Fretless 1998 Brubaker 5
I recently got this bass in a trade from another TB’r. I love the tone and playability of this bass, but now have 3 fretless basses and can’t justify keeping all of them. The Clement that I had custom built to my specs barely beat out this bass. The tone of this Brubaker is amazing. The low notes growl more than my mother-n-law and the highs have the clarity of a piano. It’s a truly amazing sounding instrument and that’s my problem. I’m starting to play it more than my Clement and don’t want to. I am going to sell this thing so that I am not tempted to stray anymore. The epoxy fingerboard makes this pop. To me, it sounds like the Garry Willis bass, but can do the Jaco thing very well. The controls are mid, stacked bass treb, volume. The volume is a push pull mid scoop switch. (would be used as a slap witch if it were fretted)
It’s in great shape with only minor imperfections. It has tiny surface scratches. The preamp cover on the back has bowed a little over time, so when it is tightened down it sticks up a little on one side. Some of the black paint on the bridge has come off. The case is a little banged up but works just fine. The epoxy on the fb has some scratching in it from round wounds but can barely be felt if you rub your finger over it. It does not effect playability one bit, only cosmetic.
1998 s/n 9809
Tuxedo-Cerreuse finish on swamp ash body
Maple neck
Ebony board Epoxied
34 and 5/8” scale (I only play 34s and this did not feel any different to me)
Lane Poor pickup in the “sweet spot”
Seymour Duncan STC-3 pre
Hard Shell Case
8.4 lbs
$1800 $1700 $1650 $1575 obo Shipped and insured conus
The finish on this bass looks amazing but was hard to capture due to it reflecting everything. Its super shiny.
Bridge has some paint rubbed off over time
Epoxi fb pic makes it look worse than it is
