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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: Highlander on April 16, 2010, 01:19:06 PM

Title: Yum... Ripper with twin Model-Ones...
Post by: Highlander on April 16, 2010, 01:19:06 PM

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Title: Re: Yum... Ripper with twin Model-Ones...
Post by: Barklessdog on April 16, 2010, 01:41:24 PM

Very clean bass.

Title: Re: Yum... Ripper with twin Model-Ones...
Post by: uwe on April 17, 2010, 01:53:19 PM

I suspect it won't sound much different with the Model 1s. The original pups which are in essence mudbuckers with a lot less windings have a similar character.

Title: Re: Yum... Ripper with twin Model-Ones...
Post by: Dave W on April 17, 2010, 03:36:23 PM

Already at $585.  ???  It's reasonably clean, and it's an earlier model. But those Model 1s downgrade the collector value. Anyone who overpays now is likely to have a hard time getting his investment back.

Title: Re: Yum... Ripper with twin Model-Ones...
Post by: eb2 on April 20, 2010, 09:05:58 AM

A Ripper with Model Ones is a Rip-Off.

Title: Re: Yum... Ripper with twin Model-Ones...
Post by: uwe on April 20, 2010, 09:21:19 AM

They are not really snug against the scratch plate - that looks weird. In principle, Model 1s could look good on a Ripper, but not the way they are mounted here.

And that is not even an original big-body Ripper, but already the sleeker version.