Gibson Grabber G3

The Gibson Grabber G3 is an electric bass guitar that is in the same line as the original G1 Grabber. It first came out in the mid 1970's and is no longer being made, needless to say. The bass has three single coil pick ups, which is pretty rare for a bass. I don't know where these basses were made, nor what they were made from...

UTILIZATION

The playability of the Gibson Grabber G3 is great as it's a smooth ride with this bass. It's easy to navigate up and down the neck, and especially easy for higher note access. It just has volume and tone control knobs which apply to all of the pick ups in unison. It's very easy to get a nice and well rounded sound with this bass guitar, as it's a nice change to your standard pick up configuration.

SOUNDS

The sound of the Gibson Grabber G3 is extremely punchy and aggressive. It's not your standard well rounded Gibson bass, but it's got a sound of it's own that's definitely not far off from the original G1 Grabber. The sound of the three single coil pick ups makes the bass awesome for playing higher parts on the bass as it just seems to come in cleaner than your average bass will. Don't get me wrong, this thing still has a lot of rumble on the low end as well...

OVERALL OPINION

The Gibson Grabber G3 is definitely a nice alternative to the G1 Grabber if you can't get one, and should also be a bit less expensive although not by much. I definitely consider the G3 in the same league as the G1 and if you're looking for a punchy little bass guitar, the Grabber is definitely going to do you good. I don't know how hard or easy it would be to buy a Grabber G3, but it's a great change of pace bass for any bassist to have.

Date and country of manufacture?
Made In United States in 1978

How many frets, what kind of micro as well as their configuration?
20 frets, 3 pickups with selector, volume and tone.

UTILIZATION

The handle is it fun?
Yes very nice, very surprising, access to acute is incredibly easy.

Ergonomics is good?
It weighs his weight, that's true at the same time, the more it weighs more one feels the instrument you are served here! The form is nothing special, she looks like a flying saucer. See important determinant of this bass, the strings are attached to the back of the bass which allows to have more sustain, well thought out!

SOUNDS

They are suitable to your style of music?
Well yes, I play mostly soul, funk and blues-rock. It's a very versatile and sounds great slap in the Sadowsky preamp externally.

OVERALL OPINION

Have you tried many other models before buying it?
Oh yes! All the current top models of Ibanez, Fender Jazz Bass and the current U.S. precision, the Cort A4, A5 etc ... None really suited me, the ibanez had design flaws and were manufactured in Asia (not great except Made in Japan), The Cort did not suit what I was looking for (yet more Ibanez for the design but the woods Exotic is not my thing), the lower fender U.S. are too expensive for what they are worth today, it's more the sound of yesteryear.

Finally I started looking at the ads looking for a old style Japanese or American and I fell on the Gibson G3, is not to say, old American-made, old wood, good quality microphones, sustain beyond anything that I heard (except the old fender), in a word: WONDERFUL
How would you rate the quality / price?

700 euros, that is, the price of a Mexican Fender Jazz Bass with a quality above the fender U.S. is not to say, this is an excellent value for money.