Gibson Ripper Bass Guitars Bad Dreams for at Least Another Week

Gibson Ripper Bass Guitars Bad Dreams for at Least Another Week
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[@ObiWanKenobi]

I would love to get a ripper either in this color or in black. They have such a growly tone

[@andrewhodgson8895]

Dave, you have changed my life. Yesterday was our 29th wedding anniversary and my wife got me a ‘suction pig’. Thanks, my friend. 👍

[@paintnamer6403]

A Dyson ham?

[@andrewhodgson8895]

@@paintnamer6403 🤣😂😂🐷🐽🐷

[@joshvandruff1790]

Always awesome when I see a new video. I’ve learned a lot from you good sir. Keep on with the good work!

[@rs8638]

I’ve always wanted this exact bass same color and everything.

[@MrJohnr47]

Robert D Springfield cool as hell bass

[@JoeKyser]

I don't blame you. It's pretty nice

[@danielsharp1526]

I want one too!!!! But i would replace the bridge with something better....

[@klaytonvonkluge4905]

Are these a "higher" mid level bass? Sounds good , as far as I can tell..

[@marcusruhl5413]

Good job Dave. Always a pleasure to see you working :)

[@chrishopkins209]

“Will it choke?” I didn’t realise Ola Englund had become a tech

[@joshuakozee5719]

"Im not using protection on these studs" I know i have not matured

[@stevenkimsey7039]

Dave, you are a blessing to me. I enjoy your work and your temperament. Much enjoyment.🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺👍

[@davelock3166]

Would make a lovely coffee table.

[@klaytonvonkluge4905]

I saw a comment, reminded me; and it's true, My limited working knowledge from work on my own various guitars thru the years has indubitably been enhanced and sharpened by watching Dave; Thanks a lot, this is a good thing! Good things are becoming more & more fewer & far between these days.... ~ Cheerio

[@er5406]

Once again Dave has rescued one from the land of Gooch.

[@13amplifiers]

I got one of these in exchange for a P-bass. I was young and really stupid.

[@siskokidd]

I'm here for exactly this kind of video.

[@martinheath5947]

Mod it so the nasally "out of phase" switch setting becomes neck pickup only and unleash the beast! Bass Whisperer Ed Friedland did it to his, you can check it out.

[@russellharris5072]

Thanks for the (power tool) memories Dave........................

[@tedblumstein6772]

Thanks for the day's diversion!

[@J8D2]

Those three point bridges are a pain. One way to get them slightly lower is to remove the leading pin from the threaded bushing in the guitar, though having done this before with an epiphane model, a few years down the line one of the ‘claws’ holding onto the posts snapped off under string tension.

[@lucasbatistamusica8677]

Love this bass

[@mooseteets]

i got my first bass recently, i was shocked how much bass strings cost compared to guitar strings, in the uk a good set of daddrio's is £20, the equivelant guitar strings are only £5 a pack

[@PhoenixFlight94]

Such is life due to lower demand and WAY more for material cost. Hence the stereotype of bassists who never change strings.

[@joemcgraw5529]

@@PhoenixFlight94 I was working on a friends bass and he didnt want the strings changed so I took them off and soaked them in lighter fluid lol it worked man the gunk that came off them was nasty but they did sound alot better

@@joemcgraw5529 Supposedly boiling them in water works, too. (I've never tried it myself).

[@JoeKyser]

Yeah its about double the cost. About double the wire too to make them so it makes sense

[@JoeKyser]

@ I'd keep water away from steel strings. Idk how you would dry them out completely without exposing them to heat, which would not be that great of an idea either. I work the price of strings into the price and just tell them I'm throwing them in for free. This way there's no issues. I've had to live and learn with listening to the customer and using old strings.

[@Joe-mz6dc]

"I'm crossing my legs because I actually have to pee" Classic Dave

[@klaytonvonkluge4905]

😆

[@fishgazoo5851]

I like the sunburst bass.

[@robertschaeffer5861]

When you get done practicing on those I have my 73 that's been rode hard and put away wet for many gigs before non-smoking cost so many old haunts...

[@JoeKyser]

Ya remember those days? Someone brought me an old axe that had been in storage. I wiped it down and got all sorts yellow crap off it. I said what you used to smoke or something. He said no I used to gig in bars. Shoot i forgot all about those days.

[@klaytonvonkluge4905]

My marshal stacks and our PAs and other various items smelled like smoke until the day I parted with em.... Lol, with a little "stale pale ale" scent blended in with it ... Ah! Those were the days .....

[@chrishopkins209]

I used to have an SG that the Gibson Mooks set with too high a neck angle. The bridge was at least half an inch higher off the bodŷ than it should have been

[@Magnetron33]

I had one identical to that in the 70s. Maybe that's it!

