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Brooks EB-TB-IV
« on: December 03, 2023, 01:07:13 PM »
The Brooks EB-TB-IV build is done!











- Neck through with mahogany body wings
- Nine ply mahogany/walnut neck
- Ebony faceplate on headstock
- Tobacco burst gloss transparent acrylic finish
- Rosewood fretboard
?- Jumbo frets
- 34" scale
- Handcut bone nut
- Three ply white-black-white pickguard
- Wide travel Thunderbird bridge plus tailstop
- Spokewheel trussrod
- Thunderbird style pickups nickel.
- Hipshot Ultralite tuners
- Output Pure Tone
- d'Addario EXL170BT Balanced Tension strings
- Strapnuts: Dunlop Straplok Nickel Dual Design
- Weight: 3.5 kg

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Re: Brooks EB-TB-IV
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2023, 01:10:56 PM »
You nailed it. That’s absolutely gorgeous.
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Re: Brooks EB-TB-IV
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2023, 02:39:36 PM »
That's pretty amazing, Rob.
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Re: Brooks EB-TB-IV
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2023, 11:07:00 PM »
Love it! Of course you know that I'm partial to that body shape.
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Re: Brooks EB-TB-IV
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2023, 07:47:40 AM »
WOW! Awesome!!
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Re: Brooks EB-TB-IV
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2023, 09:29:58 AM »
Beautiful. The knobs in a straight line like a 'bird is a nice touch.
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Re: Brooks EB-TB-IV
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2023, 10:59:31 AM »
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Basses: Gibson lpb-1, Gibson dc jr tribute, Greco thunderbird, Danelectro dc, Ibanez blazer.  Amps: genz benz shuttle 6.0, EA CXL110, EA CXL112, Spark 40.  Guitars: Danelectro 59XT, rebuilt cheap LP copy

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Re: Brooks EB-TB-IV
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2023, 01:19:36 PM »
Thank you guys!
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Re: Brooks EB-TB-IV
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2023, 08:30:47 AM »
Love that bass!
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Re: Brooks EB-TB-IV
« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2023, 05:16:05 AM »
The inevitable video demo  ;D



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Re: Brooks EB-TB-IV
« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2023, 02:29:35 PM »
Looks good and sounds even better. Happy Saint Nicholas day!
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Re: Brooks EB-TB-IV
« Reply #11 on: 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!
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Re: Brooks EB-TB-IV
« Reply #12 on: January 09, 2024, 12:23:57 AM »
Congratulations, Rob. You've earned it.
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Re: Brooks EB-TB-IV
« Reply #13 on: January 10, 2024, 07:56:54 AM »
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Re: Brooks EB-TB-IV
« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2024, 09:43:59 PM »
That's awesome, congratulations!
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