Brooks Thread

[gearHed289]

Oh man, good luck with this!

[Ken]

Damn, Rob.  I'm so sorry to hear that.  I can't imagine the amount of work you put into that.

Do you mind talking about how this came about with Tom?  What an opportunity.

[Basvarken]

On November 29 2024 I got a very short email for Tom Petersson, saying he was interested in a twelve string bass. The email came completely out of the blue. And I thought someone was playing a joke on me. So I replied "is this the Tom Petersson from Cheap Trick?"
Which he replied "yes that's me" with a photo of a Gretsch bass and an Orange amp. But I still was not convinced. I thought anyone can take that photo off the Internet.
And when I didn't hear from him for a month, it was clear to me that it indeed had been a joke.

But then he sent another mail on december 27. And said he was serious about ordering a custom built bass.
So I asked him what kind of specs he was thinking.
So we emailed back and forth and a couple of days later. I sent him a sketch plus a quote.
And the very same day the deal was done. Plus he ordered a second one straight away.

I was fully booked with building two other bass guitars until beginning of april. Plus I had to order the custom bridge sets at ETS. Which take them 6 months to manufacture. So I told him his bass guitars would be ready at the end of june. And they were.

During the build process I kept him informed. And I asked him how he found me. He told me he had seen the double neck Thunderbird that I had built (for a huge Cheap Trick fan).

[doombass]

Just wow!

[doombass]

Hope it turns up soon. Otherwise it's such a rare beast it would be hard for someone to sell it above radar.

[Ken]

On November 29 2024 I got a very short email for Tom Petersson, saying he was interested in a twelve string bass. The email came completely out of the blue. And I thought someone was playing a joke on me. So I replied "is this the Tom Petersson from Cheap Trick?"
Which he replied "yes that's me" with a photo of a Gretsch bass and an Orange amp. But I still was not convinced. I thought anyone can take that photo off the Internet.
And when I didn't hear from him for a month, it was clear to me that it indeed had been a joke.

But then he sent another mail on december 27. And said he was serious about ordering a custom built bass.
So I asked him what kind of specs he was thinking.
So we emailed back and forth and a couple of days later. I sent him a sketch plus a quote.
And the very same day the deal was done. Plus he ordered a second one straight away.

I was fully booked with building two other bass guitars until beginning of april. Plus I had to order the custom bridge sets at ETS. Which take them 6 months to manufacture. So I told him his bass guitars would be ready at the end of june. And they were.

During the build process I kept him informed. And I asked him how he found me. He told me he had seen the double neck Thunderbird that I had built (for a huge Cheap Trick fan).

Amazing!

[morrow]

That's a shame , of all the things to disappear. Sometimes things do turn up , and hope that will be the case.

[4stringer77]

It was just a few months back when a guitar shipped on UPS was found for sale online after UPS claimed the guitar was destroyed. Hope you can still get this bass recovered.

[Basvarken]

It was just a few months back when a guitar shipped on UPS was found for sale online after UPS claimed the guitar was destroyed. Hope you can still get this bass recovered.

A possible scenario is that that guitar was reported missing. And UPS closed the investigation after 8 work days. Reimbursed the shipper.
And then when the guitar surfaced it was UPS property (because they reimbursed the insured value). UPS auctioned it off, which they do ever so often to clear their warehouse.
Sad, but it happens all the time.


I'm keeping my fingers crossed the Brooks bass will not meet the same fate...

[BTL]

It's a gorgeous build and I'm hopeful it gets recovered. Your work is really special.

[Basvarken]

***UPDATE***

The bass was found. And delivered at Tom Petersson's address today! It appears to be undamaged.

[Alanko]

Amazing! The best possible outcome! Hopefully Tom is already running it in.

[4stringer77]

So happy to hear this for all involved. Wonder what sort of purgatory the bass was in until it was discovered. Congratulations either way. 

[Basvarken]

Yeah I was asked the same question. Where the **** has it been?
It was not in Louisville Kentucky where all in the incoming packages from Europe go.
Yesterday it was first shipped from somewhere else in the USA to Louisville. And today bit went from Louisville to La Vergne TN. And them to Tom's address near Nashville.

It showed up in a completely different box than I had shipped it in...

[Ken]

Holy shit, Rob.  I'd love to know the path it took, but so glad the end result was that it made it to Tom's unharmed.