Remake of the first Brooks bass

[Basvarken]

The birth of a new Brooks bass:
Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the Brooks 1.2.

It's a remake of the very first bass I built (now 14 years ago).
But with a few modifications.

- 30 1/2" scale
- Two piece mahogany body. Chambered
- Flamed maple top. Bookmatched
- Colour of the top: Wine red.
- Colour of the back and neck: Walnut
- Three piece mahogany neck
- Dual action Spokewheel truss rod
- Rosewood fretboard
- Cream colored binding
- Guyker two point bridge.
- String through body ferrules
- Hipshot tuners
- Bone nut
- Artec sidewinder humbuckers AlNiCo
- 6 way rotary switch
   1. Neck humbucker
   2. Outer coils as humbucker
   3. Both humbuckers
   4. Neck humbucker + inner Bridge coil out of phase
   5.  Inner coils as humbucker
  6. Bridge humbucker
- Volume pot CTS 500k
- Hidden Tone pot CTS 500k

[Grog]

Beautiful!! I like all of the pickup switching combinations. Is the body size the same as your 69'/70' Les Paul Bass?

[Basvarken]

Yes, it is exactly the same.

[morrow]

Do you need a screw driver to turn that hidden knob?

Gorgeous build , Rob.

[Basvarken]

Yeah, or a pick. Which what I use.

Here's the inevitable video demo.

[ilan]

Noice!
Personal favorite settings: fingerstyle – both humbuckers (3), and outer coils (2), pick – inner coils (5).

[Dave W]

Well done!

[BTL]

That looks amazing, lovely work!

[Rob]

Really nice!

[gearHed289]

Nice. Lots of cool and unique details.

[Ken]

Super cool, Rob. Must've been rewarding remaking this bass with all the experience you've gained since the first.

[Basvarken]

Super cool, Rob. Must've been rewarding remaking this bass with all the experience you've gained since the first.

Thank you. It certainly was much easier. And it came together much faster. The first bass took me about a year. The new one was done within 3 months.