Brooks Thread

[gearHed289]

Hamer vibes on the finish. 

[bassvirtuoso]

Just ordered some Brooks low impedance pickups from Rob, super excited!

[Basvarken]

The miracle has happened!
 
The Brooks EXB-12-QB - the construction of which was already completed in August 2024(!) - is finally completed and ready to ship.
The installation of the electronics took about a year and a half for all kinds of reasons that I will not bore you with.

I solemnly promise that I will never build a thing like this again. 😉

Anyway: Here it is!

[Basvarken]

[gearHed289]

Wow, what a monster!

[Ken]

That insane, Rob! I'd love to know the use case. Totally antithetical to my "simpler the better" approach.

[Basvarken]

I made a video demo of the Brooks Gemini low impedance stacked bass humbucker.

The Epiphone JCS with the Brooks Gemini was played by Dutch rock royalty Ivo Severijns.

[BTL]

The EXB-12-QB and the Gemini are both just ridiculously cool!

[Grog]

Sounds awsome!! What is the cost of this pickup?

[Basvarken]

Thank you.
€300 per pickup. 
€15 for a pickup ring.

Send me a PM or email if you need more info. Or if you would like to place an order.

[Basvarken]

Here's a playlist of six separate videos:
A Shoot Out: Brooks Gemini vs Gibson Lo-z.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNvr1HaLX_Z2pvXrIFii4pdKThqTX3Tnq


The Brooks Gemini brings back the legendary low impedance stacked humbucker that was featured in the Les Paul basses between 1968 and 1979.

The three coil taps of each pickup are demonstrated in three different playing techniques: fingerstyle, pick style and palm mute.

Dutch rock royalty Ivo Severijns played the bass and recorded the audio.
Straight into the desk. No compressor, No amp, No speaker, No speaker simulator. Just an honest registration of the sound of the pickup. What you see is what you get!

Enjoy!

[morrow]

Those sound wonderful.

[Basvarken]

Finally found some time this afternoon to make a (short) video of the ten-string multi-scale bass:

[Basvarken]

Ladies and Gentlemen!
I proudly present the Brooks EXB-12-TP White Falcon.

Built for none other than Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick.

Specifications:
- Korina body
- Nine-ply Korina/mahogany neck. Glued in
- Vintage White finish
- Checkerboard binding
- Ebony fretboard
- Mother of pearl position dots. Two brass rings in 12th position
- Jumbo frets
- 30 1/2" scale
- Buffalo horn nut
- Acrylic pickguard Gold
- ETS Custom made twelve string bridge set. Gold
- Two spokewheel double action trussrods
- Carbon reinforcement strip in the neck
- Gemini Dominator in the neck position. Gold
- Gemini Devastator in the middle position. Gold
- Pure Tone output. Gold
- 3-way pickup selector toggle switch. Gold
- Gotoh GB350 bass tuners. Gold
- Schaller GrandTune tuners. Gold, Pearloid button
- d'Addario custom strings
- Weight 4.9kg

#brooksbassguitars #twelvestringbass #tompetersson #cheaptricktom

[Ken]

Beautiful!