Gibson Ripper Bass Copy - Duplicated topic sorry!

[Nicko]

I was given a crappy old bass guitar that belonged to my late brother.  There's no brand name on it or on any of the parts, and I assumed it was just a cheap bass that he'd picked up.

 

I've just stripped it down to donate the parts to @Useless amateurand its the first time I've really looked at it.  

 

The headstock is Gibson shaped so I started looking there.  It's also got quite an unusual pickup, mounted direct to the body by two screws which sit in line with the pole pieces and a rotary pickup selector.

 

All looks like the Gibson Ripper except its a top loader.

 

Any ideas what this was?  

 

ps. the scratchplate stripes are bits of tape that someone added on and the bit of wood is what I attached the pickups to.

 

 

Edited September 20, 2021 by Nicko