Up for sale, a 1976 Gibson Ripper L9-S bass in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. One of the more unique and versatile Gibson basses ever produced, this Ripper comes equipped with its original pair of Bill Lawrence designed “Super Humbucker” pickups and a four-way rotary switch for series, parallel, and out-of-phase pickup settings.

Weighing 10lbs 3oz, the set neck, string-through body design and all-maple construction ensure a powerful platform with excellent sustain and immediate articulation. The pickups have a rich tonal palette, delivering fundamental punch and top end cut, and while this bass does have a distinctive growl and grind, rolling back the Tone knob can yield a broad, meaty thump.

The four-way rotary switch enables a wide array of tonalities, functioning as follows:

1: In phase — series

2: Bridge only — single

3: In phase — parallel

4: Out of phase — series

This Ripper L9-S benefits from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar, with 45-100 flatwound strings, comfortable action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Neck: Maple
• Shape: Medium C, measuring .860” at 1st fret, 1.015” at 12th fret
• Fretboard: Maple, pearl dot inlays
• Frets: Medium jumbo, leveled/crowned, light wear on frets 1-5
• Scale Length: 34 3/8”
• Nut width: 1 5/8”
• Tuners: Clover button, open-gear
• Serialization: 00-prefix (1976)

Body Specs:

• Body: Maple
• Pickups: Super Humbucker x2
• Controls: Volume x2, Tone, four-way rotary switch
• Harness: 2x CTS pots (one replacement), modern rotary switch
• Hardware: Three-point adjustable bridge
• Plastics: Four-ply black pickguard, black speed knobs

This Ripper bass has a handful of tiny dings and scuffs, along with some buckle worming on the back. There are also some EVH-inspired darker ambered stripes from where a few lines of tape have been removed.

The original hardshell case included.