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well last saturday I drove 2 hours to pick up my dream amp. An AMPEG v4-B from the 70's. It's in amazing condition and well i was pretty psyched to use it an the rehearsal. atthe rehearsal it sounded really good at low volumes. but when i played it louder it got in an instant overdrive, which got annoying after a while. I play a stingray and 2 ampeg 4*10 cabs as well... what are your settings when playing with this amp? Take care, Kev

yeah they're very cool. I can imagine the neckdive, the headstock is huge. They're cool sounding basses, they're pretty cheap as well.

I totally agree. I still have one now and I owned several other grabbers and rippers as well. The price they're asking is pretty outrageous. Especially when you can buy the original rippers and grabbers for 600 dollars these days. I bet that a whole lot of people would get a decent boutique bass for such a high price. [url="http://www.gibson.com/en%2Dus/Lifestyle/Features/introducing%2Dthe%2Dholy%2Dx%2Dplorer/"]this[/url] doesn't make much sense either

allright right look what gibson came up with! It's a beautiful bass imho. [url="http://www2.gibson.com/getdoc/ef7725e0-5a28-41ee-b3d3-b96e73fc1acb/BAG2SECH1-Finish-Shot.aspx"]http://www2.gibson.com/getdoc/ef7725e0-5a2...inish-Shot.aspx[/url] A NEW GIBSON GRABBER. “It’s full of flexibility so the artist can choose his own personal playing action as well as his personal sound with a patented sliding pickup.” – Gibson catalog, circa 1975 [color="#0000FF"]The introduction of the original Gibson Grabber bass in 1973 caught the attention of bassists around the world. Its sleek design was matched ever so smoothly by its thick, heavy and well-defined tone, and thousands of players found its versatility very hard to ignore, including the likes of Gene Simmons of KISS, Mike Dirnt of Green Day and Krist Novoselic of Nirvana. The model has been out of the Gibson catalog since 1982, but it is back again — briefly — thanks to the introduction of the Grabber II, now available as part of Gibson USA’s 2009 Limited Run Series guitars. Today’s Grabber II bass stay true to the model’s production years of 1973-75 with its arrow-shaped, Flying V-inspired headstock, bell-shaped truss rod cover and Gibson-designed sliding humbucking pickup, which allows players to slide the pickup between the end of the neck and the bridge and fine-tune the frequency response of the instrument. Its 34½-inch scale length also remains identical, yielding the same low, resonant response as the original model. The large “shamrock” button tuners and chunky, three-point adjustable bridge are back as well, as is the simple one-volume, one-tone control setup. The Grabber II also emulates the original in its use of a thin maple body, as used on the first Grabbers until the change to alder wood in 1975, which contributes to the bass’ excellent tonal clarity and punch. The Limited Run Series Grabber II also utilizes Gibson’s traditional glued-in set maple neck with a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard, which enhances the bass’ tonal quality and sustain. The back of the neck also sports a natural satin finish that makes it one of the fastest, most playable necks on any Gibson guitar. All in all, this “rediscovered” Gibson bass offers the heavy, rocking tones of the ’70s in an instrument crafted for 21st century playability. Each new Grabber II comes with its own Limited Series Run customized certificate of authenticity and a black Gibson hardshell case with plush white interior and silkscreened Gibson USA logo.[/color] actually this bass is probably what you would get if you crossed a ripper and a grabber (it should be called the gripper). The estimated retail price was going to be... hold on guys... 3192 US dollars. what are they doing/thinking at gibson? Grabbers got really popular the past few years because they give a lot of bass and sound for a fair amount of money. But 3192 dollars for a reissue? COME ON !

aaaaaaaaargh... man that's the walnut version as well.