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Brooks-1

This is the very first bass I ever built. I started the build in 2009 and the bass was done in 2010.
It is based on my favorite bass, the Gibson Les Paul Bass.

- 30" scale
- Two piece mahogany body. Chambered
- Flamed maple top. Bookmatched
- Colour of the top: Wine red. 
​- Colour of the back and neck: Walnut
- One piece mahogany neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Cream colored bindin
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- 5 way rotary switch (neck, middle, neck and middle, bridge, all together in series)
- BaCH bridge set. String through body
- Gotoh res-o-lite tuners
- Bone nut
- Volume pot CTS
- Tone pot CTS (hidden in the back)
- Dual action truss rod
- Artec humbucker
- G3 single coils. Later replaced with handwound single coils built by Gun Customs

​serial number: none

PRICE: € 2500 ​

The bass in the pictures is mine.
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  • About me
  • Bass
    • Brooks Thinline TeleBird
    • Brooks ThunderVee
    • Brooks Grabbird
    • Brooks EB-N
    • Brooks EB-N Red
    • Brooks EBN-MS-5
    • Brooks TeleBird
    • Brooks EB-RBL-Q II
    • Brooks EB-RBL-Q
    • Brooks EB-RBL
    • Brooks EB-TB
    • Brooks EB-PL Noir
    • Brooks EB-PL
    • Brooks-1
    • Brooks EXB-MS-10
    • Brooks EXB-MS-5
    • Modification EB-SPL-Noir
    • Gotchie EB-PL burst
    • Gotchie EB-PL cherry
    • Acoustic Bass
    • LesPaulBass2015
  • 12- string Bass
    • Brooks TB-12-Q
    • Brooks TB-12
    • Brooks EXB-12-Q
    • Brooks EXB-12-B
    • Brooks EXB-12-3P
    • Brooks EXB-12-2PR
    • Brooks EXB-12R-MV
    • Brooks EB-N-12
    • Brooks QB
  • Guitar
    • Brooks LS
    • Brooks LP-SC
    • Brooks LP-TC Almalgamation
  • Concepts
  • Repairs and mods
    • Epiphone Newport
    • Headstock repair
    • Waterstone Pickup replacement
    • Gibson Les Paul Signature
    • Gibson Les Paul Prototype
  • Book
  • Contact
  • Links