Gibson Ripper rescue

Nocturnal · May 30, 2015, 09:08:25 AM

Looks great in the red!!

wellREDman · May 30, 2015, 10:10:33 AM

lovely

dadagoboi · May 30, 2015, 11:41:21 AM

Beauty!

Dave W · May 30, 2015, 12:58:33 PM

That came out very nice.

Stjofön Big · May 30, 2015, 01:07:50 PM

Very nice! Now you've given me the idea to paint my black Ripper. Paint it, red, as The Stones almost put it!

gearHed289 · June 01, 2015, 09:20:37 AM

Looks killer! I never played one plugged in, but they sure feel nice.

neepheid · June 01, 2015, 04:40:56 PM

Thanks for all the kind words, folks.

I pointed a proper camera at the Ripper tonight (my trusty old Canon Powershot A40 - 2MP, 13 years old!) and took some no flash shots. No tripod, so they're slightly blurry but I feel these far more accurately reflect the colour of the finish.

4stringer77 · June 03, 2015, 08:32:58 PM

Sweet bass! Call him Jack

Pilgrim · June 04, 2015, 07:41:06 AM

Quote from: 4stringer77 on June 03, 2015, 08:32:58 PM
Sweet bass! Call him Jack

I like it!!

dadagoboi · June 04, 2015, 07:48:35 AM

Beauty!

Lightyear · June 04, 2015, 08:29:41 AM

Simply stunning! I love the red/black color scheme.

I am curious, though, as to what's going on with the A string? Missing rear ferrule?

neepheid · June 04, 2015, 08:37:24 AM

Quote from: Lightyear on June 04, 2015, 08:29:41 AM
Simply stunning! I love the red/black color scheme.

I am curious, though, as to what's going on with the A string? Missing rear ferrule?

Nothing so intricate (or annoying) thankfully - simply it's a regular length set of Hartke strings and the A string doesn't have quite the length to go through the body and have enough for a full turn on the tuner capstan on a 2+2 headstock so it's of a mind to slip. Didn't want to take any chances at the gig so top loaded it for safety. Will get a super long set of d'Addarios probably, that's what I got for my RD.