Suzi Quatro talks about the Gibson Ripper
I used this bass for about 3 years - very very big body. The neck was also thick and long. It had a good woody sound, but cumbersome - not sleek like some of the other big bodied bases ...pretty colour..tan ...finally moved on

Louis Johnson
Louis and guitarist brother George Johnson, of the Brothers Johnson were Gibson endorsing artists - there are photographs of them posing for Gibson using the Grabber, G3 and Ripper basses and the S-1 guitar. Although this picture is still posed, the lack of bridge cover and changed out knobs suggest this bass was not something he just picked up at the Gibson photoshoot.

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