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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: Barklessdog on March 25, 2008, 04:24:00 AM

Title: Mahogany Ripper- Right!
Post by: Barklessdog on March 25, 2008, 04:24:00 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/78-Gibson-Ripper-Bass-Guitar-Great-Shape-OHC-NR-awesome_W0QQitemZ120237780083QQihZ002QQcategoryZ64402QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

A couple of things here-first CLEAN YOUR BASS BEFORE YOU TAKE PICTURES!!!

He thinks its mahogany!

This bass appears to be a nice ebony Ripper, but the bass is filthy and the pictures are bad, not as bad as some where you can't even see the features on the bass, but bad. Clean this bass up and it will look pretty good I bet.

Anyone see the $2500 Ripper?
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=220215536940

Or the $1500 one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/77-Gibson-Ripper-Bass-w-OHSC-Papers_W0QQitemZ280211073234QQihZ018QQcategoryZ64402QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: Mahogany Ripper- Right!
Post by: godofthunder on March 25, 2008, 05:29:11 AM
Man Ripper mania ! John of course all the solid finish Rippers were Mahogany, everyone knows that.  ::)
Title: Re: Mahogany Ripper- Right!
Post by: drbassman on March 25, 2008, 07:06:33 AM
If only they were as attractive as the maple T-Birds.  There were maple T-Birds, weren't there????
Title: Re: Mahogany Ripper- Right!
Post by: godofthunder on March 25, 2008, 05:33:21 PM
 they have been sighted in upstate NY (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v102/godofthunder59/100_1288mustardbass.jpg)
Title: Re: Mahogany Ripper- Right!
Post by: SKATE RAT on March 25, 2008, 06:56:30 PM
that doesn't look so filthy to me,you should see my G3.i never clean my basses.
Title: Re: Mahogany Ripper- Right!
Post by: marcnorth on March 25, 2008, 07:18:56 PM
Nice T-bird!
Title: Re: Mahogany Ripper- Right!
Post by: drbassman on March 25, 2008, 08:29:17 PM
Quote from: marcnorth on March 25, 2008, 07:18:56 PM
Nice T-bird!

Hey, that's my maple bird.  Not from a Gibson factory though, just my basement laboratory.
Title: Re: Mahogany Ripper- Right!
Post by: godofthunder on March 25, 2008, 09:07:56 PM
Your basement lab has much better quality control than Gibson !
Title: Re: Mahogany Ripper- Right!
Post by: drbassman on March 25, 2008, 09:25:08 PM
Quote from: godofthunder on March 25, 2008, 09:07:56 PM
Your basement lab has much better quality control than Gibson !

:D  true, but they crank out 100 or more in the time I can take to build one!
Title: Re: Mahogany Ripper- Right!
Post by: Barklessdog on March 26, 2008, 01:13:04 PM
But can it give you maple syrup?
Title: Re: Mahogany Ripper- Right!
Post by: drbassman on March 26, 2008, 08:14:57 PM
Quote from: Barklessdog on March 26, 2008, 01:13:04 PM
But can it give you maple syrup?

No syrup, but a real nice surupy tone!