Project: 1976 Gibson Grabber resurrection

[Fawkes007]

I'd make a "Gripper" out of it!

Paint it black...

Get it routed for Ripper pups, get a Ripper pickguard and the Seymour Duncan Ripper pickups. And then figure out how you want the rest of the electronics to work.

Also, maybe upgrade the bridge, and get some Hipshot Ultralites.

Capital idea! I'd put Hipshot hardware all around! And black is such a great color for these basses.

 

[ElDunco]

I've actually got a Ripper III I got from a good guitar collector friend that he got in bits and pieces. I'll have to get started on it soon and throw some pictures up. Be a nice little counterpart for your grabber.

Kind of funny, the frets on mine were pulled out as well.

 

[fenderhutz]

I still have the frets. Probably useless.

 

[little-ripper]

coral for sure, maybe a bridge or pickup cover

 

[fenderhutz]

Black and Cherry a dead heat.

 

[fenderhutz]

Gibson Cherry?

 

[mikeypbass]

Olympic white w/ gold hardware and black pg would be hot to say the least

 

[fenderhutz]

I need votes!!

 

[squish_man24]

go with Cherry, my grabber is the original Wine Red, and it looks killer

 

[fenderhutz]

I am ordering the paint in the next three days.

I am almost against black at this point though.

 

[RED5]

I am ordering the paint in the next three days.

I am almost against black at this point though.

Gibson cherry body, black headstock. Classic.

 

[Bardley]

Cherry! It'll look great!!

 

[Barkless Dog]

A picture is worth a 1000 worms

 

[Barkless Dog]

In my opinion bright colors dont look so hot on these bodies

Cherry or black would be your best bet

 

[fenderhutz]

I am keeping the pickup a secret, I can tell you however it isn't a DarkStar.

 

[logicman69]

Black with a cream colored pickguard. My vote

 

[fenderhutz]

I am starting to remove some of the finish after I receive an email from the original owner.

 

[scowboy]

Coral all the way

Wow that is a nice color.

 

[tdurden]

check out your local autobody shop they might have some colors you never thought of.

 

[throbgod13]

antique white, matching headstock, black hardware, black PG.. do a refret with SS frets.. i'd keep the Grabber sliding PG, and install a Bartolini pickup and preamp in it, since there's room for it..