Mikey Welsh

At 1:00, there is a clear shot of the Ripper bass that Mikey Welsh is playing.

This is from the Weezer's "Island in the Sun" video, shot in 2001. It is a stock model with a mahogany finish, 2-TB Plus Humbuckers, and 2 volume and 1 tone knobs. It appears to be a stock model. It's never been used live, and probably wasn't used in the Green Album sessions.

Karl Koch, webmaster of official Weezer site and longtime friend of the band writes, "The amplifier, a Gallien-Kruger 800RB, remained in use until the Feb. 2001 "Outloud" tour, as a backup head. Mikey said he has been using it since he was a teenager ("my first amp"), and it's still going strong!"

The Gibson Ripper Black was used in the video for "Hash Pipe". Note: The source (http://bit.ly/1CINnvJ) states the bass might be from 1979.