uncertain…. Maybe it will be good material for a 2 part story to you. Thank you for ur reply, Just want to say I am learning a lot from your material and consider gaining knowledge to mod my own ripper copy too Anyways, I shall keep and eye out if u are keen at this topic down the road. Let me know if u wish me to PM or email u to cultivate the topic. Best regards, J

It does not sound like the old Ripper / Grabber basses. I'm not sure if the original pickups single or humbucking

Might have missed this, but there's a different 1 pickup version of this that is sounds great. I should know because mine just arrived!

Not bad on the weight considering my old Ripper was 14lbs! lol Talk about a boat anchor!

The P pickup on this instrument is a bit further up towards the neck compared to s precision. It gives a vaguely Rickenbacker kind of sound

Another home run for Epiphone!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve!

I just love the look,plus it sounds good.I get terribly upset whenever I see these types.I'll never get over selling my pristine G3 years ago,that and letting go of my mint B-15 portoflex.I have to leave now for my daily session on the kicking machine .

Be glad they didn't go with the original Ripper bridge - the three point! It is an interesting beast. That body is so huge. Are you sure you want to move it on? In addition to home defense, it could come in handy for a zombie apocalypse. It's a combination battle axe and shield. So weird how deep the neck is set in the body and how far from the body end the bridge is. It's almost like Epiphone's take on a Vintage Modified. It's what someone might have done to a Ripper back in the day.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kev! Great comment! Yeah definitely a plus that this didn't come with the three point. I wish they used a regular 'saddle' design instead of the 'saddle and saddle retainer' design like the warwick bridges

U GOT A RIPPER HECK YEAH LOBSTER

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

:)

I liberated my 76 Ripper from layaway on Friday I was so happy to get it home. I have some research ahead of me and some treasure hunting before I get the electronics dialed in, but the foundation is sound.

@LowEndLobster

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats!!!

@PushSueAside

2 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster cheers Will. I would have preferred the maple, but the ebony is pretty sweet. And when a deal comes around? You take what you get. I thought 1100$ for one with OHSC, I could actually put my hands on, and play before I bought it wasn’t the worst deal.

@LowEndLobster

2 жыл бұрын

@@PushSueAside indeed! The fretless one I saw in Nashville was in the 3k range

@PushSueAside

2 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster that’s definitely reassuring. Whoever had it before, thought it needed active electronics and had to many tonal options. They put in some “reflex”??? Pickups and preamp??? I’m not familiar with that brand, but by the looks of it it must be a product of “ chef Boyardee” because when I opened it up, there was a bunch of awful looking Spaghetti in there. On top of that....the selector switch is bypassed, one of the nobs is volume, one blends from one pup to the other, and the third one is there to cheer on the other two, because it doesn’t seem to be doing anything else.

Weird is good... I loved it!!!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rev! :)

I definitly must buy this one! Sounds great and i love the ripper style body! Lobster maybe you want to sell it? :D

Some good things about it. It has a pretty substantial girfy bottom and top end. It also has good clarity and a good heavy metal sound to it. Mid-range is kind of meh.

I need that!! Is it for sale? I had an Gibson Ripper when i was 14 or 16. Lost it in the Navy. It was thrown in the ocean on a wrongful cleaning detail. I'm searching for an Epiphone one cuz the Gibson price is outrageous. They should make them again. Great channel sir.

It seems like the shortcomings of this bass aren’t from any build or component issues, but from the design itself. It was meant to be that way?

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's a weird bass both in concept and execution. No idea if that was the goal or not.... It's a bass that makes no sense to me lol.

Just found a 2006 with EMG pickups . Were those previous owner installed or factory ?

@LowEndLobster

Жыл бұрын

Def aftermarket

I really like it. I’m going to have to find one. I don’t know if the Gibson price is ever going to be appealing. I’m a huge Bon Scott era AC/DC fan (since I was a little kid) and Mark Evans was a Gibson ripper guy so....I dig that shape and think maybe with some creatively and persistence, one could make it sound good for less than 2k$. I don’t think I’d do a whole show with 10+pound guitar (unless, challenged) but bang out a couple tunes once and a while...... “...HEARTBEATS............they were racin....” Cheers

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tommy! There's one on Reverb that's priced well (and in better shape than mine). Hope someone doesn't beat you to it ;P

@PushSueAside

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster yeh I saw it (I wish I could talk to you off this) anyway....I’m probably gonna hold off on it. Long story short I picked up a g&l tribute kiloton yesterday. Price wasn’t great but not ridiculous. I played a 100., 1000 and 2000 but the kiloton just felt right. The 100 felt like my sire V7 cool but already have that. Anyway cool stuff

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

@@PushSueAside Congrats! That's awesome! What finish did you get?

@PushSueAside

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster Thank you!!!punk rock white!!!!! At least that’s what white bases look like to me. I love it.....it’s everything’s wasn’t looking for. Rosewood fretboard and white. But it’s perfect. I really wanted your mm on reverb. But it was a couple hundred more than I had. But hopefully next time.

