Seen on EBay....Sacrilege!!!

well- if it were angled- it woiuld be an eighth not e( hey, i took theory, you better recognize!! )

ok, ok. it looks like crap- there you go!!

 

reminds me of the musicman bongo... only MORE attractive (but thats not saying much)... it really is a sad thing to see, i used to have a ripper and it was a great bass... i wish my dad never got rid of it

 

Rain drops keep falling on my head...

 

SPOON BASS!!!

 

"What kind of scumbag mutant IDIOT would do such a thing to a bass!"

Ahem...........

One such person was Geddy Lee. Chopped up a Precision bass in much the same fashion. Can't find a pic right now, but I remember you can see it in some of the pictures in the album cover for "All The World's A Stage".

Is is mentioned here....

That bastard...........

 

Wow, I feel sick to my stomach!



*hugs his baby*

 

That bass needs to be in the Gard movies...it's that evil!

 

Man, I just spit out my Dr. Pepper out on my keyboard!! That was too funny... I think that I did some customizing to my VW recent, but it still looks better than that sad sad gibson!

JT,

I think that you are right, this is symbolic of what Gibson has done to other guitar and Amp companies.

Looks like a Vox Teardrop... but, the Vox was a classic...

 

Eh, I don't like it, nor dislike it. People can do whatever they what to whatever they want. If it's ruining a good bass, so be it. Would I buy it? Nope, but that doesn't mean I'm going to tell everyone else not to, cos maybe someone else likes it...

_Ray_

 

it is good to know they r kickin it away

 

LOL!

As one who had to "deal" with a Gibson Ripper in his early years, a bass very similar to what this originally was (a Grabber or G-3), I think he may have improved it.

The Ripper was essentially a 2x4 with strings, and the Grabber and G-3 were the same bass with different pickup configuration.
These basses were never that great to begin with. Since when has Gibson been a respected Bass company??? Why all the sorrow?

 

That is just wrong!

 

I heard today that Tobias is coming back, with Mike himself inspecting each instrument before it is shipped out(I have no idea how much $$$ this is costing Gibson) and that USA production of Steinbergers will begin again soon, with Ned involved in their quality control.

 

i actually like it, i've thought about doing that to my bass before. if i had the money, i would buy it..... maybe.

 

you're wrong

 

Still will not help their immediate sales, for the true bass enthusiast. I totally respect Mike and Ned and completely understand that it is a 'gig' (ie. paycheck)... Not rushing out to purchase either. It seems that this is just a knee-jerk reaction to the 'writting on the wall' on Gibson's part.

...Or they read this thread.





ps, if you purchase a Fodera Anthony Jackson Model, each one has to go infront of him for inspection and pro-set-up before it goes out to the customer....

 

I, for one, like some Gibson basses. I have a '76 Thunderbird that is a great bass, and I've played, and like Grabbers. Who cares if they aren't a "respected bass company"?

Why all the sorrow? Because destroying a bass like that is just wrong (IMO), whether Gibson, Fender or whatever.