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[Brad Johnson]

I had no idea who the builder of these were until someone mentioned it.

That said, i really like the white one. The green one? meh..

Did you say the imports were gonna street at aound $600? What are the electronics in the white one? Pickups, preamp ect...

Here's a thread on the Brute series. http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=433271&highlight=brute

They're the import line from Brubaker Musical Instruments.

Specs:
34" scale
19mm spacing
OEM active pickups, two band preamp and hardware
White, Red, Black and Natural
Maple fingerboard
Made in China
The string price is as you stated, $599.

 

[broadblik]

That bass on the far left with the black 'stock looks FINE

/GAS

 

[oversoul]

thnaks smakbass!
It's strange that fodera has almost only NYC series on their booth!!!
any news about the new pnboard preamp on their basses?

rules of market, everyone is doing the uber-jazz approach nowadays..

 

[hippiesandwich]

That bass on the far left with the black 'stock looks FINE

/GAS

... and the white PJ5 to the far right is now MINE.

 

[Psychicpet]

... and the white PJ5 to the far right is now MINE.

congrats!!

I dig the black hardware on that one. and a Fodera 5 with a reversed P p/up!! coooooool

 

[PSPookie]

congrats!!

I dig the black hardware on that one. and a Fodera 5 with a reversed P p/up!! coooooool

reversed?

 

[megadan]

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v665/Smakbass/namm09/?start=0

Nice pics.

That new EB looks quite nice actually! That red would be excellent in 4 string

 

[hippiesandwich]

reversed?

The bass has a "normal" P pickup and sounds KILLER. Here are some fresh pics of the bass sitting on the bed beside me back at the hotel in Anaheim (I won't say which one ):

Want to hear a great story of when GAS and destiny collide?

I wanted a PJ5. I saw the Fodera PJ5 at bassexchange (the first PJ5 Fodera I've ever seen):
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But I didn't want ash/maple. I wanted alder/rosewood instead, in white/red tort/rosewood like my trusty 1966 P bass. I went to the Fodera booth to see if I could order the following bass:

NYC Empire PJ5, 34" scale
White with matching headstock
Alder body, rosewood board
60's pickup placement
Red tort guard
Black hardware

I walk up to the booth and the bass I want to order is sitting there unsold!

The coolest part is when Joey and I got to talking, he said that this is only the 2nd PJ5 they have ever made... the other is the ash/maple at bassexchange. They read my mind! HOW COOL IS THAT?

 

[Gyoon]

I think the Balls were spying on my X-bass rehab...

This bass looks like a Pokemon. I love it.

Glenn

 

[hippiesandwich]

Sadowksy:

 

[The Professor]

Does anyone have any other pics of the Brubaker Jazz Basses?

 

[scottm]

Want to hear a great story of when GAS and destiny collide?

I wanted a PJ5. I saw the Fodera PJ5 at bassexchange (the first PJ5 Fodera I've ever seen):
Invalid Link Removed

But I didn't want ash/maple. I wanted alder/rosewood instead, in white/red tort/rosewood like my trusty 1966 P bass. I went to the Fodera booth to see if I could order the following bass:

NYC Empire PJ5, 34" scale
White with matching headstock
Alder body, rosewood board
60's pickup placement
Red tort guard
Black hardware

I walk up to the booth and the bass I want to order is sitting there unsold!

The coolest part is when Joey and I got to talking, he said that this is only the 2nd PJ5 they have ever made... the other is the ash/maple at bassexchange. They read my mind! HOW COOL IS THAT?

Now that's a great story!!!
That is also a really really awesome looking bass!
Congratulations.
-ScottM

 

[west*coast*bass]

The bass has a "normal" P pickup and sounds KILLER. Here are some fresh pics of the bass sitting on the bed beside me back at the hotel in Anaheim (I won't say which one ):
Want to hear a great story of when GAS and destiny collide?

I wanted a PJ5. I saw the Fodera PJ5 at bassexchange (the first PJ5 Fodera I've ever seen):
Invalid Link Removed

But I didn't want ash/maple. I wanted alder/rosewood instead, in white/red tort/rosewood like my trusty 1966 P bass. I went to the Fodera booth to see if I could order the following bass:

NYC Empire PJ5, 34" scale
White with matching headstock
Alder body, rosewood board
60's pickup placement
Red tort guard
Black hardware

I walk up to the booth and the bass I want to order is sitting there unsold!

The coolest part is when Joey and I got to talking, he said that this is only the 2nd PJ5 they have ever made... the other is the ash/maple at bassexchange. They read my mind! HOW COOL IS THAT?

Happy to hear that you dig that PJ...I played the one at the Bass Exchange and didn't dig it. I though the weight was perfect and the neck felt great but the P pickup solo'd didn't sound like a P Bass and the B string was floppy and toneless.

Congrats on the new purchase!! I hope is is everything you wanted in a new bass!!!

 

[smakbass]

First of all I know where Lowell is staying....I am guessing he went for the Fodera since this was unavailable.

Secondly as far as the Pope onboard pre's go I forget most of what I heard but I will say I talked to Mike about his rack pre's some and yes they sound good he also had a simplified version that he had just gotten together that I believe will be on his site soon.

 

[Bass7755]

Now that's a great story!!!
That is also a really really awesome looking bass!
Congratulations.
-ScottM

+100000
What a GREAT story!!
Nice looking Fodera
Dan

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

I walk up to the booth and the bass I want to order is sitting there unsold!

The coolest part is when Joey and I got to talking, he said that this is only the 2nd PJ5 they have ever made... the other is the ash/maple at bassexchange. They read my mind! HOW COOL IS THAT?

Kismet.

Not to sound like a broken record, but did you spend any time at the Sadowsky booth? That blonde bass with the quilt top has my attention, and I'm a little bit curious about the action on the Will Lee bass. I've heard he likes his strings high, which is cool, but a second opinion is always a good thing.

 

[Angus]

That walnut topped, deep cutaway Zon is killing me!

That's not walnut- it's some blackened redwood that Joe has. It's some crazy looking stuff and it's even more beautiful in person. IIRC the body is spalted alder.

The TJ body is the best, man.

 

[kesslari]

Blackened redwood, eh. wow..

I could so very much see a TJ in my future...

 

[Sound Chaser]

Wow, those Fodera PJs are pretty spectacular. That's probably the only Super-Jazz/P I've ever seen that I actually would want.

 

[Psychicpet]

reversed?

opps. my quick-glance-bad