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Brubaker Brute Club

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I have a question for the members of the Brubaker Brute Club. After inspecting my neck and letting another guy look at it, it seems my neck is made from Birdseye Maple. Does anyone else have this on their brute? I'll takes pics and post just to let everyone see what I mean.
 
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phillybass101 said:
I have a question for the members of the Brubaker Brute Club. After inspecting my neck and letting another guy look at it, it seems my neck is made from Birdseye Maple. Does anyone else have this on their brute? I'll takes pics and post just to let everyone see what I mean.
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"Birdseye maple" isn't a species of wood. The birdseye pattern ("effect" or "figure") can occur in maple, ash, birch, mahogany and other woods. Highly patterned or figured pieces of wood have a higher value placed on them. You can, of course, find birdseye patterns in a piece of wood, but that doesn't mean it's deemed "birdseye maple" and given that higher value.

My 55-02 has a bit of birdseye figuring. I don't think my Brute has any, but it has some patterns that I think are pretty nice.
 
#463
A response to my question from the man himself.

Walter,

Yes that looked like it was to me- nice!

Kevin
 
#464
Brad Johnson said:
Kevin uses the B style on some of the US basses like the JXBs but uses the A style with adjustable spacing far more often. They both work. I prefer the heavier A style bridges... none of my basses have a B style bridge. Even my JXB-6.
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I'd like to know why Kevin uses the B style over the A style on the basses where he does use the B. Can't be cost, maybe it's just weight?
 
#466
May I have a number please?

Max (that's it's name) came in the mail a couple days ago. Needs a little dialing, but can easily see it being my main bass for a good while. I will post full details when I get a little more experience playing it...

It is beautiful, tho...

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#468
The Brubaker Brute Club welcomes othefool!

J. Crawford - 1 (On Hiatus)
Supertanker - 2 (Retired)
a2zbassman - 3
orlando123 - 4
DaveTomasi - 5 (will be back)
JayCY - 6
coop - 7
vision - 8 (Retired)
stoneboy26 - 9
drpepper - 10
liquidsunshine -11
Billy Low - 12
Robear22 - 13
jjbb123 - 14
madsci918 - 15
zulujack - 16
johnnybass01 - 17
mmbongo - 18
skyj - 19
Marginal Tom - 20
Rowinsho - 21
ubnomnar - 22
TRichardsbass - 23
phillybass101 - 24
fuzzychaos - 25
othefool - 26

othefool said:
May I have a number please?

Max (that's it's name) came in the mail a couple days ago. Needs a little dialing, but can easily see it being my main bass for a good while. I will post full details when I get a little more experience playing it...

It is beautiful, tho...

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#471
Finally found a club worthy to join =)

First impressions: The acoustic sound of the Brute is amazing, it has a sweet growel and begs to be played and slapped. Both of the pickups sound great, and I will probably leave them stock. I was surprised that the pickup selector still functions as a 3-way switch, as others have noted; I thought that would have been updated with the new electronics. Usually, I find my "sweet tone" with a bit of a blend...I will commenet more on the sound after I have some more time and experience.

The bass is large. It looks like a brute. I have played a Sterling for the last decade, because I have always found the Sting Ray to be too bulky; this is why I have also never been in love with fenders. That said, it is not a struggle to play the Brute. The action out of the box is ridiculously low, and the neck just flows. It does remind me of the neck on my Ibanez 506, if that is a point of reference for someone (never played a 505). Very flat, very easy to move around on.

The only negative so far is that the frets extend a little too far past the edge, which gives it a cheese grater feeling. I've felt this with other Chinese instruments. Gonna figure out if it is idiot proof to file these down myself, or if I should have my tech do it...either way, once this gets done I have no complaints and lots of love for this amazing bass...
 
#472
Waiting somewhat patiently for my next brute. I ordered a natural JJX5 in November but it was damaged in shipment. so I am waiting on the new order Black JJX5 with natural PG. I hate waiting.....
 
#473
A question for the club members...

Any significant sonic differences between the JJ and JM models of Brute, other than one sounding like a JJ jazz and the other having more of a Musicman flair?

Trying to decide which would be an appropriate compliment to my SSS Big Al 5, but leaning toward the JM configuration.
 
#474
I have had both, my first was one of the JJX earlier models and I upgraded to the bartolini 59j pickups and a bart 3 band pre. I loved that bass but unfortunalely it was stolen. now I have a MJX and it also has upgraded bartolini pickups. on the JJX model I had i pretty much always was blended a little more on the bridge pickup. i have found that with the MJX i am always blended to the neck pickup just maybe my preference. personally I like the JJX better but thats just me.
 
#479
White MJX5 with red burst flame pickguard incoming from Donovan. Will post photos and impression when arrives next week.

I'll be comparing it to my current Big Al and a Carvin SB5000 that I really liked but stupidly sold. As well as a handful of Musicman and Sterling by Musicman basses.
 
#480
I'm still awaiting the Singlecut Brute. If it is a for sure motion, without a price tag less than a grand, I will start saving my pennies.

If its going to be $1200, double the price of the dual cut Brute, like I've heard, I'll pass entirely.

Keep you fingers crossed.
 
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