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  #54488 Posted 3 Years, 10 Months ago
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I just bought this Gibson Grabber bass, and I wish to sell it again because it sounds to bright for me.

I think though, that the neck of this thing was broken and repaired. I see an upside-down 'V' shape in the wood just below where the neck joins the headstock. It looks as if two kinds of wood meet there, and the point of the neck fits into the V of the headstock. The point of the V is where the head meets the neck and the legs end between the first and the second fret. (a V has itlegs in the air, but this one is upside down)

I am not sure if this is because it is laminated and two kinds of laminate meet there, or if it is really two pieces of wood.

Does any one know if this Grabber bass is produced by glueing a loose headstock on the neck, or does any one see the same thing on his Gibson ? if not this must be a repair

It is a 1982 Grabber judging from the serialnumber.
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  #54491 Posted 3 Years, 10 Months ago
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My G3 had exactly the same construction.
an upside-down 'V' shape in the wood just below where the neck joins the headstock. It looks as if two kinds of wood meet there, and the point of the neck fits into the V of the headstock. The point of the V is where the head meets the neck and the legs end between the first and the second fret. (a V has itlegs in the air, but this one is upside down)
headstock on the neck, or does any one see the same thing on his Gibson ? if not this must be a repair
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  #54492 Posted 3 Years, 10 Months ago
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Factory splice on the bolt-on Grabbers and G-3's.

The set neck Rippers do not have that...they are 3-piece laminate necks with volute like this.
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  #54493 Posted 3 Years, 10 Months ago
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Dude should know that, he will probably jump in here, but I'm pretty sure that's how these basses are made, if I'm not mistaken, this type of joint is supposed to strengthen that spot.

Is yours like this:
http://www.thinmanmusic.com/gRABBN.JPG
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  #54494 Posted 3 Years, 10 Months ago
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I've seen a number of guitars made that way. Sometimes its actually the same piece of wood. After cutting the neck piece at an angle, the top is flipped over, allowing a strong "tilt-back" headstock. If its the same piece of wood, the color will look different (because its been flipped over).

Here is an explanation (scroll down to the middle of the page)
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