[@JustPlayingBass]

Nice work on a dog of a bass. So many design errors so why do I still want one? Way out of my league price wise I'm afraid. At least I won't buy myself a headache. Great show as always. Stay safe everyone.

[@ferox965]

I had a 1975 Grabber. Really awesome bass.

[@christodav]

If the tuners on the second bass were turned around, would you call them reverse reverse tuners?

[@MichaelSmith-ig8bw]

Would love a Ripper but if they are that hard to set up might consider something else. They do sound massive though!

[@abscomm]

Couldn't you wrap the strings around the posts in the opposite direction to fix the reverse tuner issue?

[@user-nq1rd8li5t]

Hi Dave, I have a squier p bass that tunes in open strings but will not intonate, any ideas mate or do u have any videos already on this matter I could watch ? Cheers Dan UK 🇬🇧

[@GiuseppeM]

Hey Dave, these 2 Rippers are actually 2 different variations, the blonde is a later model, the Tobacco is from the first revision. Different body shape and one made of maple and the other alder. Anyway they had way more flaws than you found on these two and I'm sure you'll come across one of their monstrosities one day

[@jbrobertson2758]

The tuners were installed backwards, upper side on lower side and vice-versa.

[@wallacewinston3627]

Hey Dave, what size truss rod wrench do these 70’s Gibson basses take?

[@HitRekord]

Can you tell what is the radius on that ripper? Thx

[@klaytonvonkluge4905]

Man, those pick-ups are sensitive; hott diggity Dogg ... Noice 😀 👍

[@HarderThanCalculus]

just a thought, but wouldn't it have been easier to deepen the groove on the saddle?

[@Charlie6969]

Gibson never disappoints to disappoint.

[@xplanet2112]

Someone send Dave a Dingwall! 🤭😂

[@stoutlager6325]

Seconded!

[@In_MT]

Where are all these Ripper basses coming from!!!! Oh upon watching, it's the same Rippers :-)

[@wilhelmtheconquerer6214]

Fender: *bends a steel plate, drills a couple of holes, makes saddles with individual height adjustment from a threaded rod and calls it a day* Gibson and Rickenbacker: *machines complex bridges where the saddle heights can't be adjusted individually and ship them out with obvious design flaws*

[@jimbucket2996]

Give me any of the EBs or a T-bird otherwise Gibson should stay the fuck away from making basses. You're a good man, Dave.

[@MichaelandCathy1999]

Dave,Dave,Dave..... why is it that when I go to check on your Merch, I find a sticker for the ridiculous price of $8.00.........AMERICAN!! You are in T.O., are you not?? A fellow Canuck? Just down the 401? May I ask WHY it’s U.S. funds needed? If it makes sense, I just may order a few. And I hope you get your Machine Shop put together one day. 🇨🇦👍

[@kindablue1959]

There's a little pop-down arrow next to the value where you can change the currency per country. But remember that $8CAD is only worth about $6US, so you're skimming what Dave actually gets.

[@MichaelandCathy1999]

Dave's World of Fun Stuff C’mon Dave, just funnin with you. Of course I have $8.00 US, it’s only $22.55 CANADIAN 😜. I’m checking your merch link right now.

[@raymondfranklin8460]

I had one of those back in 73 or 74.immediately got rid of it for a madeira.less money,much better bass.

[@jamro217]

Dave, instead of grinding down the baseplate of the bridge until it's wafer thin, why not take the Dremel to the underside of the bridge saddles where they meet the bridge track? One of them is a mongrel already and they're easier to replace than the whole bridge. Rippers are tone monsters and besides the wonky bridge design they are fine instruments. By the way, you're semi-forgiven for your Ric comments.

[@johngeddes7894]

In Dave’s World, he has a thing called geometry. If the break angle of the strings is too low, buzzing could and would occur. Tone flattens out. Band gets new bassist. Ripper owner moves into parents’ basement and becomes a paperboy.

[@jamro217]

@@johngeddes7894 This is the "don't raise the bridge, lower the river" method. Since something must be removed to make the thing work, it doesn't matter which end you take it from.

[@johngeddes7894]

Fire away!

[@jamro217]

@@johngeddes7894 Okay. RRRZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That better?

[@k.butlerguitars209]

Say what you will about those basses, but I always thought those pickups sounded great.

[@dommadonia9207]

I like the noise from the burst, but the peanut finished one needs better pickups for my taste, gotta go rip one now!

[@jimcampbell8061]

Gibson also saw fit to tool up for different head stocks for what are essentially two similar instruments. Gibson seems to have no qualms about spending money needlessly.

