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Elmeaux
08-22-2011, 11:35 AM
And the Music Man takes it over the Jag with a 7-5 victory!

The butterscotch fans came out to support their fave!

This week in Skin DEEP Showdown, we have a couple of contenders
that didn't fare very well in their opening salvo.

I consider that a shame, since I like both of these basses.
Of course, they were up against some heavy hitters.

The Peavey Scorpio lost against the ReBop (big surprise)
and the Gibson Grabber II lost out to the Ibanez Prestige, our
eventual gold medal winner.

Oh well, if you're gonna lose, it might as well be to one of those
two stunning beauties!

Let's give them a new shot against each other.

Thunder Row is proud to give you...

The Peavey Scorpio bass (note the scorpion on the headstock)
versus the Gibson Grabber II - Gene Simmons' new axe!


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- just click for a closer look -

Who's gonna take it this time?

YOU DECIDE!!

line6bassman
08-22-2011, 11:43 AM
Boy I don't know, I don't really think I would want to own any of them. This is about the hardest of them all for me.

Line6bassman

Bassix
08-22-2011, 03:12 PM
I'm going with the Gibson Grabber. The Peavey looks a little unsettling and I'm not quite sure why. :confused:

Elmeaux
08-22-2011, 03:15 PM
I'm going with the Gibson Grabber. The Peavey looks a little unsettling and I'm not quite sure why. :confused:


It's that scary little scorpion on the headstock.

:eek:

Bruce Alan
08-22-2011, 03:18 PM
Grabber. My first bass (still in my possession 30 years later) was a Ripper.

Bassix
08-22-2011, 03:32 PM
It's that scary little scorpion on the headstock.

:eek:


As long as it doesn't move, I'm okay with it! :p

Ditto
08-22-2011, 06:17 PM
Not a fan of the company, but on a looks only?

I like the headstock and the chrome, can you ever have too much chrome.

stantonl
08-22-2011, 07:54 PM
Got to go with the Peavey, the Gibson just doesn't "Grab" me :p

Elmeaux
08-29-2011, 12:50 PM
To line6bassman...


We have a tie in the showdown between the Grabber and the Scorpio.

You made the first comment in the poll, but did not make a final decision.

I hereby give you the tie-breaking vote to decide this contest.

If you don't want this dubious honour, I will break the tie so we can move on to this week's round.

You have 24 hours!

...tick tock...tick tock...

:cool:


PS...this is either line6bassman's vote or mine. If anybody else casts a vote in the next 24 hours, it'll be cleared off the poll.

:::drumroll:::

line6bassman
08-29-2011, 07:04 PM
To line6bassman...


We have a tie in the showdown between the Grabber and the Scorpio.

You made the first comment in the poll, but did not make a final decision.

I hereby give you the tie-breaking vote to decide this contest.

If you don't want this dubious honour, I will break the tie so we can move on to this week's round.

You have 24 hours!

...tick tock...tick tock...

:cool:


PS...this is either line6bassman's vote or mine. If anybody else casts a vote in the next 24 hours, it'll be cleared off the poll.

:::drumroll:::




Iny Meany Miny Mo?? Where is this basses big fat toes? All though I would not buy either one lets see which one by looks I would want if someone wanted to give it to me.
So if anyone wants to give me one of these are the one I pick I would sell it, I need the money for BAND EQUIPMENT!!! HE!!!HE!!! LOL!!!!

Ok!! I got it!! Because of looks and one other reasons. Because it has the same pickup
set up as the bass player for Dire Straits the first song we practiced and played around
with for our new band!!! Go figure, I would be asked to make this decision! SPOOKY??

So go check out the vote.

If you know me I just had to do this Video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUf4F9VXo_s


Line6bassman

Elmeaux
08-29-2011, 07:54 PM
And the Scorpio wins by a nose. 7-6 is the final score.

Now this got a little complicated, because when I gave line6bassman the tie-breaking vote, the score was 5-5.

After I made the post that his would be the deciding vote, one of our members cast a new vote for the Gibson Grabber.

No problem. We at Thunder Row love our members - the inadvertent vote was quickly forgiven. After all, this is a game, not a Presidential election.

:D

But it meant that if line6bassman ended up voting for the Scorpio bass, we would have another tie at 6-6.

:o

As it happened, line6bassman did vote for the Scorpio, and so there it was - a new 6-6 tie. So in light of the post I made concerning votes made after the deadline, I ended up casting the tie breaking vote for the Scorpio to keep it that line6bassman would get the choice. (sad for me, since I was hoping for the Grabber)

In the future, I will break the ties without reprieve to those who have forgotten to vote. Yeah, you got it. I can be one tough cookie sometimes!!

:mad:

My apologies to our member whose vote got trumped. You have great tastes in basses. That Grabber's a looker.

The new edition of Showdown will start tomorrow morning, after my stress headache dissipates.

:rolleyes:

Bruce Alan
08-29-2011, 08:05 PM
My apologies to our member whose vote got trumped.

Shoot, it's all in good fun, eh? :)

Elmeaux
08-29-2011, 08:11 PM
Shoot, it's all in good fun, eh? :)


Oh, I know...I just don't want to squash anybody's sense of value or participation.

:)

Bruce Alan
08-29-2011, 09:14 PM
I know my place...I have no sense of value. :D