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Answer to the Gibson Grabber Case Dilemma?

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worldsnake

Jan 17, 2012
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#1
Hi I'm new to the forums. I bought a Grabber the other day and it is aweeeesome. very sweet instrument, although I had a lot of trouble finding a case for it. I had a store owner of a local music store call his Gib rep to see if they still sold grabber II cases and Gibson said they dont sell cases individually and the Grabber case is discontinued anyway...so what gives right?

after scowering the net looking for SOMETHING that might fit (hoping I wouldn't have to settle for a coffin case) I just bought a case off ebay that was made for a Gibson EB-2 or Epiphone Rivoli Bass. The dimensions described were perfect for the grabber.

SO, I hope that helps anyone looking out there for a grabber or ripper case. Search for EB2 or Rivoli cases also. you might get lucky like I have.

ps. grabber dimensions are here at this link
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#2
Thanks for posting yer G2 about the G1.

Another challenge with casing a Grabber is the wider-than-usual head. I don't even like to put mine in a Ripper case because the tuners bump the case, and knock it out of tune.

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I finally fell upon a vintage Japanese no-name case that fits both Grabber body and head, but it was entirely dumb luck.

Just out of curiosity, does anybody know if Gibson Grabber cases have wider head space than their Ripper case, or are they the same case???
 
#15
I know I'm bumping an old thread. But I'm probably buying a Gibson G3 Grabber Tribute pretty soon and for some reason they didn't have enough sense to have it come with a hard case.

So what are my relatively affordable options? I think I heard someone say the Epiphone Explorer hard case is a good fit. But I'd like to know how good/snug? Anything else in modern production?

I don't mind a large rectangular case at all. I just don't want a Coffin Case.
 
#18
throbgod13 said:
i'd like to find some one who rebuilds cases.. my Grabber case is *beat* and i know how hard it is to find a decent case for them..

doesn't the reissue case fit the older Grabbers??
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It will but gibson isn't selling them. I contacted them to see if they were/would and they directed me to their custom case builder who quoted like $300. Not worth it, IMO. They only made a limited number of grabber and ripper reissues and didn't make cases beyond that. The G3 reissue came with a gig bag. Pretty stupid on their part if you ask me, they'd have a pretty decent market selling cases to people with the vintage ones.

I picked up a really beat up grabber case cheap on ebay and rebuilt it a bit (at least to be functional) so I'd have a hardshell for each of my gibsons. The beat up case had to be nailed/screwed/glued back together and needed a new handle. It's not pretty by any means at this point, but it's functional. I'd check with a place that does furniture and luggage repairs, they could probably take care of it for you.
 
#19
I seem to remember reading somewhere that the Hiscox Extended Bass case fits the Grabbers/G-3's/Rippers...can't think where I heard it though. I'm picking up a restored G-3 soon which needs a case so I'll look into it then.
 

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