[@lucyzambrano2648]

Dave why did you modify the bridge instead of putting in a neck shim..

[@krzysiu4003]

It’s a set neck, you can’t do anything with it.

[@johnvenditto2908]

If I HAD to take one of them it would be door #2 and it looks nicer too. The tone is really growly but it's not worth the hassle to me. How many people can set one of them up as expertly as Dave? I know, it's a "fine musical instrument" fer chrissakes it's a pain in the ass....and the shoulder.

[@jmakc3541]

... We can see the Solo box on the floor...

[@chrisstenger3719]

That bridge........uhggg.

[@Johnny.D]

Interestingly I know some bass players who prefer the strings around 7/64 .

[@DarrenSaw]

that massive rotary switch looks like something from my electric shower

[@StevenHess]

If someone tried to give me a Gibson Bass I'd run.

[@chrishopkins209]

Steven Hess I’ve got an Epiphone Les Paul Special bass and it’s really good.....and heavy

[@daveanderson5680]

I’d run over there and p/u a FREE Gibson bass and expect to have to do an extensive set-up

[@klaytonvonkluge4905]

Haha 😂

[@brocklanders6172]

Thank God for Canadians. Whatever the hell that means...

[@peternewbury828]

I have a Grabber in the attic. It needs lots of renovation. I want to buy a new Ibanez and have to let old Mr. Gibson go (boo-hoo! I bought it in '79, my first bass). I've seen Grabbers in good condition selling for over 2000 dollars. How much should I ask for this restoration project ? Any ideas ?

[@chrisparker5278]

On a fender you’ll just shim the neck. Gibson quality and design for you

[@formula73]

Why not just slot the saddles deeper?

[@deepwater2652]

Those "Rippers" are TRIPPERS!

[@michaelroche4559]

Thank you, Dave, for sparing me from ever buying a Gibson. Rock on!

[@trance9158]

You'd be foolish not to consider the 70s era basses by Gibson.

[@DoppelgangerShockwave]

Say Dave, could the blonde be choking because you have the treble side of the bass cock-eyed? From my viewpoint it looked like the treble side was up much higher from the bass side of the bridge. I'm no expert, nor am I telling you how to do your job. I'm merely asking a question.

[@EddieG1888]

I love the second one! Not so much of a fan of the mother-of-bacon pickguard though.

[@telecasterguitarslinger]

A friend had one in same blonde colour with a sliding pickup, Maybe that was a Grabber not sure though. Played like a coffee table with a neck. 🤪

[@ferox965]

That is a Grabber with the sliding pickup. I had a 1975. Was an awesome bass...like a P bass on steroids.

[@joanarling]

I used to play a Ripper, but it had a single pick-up that could be moved forth and back. Scratching my head...

[@AHoundOnAHonda]

That would have been a Gibson Grabber then!

[@joanarling]

@@AHoundOnAHonda Oh shoot! You are correct. I feel quite foolish right now.

[@AHoundOnAHonda]

@@joanarling Don't feel foolish! There are many resemblances. Don't think Dave is a fan of either of them though....

[@jamro217]

Three models were in the L9 series. The Ripper (in this video), The Grabber (movable pickup in a channel), and the G3 which featured three single coils similar to Marauder pickups in the same position as a Fender Bass VI. Easy to confuse these models as they shared the same body shape. Grabbers had Flying V shaped headstocks.

[@ryanlaurence569]

You get a lot of Rippers to work on, why is that? Are these notorious for being finicky or are they just a popular bass?

[@sassycat]

Ah, the Norlin era...

[@jackcollins5818]

Dave do you know how to work on a Floyd Rose tremolo

[@rickallen6378]

@@B__Mer Where the hell else would they take a dump? At a Hilton Hotel?

[@paulfrombrooklyn5409]

@@B__Mer Or you could say, "Does the pope shit in the woods?"

[@paulfrombrooklyn5409]

@@rickallen6378 It's a joke. Man... A joke.

[@rickallen6378]

@@paulfrombrooklyn5409 Yes I know, me too...

[@TheFULLMETALCHEF]

Monday right?

[@EarlofBaltimore]

Poor Ripper

[@Solelova67]

Hipshot makes a Much better bridge replacement

[@fernandogarajalde4066]

It would make sense to open a small branch for product design and research in Canada, eh? Probably why Gibson would never consider it because they’d have to replace “USA” with a maple leaf logo.

[@d4nd31o]

What I'd really like to see 10,000 times over is a truss-rod adjustment on a guitar you hate and then you say, "Hey! Somebody likes me!". Now, where could I find a video like that?

