Brooks Thread

Basvarken · December 06, 2023, 05:16:05 AM

The inevitable video demo

4stringer77 · December 06, 2023, 02:29:35 PM

Looks good and sounds even better. Happy Saint Nicholas day!

Basvarken · January 08, 2024, 02:15:02 PM

Wow! The Brooks EB-TB-IV that I built is Bass Of The Week over @ No Treble!

https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2024/01/08/bass-of-the-week-brooks-eb-tb-iv/

What an honor!

Dave W · January 09, 2024, 12:23:57 AM

Congratulations, Rob. You've earned it.

gearHed289 · January 10, 2024, 07:56:54 AM

BTL · January 12, 2024, 09:43:59 PM

That's awesome, congratulations!

godofthunder · January 15, 2024, 08:43:17 AM

Congratulations Rob! Love seeing your success!

Basvarken · January 16, 2024, 09:09:17 AM

Thank you guys!

I'm still learning. And making mistakes (and fixing them) with each build ;-)
But it sure is nice to get some appreciation for what I do.

Stjofön Big · January 16, 2024, 12:28:57 PM

You deserve every bit of appreciation you get, Rob! That bass is a real beauty!

Basvarken · February 09, 2024, 08:17:35 AM

A new chapter will soon be added to the Brooks story.

An old college friend of my brother has a passion for woodworking. He has an impressive collection of chisels, planes and other tools. including an Austrian-made Hammer CNC mill.
He approached me for a unique collaboration. I would contribute my knowledge of (bass) guitar building and he would contribute his skills in creating the 3D files for the CNC machine.
And so it was that we started the Brooks Jufferschans Edition in mid-2023. A very accurate remake of the Fenderbird that Peter Cook built for John Entwistle.

A lot of drawing, measuring, calculations, test pieces and consultations in recent months. We selected wood together in the huge storage of the my local wood supplier.
But now the first real results of the milling work are there. And they look fantastic.

Next week I will pick up the parts and start putting together a bass guitar from these "kits".
Hopefully the starting signal for a beautiful (limited) edition of Brooks Bass Guitars!

gearHed289 · February 09, 2024, 08:36:06 AM

Very cool Rob! Great idea, and it looks very well executed.

morrow · February 09, 2024, 10:16:09 AM

I wish you the best getting this up and running!

Pilgrim · February 09, 2024, 10:30:38 AM

Wow! That is different! Very cool.

BTL · February 09, 2024, 05:10:04 PM

Those look great! I wish you the best of luck with this project.

Dave W · February 09, 2024, 10:34:37 PM

sounds like a good partnership. I hope it works out well for both of you.