uke Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Not very pretty, and very expensive! [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1978-Gibson-Grabber-Bass-guitar-status-quo-/221131113752?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item337c710518"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1978-Gibson-Grabber-Bass-guitar-status-quo-/221131113752?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item337c710518[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 What a feckin mess and what a price!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I played bass for Chris Rea's band (The Losers) for a couple of weeks, back in the day. Think I could put my Glaub out at £1250? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Oh, that's brutal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I want to hurt whoever did this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassmonkey Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 That is bloomin awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Sometimes, Gibson players wish they had a Wishbass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlapbassSteve Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 [quote name='uke' timestamp='1348694125' post='1817136'] Not very pretty, and very expensive! [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1978-Gibson-Grabber-Bass-guitar-status-quo-/221131113752?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item337c710518"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item337c710518[/url] [/quote] WHY??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 [quote name='SlapbassSteve' timestamp='1348747271' post='1817642'] WHY??? [/quote] Because in the early 80s no-one wanted them and they were stupidly cheap. Therefore they were seen as ripe for modifications. These days no-one would really bat an eyelid at doing this to an SX or Sue Ryder. These 70s Gibsons were seen in the same way back then. Anyone with any money bought an Ibanez or an Aria Pro II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosa Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Unbelievable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 a paralympian special, edition? thats just wrong!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingraybassman Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 It looks like the bass equivalent of someone after extreme diet, bet if you got up close there would be excess skin and stretch marks. Horrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 'Butchered' is too good a word. Butchery is a skilled and noble profession. Someone has hewn this bass into the likeness of a depressed sheep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmoof Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Now separated into choice cuts and available back on e-bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Some people do some seriously stupid thing, I mean, buying a Gibson bass...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Previously owned by Jerry Casale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassmonkey Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) [quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1350474121' post='1839293'] Some people do some seriously stupid thing, I mean, buying a Gibson bass...... [/quote] That hurts man, that hurts.......mine is both beautiful and sunburst too! Not often those words are used in the same sentence.... Edited October 17, 2012 by Bassmonkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 [quote name='Bassmonkey' timestamp='1350486684' post='1839555'] That hurts man, that hurts.......mine is both beautiful and sunburst too! Not often those words are used in the same sentence.... [/quote] Because it's untrue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 No matter. Dealt with the seller on BC and snagged the Pickup and slide for £50 shipped. The Grabber pups are pretty unique, have been known to fall apart and break inside the pickup to make them unusable. Best to have a backup for mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmoof Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 The rest of the parts are available if anyone need something for their grabber. Thanks, shockwave for buying the pu, its posted and on its way. Took me a while to get the Devo connection, then I remembered their fondness for oddly shaped instruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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