Birth of a bass; The first Brooks EB-PL.
Long scale (34"). Mahogany body. Mahogany set neck. Bone nut. Single coil handwired pickup. Schaller lightweight tuners. CTS pots, Sprague capacitor.
Almost ready. Only a few details left to do.
I'm pretty excited about this one! \m/
(https://scontent-frt3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15380748_10211212948384565_6286941254164917868_n.jpg?oh=a77d6bc8e0e69cc91cd82fe469b28ba7&oe=58E827B2)
(https://scontent-frt3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15350505_10211213153869702_4902381367707140775_n.jpg?oh=057b5aa9e569f970b72a00d2bf5674a2&oe=58AEB4F3)
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That looks incredible!
That looks great Rob!! Impressive work.
:thumbsup:
Wow, looking good.. That single coil back there reminds me of Carlo´s EB0 :)
Great job, Rob!
Quote from: amptech on December 11, 2016, 11:42:41 PM
Wow, looking good.. That single coil back there reminds me of Carlo´s EB0 :)
Little bit!
I thought this was CAR when I saw it on facebook. Classic cherry works too!
Great! I like that body shape!
Nice combination of visuals from different brand lines!
Yeah that was the idea.
Body shape (construction and wood) of the fifties EB-0.
Long scale plus single coil of a fifties P.
Location of a Stingray pickup.
Thanx guys.
I'll post soundclips when it's finished. Still have to do some minor things.
I really like that. Beautiful!
I've been kinda busy. Still haven't done the final touch. Need to level, crown and polish the frets. But after that, she's ready.
Did shoot some pics though ;-)
(http://www.enkoo.nl/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/ebpl-horiz1000_orig.jpg)
(http://www.enkoo.nl/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/ebpl-depth1000_orig.jpg)
Curse those Euro-winter non-sunny days... can we blame that on the EU...? ;)
Looking good!
Very cool ! What does it sound like?
I'll make sound clips (or a video) when I have it 100% ready.
Here's the idea:
Mahogany body and glued in mahogany neck for warmth
Quarter Pound single coil for powerful output, punch and growl.
Pickup in the StingRay position for bite / aggression.
The tone pot is the secret weapon. You can dial from dark / growly to clear bite.
Favorite position is between 3 an 4 on the potentiometer.
Nice
Good work bud; that's sexy as hell. Never seen a truss rod adjustmwent like that in the middle of the last fret.
The bass is finally ready. It took me a while to get the frets levelled and crowned. But now she's all good.
Here's a quick demo.
EDIT:
(the video from last night as a bit too dark and not tuned properly. So here's a new one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv_C2uhquUE
Good look and nice sound! 8)
Very nice, Rob. :thumbsup:
Topnotch!
Nice bass and good job on Ride on a pony. Surprisingly balanced tone for a single pickup back by the bridge.
Nice!
Is that a custom import?
Google is not helping me here.
Really beautiful bass, Rob! And nice in-your-face sound, too! Love it!
Quote from: BeeTL on February 05, 2017, 08:35:23 AM
Nice!
Is that a custom import?
Google is not helping me here.
Haha, no it's homebrew.
Check the build process here:
http://www.enkoo.nl/brooks-ebpl.html
Quote from: Basvarken on February 05, 2017, 11:27:10 AM
Haha, no it's homebrew.
Check the build process here:
http://www.enkoo.nl/brooks-ebpl.html
WOW!!!
Really nice!
By the way, my post was meant to read "was that a custom or a one-off import?"
The spokewheel truss-rod adjustment is a really unusual choice.
I like it a lot.
Cool tone. Nice work!
I like it a lot!
When will number 2 be built and will it be available in TV Yellow ;D
I think I'll be starting No. 2 this week. Haven't decided upon the color yet. There's still lots of time to think about that. ;)