Nice!

The black ones are lighter. I love these! I have 2. One of mine has a humbucker in the neck, sounds much better!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roger! I saw the 'other' Epi Ripper model which looks much more traditional. Would love the chance to check one out

For some reason I heard you channel Dom DeLuise ... Nice for home defense, not thrilling tone though, but nice... Keepin it 100, go 🦞

I finally got my hands on an original 1970’s Gibson ripper. It was the worst instrument I’ve ever owned. The neck was terrible. And the bridge had to be replaced. Any modified ripper/grabber would be better.

@jeremygalvin7726

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I don't get the Hipster. Excuse me , I meant the ripper. People seem to buy them cause they are old and "cool." Played one once and didn't get it. Oh well, to each their own.

@ooo000oo00o

Жыл бұрын

guess you got a crap one, my ‘78 ebony plays/sounds amazing

IMO, that's how big or wide bass guitar bodies should be. I haven't played a BTB for a long time but it's still my all-time favorite bass guitar body shape and size. It should not necessarily be heavy, too. Using lighter materials or chambering the body should work.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ric! I'm hoping to try out some BTBs at some point soon :)

I have an original- This sounds amazing!

That's crazy because i played a vintage 70's gibson ripper years ago, it was the most lighter bass i ever played (body is crazy slim). This bass was absolutly great.

@MauryFF

2 жыл бұрын

You most def played a '75 ripper. Those have alder body (lighter) and they were around for a shorter period of time. I have one and I'll never ever sell it :)

@venomlords

7 ай бұрын

I have a ‘75 G-3 that is very light as well.

Gotta say, based on the pickup placement, that J in the bridge has more than a little Rickenbacker tone to it! Coming from the Rick, and now getting used to a J sound (I ended up putting some Fralins in my 70s CV Squier), I definitely like what this Ripper is doing there! Agreed about the rest, though; the front pickup is super odd sounding, and no way I'd wanna hang that boat anchor off my shoulder for a whole night!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Michael! Great comment and great observation on that bridge pickup placement!

It sounds like its got a really heavy thump not as boomy as a gibson. Unique tone indeed. I feel like it would do wwll with effects like overdrive without losing the heavy thump.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Arthur!

That thing is monstrous. I wouldn't want all that weight around me while playing 🥴🥴🥴. Thanks for sharing Lobster!

If it weighs anything like the original Ripper & Grabber, you better get a back brace because those were boat anchors!! With the chunkiest neck I've ever played on. Great tone though.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eddie! I hope I get the chance to play a 'real' one at some point!

I wonder if a double P configuration (especially reversed) would have worked in those placements

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

That'd be interesting!

I had an RD artist from 1979 that weighed about 100 pounds. I still have neck pain from gigging with that thing. All mahogany. Sounded great though, and played like a dream. Slickest ebony board I've ever played. Gene Simmons played a Ripper, or could been a Grabber?

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I love the RD body style, one of my favorite Gibson designs. I don't remember and often get the Grabber and Ripper confused in my head hahaha

@markyurick6699

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster It was one of the first realistically obtainable active basses. Probably the coolest aesthetic feature was the f hole mother of pearl headstock inlay, in my opinion. My second decent bass was a 4003, which felt like a feather comparatively.

My personal favorite bass you can do so much with it you can jazz it rock it blues it blue grass it r&b it funk it country it and garage rock it ❤👍😎

I kinda like it, and it was made when epiphone still gave a crap about qc

For the love of bog, please do a Peavey with super ferrite pickups.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Those sound interesting! I'll see what I can do :)

If indique have that bass for very cheap, it would be a good gift(someone would be happy)

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks David!

for a completely different configuration it doesn’t sound too far from a ripper

Didn't Louis Johnson play one?

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Well a Gibson one

duude, you should check out the Fender Jazz Bass Marcus Miller Signature. Maybe even compare it with a StingRay

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Fisnik! Man I'd love to find a nice example of one. I have many fond memories of Marcusing out at Guitar Center with those basses many years ago

@fisnikbalan5253

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster Search on Reverb

We should all just be thankful that the bridge isn't a Gibson 3 point.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Amen! Man I hate that bridge lol

Are these things really that rare? I've had one since 2007. It's easily my favorite bass.

@LowEndLobster

2 жыл бұрын

They are quite uncommon

I saw the body and got excited, but then saw the pickups and it immediately pissed me off x.x

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

LOL Yup, story of this whole bass hahaha

@WildWildWeasel

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster Yeah...this bass would also throw me into a wheelchair because I have back issues, 10+lbs is WAAAAAY too much for me x.x

Screaming for new pickups and flatwounds.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

I was considering it hahaha. Didn't really connect with it enough to mod though

@sira.scottascot8865

3 жыл бұрын

Have you weighed it?

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

@@sira.scottascot8865 yeah it was in the mid 10s but it was all concentrated in the booty (body).

@sira.scottascot8865

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. That's just too much. I wonder if they varied in weight. Should have just made it alder.

