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The Outpost Cafe / Re: We're back!
« on: February 17, 2024, 02:43:49 AM »
Thank you Dave!
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / New chapter to the Brooks story
« on: February 09, 2024, 08:17:35 AM »
A new chapter will soon be added to the Brooks story.
An old college friend of my brother has a passion for woodworking. He has an impressive collection of chisels, planes and other tools. including an Austrian-made Hammer CNC mill.
He approached me for a unique collaboration. I would contribute my knowledge of (bass) guitar building and he would contribute his skills in creating the 3D files for the CNC machine.
And so it was that we started the Brooks Jufferschans Edition in mid-2023. A very accurate remake of the Fenderbird that Peter Cook built for John Entwistle.
A lot of drawing, measuring, calculations, test pieces and consultations in recent months. We selected wood together in the huge storage of the my local wood supplier.
But now the first real results of the milling work are there. And they look fantastic.
Next week I will pick up the parts and start putting together a bass guitar from these "kits".
Hopefully the starting signal for a beautiful (limited) edition of Brooks Bass Guitars!
An old college friend of my brother has a passion for woodworking. He has an impressive collection of chisels, planes and other tools. including an Austrian-made Hammer CNC mill.
He approached me for a unique collaboration. I would contribute my knowledge of (bass) guitar building and he would contribute his skills in creating the 3D files for the CNC machine.
And so it was that we started the Brooks Jufferschans Edition in mid-2023. A very accurate remake of the Fenderbird that Peter Cook built for John Entwistle.
A lot of drawing, measuring, calculations, test pieces and consultations in recent months. We selected wood together in the huge storage of the my local wood supplier.
But now the first real results of the milling work are there. And they look fantastic.
Next week I will pick up the parts and start putting together a bass guitar from these "kits".
Hopefully the starting signal for a beautiful (limited) edition of Brooks Bass Guitars!
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Gibson Basses / Re: Epiphone Rex Brown Thunderbird
« on: February 04, 2024, 09:21:31 AM »
Well, how often do you actually look at the position markers on the fretboard?
I only use the side dots to navigate.
And the gold colored frets between the silver colored frets work as markers themselves. So it is not really the same as a classical Spanish guitar.
I only use the side dots to navigate.
And the gold colored frets between the silver colored frets work as markers themselves. So it is not really the same as a classical Spanish guitar.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Epiphone Rex Brown Thunderbird
« on: February 04, 2024, 03:16:13 AM »
Like this sketch that I drew a while ago.
Brooks SG (Silver & Gold)
It started with the idea to use gold coloured frets (a special sort of brass actually) for the 3rd, 5th, 7th etc positions instead of the traditional markers.
But then I figured what if I took that idea a bit further with all metal parts of the bass.
Brooks SG (Silver & Gold)
It started with the idea to use gold coloured frets (a special sort of brass actually) for the 3rd, 5th, 7th etc positions instead of the traditional markers.
But then I figured what if I took that idea a bit further with all metal parts of the bass.
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Gibson Basses / Behind the scenes at Gibson USA Factory
« on: February 02, 2024, 06:31:43 AM »and custom shop too
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« on: January 30, 2024, 10:42:03 AM »
Wahhaaaa that is so hilarious.
All those Swedes in one room and they had just one hairdresser (with a bazzilion spray cans)
All those Swedes in one room and they had just one hairdresser (with a bazzilion spray cans)
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« on: January 30, 2024, 06:24:38 AM »
Attaboy! 
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« on: January 30, 2024, 12:44:18 AM »
I don't particularly like the song.
But the documentary is great.
All those world famous artists in one room. Having to leave their ego at the door.
Bob Dylan feeling very uncomfortable and nervous. Stevie Wonder helping him out on the piano.
Waylon Jennings quitting, because "Good Old Boys don't sing no Swahili"
And Lionel Richie hosting the AMA and coordinating the entire recording all in one(!) night.
You really should check it out.
But the documentary is great.
All those world famous artists in one room. Having to leave their ego at the door.
Bob Dylan feeling very uncomfortable and nervous. Stevie Wonder helping him out on the piano.
Waylon Jennings quitting, because "Good Old Boys don't sing no Swahili"
And Lionel Richie hosting the AMA and coordinating the entire recording all in one(!) night.
You really should check it out.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« on: January 29, 2024, 03:35:25 PM »
Just watched the documentary on Netflix
Highly recommendable.
Highly recommendable.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Melanie Safka RIP
« on: January 25, 2024, 10:57:02 AM »
My wife Floor went to a Melanie concert a few years ago.
It was one of the worst concerts she has ever seen.
She left before the end of the show.
Melanie didn't sing much. She talked most of the time. And not in a very engaging way.
When she sang it was not very good...
Floor was sad when she came back home from the concert. A childhood memory was destroyed basically.
It was one of the worst concerts she has ever seen.
She left before the end of the show.
Melanie didn't sing much. She talked most of the time. And not in a very engaging way.
When she sang it was not very good...
Floor was sad when she came back home from the concert. A childhood memory was destroyed basically.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Sid is reborn
« on: January 23, 2024, 12:24:38 PM »
Black with a blonde mohawk.
Jean Beauvoir ant would be more accurate😎
Jean Beauvoir ant would be more accurate😎
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Sid is reborn
« on: January 23, 2024, 07:39:56 AM »
I can't remember Sid Vicious ever having a mohawk. He just had spikey black hair, didn't he?
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Gibson Basses / Re: Epiphone Rex Brown Thunderbird
« on: January 20, 2024, 05:57:54 AM »
Yeah another example of a bass player who does not know the difference. Like I mentioned in a post above, there really are a lot of them.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Music videos featuring Fat-Bottom Girls (Rippers, Victories, etc)
« on: January 20, 2024, 02:33:33 AM »
Lamont Johnson on a Fretless Ripper
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Gibson Basses / Re: Epiphone Rex Brown Thunderbird
« on: January 19, 2024, 07:39:22 AM »
so they're definitely not bicentennial sidewinders at all