Paul S Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 Utterly brilliant. That headstock/body combo looks better with either parent. Thinking outside the box! 1 Quote
fleabag Posted March 4, 2020 Posted March 4, 2020 Thats another beautiful build Rob, well done again 1 Quote
Paul S Posted March 4, 2020 Posted March 4, 2020 The detail I like the most is the routing around the edge of the headstock like the Thunderbird has but on the completely different Grabber shape - which in turn transforms it from a shovel into something more delicate. Absolute genius. 1 Quote
Iacopo San Posted March 4, 2020 Posted March 4, 2020 Absolutely incredible, well done. I was just surprised not to see some pick action in the video, I think that bass demands that. 1 Quote
EliasMooseblaster Posted March 4, 2020 Posted March 4, 2020 Looks amazing and sounds glorious! What a great idea. Is that humbucker an original Gibson pickup, or did you use somebody else's? 1 Quote
Basvarken Posted March 4, 2020 Author Posted March 4, 2020 59 minutes ago, EliasMooseblaster said: Looks amazing and sounds glorious! What a great idea. Is that humbucker an original Gibson pickup, or did you use somebody else's? Thank you. The pickup is a "Thunderbird Bass Pickup Vintage Style for Gibson" by EY guitar Music. I'm a huge fan of those pickups. Quote
EliasMooseblaster Posted March 5, 2020 Posted March 5, 2020 17 hours ago, Basvarken said: Thank you. The pickup is a "Thunderbird Bass Pickup Vintage Style for Gibson" by EY guitar Music. I'm a huge fan of those pickups. Not come across those before, but it certainly sounds the business! It was the chrome cover that made me think it might not be a Gibson pickup - they seem to be an increasingly rare sight on modern T-birds. 1 Quote
Happy Jack Posted March 5, 2020 Posted March 5, 2020 I do hope you've registered that Flame logo ... much nicer than the original. 1 Quote
Paul S Posted March 5, 2020 Posted March 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Happy Jack said: I do hope you've registered that Flame logo ... much nicer than the original. I think the original is a masterpiece of design, as it happens. Art deco rendering of a bird, designed in keeping with the intended art deco style of the bass. 2 Quote
Cosmicrain Posted March 5, 2020 Posted March 5, 2020 Excellent work, looks a great bass and sounds brilliant. Very impressed with the pickup tones. 1 Quote
Basvarken Posted March 5, 2020 Author Posted March 5, 2020 5 hours ago, Happy Jack said: I do hope you've registered that Flame logo ... much nicer than the original. Well that would be difficult. The flame is an international warning sign. It doesn't belong to anyone really. I've been using it as a logo since I was a teenager, because I used to be a highly flammable little upstart. 😂 I'm more mellow now, but the flame stuck 😉 1 2 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted March 5, 2020 Posted March 5, 2020 3 hours ago, Basvarken said: I've been using it as a logo since I was a teenager, because I used to be a highly flammable little upstart. I'm sure you were angelic 🙂 Smashing bass, and great build photos. 1 Quote
Basvarken Posted March 9, 2020 Author Posted March 9, 2020 Wow! The Brooks Grabbird is Bass of the Week at NoTreble! https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2020/03/09/bass-of-the-week-brooks-grabbird/ 5 Quote
EliasMooseblaster Posted March 10, 2020 Posted March 10, 2020 A well-deserved accolade for a beautiful piece of luthiery! It also linked me to an article about the Telebird you built previously. I hadn't seen that one before; it's a lovely idea, and it looks like something straight out of a '50s Rockabilly band. 1 Quote
Jimothey Posted December 29, 2020 Posted December 29, 2020 Congrats on being in the No treble top 5 readers basses of the week well deserved!! 👍🏻 1 Quote
Nothingman Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 Stunning! You’ve got rid of the bits of a tBird I don’t like. 1 Quote
Basvarken Posted January 1, 2021 Author Posted January 1, 2021 On 29/12/2020 at 16:32, Jimothey said: Congrats on being in the No treble top 5 readers basses of the week well deserved!! 👍🏻 Yeah that was a nice surprise! https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2020/12/28/best-of-2020-top-10-reader-favorite-bass-of-the-week-features/ Quote
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