Hi im Angelo Demaria From Italy! Ii like ur page! 
i m a ripper player too! i play with 'BERMUDAS' an Italian 'surf n roll' band (we live just near Montecarlo).
I m happy to have an epiphone ripper '98 now upgraded with a 76 grabber pickup...
and a gibson ripper '70-'72 coming from chicago! It is  professional green painted by his last owner but the other things are totally original! its rock! its beautiful!
u can see our myspace band page at : www.myspace.com/bermudas
there are some songs loaded that are into ours new cd - 'in gino we trust' they are all recorded with my gibson ..just  'dark city' is played by the epiphone!
theese basses really rock and i love them!
i wish u enjoy the page!
see ya !
Ange

BERMUDAS

Angelo's Rippers