[@joemcgraw5529]

Gibson needs to stick to messing up les Pauls and let the big guys make basses jeez man rip out the bridge and put a real bridge on it like a babictz or fender badass thats what i would do and try to do something with that go to hell pick guard

[@fernandogarajalde4066]

Ripper#1 definitely a Gibson-Mario Bros. 1970s custom design (why improve on a bad design?) complete with breakaway bridge saddles, gorilla-weight body and cheap plastic pick guard with inaccessible control cavity. Can’t understand why Gibson glues their necks on when so many of them require neck angle adjustments.

[@offbeatbassgear]

Just when I thought that the 4001/4003 Rickenbacker was the most poorly thought out bass design ever, Dave reminds me of this abomination....Really tough to decide which is worse, since both are examples of bass design on a par with the automotive design of a late seventies Ford Pinto..

[@ferox965]

I own a 2007 4003. I haven't had a single issue with mine. Probably been through a thousand or so shows, all genres and I never once had an issue...and I played and gigged it hard.

[@offbeatbassgear]

@@ferox965 The post-2005 ones have a vastly improved truss rod in them, and I didn't believe it until I researched it myself. They're actually stable and fully adjustable!

[@ferox965]

@@offbeatbassgear You a BC Rich fan? Not this summer but last I got a 1980 Eagle deluxe bass for a crazy deal-799 Canadian. Didn't know what they had, but I did.

[@offbeatbassgear]

@@ferox965 That is an awesome awesome incredible deal to never be equaled again!!

[@ferox965]

@@offbeatbassgear I moved on it fast. It became my number one up until Covid hit. Vintage BC Rich quality is top shelf.

[@jamesmarkham7489]

Gibsoo care about the quality of their instruments? Ha. Gibson care about basses in general. Haha!

[@boomerbassmeme]

Those 3 points are the worst bass bridges known to man.. and yet they still use them today!

[@pensnut08]

Calling Dr Gibson ..

[@robdelabassist]

Bet you're sick of rippers now

[@PhuckHue2]

ugh Gibson basses are garbage

[@TheChef470]

Those 3 point bridges SUCK ! Just sayin : ) Tone wise those Rippers and Grabbers sound great.

[@timothybedwards5440]

Gibson doesn't care

[@Axess-sv8nq]

The reason Gibson doesn't improve is because they don't have to. They exist purely on their name and tradition. Just about every rock star in the 70's and 80's had Gibson endorsements. So, that gets a lot of name recognition. They would get given the guitars for free and record company bean counters LOVED that! So, people started to think that the only way to be 'cool' is to play a Gibson. Now, people see the Gibson name and cream themselves into a frenzy. QC issues, ridiculous prices for mass-produced instruments, ever-cheaper electronics - it all gets overlooked by the worship.

[@JoeKyser]

I feel like for that very reason that tides are changing. As much as some of my buddies love the gibsons, they would not consider a new one because of how garbage they are these days. They have QC problems big time

[@ferox965]

I dunno, my 2001 LP standard and 2003 LP Special are just fine. Both have been played hard and no issues.

[@Axess-sv8nq]

@@ferox965 Those guitars are from around 20 years ago. When 'these days' is said, it means in the few years. What I consider one of THE greatest guitars I ever played was a friend's 1976 Gibson Les Paul Cherry Burst. It was just incredible how well it played! I've endeavored to copy it with all the guitars I currently own. I've pretty much gotten as close as humanly possible without getting into a time machine to go back and check between them!

[@ferox965]

@@Axess-sv8nq It just seems that a lot of people say the same thing regardless of when. I couldn't see where these "Gibson" issues were as mine have never had them (and these aren't basement guitars, mine have been played hard). People are weird. Buddy of mine has a Deluxe from the 70s...don't know what year and it plays great...weighs a ton though. Cheers.

[@Axess-sv8nq]

@@ferox965 Yeah, people say that about a lot of instruments. Usually any bugs can be worked out and - like old baseball gloves I had as a kid - they have to be 'broken-in'. Sometimes they settle in nicely. Other times, they need work. Not all pieces of wood are the same - even if they're the same species. I have 2 all mahogany Les Pauls that are different. One is denser than the other - and, thus, heavier weight. So, brands don't really mean a thing - especially with manufacturing tech. Good guitars can be had for any amount of money. All it takes is knowledge of the construction and ability to adjust/upgrade (where needed). And, in the end, it's the PLAYER, not the guitar, that makes the guitar sound great or lousy through the amps.

[@stephengent9974]

Why do Gibson make such crap basses?

[@ferox965]

I had a 1975 Grabber. Was a great bass

[@Michael-xp6jt]

The ugliest bass ever. Hello Dave 👋 vista CA