New 2009 Grabber II and, yes, even the Ripper!

uwe · March 09, 2011, 04:28:34 AM

Gratuliere! A steal. Only possible on prison islands. This will be your favourite bass from now on, simple as that. Your tribute buddies will have to get used to it.

Having played an LP Standard in your younger days of matching shirts, you know how all-out rock a Gibson bass can be, but the Grabber II tops even an LP in sheer no holds barred raucousness.

Freuds_Cat · March 09, 2011, 04:57:54 AM

well done Mark

uwe · March 10, 2011, 05:48:01 AM

Well ...

how do you like it, Mark? Let those sheep go for once and tell us!

Aussie Mark · March 10, 2011, 03:23:38 PM

Quote from: uwe on March 10, 2011, 05:48:01 AM
Well ... how do you like it, Mark? Let those sheep go for once and tell us!

I picked it up last night, and smuggled it into the music room for a quick look. From the 30 seconds I had to check it out without arousing suspicion from the wife I could tell that the action is good, and there are no obvious cosmetic issues.

The missus is out tonight so I'll get a chance to plug it in and play.

vates · March 11, 2011, 12:13:19 AM

Quote from: Aussie Mark
without arousing suspicion from the wife

yeah, I hear you

Highlander · March 11, 2011, 01:25:42 PM

Jackie's a bookkeeper - I wouldn't have a snowball's chance...

Nice one, but...

Aussie Mark · March 11, 2011, 10:20:39 PM

Had some play time last night with the new Grabber II. Wow, that pickup has some growl! This is the third RI Gibson I've owned now, and I must say they're done a good job with the quality of both this Grabber and the SGs. That said, I can't imagine paying the full $3000+ retail list price for one of these, no matter how "limited edition" they are.

Very nice bass for sure, and will be a good go-to option for some 70s/80s hair band covers gigs I have coming up.

uwe · March 12, 2011, 03:58:10 AM

For a single pup passive maple bass that recommended list price was never serious - I don't think a single one of them went for that much. And they show up now comparatively cheaply, though yours was an extreme steal. I also believe that it has now been incorporated as a regular model into their bass line (as early as last year) and that the GotM originals which are no different from the standard line have lost rarity as a result.