GIBSON RIPPER L9-S Description
- offset double cutaway alder body, black pickguard, set maple neck, 20-fret maple fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, tune-o-matic bridge with metal cover, string through-body tailpiece, blackface peghead with logo decal, 2-per-side tuners, chrome hardware, 2 humbucker pickups, volume/treble/bass controls, rotary switch, available in Tobacco Sunburst (rare), Ebony or Natural, Natural Maple Gloss (most common) Natural Satin finish, mfg. 1973-1982.
In 1974, this model was renamed the Ripper. In 1975, fretless ebony fingerboard with Sunburst finish became available. In 1976, Tobacco Sunburst became available.