Gibson Ripper rescue

[drbassman]

So good to hear from you CW.  Glad you are still kicking!  Have a wonderful Christmas!

[Dave W]

Thanks for checking in, CW. Always good to hear from you even if only occasionally.

[neepheid]

Are you still looking for the tuner washers?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1973-USA-GIBSON-EB-BASS-GUITAR-TUNER-WASHER-SET-EB-O-1970s-/261354484256?pt=Guitar&hash=item3cd9f0f220

Edit: Posted too quick. These are for the M-4S Tuners.

Ahh no worries, thanks for thinking of me and my project anyway.  Yup, still looking.  I have ones that are 1mm too big so they'll do but they'll need to be carefully kept in place when the ferrule is pushed in, but it would be nice to have the proper ones.

[neepheid]

note to self:
1) order blanks from S
2) get blanks and send one to Dar to make new die
3) trim blank
4) send one to Neep

Thanks for popping into my thread.  Nice to hear from you, and as I said before there's honestly no rush for this.

[neepheid]

Any news from me?  Well, it turned out that Aaron Armstrong couldn't help me with my pickup and was honest and straight up with me about it.  Pickup returned, no worries.  So I've splurged on a Seymour Duncan Custom Shop set of Ripper replacements, which are currently languishing in UK Customs somewhere, awaiting the oh-so-difficult calculation of 20% VAT .  I went to see the neck/body at Rich's place a couple of weeks ago and I have to say it's looking even better in real life.  I hope to have it back soon, if not before Christmas then early in the new year.

[sniper]

Thanks for popping into my thread.  Nice to hear from you, and as I said before there's honestly no rush for this.

good to be here Neep. had my game set back a year or so but it is coming back slowly. I got the plates ordered from Sandy this morning. it will be after New Years when they arrive and then I have to send a couple to Dar so he can make the die. I know it doesn't sound like much but that last sentence is way more than 300$ so it will take a bit of time for me to pay it off so thanks, it will take a bit of time.

I need to get back going on this anyways and this is a good excuse, in fact a better excuse than most, lol.

I will let you know when I need your address. CW

[sniper]

hey Neep, got the blanks today and they look quite nice. now to try and get hold of Dar and see how and when he can work his magic.

sorry the picture is a bit fuzzy = seems anymore I am a bit on the shakey side but I can assure you it looks nice. all the periods are there as was NOT the case on my prototype. the fonts a bit off verses the original but they are very close. now I have to get a die made to cut them to the original size.

Sandy has programming to make fonts and these are as close as she could get and she had an original I had sent to her to copy from. the font size is very very close and a Gibson fanatic would be hard pressed to see a difference if he did not have an original to compare with. as it is, I had to make them as close as I could but this way I can claim these to be a reproduction and not an original as it carries the Mallory name and part number.

the plan is to sell these, get filthy rich, buy the world and then send Carlo to Mars.

[neepheid]

hey Neep, got the blanks today and they look quite nice. now to try and get hold of Dar and see how and when he can work his magic.

sorry the picture is a bit fuzzy = seems anymore I am a bit on the shakey side but I can assure you it looks nice. all the periods are there as was NOT the case on my prototype. the fonts a bit off verses the original but they are very close. now I have to get a die made to cut them to the original size.

Sandy has programming to make fonts and these are as close as she could get and she had an original I had sent to her to copy from. the font size is very very close and a Gibson fanatic would be hard pressed to see a difference if he did not have an original to compare with. as it is, I had to make them as close as I could but this way I can claim these to be a reproduction and not an original as it carries the Mallory name and part number.

the plan is to sell these, get filthy rich, buy the world and then send Carlo to Mars.

That looks great, even with being fuzzy.  A great finishing touch for my project.  I look forward to these becoming available, cheers for keeping me posted

[dadagoboi]

the plan is to sell these, get filthy rich, buy the world and then send Carlo to Mars.

Thanks, but once was enough!

[Highlander]

Their factory is in Slough, west of London...

[copacetic]

Well Neep...how is it coming along or still in holding pattern? I am personally excited having uncovered a very nice '74-'75 all blonde in original condition in the past week. Currently negotiating the price/ trade. I am of same mind as you that the one thing I am not a fan of is the 'out of phase' option and thinking if I can somehow substitute that for something useful

[Denis]

When Terry puts in my new SDs, he's going to rewire the weird and seldom used #4 position so it operates only the other pickup.

[copacetic]

Hey, yeah that mod mentioned in the video is the way to go. Just the neck pup. It seems simple enough to do.
Surprisingly the Ripper I'm looking at is pristine inside. No gas problem.. Actually what I was also thinking of doing was having a nice tortoise ( yellow and brown) guard made up because eventually there might be a gas leak. I know after 40 years if it hasn't when will it? if I'm able to snag it I won't let that happen.

[SKATE RAT]

looks stunning in red

[ramone57]

...Actually what I was also thinking of doing was having a nice tortoise ( yellow and brown) guard made up...

naturals look great with tort