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Help: Gibson Ripper - (Big Pics)

#21
gm2_in_co said:
As far as I remember, your options in '74 were black, natural, or tobacco sunburst. Either that or my dealer lied to me!
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I'm quite sure that there were some sunbursts that were yellow-to-red (no black on the outsides), not sure what they called them, but I know they're out there.

...ah i remember now - "Cherry Burst"

BTW - Gibson's "official" production and shipping totals are far from accurate. You couldn't even get that information from Gibson themselves. The documentation is not accurate and far from complete. This has been proven in other threads/forums. In other words, no dealer can tell you what they were making in the factory back then.
 
#22
mg.audio said:
I'm quite sure that there were some sunbursts that were yellow-to-red (no black on the outsides), not sure what they called them, but I know they're out there.

...ah i remember now - "Cherry Burst"

BTW - Gibson's "official" production and shipping totals are far from accurate. You couldn't even get that information from Gibson themselves. The documentation is not accurate and far from complete. This has been proven in other threads/forums. In other words, no dealer can tell you what they were making in the factory back then.
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Nope. Cherry sunburst wasn't an option I was offered... otherwise, I'd have one instead of my natural. Today I wish I'd have chosen the tobacco, but what you gonna do?
 
#23
More than likely if its got a maple finger board its natural as others have said.

Cherry burst is pretty rare, also some came in tobacco burst, but the only ones I have seen are fretless.
 
#32
Here's my 76 tobacco sunburst with ebony fretboard
 

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#34
Johnny Alien said:
Not as popular but there were definitely some black and sunburst Rippers and Grabbers that had maple necks.

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Are you absolutely SURE that this is original??? Because if it is, it's the only one I've ever even heard of!!!

In my skeptic point of view I'd say that's a refin. A very convincing one, I'll give you that, but still.

*Most Grabbers had maple f-boards no matter what finish (they were bolt-on necks). Any grabber with ebony on the neck is relatively rare.
 
#36
coreyfyfe said:
The change was probably to get something more stable/adjustable than the stock 3-point bridge. The block is probably to make that bridge compatible with the neck height compared to the body on the ripper. The three point is a high bridge, the wilkinson is not.
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Way back when, I did something similar to mine using a badass bridge. The three point was a real all around pain. I used a block of cherry to get it up to the right height. Sold the thing ages ago. Couldn't stand the pups.
 
#38
AltGrendel said:
Way back when, I did something similar to mine using a badass bridge. The three point was a real all around pain. I used a block of cherry to get it up to the right height. Sold the thing ages ago. Couldn't stand the pups.
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Right on.

I'm think I'm going to leave leave it the way it is, other than repairs.

The necks were 3-piece laminated and the seams at the headstock are opening up.
 

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