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Re: NOS Ripper
« Reply #15 on: April 20, 2017, 08:51:13 PM »
OH MY!
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« Reply #16 on: April 21, 2017, 04:24:57 PM »
Wow, that's a beauty - with a price to match
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« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2017, 11:13:04 AM »
And now a Grabber...

https://reverb.com/item/5012869-gibson-grabber-1975-natural-with-original-case

Based on this pattern a G3 must be coming next week  :o

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Re: NOS Ripper
« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2017, 11:42:14 AM »
Wow! Another one. Reasonably priced.
The neck pocket does seem to be a bit too wide for the neck.


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Re: NOS Ripper
« Reply #19 on: April 25, 2017, 01:05:28 PM »
Please not a (non-natural) G3 next; I do not need the temptation.
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Re: NOS Ripper
« Reply #20 on: April 25, 2017, 06:13:16 PM »
Also from Strait. And an RD Artist from the same purchase. I wonder what else they'll have to offer.




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Re: NOS Ripper
« Reply #21 on: April 25, 2017, 10:04:58 PM »
Wow! Another one. Reasonably priced.
The neck pocket does seem to be a bit too wide for the neck.



Many grabbers have a wide pocket, mine is no exception. I keep my business cards in there and hand them out after gigs.

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Re: NOS Ripper
« Reply #22 on: April 25, 2017, 11:08:10 PM »
Many grabbers have a wide pocket
I didn't know that.
So it isn't faulty craftsmanship, it's a feature!  :mrgreen:

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« Reply #23 on: April 26, 2017, 05:16:45 AM »
I'm surprised Fender didn't send them a cease and desist for stealing their neck-pocket-gap design  ;D  It's also perfect for storing extra picks and loose change.

I wonder if the RD had a battery in it all those years.  Says he had to replace the connector so I'd wonder if the battery leaked in the cavity and caused any other damage. 

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« Reply #24 on: April 26, 2017, 03:35:09 PM »
Wouldn't bother me much... :vader:
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Re: NOS Ripper
« Reply #25 on: April 26, 2017, 05:45:46 PM »
Wouldn't bother me much... :vader:


 A leaky cavity would bother me - Just sayin'  :-*   
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Re: NOS Ripper
« Reply #26 on: April 27, 2017, 12:00:50 AM »
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« Reply #27 on: April 27, 2017, 01:19:40 PM »
It's an awfully big cavity... :vader:
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Re: NOS Ripper
« Reply #28 on: April 28, 2017, 09:57:39 AM »
On my handful of Grabbers and G-3s the neck pockets are all ample to put it mildly. Same with my Victories. Let's put it this way: Gibson and bolt-ons were not the most natural - pun intended - fit.
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« Reply #29 on: April 28, 2017, 05:05:16 PM »
As any Fender owner knows, it doesn't matter. It even serves as a feature, allowing you to shift the neck left and right for optimal string alignment on the neck. Tighten it down and play it.   8)
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