Brooks Thundervee

[Basvarken]

Ladies, Gentlemen and everyone in between:
I proudly present the Brooks Thundervee.

A hybrid between a Thunderbird and a Flying V.

- Neck through with Korina body wings
- Nine ply Korina/mahogany neck
- Ebony faceplate on headstock
- Red Mahogany stain. Gloss transparent acrylic finish
- Rosewood fretboard
- 23 Jumbo frets
- 34" scale
- Handcut Buffalo horn nut
- Three ply black-white-black pickguard
- Wide travel Thunderbird bridge
- String through body ferrules
- Hipshot ultralite nickel plated tuners
- Spokewheel double action trussrod
- 2 x Sixties repro Thunderbird pickups nickel. 9.2 K Ohm
- Di Marzio EP111 toggle switch 4PDT for serial mode
- 2 x Volume pot Bourns 500 kOhms logarithmic
- 1 x Tone pot Bourns 500 kOhms logarithmic
- Kemet capacitor 47 nF paper insulation
- DR FatBeams 45-105

Electronisch circuit by BQ Music

[Basvarken]

[Rob]

That is so well conceived  and crafted! Congrats!!!

[Ken]

Beautiful!

[Highlander]

 

[BTL]

That's pretty damned special...bravo!

[doombass]

That sound is a pure Cry Of Love!

That's a real beast you've created. Nice job once again.

[Ken]

Rob, which pickups are those?  It's amazing that believe it or not, it sounds incredibly similar to my 2013 Gibson Thunderbird with the stock TB+ pickups, SIT Power Steel strings, though GK amps and my Damnation Audio MBD-1 on low gain.

[Johnbob]

I've never had much interest in Flying V's, guitar or bass models. Don't get me wrong, I like them as a fun novelty but I have never considered owning one, but man, this thing is perfect, Kudos!

[Dave W]

That came out great, Rob! 

[Basvarken]

Thank you guys.

Rob, which pickups are those?  It's amazing that believe it or not, it sounds incredibly similar to my 2013 Gibson Thunderbird with the stock TB+ pickups, SIT Power Steel strings, though GK amps and my Damnation Audio MBD-1 on low gain.

Those are EY Parts pickups.

[Grog]

That bass is awesome!!

[godofthunder]

   Your builds and vision are just beautiful! I enjoy watching your builds progress and develop.  You have a innate ability to combine the exsisting elements of older designs with new features and your own unique ideas and craft them into fine instuments and works of art. Bravo Rob.

[Basvarken]

Thank you very much Scott (and fellow Outposters).
It means a lot to me to get such compliments from Gibson connaisseurs such as you!

[morrow]

Gorgeous !

I think everybody should have a V .