Product: Brubaker B2
Price Paid: US $1800
Submitted
09/15/2000
at
05:50pm
by
Carl Nett
Email: Drcarlnett at aol<dot>com
Features
:
10
See Brubaker web site for details.
I like these puppies so much I had Kevin Brubaker make three of them for me in matching color. All three have maple neck (no rosewood) and fixed bridge.
Guitar 1: 3 Fralin Blues Specials single coils
Guitar 2: 2 Seth Lover humbuckers
Guitar 3: Seymour Duncan JB (bridge) and 59 (neck) humbuckers
These guitars are exactly what I wanted because Kevin made them that way for me.
Sound
:
10
The tone of these guitars blows away anything else I have played, including the PRS McCarty Limited Edition I owned with brazilian rosewood neck. This is the real deal folks. I play through a Dr Z MAZ 18 Jr head running through a MESA 2x12 vertical cab with Celestion Blues. THE SOUND IS TO DIE FOR. People hear it and ask "how do you get your guitar to sound so cool, mon?". "I have never heard a guitar sound so good". "Man, that thing sounds mean and sweet at the same time...how is that possible?"
The Seth Lover's are my favorite. Just make sure you get them potted. Otherwise they will squeal at you at high volume/gain. When I found this out, Kevin got them potted for me.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Without question the best worksmanship of any guitar I have owned (including PRS, G&L, and fender Custom shop). The electronics cavity is a work of art. Everything is painted with shielding paint, including the inside of the pickup cavities!!! Look for this on your $5000 private stock PRS and tell me when you find it. Kevin also made the color just for me from pics I sent him. Cool!
Reliability/Durability
:
10
This guitar will live longer than I will.
Customer Support
:
10
I've worked with Kevin to design all three of the guitars. If something isn't just right, he iterates with me to make it right. Tell me, have you ever talked to the person who made your PRS, G&L, or Fender? I think not. I talk regularly with Kevin and Dr Z. So can you if you buy their stuff. THIS IS A NO BRAINER FOLKS.
Overall Rating
:
10
These guitars are it for me. I will own them the rest of my life and die happy. I have owned about 35 different guitars and about 50 different amps in my day (I am 40). I could have bought anything. The Brubaker, Dr Z, Celestion Blue combination is simply the best I have ever had. More importantly, I am now FULLY satisfied, and have NEVER before felt like this. The key to this is getting exactly what you want. This is why Kevin built my guitars, Dr Z custom made my amp (5U4G rectifier and higher gain than stock), and why I replaced the Vintage 30's in the MESA cab with Celection Blues. Take this approach and you won't keep continually pouring money into equipment (as I have done over last 20 years), and you'll die happy.
