Mike Brooks

Give me a shout when you're free Gary! Mike

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='281557' date='Sep 11 2008, 12:10 AM']So come on Mike, which is your fave...? Your number 1?[/quote] Too difficult!!!!! Depends what I'm doing or need them for, which is why I have them, most of them had a reason for me buying them. The GB's are exceptional and are one of the few basses that if I did 20 gigs in 20 different places, they would sound great regardless and still sound as they should no matter where I what I put them through. The Statii work very well too and I love the fact those necks won't move, particularly handy for wedding gigs in marquees where temperatures fluctuate wildly. The difference in sound and tone between the 2000 and Empathy is quite radical too. The T-Bass is just a great workhorse and is the only bass that keeps up with the GB's in terms of volume and sheer power. Really easy to play although the brass side dots are a nightmare to see in gig lighting conditions. The Kubicki's are great playing basses but don't get the use they deserve as my main gigging band plays a semi-tone down which doesn't go hand in hand with 32" scale basses, the strings just end up too baggy, great basses to play though. Then the Spector....well it's the latest acquisition and just so easy to get to grips with, great neck, great tone. Still getting used to it but taking it out on a few gigs over the next week or two. Mike

You must be kidding, I like to keep the headstocks and bodies away from concrete and brickwork. Can't use our fences due to the triffids....sorry trees and bushes.

Unlike some (with extraordinarily large fences!), I didn't have enough stands to line them up! Mike

Cheers guys, Funnily enough, Bernie wasn't keen on the 'Kingfisher Blue' with gold hardware combination when I told him what I wanted, really wasn't enamoured with the idea. It was my bass so I wanted it how I explained. I think he conceded defeat once it was built!! Mike

Yup, it's an East Marcus Retro, had it put in about 3 and a half years ago and its great, works great for recording where you need to add mids or take some out and the extra treble boost works wonders, takes it away from being just a Jazz bass. I can recommend checking one out, not to everyones taste but I like it. Mike

Thought it was about time I took new pics of the collection, had to do some for various magazine work and some new ones for insurance purposes so after some requests, here is the current collection. For anyone remotely interested, the Aria SB-R80 is available for sale should anyone care to make an offer. Enjoy! [attachment=13217:Bass_Collection_1.jpg] GB Rumour 4, GB Rumour 5, Spector Euro LX 4, Status 2000, Status Empathy [attachment=13218:Bass_Collection_2.jpg] Fender MM Jazz (with East Retro), Fender Mike Dirnt Precision, Fender Precision Lyte (with Seymour Duncan EQ pickups), StingRay 4, StingRay 5 (with Status neck) [attachment=13219:Bass_Collection_3.jpg] Aria SB-R80, T-Bass, Washburn AB-40 Electro-Acoustic, Kubicki Ex-Factor Fretless, Kubicki Ex-Factor Fretted

Plenty of Bernard's playing on the second Power Station album "Living In Fear" and the Rod Stewart albums "Out Of Order" and " Vagabond Heart". Not to mention the bass part on Robert Palmer's "Addicted To Love" Mike

PM'd

Dealt with! Mike

Send me a PM and I'll send you a link for Axesrus regarding gold control knobs at £2.70 each. I ordered mine 2 weeks ago and they work a treat. Excellent company to deal with too, very quick response to emails and quick shipping too. Mike

I may have seen this 3 weeks ago, prior to spraying, looked good then.....even better now!!! Congrats! Mike

[quote name='cetera' post='260886' date='Aug 12 2008, 03:06 PM']Better late than never Mike..... though I knew that night when you played a few of mine that it wouldn't be long... [/quote] That's because I'd been a fan of the sound and look since that Hall & Oates gig in 1990. I just needed to try out the different variations and models to make my mind up, and frankly your collection beats any shop! Now if a black, white, red, cherry sunburst or natural gloss finished US NS2 appears and I have the cash to dispose of, heaven help me, although this Euro 4 is seriously doing the business....my proverbial egg has been boiled! Mike

[quote name='thedonutman' post='260879' date='Aug 12 2008, 03:02 PM']I think you're supposed to get the bit of the Schaller locks that attach to the strap too. I got them. But that was after trying to convince the guy to throw in some free stuff. He did say that they didn't keep them on the basses because people steal them. However, I don't think you get them on Rebops. I noticed that Cetera's Rebop 4 (when I was repacking it) that it just has ordinary strap buttons. I want a LX4 or Rebop, but 2 Spectors within 2 weeks is a little excessive for me [/quote] No it isn't, get yourself one because these offers won't be around much longer. Can't begin to say how happy I am with my purchase, having waited 18 years to resolve my Spector craving....should have dealt with it long ago. Silly boy! Mike

[quote name='BassManKev' post='260819' date='Aug 12 2008, 01:46 PM']nah not in a band at the mo and dont think i will be this year either, my uni course is going to be VERY demanding this year, and i wont have time for much else really. its probably because of my natural dislike of passive basses that makes me not like the olp's sound tbh. but i still cant get enough of the status blue'ray (im trying out different names, its a bit long winded saying the whole title!), id love to have a jam and see how well it performs there, every note is crystal clear, i can imagine it slices through the mix like a hot knife through butter [/quote] That's exactly how it performs, I used mine doing some shows with Bonnie Tyler a couple of years ago (couple of arenas and large halls) and it just did the business, no woolly notes, even from the low B. Went thru a Mesa Boogie 400+ and an Ampeg 8x10....sure was trouser flappingly lovely! Mike

Does anyone know what's left out there in Reverb land? Pics of the new acquisition once some gold control knobs make their way through my letterbox later in the week. She's a beauty!!! Mike

Hi Nick

Hear hear! No more I can add to that concise and well thought out comment...nice one Phillip! Mike

Yep, I've got one in white. Looking to sell it too. PM me if you're interested, was going to sort new pics and put this up for sale soon so if you want first dibs, let me know. Mike

Was about to say I'd consulted The Oracle but you posted as you texted me.

Just out of interest, were those of us that bought the Euro LX4's supposed to receive the outer straplocks with our basses? Obviously the strap buttons are fitted but there's no sign of the outer part, I wasn't sure if those are meant to be supplied. Mike

[quote name='markytbass' post='257684' date='Aug 7 2008, 11:20 PM']Mike Is that one of the original T-bass in British racing green? (I think thats what the colour was).[/quote] It certainly is!

Straight off the bat, some old pics, will do some better ones over the weekend if anyone's interested........ [attachment=11745:2000.jpg] [attachment=11746:Empathy.jpg] [attachment=11765:Stingray.jpg] [attachment=11764:TBass.jpg] [attachment=11763:TBass_Se...reen__1_.jpg] [attachment=11762:Yellow_Status1.jpg] Still own the 2000, Empathy, Stingray (now with a pearloid plate), the racing green TBass (now with a white/black pearloid plate), the other two have long since moved on.

We are the bass equivalent of MoneySavingExpert.com.....a good offer appears and we all snap it up! Mike