[quote name='TomRichards' post='1218681' date='May 3 2011, 03:16 PM']Resurrecting this thread. The latest production run of the Brubaker Brutes is being handled through APINTL. That is Andy Papiccio, former principal in the original Kramer company and also the current head of all things Floyd Rose. Kevin Brubaker is personally involved as well.
I've known Andy since high school and I had a chance to play some of the new Brutes last week at his showroom. Maybe the best import bass I've ever played with the exception of the Aria Pro II SB series from the late 1970's and early 1980's.
The action on the bass was good out of the box, the sound was exceptional. Upgrading the electronics and tweaking the set up wil absolutely give you a dirt cheap, great quality, gig worthy bass.
I'm going to buy two as soon as the complete production run comes in, so that I no longer have to cry when some drunk guy in the bar spills his cheap Budweiser all over my Kubickis or Steinbergers.
Tom Richards
Bassist/Singer/Songwriter
Founding Partner, LIX Music Creation and Produciton[/quote]
I just saw your reply...
Actually I replaced the jb Pick up that sounded a bit empty in the mid range, and too mutch modern to me.
I placed a "Crel" jb and replaced the pre amp by a 3 eq Glockenklang... although I still have any little trouble when I mix the too pick ups, the tune is now very warm and precise, a bit like an good old 70's JB with more precision... I advice the same ! The next step is the MM pick up replacement with a MM from Crel's I guess, but I will do it when the wallet will permet it...
Indeed now I have a 5 string bass with a very light weight and a very great sound, the most confortable neck I 've never seen, with many possibilities of sound, with a on/off preamp...for the price, I'm quite satisfied !!!
I just need to fix that problem with pick up selector... I thinck that the point is that the original pick ups have a special alimentation mode inside...