Basvarken Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 (edited) I have just completed the build of a new twelve string Thunderbird bass. The entire build process is documented here: https://www.enkoo.nl/brooks-tb-12.html Brooks TB-12 - Mahogany body wings - Nine ply Mahogany/Walnut set neck. Neck through - Opaque white (blonde) high gloss finish - Abalonoid binding - Ebony fretboard - Circle position dots - Jumbo frets - 34" scale - Buffalo horn nut - Three ply black/white/black pickguard - ETS twelve string brass bridge set - Two spokewheel double action trussrods - Carbon reinforcement strip in the neck - Lace Alumitone Bass Bar in the neck position - Lace Alumitone DeathBar in the bridge position - Allparts stacked pots (volume/tone volume/tone) - Mullard capacitors - MEC on-on switch for coil split (humbucker-single coil) - Gotoh GB 350 lightweight bass tuners - Gotoh Stealth ST 31 guitar tuners - 2 x Pure Tone Multi Contact jack output - d'Addario EXL 170 - 12 strings - Weight: 4.25 kg Wiring was done by BQ Music. Edited February 6, 2022 by Basvarken pics don't show 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 That's rather fabulous! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Another highly professional build, Rob. Excellent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 (edited) - Edited March 16, 2022 by Jus Lukin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Looks awesome, wouldn't say no to owning that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Nice detail in the binding. Excellent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 There is no possible use I could make of that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 I still really fancy it though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Love a 12 string they sound fantastic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Lovely work, Rob. At one point I was thinking about getting Mike Lull to make me one of these, it's Jeff Ament's JAX-T4 bodied, with a Hamer Chapparel neck: I loved the idea of an oversized body married with the Hamer neck...we did speak about it and I think that if I'd lived locally to the Lull workshop, I may have pulled the trigger, but the costs were getting out of hand; donor Hamer bass, the Lull build fees, shipping (Hamer to Seattle, finished bass to the UK), plus taxes. We were certainly nudging £7.5K. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basvarken Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 10 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said: We were certainly nudging £7.5K. That is serious money! 😮 The TB-12 cost less than half... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Honestly, I prefer the look of the TB12 over the Ament's bass (just my opinion of course!) @Basvarken - out of interest, could you build a 6 string triple octave bass (18 string)? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basvarken Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 1 minute ago, binky_bass said: Honestly, I prefer the look of the TB12 over the Ament's bass (just my opinion of course!) @Basvarken - out of interest, could you build a 6 string triple octave bass (18 string)? I guess that is possible, yes. But the bridge and tailpiece would be a costly affair, since they'd have to be custom made. But who on earth has hands that big and strong to play an 18 string bass? My fingers have a hard time at 12 strings already! In my defense: I'm not an experienced 12-string player (as you probably can tell by the sloppy playing in the video) 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 21 minutes ago, Basvarken said: I guess that is possible, yes. But the bridge and tailpiece would be a costly affair, since they'd have to be custom made. But who on earth has hands that big and strong to play an 18 string bass? My fingers have a hard time at 12 strings already! In my defense: I'm not an experienced 12-string player (as you probably can tell by the sloppy playing in the video) 😉 I think you need to have a look at some of @binky_bass basses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 A 6 string triple octave would have a substantially narrower neck that Binky (below). Would definitely be interesting to see how a 6 string triple would look. Hipshot have made hardware for an 8 string triple (24 string) in the past, so I'd assume they could rustle up something for a 6er triple! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basvarken Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 (edited) The company that makes the bridge sets for the 12-string basses that I build, is ETS Hardware from Germany. They made a bridge set for a 24-string bass. So I guess anything is possible. 🤪 One of the most ridiculous bass guitars I have ever seen in my life, actually... Edited February 7, 2022 by Basvarken 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Just now, Basvarken said: The company that makes the bridge sets for the 12-string basses that I build, is ETS Hardware from Germany. They made a bridge set for a 24-string bass. So I guess anything is possible. 🤪 One of the most ridiculous bass guitars I have ever seen in my life, actually... Yes, that's the bass I mean! I thought it was Hipshot but you are right, it is ETS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Have you seen the length of that guy's fingers ? Freak ! Only people with fingers the length of breadsticks can play that bass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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