Bass of the Week: Brooks EB-TB-IV
Rob van den Broek of Brooks has shared another killer mashup design he calls the EB-TB-IV. Built for Swedish bassist Roger Hedin, the axe blends two vintage basses for a fresh instrument.
“It’s a hybrid of a sixties Thunderbird IV and an LP Jr DC-shaped EB-0,” the builder explains.
The Brooks EB-TB-IV is crafted with neck-through construction featuring mahogany body wings and a nine-ply mahogany and walnut neck. Its rosewood fingerboard is fitted with 21 jumbo frets and dot inlays.
Other features include Thunderbird-style pickups, a wide-travel Thunderbird bridge and tailstop, and Hipshot Ultralite tuners. The bass weighs in at 7.7 pounds.
Brooks EB-TB-IV Bass Photos:
Brooks EB-TB-IV Bass Specs:
Construction: | Neck Through |
Scale: | 34″ |
Body: | Mahogany Wings |
Nut: | Handcut Bone |
Neck: | Nine-piece Mahogany and Walnut |
Fretboard: | Rosewood |
Frets: | 21 Jumbo |
Pickups: | Thunderbird Style |
Controls: | Volume, Volume, Tone |
Pickguard: | Three Ply White/Black/White |
Bridge: | Wide travel Thunderbird bridge plus tailstop |
Tuners: | Hipshot Ultralite |
Finish: | Tobacco burst gloss transparent acrylic |
Weight: | 7.7 lbs |
Other: | Ebony Faceplate on Headstock, Spokewheel truss rod, Pure Tone output jack |