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Gear Discussion Forums => Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs => Topic started by: Basvarken on July 30, 2022, 01:17:08 PM

Title: Brooks EXB-MS-5
Post by: Basvarken on July 30, 2022, 01:17:08 PM

On my birthday I completed the build of a new bass:

The Brooks EXB-MS-5

- Mahogany Khaya body
- Quilted Maple top and headstock face
- Three piece Mahogany Khaya set neck. Glued in
- Blue burst gloss finish on top and headstock
- Pearloid binding
- Ebony fretboard
- Luminlay Blue position markers
- Jumbo nickel silver frets
- 37-34" scale
- Buffalo horn nut
- Babicz Solo Rail bridge. Black
- Double action trussrod
- Two carbon reinforcement strips in the neck
- Lace Alumitone Bass Bar pickup combination
- Pure Tone output. Black
- Volume and tone knob. Black
- Rotary pickup selector switch. Black chickenhead
- Gotoh GB 350 lightweight bass tuners. Black
- Dunlop flush mount strapnuts. Black
- Dingwall strings
- Weight: 4.25 kg

Rotary switch options:
1. Both pickups in series
2. Neck side pickup
3. Bridge side pickup
4. both pickups in parallel
5. Both pickups. Out of phase with a capacitor to maintain the low frequencies.
Circuit and wiring by BQ Music.

Pics of the build process can be viewed here
https://www.enkoo.nl/brooks-exb-ms-5.html



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(https://www.enkoo.nl/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/brooks-exb-ms-5-headstock-back-1500_orig)

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(https://www.enkoo.nl/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/brooks-exb-ms-5-back2-1500_orig.jpg)

(https://www.enkoo.nl/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/brooks-exb-ms-5-pickups-1500_orig.jpg)

(https://www.enkoo.nl/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/brooks-exb-ms-5-vertical-view-1500_orig.jpg)

(https://www.enkoo.nl/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/brooks-exb-ms-5-op-de-bank2-1500_orig.jpg)

(https://www.enkoo.nl/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/brooks-exb-ms-5-back3-1500_orig.jpg)

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And I made a quick video as well.
Being a life long 4-string player I have no idea what to do with that fifth string!
But you get an idea of how she sounds.
(I'm quite sure the guy I built it for will put it to good use!)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmhouUniFf4

 

Title: Re: Brooks EXB-MS-5
Post by: amptech on July 30, 2022, 11:52:28 PM

Beautiful, no matter how many strings it has. Explorers are always cool, and I must say that your builds inspire. Great work!

Title: Re: Brooks EXB-MS-5
Post by: Dave W on July 31, 2022, 12:20:55 AM

 :toast:

Title: Re: Brooks EXB-MS-5
Post by: morrow on July 31, 2022, 04:43:15 AM

Beauty !

Title: Re: Brooks EXB-MS-5
Post by: Grog on August 01, 2022, 06:19:25 AM

Very nice!!

Title: Re: Brooks EXB-MS-5
Post by: 4stringer77 on August 01, 2022, 06:39:48 AM

I want to take a dive into that paint job. It looks like the Caribbean Sea. Love it.

Title: Re: Brooks EXB-MS-5
Post by: Pilgrim on August 01, 2022, 08:18:01 AM

Beautiful!

Title: Re: Brooks EXB-MS-5
Post by: gearHed289 on August 01, 2022, 08:52:54 AM

Beautiful. Love the aesthetics all around.

Title: Re: Brooks EXB-MS-5
Post by: ilan on August 04, 2022, 01:56:03 AM

Wow.

No other bass wears a fanned fret board as naturally as an Explorer.

Title: Re: Brooks EXB-MS-5
Post by: godofthunder on August 14, 2022, 08:32:22 AM

  Just amazing workmanship Rob! Your builds are getting very ambitious!

Title: Re: Brooks EXB-MS-5
Post by: Basvarken on August 15, 2022, 04:50:01 AM

Thank you guys.
It’s actually the customers who are ambitious.
They ask me to build something I have never done before.
And I live by the motto of Pippi Longstocking: “I have never done it yet, so I think I can do it” 😂

Title: Re: Brooks EXB-MS-5
Post by: BTL on August 28, 2022, 02:10:59 PM

That's yet another spectacular build...congratulations!