Product: Brubaker K-4 Custom
Price Paid: US $2000
Submitted
09/09/2002
at
09:19pm
by
Anthony
Features
:
10
This guitar was hand built in the USA back in 2001. A 24 fret ebony satin finish neck. The neck actually feels like you have a satin cloth in your hands rather than wood. Tone and vol. controls and a 3 way selector with a coil tap that works great just like my B2 I have. The pickups are Seymour Duncan Humbuckers. A 59 in the bridge and a JB in the neck. The body is ash with a great quilted maple top. The body style is a cross between a LP and a Tele. Has locking sperzel tuners.It has a great neck again a cross between a LP and a tele. Not to thick not to thin. Came with a molded hard-shell case. All in all this is about all the features I need in a guitar.
Sound
:
10
I play blues, rock, and some metal. This guitar works great with my amps and my style. I get the spanky SRV sound when coiled taped and that thick LP sound with the 59 in the bridge. This guitar is has no real noise its sound is rich and bright. I my self like a bright guitar so this guitar was right up my alley. Its not harsh bright but really cuts through. I can not find anything I dislike about this guitar as with my other Brubaker. I am again blown away. I am hooked for life. From crunch to screaming blues rock leads this guitar plays like a dream.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
I received the guitar with perfect action and in tune. The pickups were also adjusted right on the money. It seems as if this guitar was set up just for me. The guys at Brubaker really seem to go out of their way to make you happy. The top on this guitar is nothing short of breath taking. I love quilt top guitars and these make me proud to pull out of the case. There are no flaws I can find in this guitar at all. The obvious care that went into this guitar as it was being built paid off. I have owned PRS, Gibson, USA fender, USA Jackson and this guitar plays and looks better than any I have ever owned.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
I have had the guitar close to a Month and no problems. I would bring my other Brubaker because it offers different tones. I feel that other than strings breaking there is no real reason to bring a backup. This guitar seems to be built like a brick house. No real reasons to suspect any thing will go wrong. All the wiring looks to be top notch.
Customer Support
:
10
Every time I deal with Brubaker I am happy. All my questions get answered fast and I am sure of what I am getting before it even gets here. To me they beat the competition hands down in the single category. Great guys excellent service. If the service was bad I would not even have bought my first Brubaker from them.
Overall Rating
:
10
Over all this guitar is a one of my main axes. Between my two brubakers my Swamp ash start has been sitting in its case for the last month and a half. The way it plays, the tone, and the looks of this guitar make me a proud Brubaker owner. If it were stolen I would be on the phone by the end of the day ordering my next Brubaker.
Product: Brubaker K-4 Custom
Price Paid: US $2,000
Submitted
09/03/2002
at
05:51pm
by
Steve Snider
Features
:
10
This guitar was made in 2002 #11 K4 Custom model. Has AAAA Flame maple Top on mahogany body. Pickups- '59 in the neck/ JB in the bridge. Coil tap on the treble knob. The fingerboard is this beautiful Cocoabola wood that has both an incredible feel and look. It is stunning. The finish work is top notch. Unique body style and headstock and the guitar is loaded with mojo. This has a hardtail bridge and theacoustic quality of this guitar is very cool. The notes ring out loud and clear. Locking Schallers, great custom fit case etc.
Sound
:
10
This is a great sounding guitar. Darker than the other Brubaker I played , this one suits me perfectly. It plays like a dream, never goes out of tune and sounds so rich and beautiful. The Guitar kills any PRS I have owned or played. I also prefer it to my old Anderson Cobra and have found it a great counterpart to my Anderson Hollow Drop Top Classic. I also think it sounds better than the Bakers I have owned, which are also stunning guitars.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Sounded great , played great right out of the box. I lowered the action slightly. The workmanship is first quality stuff, nothing lacks on this guitar at all. The top is amazing and I feel that Kevin's work is as good as anybody!
Reliability/Durability
:
10
Yes!Vry dependable. No string breaks, stays in tune and has yet to dissapoint in any way.
Customer Support
:
10
Best in the business.
Overall Rating
:
10
Out of all the guitars I have owned, this is a keeper. Along with my Anderson Hollow Drop top Classic and my Tele, I am set. It's perfect in every way, I love it!