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Mirror, mirror on the wall (you have two votes) ...

Easy, Ray Dietrich rules: original Thunderbird (Reverse)
24 (27%)
Naw, I like ugly things for the heck of it: Thunderbird (Non-Reverse)
11 (12.4%)
Nothing says rock like an Explorer!
4 (4.5%)
Meee, I like EBeees/SGeees ... (as in SG style EB-0, -3, -4, -Z and SG Bass) they're the sunshine of my love!
13 (14.6%)
Fat-bottomed girls make the rockin' world go round: Grabber/Ripper/G-3
3 (3.4%)
Mainly because ze krauts kän't pronounz it pröperly: Flying "V"
0 (0%)
I like it when Gibson steals and then thinks better of it with the headstock: Victory
1 (1.1%)
If it ain't hollow, it ain't no bass: EB-2, LP Signature, EB 335 and stuff ...
6 (6.7%)
If only Paul had played the real thing: original EB/EB-1
3 (3.4%)
RDeees are my personal nirvana ...
5 (5.6%)
Hell, I'm a failed guitarist: Les Paul (Singlecut), whether hobbit or 90ies ...
9 (10.1%)
Hollow, but singlecut: EB-650/EB-750
0 (0%)
I'm a failed guitarist too, but hide it cleverly: Mon(k)ey Bass/SG Doublecut
1 (1.1%)
The solitary beauty: Doublecut LP Junior shape (as on the original EB-0), this vote is reserved for Dave W!
6 (6.7%)
Earthlings, I am a superior life form: 20/20!!!
2 (2.2%)
Because somebody has to like them: Those new EB Basses with the Babicz hardware.
1 (1.1%)

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Author Topic: The mother of all polls: Nicest Gibson design used for bass, visually speaking??  (Read 10581 times)

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Nah, that would be too Fendery.

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The eyesight of longstanding members here must be waning if the Gibson IV/V gets a vote! The blind choosing the lame.  8)
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Where is the option "I don't care as long it has black hardware"? :D
Music was better when ugly people were allowed to make it.

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Nah, that would be too Fendery.

And hard to tell a difference from a Victory then. BTW: There were actually prototype Victories in the mid-80ies that featured TB Plus pups which were first introduced to the masses with the IVs/Vs.
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Actually THIS is among Gibson's best visual designs.  It certainly gets attention....poor castrated thing.

Yes,  it does have a Epiphone logo....but it is stamped as an "Official Gibson Prototype," so can sneak in as a Gibby.  And there were more than one of these prototypes, so apparently Gibson designers were seriously considering it!! At least the Devo fans at Gobson were.

The Gibson/Epi Semi Teardrop.....


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I've always liked the look of Rippers very much.  I'd give it an honorable mention.  Here is the Ripper II.  Too bad they were pricey and, of course, a limited run, too.  Still, if the opportunity ever presented itself, I'd love to have one some day.  Very high up on the list for me. 


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Those were nice. Not exactly a ballsy rock bass (suspiciously low output), but very nuanced with a lot of - usable - tonal shades. The countless varitone variations beat what the original Rippers offered.
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The Ripper II does appear to be a step up; I agree.  For my purposes, though, I'm sure an original Ripper would do fine.  But neither is particularly easy to find. 
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Nothing wrong with an original Ripper either. The Ripper II just sounds more "studio", it records well. And the orignal Ripper has more mids, the II is more cleaned up/mid-scooped in sound.
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With six tone selections, I'm sure the Ripper II would be useful in a studio.  That isn't the main reason it would appeal to me--other factors prevail--but it would be something to consider. 
« Last Edit: May 29, 2015, 07:09:21 AM by westen44 »
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