Ian Savage Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 (edited) I'll get better photos and full spec up tomorrow, but boiler replacement is going to murder me finance-wise so I'm getting this up here before I change my mind! Stamped 'Made In Japan' on the neckplate, has had a fairly poor 'Gibson' logo applied at some stage hence the tape (oh, edit: realised you can't see the tape in the picture, but the logo's covered with 'leccy tape at the minute, shall uncover for photos), but main awesome thing is the signature - signed by Stone Roses/Primal Scream legend Mani when he saw my old band at a pub (possibly the Blue Cat, or something like that), reads 'I *heart* rock 'n' roll, keep it alive! Love Mani'. Sounds as a Grabber should, thick as hell with a decent bit of cut to it - money-wise it owes me a couple of hundred quid so I'd like to get close to that. Edited August 22, 2011 by Ian Savage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooks79 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Any discount for it having Mani's signature on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Would love to see some better photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaby Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Yes, more photo's please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 Piccies! Sorry for the delay, had a really busy couple of days... Last one shows neckplate and a couple of small dings on the rear of the neck up at the dusty end, about the only damage worth speaking of (for saying it's around thirty years old I reckon the bugger's in pretty good nick!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 Bloody hell, that dropped fast - quick bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Did you remove the Gibson logo? Can't see it on the photo. Think Ibanez did a Ripper copy, but the Grabbers were Cimar, Avon or Electra. Where are you in W Mids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 [quote name='spinynorman' post='1352853' date='Aug 26 2011, 06:35 PM']Did you remove the Gibson logo? Can't see it on the photo. Think Ibanez did a Ripper copy, but the Grabbers were Cimar, Avon or Electra. Where are you in W Mids?[/quote] The logo was a pretty dodgy rub-on transfer type thing (in an incorrect font ) which'd partly rubbed off when I got the bass, I stuck a strip of electrical tape across it while I was using it and have rubbed the remainder off since. There's no sign of even the remnents of an original logo on there, sadly; it's possible that whoever applied the 'Gibson' logo sanded the headstock slightly. I'm in South Staffs (Cannock) for the next week or so, but expect I'll be back in Birmingham (Kings Norton kinda way) not long into September. Be working in Redditch, probably, if that makes things easier for anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Mariner Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Looks great - no cash to speak of though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 [quote name='Ancient Mariner' post='1353012' date='Aug 26 2011, 08:57 PM']Looks great - no cash to speak of though.[/quote] Tell me about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 Another wee bump, anyone interested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 A last bump before I end up keeping this and moving on the Precision project, which would make me cry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rohan Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 PMed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 Another bump on the off-chance, borrowed money from family which I hate to do so really want to pay 'em back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 A few nibbles but no bites (or even Grabs), so another little bump - don't make me take this to eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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