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

[Dave W]

A good friend of mine still insists that Suzi Quatro and Rick Derringer are one and the same person. 

Have they ever been seen in the same room at the same time? 

[Chris P.]

"Have they ever been seen in the same room at the same time?"

I use that quote daily for the worst comparisons:)

[uwe]

I never fantasized over pics of Herr Derringer - silver boilersuit or not - so that is one difference. In my book.

[uwe]

Ze ssssssssliding püp könzept is alifffe and vell ...



As the Spalt vViper (sic!) (as in windshield wiper when pronounced by Colonel Klink, geddit?) amply efffidences. Nice bass, I must say.

[Basvarken]

But unplayable since there's nothing to put your thumb on

Not true, they have indented the top of the windshield "viper" so you can rest your thumb on it and it is stable enough (says Gitarre & Bass). You would imagine that something with as German a name as Spalt (though Herr Spalt lives in LA I believe) would have thought about an ergonomic detail like that.

Uwe

[Barklessdog]

HOGAN!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBn0zpORo5c&feature=related

[uwe]

There it is, straight off the official Gibson site:



If my eyes don't deceive me, it seems the varitone has more than 4 settings ... 

It's one of the 2009 Limited Run series together with the Grabber II and, errm, a Tobias Growler, scroll down to see them:

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/introducing-the-2009-325/

[Blazer]

I said it before, I'll say it again, those oversized Tuners spoil the looks here, is it really that hard to get the mini clovers that they put on the original?

[uwe]

What's so much smaller about these tuners?

[Blazer]

What's so much smaller about these tuners?

The shafts first and foremost, the clovers themselves aren't sticking out that much as those on the new bass. Also the clovers themselves are smaller. The new Ripper and Grabber appear to have the big Fender style clover tuners instead and I think they make the bass look very cheap.

[Freuds_Cat]

HOGAN!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBn0zpORo5c&feature=related

OK now that was very weird.


I came to this same clip and was watching it just before I checked this thread and saw the exact same Werner Klemperer clip.  I showed my work mate who was watching it with me.  "insert theme to twighlight zone here"

[Chris P.]

I always like the looks over the tuners with longer shafts, like on my 50s P. And the difference between the old and new Gibson isn't that big.

I also like the looks of the varitone on the new one.

[barend]

Why don't they make the Ripper RI in sunburst? My all time favourite Ripper/Grabber/G3 colour.
The maple one is my least favourite.

[gearHed289]

I said it before, I'll say it again, those oversized Tuners spoil the looks here, is it really that hard to get the mini clovers that they put on the original?

I gotta agree with Blazer. Same deal as the SG basses. Those tuners just look odd. I also don't like the way the strings don't follow as straight a path from the nut to the tuners on the Grabber. I know, picky picky, but the customer is always right! But, having said that, I'm not really a customer since I won't be buying any of these basses. 

[eb2]

Elephantitis Tuners, no strings through, and "use up what we got" varitone.  Better than nothing.