A few questions about Ripper basses

[pjm]

Repair is complete.

Before



And finished
Plays great and the 3 settings are all I'll need, probably wont even use the bridge soloed setting.
It fits in an Epiphone JC case although It'll need some padding on the bottom and a little around the sides.

[Nocturnal]

Glad to see that you brought it back to play-ability! I really like the look of these so would love to get to try one out some day.

[veebass]

Repair is complete.

Before



And finished
Plays great and the 3 settings are all I'll need, probably wont even use the bridge soloed setting.
It fits in an Epiphone JC case although It'll need some padding on the bottom and a little around the sides.

Congratulations! Looks great.

[gearHed289]

Very cool. Nice repair on the fingerboard. How does something like that even HAPPEN? Had to be a freak accident, like it fell just right or something.

[patman]

That looks really cool

[uwe]

I like the toggle on it! Fretboard repair is immaculate.

[Granny Gremlin]

He suggested making an epoxy/ebony dust mix to fill it in with.

Yep - I've done that before.  Try to use as much ebony dust  in the mix ratio as possible.  Regular wood glue should also be fine and hard enough. You can also add a few dropps of black stain. Looks like the chip is in between strings vs right under some of them so it shouldn't be a big deal once filled - doesn'ty have to take direct pressure so much a a glancing blow from a bend.

[A.D.Fairhurst]

PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEEEEEEASE post pictures!

[pjm]

I'm thinking of putting some flat wounds on, anyone wish to share there experiences with there Rippers with flats. What brand worked best. I looking for high out put with punchy midrange.

[veebass]

I have an old set of TIs on my Ripper. I don't know if they are what you are looking for but I find they are really nice for our amplified acoustic covers set. A lovely warm tone on first Varitone position- series in phase.