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Epiphone Ripper Limited Edition?
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All I know is a friend of mine is selling his Ray to get one. That's a pretty good endorsement for anyone who knows him.
Nice photos of a nice bass! explain the control layout-is that like a vari-tone switch? How would you describe the neck?marwady said:
i would budget on 100usd dollar setup with epiphone basses ...thats what my casady needed to bring it up to spec...and yes if you do that it could be in the market to kill other more hallowed brands!!
they sell them without any setup whatsoever ...think nut that isnt shaped....frets that you can fit your fingernail under!!!...thats how they keep the prices keen.
they sell them without any setup whatsoever ...think nut that isnt shaped....frets that you can fit your fingernail under!!!...thats how they keep the prices keen.
watspan said:
This is what I think the switch does. It has 4 positions, both pickups are live in all 4. In phase parallel, out of phase parallel, in phase series, out of phase series. Knobs are vol., mid, treble. all passive.
Lots of different tones with a huge, thick tone in in phase parallel.
Neck is somewhere between a P and a J, leaning toward the P.
I have had 2 of these, one I bought in the 70's and sold (stupid kid) and this one I aquired about 5 years ago (it's a '73). Both of them were very close in quality and tone.
yeah Gibson/Epiphone have made good basses, but always screw up when they try to emulate fenders pickups. Likewise for Fenders with humbuckers. I knew a guy who had a ripper I think? With a fretless ebony fingerboard. When he died I just couldnt bear to ask for it even though the family had no clue what to do with it. Man though it sounded great!
One thing I do remember about gibsion basses in general is that those set necks had a bad habit of bowing very badly. You see a lot of old rippers grabbers and RD artists in pawn shops that are unplayable. Some how the EBOs werent as bad? shorter scale I guess.
One thing I do remember about gibsion basses in general is that those set necks had a bad habit of bowing very badly. You see a lot of old rippers grabbers and RD artists in pawn shops that are unplayable. Some how the EBOs werent as bad? shorter scale I guess.
Hmm, I remember playing one and seeeing it as neck through, I'll do a google...
Yup your right. What I thought as neckthrough was really a 3 peice body.
Yup your right. What I thought as neckthrough was really a 3 peice body.
rontalsaurus said:I can't believe they changed out the pickup configuration.
That's part of what made that instrument's voice unique.
Big thumbs-down in my book.
+1
I agree, great sounding bass with original pickups.
No point in changing them.
I played one today at a shop near my house. It had been setup very well, the neck was faster than I expected, a little wider than my MIM Jazz, but not too much. I absolutely fell in love with the tone of this thing...too bad I have to save up for a car this summer.
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Hambone, do you remember what the model of Gibson bass was that had the onboard compressor and chorus? I remember them from the mid 80's.
