Recent content by B0W

This is the truth in every regard. If you don't want to drill, it's an Argonaut replacement or an original bridge .

Finally I have the family complete and together for a picture. It was really hard to get these basses in great condition, all 3 has maple bodies, black headstocks, straight necks (truss rods are working) with all original parts. 1977 Grabber G3 1978 Ripper 1979 Grabber 2009 Grabber II is my...

Hi Guys! My beloved mesa boogie 115 traditional powerhouse cab has broken corner protectors because of a rough tour. I wanted to order corner protectors from mesa (they should be the same for subway and powerhouse cabs) but unfortunately they would not ship to Europe. I would like to get new...

It depends if you would like a fretted or fretless sunburst ripper. The fretless ones are in my opinion are not that rare, but sunburst fretted ones are pretty rare. I have mostly seen alder fretted sunburst rippers(pre 1978 models). Take a look at the shipping totals! One thing to mention that...

NBD: Gibson Grabber II Guys I have to say I am blown away how good this bass is. It's in excellent condition, I set it up, and it just kills. It sounds pretty close to the original Grabber, with more lows but has the same amount of nice mids. Amazingly stabile 3 piece laminated neck with a huge...

Finally after years of trading, buying, selling i have my complete Grabber family and couldn't be happier. 1974 satin Grabber (alder-3570g) 1975 gloss Ripper (alder-3860g) 1976 tobacco burst G3 (alder-3760g) 1977 gloss G3 (maple-4620g) Besides the burst G3 all are completly original and has all...

I totally agree, you have to be careful when buying vintage gear from the 70s qc was pretty random ( both Fender and Gibson ). I have a Grabber G3 and a Grabber G1 which has straight necks, play very well and Sound awesome. Both happen to have Adler bodies so pretty light. I like these basses...

It was my guess that they used the original guts of his G3 and put it in a reissue epiphone grabber, but could be Curtis novak pickups or reiusse pickups maybe? The promising clues are - headstock looks true to the original - the truss rod cover defenetely has Mike Dirnt signature ( on Reddit a...

I think its the same silverburst on all pics. I am curious, if its a one off prototype or if its a proper reissue. Is IT going to have proper G3 style pickups and a badass style bridge as standard? I hope they nail it and release a good G3 reissue with hardshell case

It depends on the condition of the neck and the parts. The body is pretty much worthless. if the neck truss rod is working , and the neck is straight it's really nice, unfortunate that the logo is missing, I can imagine that this would affect the price of the neck. The pickups are pretty rare...

We will know if a side to side comparison happens! As I know he used same pots and capacitors. In the demo I think the Curtis pickups have a lot less mids, but have more deep lows. The only thing that is still a mystery, that are if all 3 pickups are different from each other(besides the middle...

I am a bit paranoid about the vintage pickups failing as well, so I have a vintage set of clear pickups for backup. If we think about it, they are still working fine after 40+ years, if the pickup is not damaged it should be fine on the long run. Also as I heard the serek L3 bass demo, the...

Hey! Gibson rippers had book headstocks, set neck, double humbuckers with 3 point bridges Gibson Grabbers and Grabber 3s had the arrow headstocks, bolt on necks and fender style bridges. So no grabber had 3 point bridges from factory. Usually japanese copy brands made basses with 3 point...

Hey! Here is a Grabber copy, made of flame maple. Plays and sounds awesome - Hipshot tuners and bride - Rickenbacker Hb1 without cover in the moveable pickup system

I actually use a Taurus vandall 1000 for more then 1,5 yeard now, gigging and practicing frquently. Really Durable and good sounding loud head.