what is this amazing looking bass???

[mcnach]

a friend pointed out to this very old video of Paco de Lucia, a spanish flamenco guitarist playing one of his lightish radio-friendly songs from 1976...

but what got my attention was the bass, shown at the beginning of the clip.

Beauty.

What is it?


EDIT:


yep, I'll probably get more useful replies if I remember to add the link!

here it is:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oyhlad64-s"]Youtube link[/url]

Edited April 15, 2011 by mcnach

[yorick]

Link????????

[BottomEndian]

My psychic powers tell me it's a Gibson...

Quite possibly a Ripper...

Edited April 15, 2011 by BottomEndian

[BottomEndian]

My psychic powers relied on Google, by the way:



That the right clip?

[Jondeeman]

Isn't that a Gibson Ripper?

[url="http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Bass/Gibson-USA/Ripper-II-Bass.aspx"]Gibson Ripper 2[/url]

[purpleblob]

I see no links and cannot watch youtube vids in my currently location, but I have an awful feeling it's going to be a disappointment when I finally see this bass - unless it's a banana shaped bass

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='purpleblob' post='1200738' date='Apr 15 2011, 02:30 PM']I see no links and cannot watch youtube vids in my currently location, but I have an awful feeling it's going to be a disappointment when I finally see this bass - unless it's a banana shaped bass [/quote]
No banana, it's a Gibson Ripper shaped bass.

[purpleblob]

Where's the emoticon for bemused & disappointed ?

Edited April 15, 2011 by purpleblob

[Jondeeman]

[quote name='purpleblob' post='1200738' date='Apr 15 2011, 02:30 PM']I see no links and cannot watch youtube vids in my currently location, but I have an awful feeling it's going to be a disappointment when I finally see this bass - unless it's a banana shaped bass [/quote]

I've had a bass neck shaped like a banana.... believe me, that wasn't too impressive.

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='purpleblob' post='1200746' date='Apr 15 2011, 02:33 PM']Where's the emoticon for bemused & disappointed ? [/quote]
Here you go - Wish Banana bass:

Edited April 15, 2011 by EssentialTension

[EssentialTension]

And a very similar Gibson Ripper banana bass:

[mcnach]

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1200721' date='Apr 15 2011, 02:19 PM']My psychic powers relied on Google, by the way:



That the right clip?[/quote]


You nailed it!!! I'm impressed.

I'll PM you now about lottery numbers... or, just reply directly, no need to send you a PM since you already know what I'm going to ask...

[mcnach]

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1200759' date='Apr 15 2011, 02:40 PM']And a very similar Gibson Ripper banana bass:

[/quote]


not bad, but it looked beter on the video.

Thank you!!!

[mart]

Is that also the bass that Robbie Robertson's bassist was playing on Later this week?

[Soloshchenko]

Gotta love Paco De Lucia. It was his brother who was the bass player in his band if I remember correctly. Never liked the look of the Gibson basses myself but played a stunning fretless one once. It sounded as big as a house.

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='Soloshchenko' post='1200871' date='Apr 15 2011, 03:52 PM']Gotta love Paco De Lucia. It was his brother who was the bass player in his band if I remember correctly. Never liked the look of the Gibson basses myself but played a stunning fretless one once. It sounded as big as a house.[/quote]
I had a fretless Ripper for a while. It did make a big sound.

[purpleblob]

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1200756' date='Apr 15 2011, 02:38 PM']Here you go - Wish Banana bass:

[/quote]

Now that's what I call a... well actually what the hell is that That is really an awful looking thing So I take back my desire to see a banana bass.

[Ou7shined]

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1200716' date='Apr 15 2011, 02:16 PM']My psychic powers tell me it's a Gibson...

Quite possibly a Ripper...[/quote]
My very first bass as a bass player* (circa '92). I loved it... it got stolen from our rehearsal rooms.

*I had a Fender P for dicking about on in the early '80's when I was into mainly guitars.... which I stupidly gave away to a mate because I wasn't really interested in bass back then.