Reviewer John Christopher Lyerly
Manufacturer Epiphone
Model Ripper
Price $409.00 w/case

Neck Type bolted, thin (J-size)
Fingerboard maple
Body Type solid
Finish black varnish
Pickup(s) 1 soapbar-type
Controls Vol / tone

This is an excellent all-round workhorse bass. Feels good, sounds great, can't beat the price. I string it with heavy-guage tape-wound flats for a deep, gut-bucket boom for blues, which makes it a sort of one-trick pony, but what a helluva trick!


Construction 90%
Playability 100%
Appearance 90%
Sound 95%
Value 100%
Cust. Service 90%
Overall 97%

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