dannyjosiah Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Hey community ! PICTURES IN THE LINK BELOW Im daniel , from malaysia . i have this bass that ive inherited and im thinking of selling it From what ive read on other forums is that its a Gibson Ripper Prototype 1979 made in USA its serial number is 040172 could anyone tell me what its worth and who and how can i validate this myth of a bass ? Email me https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6pDISzNO6m4N3BnMXhTbTVSZGc Hope ill have my questions answered . Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Interesting! By that serial number, (accompanied by the 'Made In USA' on the back of the headstock) it could have been produced by Gibson sometime between 1970 and 1972. The production model Ripper was manufactured from 1973 until 1983, so the prototype notion seems valid. I would contact Jon S. on this forum, and/or send an inquiry to service@gibson.com, and see what they have to say about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyjosiah Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 Interesting! By that serial number, (accompanied by the 'Made In USA' on the back of the headstock) it could have been produced by Gibson sometime between 1970 and 1972. The production model Ripper was manufactured from 1973 until 1983, so the prototype notion seems valid. I would contact Jon S. on this forum, and/or send an inquiry to service@gibson.com, and see what they have to say about it. Thank you so much ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Curious. I've only seen (pictures of) a handful of prototype Gibsons but all of them - from the late '60s to the mid '80s - had a stamp on the rear of the headstock which said "Original Gibson Prototype" like the one pictured here; It will be interesting to hear what Customer Service has to say. Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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