Mahogany Ripper- Right!

[Barklessdog]

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

[godofthunder]

Man Ripper mania ! John of course all the solid finish Rippers were Mahogany, everyone knows that. 

[drbassman]

If only they were as attractive as the maple T-Birds.  There were maple T-Birds, weren't there?

[godofthunder]

 they have been sighted in upstate NY

[SKATE RAT]

that doesn't look so filthy to me,you should see my G3.i never clean my basses.

[marcnorth]

Nice T-bird!

[drbassman]

Nice T-bird!

Hey, that's my maple bird.  Not from a Gibson factory though, just my basement laboratory.

[godofthunder]

Your basement lab has much better quality control than Gibson !

[drbassman]

Your basement lab has much better quality control than Gibson !

  true, but they crank out 100 or more in the time I can take to build one!

[Barklessdog]

But can it give you maple syrup?

[drbassman]

But can it give you maple syrup?

No syrup, but a real nice surupy tone!