Basvarken Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 I built a new Brooks bass! The EXB-12-2PR (EXplorerBass - 12 string - 2 Pickups - Reverse strings triplets) - Mahogany body - Laminated Mahogany set neck. Glued in - Black gloss finish - Checkerboard binding - Ebony fretboard - Brassl position markers - Nickel silver frets - 34" scale - Buffalo horn nut ? - ETS twelve string brass bridge set. Gold plated - Two spokewheel double action trussrods - Carbon reinforcement strip in the neck - Lace Alumitone Bass Bar in the neck position - Lace Alumitone Bass Bar in the bridge position - Switchcraft output. Gold plated - 2 x Stacked volume/tone knob. Gold plated - Pickup selector switch. Gold plated - Gotoh GB 350 lightweight bass tuners. Gold plated - Gotoh Stealth ST 31 guitar tuners. Gold plated - d'Addario EXL 170 - 12 strings - Weight: 4.5 kg Electronics circuit by Bas Becu. Pics of the build proces can be seen here: https://www.enkoo.nl/brooks-exb-12-2pr.html 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) - Edited March 14, 2022 by Jus Lukin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 SOUNDS OR IT DIDN’T HAPPEN 🥸😜 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 This would so suit a Cheap Trick tribute... Hmm. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basvarken Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 9 hours ago, warwickhunt said: This would so suit a Cheap Trick tribute... Hmm. Well... the guy who I built it for plays in Dream Police Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Beautiful - not sure I would like the reverse on the 12 but a great looking thing. Although first time I saw it I thought that it was a screenshot of the outline selected in a graphics program with the selection showing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basvarken Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 11 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: Beautiful - not sure I would like the reverse on the 12 but a great looking thing. Although first time I saw it I thought that it was a screenshot of the outline selected in a graphics program with the selection showing! Yeah, or it's stitched together 😉 The reverse triplets were done per special request. The gentleman who I built it for is a finger style player. He wants to hit the octave strings first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTool Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Never seen one in the flesh, so I'm curious...😯 What's the best playing method for a 12 string? Plec or fingers? A lot of strings to cover right there 😳 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 26 minutes ago, BassTool said: Never seen one in the flesh, so I'm curious...😯 What's the best playing method for a 12 string? Plec or fingers? Well, this is like he said, it is for someone who is playing fingerstyle, which means the strings are being played up, so the high strings are plucked before the low. The normal way round would be with a plectrum, which means you would hit the treble strings first on a downstroke. The best is whatever you want to do, although I suspect a plectrum is more common, with a lot of strings to cover. One day I will get my 15 string 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Lovely job. Interesting concept exceptionally well executed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 So what are the strings tuned to? I'd never even seen or heard of an 8- string before happening on one in bass direct. 12-string is beyond the realms of my weak imagination. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 7 minutes ago, NickA said: So what are the strings tuned to? I'd never even seen or heard of an 8- string before happening on one in bass direct. 12-string is beyond the realms of my weak imagination. eeE aaA ddD ggG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 So the sonic difference to an 8 is? I guess the higher tuned strings will never be quite in tune, so you'll get that "shimmer" of a 12 string guitar as well as the octave doubling. Amazing thing for sure .. and beautifully made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 It's the same arrangement for all but the upper notes on a piano. Fascinating to have this on a bass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 1 hour ago, NickA said: So the sonic difference to an 8 is? I guess the higher tuned strings will never be quite in tune, so you'll get that "shimmer" of a 12 string guitar as well as the octave doubling. Exactly that. An 8 string is like the string with a harmonic, a 12 string is like a 12 string guitar, there is a shimmer and body caused by it never being quite the same note. It is actually quite different. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 On 17/04/2021 at 23:02, Woodinblack said: Well, this is like he said, it is for someone who is playing fingerstyle, which means the strings are being played up, so the high strings are plucked before the low. The normal way round would be with a plectrum, which means you would hit the treble strings first on a downstroke. The best is whatever you want to do, although I suspect a plectrum is more common, with a lot of strings to cover. One day I will get my 15 string Will it be a bass with 3 strings per course (like a 12 string with a low B course) or will it be a bass with 5 strings per course, kinda like this: but with 5 string courses (maybe a ADG tuning, with 1 bass string per course, then 2 guitar strings tuned an octave up per course, then 2 more much lighter guitar strings tuned 2 octaves up per course)? Either way it sounds wonderful, and a beast to play! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basvarken Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 Yeah, you tune the octave strings slightly different from one another. This gives a rich /full sound. If you'd tune them exactly the same it wouldn't sound as lively. Quite like a piano indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 4 hours ago, PlungerModerno said: but with 5 string courses (maybe a ADG tuning, with 1 bass string per course, then 2 guitar strings tuned an octave up per course, then 2 more much lighter guitar strings tuned 2 octaves up per course)? I meant a 5 string with 3 courses. I am not sure I would have the finger strength to hold down 5 strings at a time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 56 minutes ago, Basvarken said: Yeah, you tune the octave strings slightly different from one another. This gives a rich /full sound. If you'd tune them exactly the same it wouldn't sound as lively. Quite like a piano indeed. I've had a couple of 12s and a couple of 8s, and can confirm that the 'tuned slightly different' thing is very easy to achieve...unless you've got a very good tuner and about ten minutes to spare. By which time the audience is bored, the singer's apoplectic and the drummer's gone to the bar... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basvarken Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 For those who wonder how a twelve string bass sounds: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Oh no...I want another one now... 🙁🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 (edited) On 18/04/2021 at 00:34, BassTool said: What's the best playing method for a 12 string? Plec or fingers? I think - but not sure any more - that Hamer's 12-string basses were available as eeE aaA ddD ggG as well as Eee Aaa Ddd Ggg models. The other was for plec players and the other... you know. By the way, @Basvarken has built one fine instrument, thanks for the video and the pictures! Edited April 23, 2021 by itu 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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