NURZE Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 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 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.T Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Jeez! I briefly owned (and quickly sold) a Gibson (Was it a Ripper or a Grabber?) in the early '90s for about £200. How times, and prices have changed!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NURZE Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.T Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Now that is UGLY (IMO). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) i prefer the epiphone ripper, in looks its just a suprise to see an overpriced gibson, theyre normally so cheap Edited February 18, 2009 by LWTAIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) I always preferred Rippers to Grabbers but like the black finish on the Grabber II. It's still reasonably easy to pick up an original G or R for a decent price (brilliant instruments in my opinion) and I'd be interested to see who'll be going for the re-issue at this price point. I'm not sure that I understand Gibson's business model/rationale here Edited February 19, 2009 by lozbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basszilla Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Overpriced!! Get one from back in the day a whole lot cheaper. I love my ripper, great sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I used to have a defretted japcrap black ripper copy, wish I'd kept it now I know more about setting up basses. This is waaaay overpriced!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umcoo Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I love the looks and sounds of all 3 of the gibson line (grabber, ripper and g-3), but this is madness. I'll keep my G-3 thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcrow Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 with a car recession and 800 billion in the bail out fund i dont see who is grabbing who just for some sound to throw at an audience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilLordJuju Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I would imagine they will shift a few at full whack (the people worldwide that simply have to have one) then delete quickly, selling any excess at what they can get. Gibson are a company of limited runs these days - guitar of the week syndrome. Like stamps, they know there are collectors out there that will have to keep their collections complete. Looks like a nice bass, but an utterly piss-taking price. So, who here is buying one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 The leftovers will be on eBay in the US at far more sensible prices in 6-9 months time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHUFC BASS Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Typical of Gibson - they just overprice everything and rely on their name to sell it. I'm seriously disillusioned with Gibson when it comes to guitars. Their quality control is dubious to say the least and there are much much better guitars out there for the price. Prime example being the Gibson Les Paul and the Washburn Idol - the Idol IMO leaves it standing in terms of playability, price and sound - its just that some people HAVE to be seen playing a Gibson. f*** 'em. I've sold all my Gibsons now anyway. The only one I regret is a nice Flying V I sold but it ain't the end of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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