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1976 Natural Ripper | 1977 Sunburst fretless Ripper | 1978 Ebony Ripper

Soundclips were recorded on a 1977 alder bodied Ripper with Labella flat wound strings (760FL), plugged directly into a mobilePre preamp.

• Postion 1. Activate both pickups in a series in phase configuration. (Series wiring achieves a bit more "bite" than might otherwise be obtained.)
  soundclip - position 1 tone - 10, midrange -10 played with pick
• Position 2. Activates back pickup only for a maximum treble response.
  soundclip - position 2 tone - 0, midrange -0 played fingerstyle (bassline is based on Truth Will Out by True Element
• Positon 3. Activates both pickups in an in phase, parallel wiring configuration. ("Parallel" resulting in more bottom end response.)
  soundclip - position 3 tone - 5, midrange -5 played with pick
• Position 4. Activates both pickups in series, out of phase for a very funky, dirty type tonality.
  soundclip - position 4 tone - 10, midrange -10 fingerstyle | soundclip - position 4 tone - 10, midrange -0 played fingerstyle (bassline is based on Natural Selection by True Element)

Related pages from GibsonBass.com

• Back to the main Ripper page (includes history and shipping figures)
• 1976 Ripper (includes detailed photos and soundclips)
• 1978 Ripper (includes detailed photos and soundclips)
• Ripper circuit diagram
• Ripper wiring photographs

External Links

• Official Gibson Website