Fishfacefour Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Hi everyone, I've been following someone called brute bass guitars on Instagram for a while. They do some great original, but kind of retro inspired, designs, and some great colours. Can't find much else about them. Does anyone have any experience with them? Any thoughts on the designs? https://instagram.com/brute_bass_guitars?utm_medium=copy_link 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 They look like the guitars the Jetsons would have. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Seen the IG page but other than that I don’t know anything about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) Burns-Weill & '70s Eastern European knockoffs. Look like they should cost about £60, but I strongly suspect they don't. Somewhat aesthetically challenging. Or challenged. At least they're not yet more Precision copies though, so that's something. Edited January 2, 2022 by Bassassin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) - Edited March 16, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Machines said: They look like the guitars the Jetsons would have. Or Fred Flintstone. Regardless, I have a feeling you're talking Fender Journeyman prices. Bit of a gamble, yes? Edited January 2, 2022 by jd56hawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 8 hours ago, jd56hawk said: Or Fred Flintstone. Regardless, I have a feeling you're talking Fender Journeyman prices. Bit of a gamble, yes? I'm put off by the complexity of the electronics package. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Some are less Jetsons than others. Building non traditional shapes is a good thing in a world of fender clones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishfacefour Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 I like the Jetsons designs most of all. If it sounds good, the limited controls.are fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) Movable pickup(s)...always cool! https://www.instagram.com/p/CYMQz3QMalS/?utm_medium=copy_link Edited January 2, 2022 by jd56hawk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 The bizarre “Jetson” shapes look like something a kid might knock up in woodwork class at school. There’s a reason most guitars have curvy shapes, they fit the human body and help balance the hang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 15 hours ago, Grahambythesea said: The bizarre “Jetson” shapes look like something a kid might knock up in woodwork class at school. There’s a reason most guitars have curvy shapes, they fit the human body and help balance the hang. Guitars only need to have curvy shapes if they are intended to be played sitting down. And even then it only needs to be on the lower half of the body like the Ovation Breadwinner or any of the Klein-inspired ergonomic designs. All my important playing (in front of an audience) is done standing up so the shape of the instrument really doesn't matter so long as it does not adversely affect the balance on the strap or access to the areas of the fretboard that I need. It certainly doesn't need to be "curvy". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 On 02/01/2022 at 15:18, Dazed said: Some are less Jetsons than others. Building non traditional shapes is a good thing in a world of fender clones. Serek getting their first copy there, second in from the left.....but with a yucky headstock! Hopefully there is some refinement and we get another quality UK luthier out of it! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grreth Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 I’ve been following this guy for a while too and really enjoy his quirky designs. Would I have one? If it’s headstock heavy it’s a massive no-no for me. Balanced correctly and I would have one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazycloud Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 02/01/2022 at 07:54, Fishfacefour said: I've been following someone called brute bass guitars on Instagram for a while. Et tu? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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