Every few years, Gibson produced detailed component lists with part numbers for all of their guitars. This was to assist in the correct purchase of spares for instruments where available. Two lists issued included the Grabber bass, 1977 and 1981.
1977
The 1977 parts list was the first to include the Grabber, though the parts were listed in broad sections, machine heads pickups etc. The section reproduced below details the pickup, controls and associated electronics for the Grabber bass.
Note, by the time of this second listing, the potentiometer values (and therefore part numbers) have changed - from two identical 250kΩ pots to one 100kΩ tone pot and one 300kΩ volume pot.
1981
The parts list below was distributed in 1981; towards the end of the Gibson Grabber production run. It lists all parts for a 1980 Grabber bass. Some other parts to the ones listed were also used over the years. See also: Grabber sliding humbucker, Grabber plate bridge, Grabber pots, Schaller BM, or Schaller M4 tuning keys.
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Gibson Grabber Electric Bass 1979
Arma, Kansas, 667**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
$2700
1972 Gibson L6-S Bass Prototype (Ripper, Grabber) Singlecut Sunburst
Syracuse, New York, 132**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
$9000
This bass guitar is the prototype for the L6-S bass, a model that was never manufactured by Gibson. Although it is the prototype for an instrument that was not produced, it also seems to be a prototype of the Ripper and Grabber models introduced later that are constructed with the same materials (maple neck and body) and similar dimensions. The look of this one does foreshadow those later models
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1974 GIBSON GRABBER / RIPPER BASS CASE - made in USA
COLOGNE, GERMANY
€350
+ black tolex, has a lot of wear & rips
+ rips & material missing at the plastic surround
+ strap that holds case open has a rip
+ deep purple interior, has some wear
+ all latches work fine
+ handle is gone
+ top of case is at headstock front resting on the bottom part=NOT OVRRLAPPING AS USUAL
+ all feet on back are missing
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1974 GIBSON GRABBER / RIPPER BASS CASE - made in USA
COLOGNE, GERMANY
€299
1974 GIBSON GRABBER / RIPPER BASS CASE - made in USA:
+ black tolex, has a lot of wear & rips
+ bottom is loose=check pic 7
+ strap that holds case open is gone
+ deep purple interior, has stains
+ 1 latch is broken=check last pic
+ handle was replaced
+ all feet on bottom are missing
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