For about the price of a MUSTANG or Sire U5, you have the same pu config. Last I knew...Gibson, Epi, didn't DO Fender pups; although the P pup is closer to the neck ala Gibby. One thing I like about Gibbys is the HH config. But at least this ugly, oversized thing has some BALLS...it's not the anemic sounding Epi EBO.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

That's the truth! Man, I had an EB-0 as my second bass ever. My dad was a guitar player who had an SG and I wanted a bass like his guitar..... man what a piece of crap! I remember the first time using it at a show.... pit orchestra for Les Mis... The neck dive took out some music stands

@bflo1000

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster OMG...That's wild, LMAO. The neck was good on mine...but it had Zero balls. Was disappointed because I had an old Ibanez EB3 copy which was pretty good, I guess...Also, yy Curbow was just as EZ to play, was full scale, and that cheap single Bart pup wasn't the greatest, but sounded much better! Just a better bass all the way around. I could've replaced the pup on the EB0 w an Artec or something, but never thought of it.

@TehBlitzEffect

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster My second bass was an epi EB-0. I had just discovered Cream and wanted to be Jack Bruce; didn't have enough money for the EB-3. It was bolt-on, and the plug in the body that the screws screwed into came away, so there was a progressively widening gap forming in the neck pocket. Got my money back and bought a Squier Bass VI.

👏

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

:)

Gibson/Epiphone, please reissue these

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Right!? They don't give any love to the awesome models but will do 500 T-birds -_-

@00brandanrich

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster they should consider taking a play out of musicmans book, and calab with DG for example, and create a new circuit for the ripper/grabber

Almost all of them heavy and serious sound not a light bass i do like this bass design.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ram!

Even if it had a decent sound, I don't think I could make it through a set let alone an entire gig with that hanging on me! The bridge pup sounded interesting but it needed some more output!! Oh yeah, I loved your Nurburgring t-shirt! Are you an F1 fan?

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff! Not much of an F1 fan (I appreciate the sport but never watch). I am however a big car guy and had the wonderful opportunity to visit the ring about 10 years ago (and do two laps!). I'd love to go back!

@jeffjones9448

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster That's excellent! What did you drive around there? If you don't mind me asking... On my last European tripmissed I it! But I did drive a Countach around the streets of Monaco! Not at speed unfortunately, but I did achieve about 120mph through the tunnel. And the Autobhan was big fun too in a Renault Alpina. (I may not have the spelling correct but I bet you know just what I'm talking about!) I too am a "car guy" and huge motorsports fanatic. I was a pretty successful racing photographer in the 90s, my "other" passion is racing... Thanks for responding to these Low! You are and shall remain to be "The Man" !

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffjones9448 :) I was doing euro delivery of my BMW 328i x-drive (6 spd manual, AWD, loaded!). Took that car on the track. It was fun and scary hahaha. The scenery at the ring is amazing. Met some nice cyclists over there too who were there for a cycling event (ended the day we got there, free roam for the cars the following day - when I drove)

@jeffjones9448

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster Beautiful! A true driver uses Both feet and both hands! And that car is one of the best handling machines in its class if not The best! I'm currently looking for a C6 with a 6 speed. They are getting hard to find and that's a shame! There ought to be a law against automatics in performance cars! If I could find a Z with the right set up I would snag it. I'm kind of partial to roadsters. I bet your 328 is a blast!

That bass kinda has a Gibson bass tone.

PJ in a Ripper styled body. How innovative. What’s the point?

@LowEndLobster

2 жыл бұрын

For bass players who want the PJ experience while also simultaneously feeling like they're hugging a large round kitchen table. ;P

Ron Jeremy on shirt?

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Donny Benet

You play like a guitarist! I can hear it o.O

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know whether that's a compliment, an insult, or just an innocent observation ;P.

@fisnikbalan5253

3 жыл бұрын

duude uncool

@motafoka1

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster Hi! I Well, its just our personal style. No insult! You have like this style like when a good guitarist grabs a bass and plays!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

@@motafoka1 Hahaha no worries! I was just joking. Thank you for the compliment :)!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

@@fisnikbalan5253 haha don't sweat it

Being huge is its main virtue for me

Look at the back of the body, the seam doesn't even seem to be centered... o.O If you are going to use two panels, the least you can do is center the body to the seam!

Hey,Vsauce,Michael here

A Donny Benet shirt?!?

@LowEndLobster

Жыл бұрын

There is no substitute for The Don

I will never understand why Gibson stopped making these basses (the originals). Really a shame... 🤷‍♂️

Well, I never! Big paddle.

Late 70's Peavey basses ugly AF too, very similar to this one

i had one of these, it was sadly one of the worst bass's iv ever played, the neck is so unbelievably fat and uncomfortable. a nice neck and i would have been happy with it. although listening to this does make me miss it a bit

this guy acts like it sounds awful but it sounds pretty nice to me

It is a bright bass but sounds good in the mix. Still not my cup of tea.