Brooks Thread

Alanko · August 01, 2025, 02:19:14 AM

In the evidence room at the Dream Police station.

morrow · August 01, 2025, 06:14:41 AM

That's very odd.

gearHed289 · August 01, 2025, 08:30:24 AM

Saw on Facebook. Great news! I've done a number of flight cases and repairs for CT. With any luck, I might be able to see these basses up close some day.

BTL · August 01, 2025, 05:13:39 PM

I'm so happy and relieved for you!

Basvarken · August 02, 2025, 08:34:53 AM

The "lost" bass that finally showed up two days ago is out on tour with Tom Petersson now.
It got its maiden flight in Atlanta yesterday. And I see Tom decided to mount the pearloid pickguard that I put in the case with the bass.

Ken · August 02, 2025, 11:33:18 AM

So glad to see it, Rob. What a great ending.

Did Tom request the checkerboard binding? Great Cheap Trick aesthetic.

Basvarken · August 02, 2025, 02:04:21 PM

Quote from: Ken on August 02, 2025, 11:33:18 AMSo glad to see it, Rob. What a great ending.

Did Tom request the checkerboard binding? Great Cheap Trick aesthetic.

Yes, he did.
Although the checkerboard thing is more Rick Nielsen's shtick isn't it?

I did the checkerboard binding before on a few basses. For me it always was more a Rickenbacker feature than a Cheap Trick thing.

I first used it on the EB-PL Noir, which was a hybrid with characteristics of a Gibson EB-0, a Fender P and the Rickenbacker Noir series

godofthunder · August 04, 2025, 05:04:41 PM

So glad that beautiful build showed up!

doombass · August 06, 2025, 12:15:12 AM

Yes that was a nerve wrecker.

Basvarken · August 07, 2025, 11:28:55 AM

Here's a cool pic of Tom Petersson on stage with the bass

Pic by Alive Coverage

BTL · August 08, 2025, 07:24:54 PM

That is iconic!

Ken · August 08, 2025, 09:02:50 PM

You need a framed poster of that on your wall, Rob. Serious accomplishment.

Basvarken · August 31, 2025, 03:25:22 AM

A new bass was born:
The Brooks EXB-4-SA.

A semi-acoustic Explorer shaped bass with 4 strings.

- Mahogany body. Two large tone chambers
- Quilted Maple top, bookmatched
- Three piece Mahogany set neck. Glued in
- Cherry Burst finish. Dark Mahogany back and sides
- Pearloid binding
- Ebony fretboard
- Pearl position dots. Aluminium ring in 12th position
- Jumbo frets
- 34" scale
- Buffalo horn nut
- Babicz FCH-4 bridge. Gold plated
- Spokewheel double action trussrod. Titanium
- Lace Alumitone Bass Bars 3.5
- Pure Tone output
- On-on Toggle switch
- Gotoh GB 350 lightweight bass tuners, Gold plated
- La Bella Flatwound Low Tension strings
- Weight: 3.2 kg (!)

morrow · August 31, 2025, 06:20:07 AM

A beauty!

Grog · August 31, 2025, 07:41:10 AM

Very, very nice!!