The Scandal/S is a sweet rolling piece, its very similar to the Scandal with a little more length and a little more motion downlane. Same controllable overall motion though, the Ripd solid is definitely more ball overall, If you feel the need for more ball than the Scandal, the Ripd solid is it. Its a flat out friggn beast. If you have higher speed and/or lower rev rate, then this may work better for you.