Vintage fretless ripper on the 'bay Should I go for it ?

godofthunder · March 18, 2010, 06:00:20 AM

Up now one day auction not much info I emailed the seller for some more detail and pics........................no reply yet. My finger is twitch'n http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Fretless-Gibson-Ripper_W0QQitemZ170460758034QQihZ007QQcategoryZ4713QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8579666736183318558

uwe · March 18, 2010, 06:15:00 AM

Just remember if it is like my 76 the marker dots will not be where the fretting note on a fretless is, but where they would be on a fretted bass. It drove me mad on mine and I had a "second set of dots" added! Other than that, feel free!

patman · March 18, 2010, 06:22:22 AM

There's a guy in town who has one of these...it is an awesome sounding fretless...right up there with Chris Brubeck's RIC--course, he's a great player, too...might be in the hands.

godofthunder · March 18, 2010, 07:56:21 AM

The deal is done

ramone57 · March 18, 2010, 09:05:00 AM

nice score, congrats!

uwe · March 18, 2010, 09:05:41 AM

(hesitantly) Will you carve it like the others, Master?

godofthunder · March 18, 2010, 09:10:04 AM

No such fate awaits this bass, after all you can reach the upper register

Have I mentioned how much I love my Grabber ? We are doing two KISS songs so now I have to drag a bass tuned 1/2 step down The Grabber was the logical choice, man does it kick a** ! Still getting use to that HUGE body.

godofthunder · March 18, 2010, 09:14:36 AM

I took a chance on this thing only one picture

as long as the truss rod is good everything should be a-ok.

uwe · March 18, 2010, 09:26:59 AM

Yes, they are durable creatures.

Basshappi · March 18, 2010, 12:37:25 PM

Well done, congrats!

uwe · March 18, 2010, 01:12:50 PM

Scott is getting toothless. Age can be a cruel thing.

"No, I'm not playing bum notes on the bass, YOUR guitar is just out of tune!"

godofthunder · March 18, 2010, 01:19:27 PM

Not my first foray into fretless territory.

I might not have all my hair but I sill have all my teeth

uwe · March 18, 2010, 01:29:34 PM

I'm sorry, I generally try to banish images of you - of all people - playing products of that other, lesser Californian brand from my virgin mind.

All those good-for-nothing varitone sound options on a fretted Ripper actually make sense on a frettless one. Those middish, scooped, out-of-phasish neo-Jaco sounds. And of course you can always switch to making it sound warm and phat again.

godofthunder · March 18, 2010, 01:31:00 PM

Quote from: uwe on March 18, 2010, 01:29:34 PM
I'm sorry, I generally try to banish images of you - of all people - playing products of that other, lesser Californian brand from my virgin mind.

All those good-for-nothing varitone sound options on a fretted Ripper actually make sense on a frettless one. Those middish, scooped, out-of-phasish neo-Jaco sounds. And of course you can always switch to making it sound warm and phat again.

I do look quite uncomfortable don't I ?

tore00 · March 18, 2010, 01:39:21 PM

Wow! I am really envying you guys for that Grabbers! I was not lucky in getting one of the two bodies that were on ebay past two weeks and progress in my attempt to build a Grabber. Now I have neck, sliding plate and pickguard and trying to get the tuners
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-GIBSON-BASS-TUNERS-1974-FIT-RIPPER-GRABBER-EB-3_W0QQitemZ140391957117QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item20b003427d

or maybe I will go for a ripper:

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-GIBSON-RIPPER-BASS-GUITAR-1975-EASY-PROJECT_W0QQitemZ140391955528QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item20b0033c48