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Brooks EXB-12-2PR
« on: April 16, 2021, 10:25:08 AM »
Birth of a new Brooks bass!
The EXB-12-2PR (EXplorerBass - 12 string - 2 Pickups - Reverse strings triplets)
- Mahogany body
- Laminated Mahogany set neck. Glued in
- Black gloss finish
- Checkerboard binding
- Ebony fretboard
- Brassl position markers
- Nickel silver frets
- 34" scale
- Buffalo horn nut ?
- ETS twelve string brass bridge set. Gold plated
- Two spokewheel double action trussrods
- Carbon reinforcement strip in the neck
- Lace Alumitone Bass Bar in the neck position
- Lace Alumitone Bass Bar in the bridge position
- Switchcraft output. Gold plated
- 2 x Stacked volume/tone knob. Gold plated
- Pickup selector switch. Gold plated
- Gotoh GB 350 lightweight bass tuners. Gold plated
- Gotoh Stealth ST 31 guitar tuners. Gold plated
- d'Addario EXL 170 - 12  strings
- Weight: 4.5 kg
Electronics circuit by Bas Becu.











« Last Edit: April 16, 2021, 11:26:22 AM by Basvarken »

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Re: Brooks EXB-12-2PR
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2021, 10:27:26 AM »
Well done , that’s a beauty !

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Re: Brooks EXB-12-2PR
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2021, 11:38:11 AM »
Oh...wow. Nice work!

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Re: Brooks EXB-12-2PR
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2021, 08:22:18 PM »
Stunning. I love it!

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Re: Brooks EXB-12-2PR
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2021, 09:54:11 PM »
Beautiful :)

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Re: Brooks EXB-12-2PR
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2021, 12:14:51 AM »
Fantastic job! That's a work of art.

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Re: Brooks EXB-12-2PR
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2021, 03:19:16 AM »
What he said...  :mrgreen:
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
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Re: Brooks EXB-12-2PR
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2021, 09:29:47 AM »
Thank you guys  :toast:

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Re: Brooks EXB-12-2PR
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2021, 09:44:44 AM »
That really is beautiful!

But it has so many strings it scares me!  :sad:
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Re: Brooks EXB-12-2PR
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2021, 12:03:29 PM »
That is superb! A very clean, concise design. Beautiful all round!

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Re: Brooks EXB-12-2PR
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2021, 12:38:31 PM »
the attention to detail is inspiring
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page (drummer and bassist of Deep Purple, Jake!)

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Re: Brooks EXB-12-2PR
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2021, 03:03:37 AM »
Video  8)



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Re: Brooks EXB-12-2PR
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2021, 04:02:31 AM »
Wow!  Better than I had hoped.  What an incredible piano sounding dynamic.

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Re: Brooks EXB-12-2PR
« Reply #13 on: April 21, 2021, 07:51:30 AM »
Congrats once again on another remarkable build. Hope you're charging enough  :)
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Re: Brooks EXB-12-2PR
« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2021, 06:22:54 AM »
With the poick there - the angriest of pianos!
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page (drummer and bassist of Deep Purple, Jake!)