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NBD: '78 Grabber - Wine Red

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 9:25 am
by GAS KING
Well, I've wanted a grabber for a very long time. In my previous life I had been a pretty big GAS whore. I've toned that down for quite a while. This has been my first gear purchase in a long time.

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I really like it so far.

It's sorta like a tighter growly P bass. Sorta feels like P bass too.
The sliding pickup gives you a few shades of tone. From a little fatter and round to tighter and punchy.
Pretty straight forward for the most part.

Re: NBD: '78 Grabber - Wine Red

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 9:39 am
by DarkAxel
how heavy are these? they always looked super heavy to me :idk:

Re: NBD: '78 Grabber - Wine Red

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 10:31 am
by GAS KING
DarkAxel wrote:how heavy are these? they always looked super heavy to me :idk:
I should check it on a scale, but it feels not too heavy. The body is thin, so that helps with the weight.

Just browsing around 8-9lbs seems to be common. Typical Jazz bass weight range.
That's the alder body/maple neck version.
I would guess the maple body/maple neck would be a little more.

Re: NBD: '78 Grabber - Wine Red

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 11:41 am
by kosta
Looks great. I bet that's a fun one. Slim neck?

Re: NBD: '78 Grabber - Wine Red

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 11:45 am
by GAS KING
kosta wrote:Looks great. I bet that's a fun one. Slim neck?
Thicker than a Jazz bass, but not super thick either. So medium C similar to a P bass.

Re: NBD: '78 Grabber - Wine Red

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 12:16 pm
by friendship
That's hot.

Re: NBD: '78 Grabber - Wine Red

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:58 pm
by kbit
Mmph, that colorway is nice.

Re: NBD: '78 Grabber - Wine Red

Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 12:12 pm
by Faldoe
More pics. That looks sick.

Re: NBD: '78 Grabber - Wine Red

Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 5:43 am
by HorseyBoy
^ Yeah, more pics, please. I've always liked the Grabber. Top score!

Re: NBD: '78 Grabber - Wine Red

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:23 am
by GAS KING
Sure, I have the photos from the for sale ad. I'll post them tonight.

Re: NBD: '78 Grabber - Wine Red

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 10:06 pm
by GAS KING
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Re: NBD: '78 Grabber - Wine Red

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:48 am
by coldbrightsunlight
Beautiful! :love:

Re: NBD: '78 Grabber - Wine Red

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 8:45 am
by GAS KING
It came with D'Addario rounds, but I think I'm going to put some flats on it. It's a fairly bright bass. Dialing the tone back works fine too, but I've grown to love the flats on my P bass.
Maybe stainless flats! *idea*

Re: NBD: '78 Grabber - Wine Red

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:11 pm
by kosta
Too good.

Re: NBD: '78 Grabber - Wine Red

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 8:18 pm
by GAS KING
annoying good. :cool: