The other slight drag is that the G3 is HEAVY!!!! The only downfall if any is that it doesn't have a ton of low end in the high register, but then again thats part of the charm. Its the most aggressive sounding bass that I have. You don't play a G3 to sink in the mix though. It isn't a very warm sounding bass with the maple on maple on maple on maple build. It has a rick vibe but with a little more mid range bite. I own a 1977 G3 and its an amazing bass, amazing in different ways then a P but amazing none the less. Heads Down THumbs Up is my Grabber, the other tracks are the G3, both thru' a Trace 4x10 GP12 combo Rippers imo are definatly badass! Never played one though.Īs far as wood goes in the early 70s, the Ripper and Grabber bodies were made from maple, but soon changed to alder around 75 i think. The Rippers, here on TB have been dubbed the most versaitile, due to the pup-config switch. Everything on Insomniac (afaik) is a G3 with a guitar cab (not sure again.) Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, She, Coming Clean are examples of the G3 from dookie. 'Dirnt used one on the first four albums, however, a Kramer and 60's P were also involved. The G3 has three piezo single coils quite versaitile compared to the G, and for me, sounds good no matter the amp, but sometimes not just perfect if you know what I'm saying. Those style of headstocks are likely infamous for breaking, however, both my G's necks are solid, and have never been repaired. Headstock repairs? Not seen many with one. The Grabber has the sliding soapbar style pup, which can offer a P-bass type sound close to the neck, or it's own kidna thinda thing at the bridge. If you have a versaitile amp, you have a versaitile Grabber. With a good amp, you can get an awesome tone from this bad boy. The tone of the Grabber is pretty bland and muddy in comparison. The Grabber was the cheaper model with only one pickup and very little in the way of controls (volume and tone, I think). The other great thing is the bottom end is very SMOOTH yet the Ripper has an extreme amount of clarity (which was very rare among Gibson basses). You truly can get a very traditional Fender type tone if you want, or dial back in some of the midrange if you want to cut through the mix a little more. It really allows you to dial out any of the added midrange that humbuckers often have. This feature makes the tone extremely versatile for a passive bass.
It has two pickups with a few different switching and phasing options, but most significantly it has a passive midrange control. Certainly one of the best basses Gibson ever made (along with the RD Artist which I do still own ). Seriously, I've had two Rippers over the years (I kinda wish I still had one) and they are really decent instruments. One sounds really good, and the other doesn't.
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