BROOKS BASS GUITARS
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    • Brooks Nachtkrapp
    • Brooks PB-2
    • Brooks Thinline TeleBird >
      • Brooks Thinline TeleBird #2
    • Brooks ThunderVee >
      • Brooks UV
    • Brooks Grabbird
    • Brooks EB-N >
      • Brooks EB-N Red
    • Brooks EBN-MS-5
    • Brooks TeleBird
    • Brooks EB-MM-Q
    • Brooks EB-RBL-Q >
      • Brooks EB-RBL-Q II
    • Brooks EB-RBL
    • Brooks EB-TB >
      • Brooks EB-TB-IV
    • Brooks EB-PL Noir
    • Brooks EB-PL
    • Brooks-1
    • Brooks-1.2
    • Brooks EXB-MS-10
    • Brooks EXB-4-SA
    • Brooks EXB-MS-5
    • Modification EB-SPL-Noir
    • Gotchie EB-PL burst
    • Gotchie EB-PL cherry
    • Acoustic Bass
    • LesPaulBass2015
  • 12- string Bass
    • Brooks SparkleBird
    • Brooks EXB-12-SA
    • Brooks EXB-12-TP
    • Brooks EXB-12-TP Black
    • Brooks DDB
    • Brooks FV-12
    • Brooks QB
    • 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 EXB-12-QB
  • Guitar
    • Brooks LS
    • Brooks LP-SC
    • Brooks LP-TC Almalgamation
    • Brooks FireCaster
  • Concepts
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    • Epiphone Newport
    • Headstock repair
    • Waterstone Pickup replacement
    • Gibson Les Paul Signature
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Brooks 12-string bass guitars

Brooks 12-string bass guitars are built by hand. By me. One at a time. No factory production. 
The first twelve string bass I ever built was built for Rob van der Loo (Epica, Mayan). He asked me to build this crazy 34" scale Explorer, the EXB-12-Q.
And lo and behold, soon more requests from all across the globe started to come in. 
The Brooks 12-string basses feature the Lace Alumitone humbuckers and a custom made bridge set.
Grace the Gotoh Res-o-lite bass tuners and Gotoh Stealth octave tuners the Brooks 12-string basses do not suffer any neck dive. Most Brooks 12-string basses are 34" scale.  But if you want 32" or 30" that's no problem of course ;-)

Brooks is in the top 5 best twelve string bass guitars on ProducerHive

https://producerhive.com/buyer-guides/bass-guitars/best-12-string-bass-guitars/

If you have a special bass in mind that you would like me to build, just send me an email. Maybe we can work it out ;-)
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Brooks EXB-12-TP Black
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Brooks EXB-12-TP
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Brooks EXB-12 SA
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Brooks FV-12
Brooks QB
The bass was Bass of the Week @ NoTreble
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Brooks TB-12
Brooks EB-N-12. Twelve string bass with flamed maple top
Brooks EB-N-12
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Brooks TB-12-Q
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Brooks EXB-12-3P
Brooks EXB-12-B. Twelve string bass with cherry burst blister quilt top
Brooks EXB-12-Q. Twelve string bass guitar with black quilted maple top
Brooks EXB-12-B
Brooks EXB-12-Q
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Brooks DDB
This bass was Bass Of The Week @ NoTreble

Twelve string basses With reversed string triplets

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Brooks EXB-12R-MV
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Brooks EXB-12-2PR

best of 2024: Brooks DDB, No 3 on the reader's top 10

www.notreble.com/buzz/2024/12/23/best-of-2024-10-beautiful-to-bizarre-bass-of-the-week-picks-that-readers-loved

Best of 2023: Brooks QB, no 3 on the reader's top 10

www.notreble.com/buzz/2023/12/26/best-of-2023-top-10-reader-favorite-bass-of-the-week-features/
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  • About me
  • Bass
    • Brooks Nachtkrapp
    • Brooks PB-2
    • Brooks Thinline TeleBird >
      • Brooks Thinline TeleBird #2
    • Brooks ThunderVee >
      • Brooks UV
    • Brooks Grabbird
    • Brooks EB-N >
      • Brooks EB-N Red
    • Brooks EBN-MS-5
    • Brooks TeleBird
    • Brooks EB-MM-Q
    • Brooks EB-RBL-Q >
      • Brooks EB-RBL-Q II
    • Brooks EB-RBL
    • Brooks EB-TB >
      • Brooks EB-TB-IV
    • Brooks EB-PL Noir
    • Brooks EB-PL
    • Brooks-1
    • Brooks-1.2
    • Brooks EXB-MS-10
    • Brooks EXB-4-SA
    • Brooks EXB-MS-5
    • Modification EB-SPL-Noir
    • Gotchie EB-PL burst
    • Gotchie EB-PL cherry
    • Acoustic Bass
    • LesPaulBass2015
  • 12- string Bass
    • Brooks SparkleBird
    • Brooks EXB-12-SA
    • Brooks EXB-12-TP
    • Brooks EXB-12-TP Black
    • Brooks DDB
    • Brooks FV-12
    • Brooks QB
    • 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 EXB-12-QB
  • Guitar
    • Brooks LS
    • Brooks LP-SC
    • Brooks LP-TC Almalgamation
    • Brooks FireCaster
  • Concepts
  • Repairs and mods
    • Epiphone Newport
    • Headstock repair
    • Waterstone Pickup replacement
    • Gibson Les Paul Signature
    • Gibson Les Paul Prototype
  • Book
  • Contact
  • Special