What's up yall, it's been a minute. I picked up a Brubaker Brute a few weeks ago, and for anyone trying to decide what their next bass will be....this needs to be it!!


Mine is the single-cut, MM/J version, and personally I think it's the best Brute they offer. The MM pup has coil switching, allowing for single coil for straight up and aggressive Jazz bump, to dual coil for the MusicMan type cut. It's a bit heavy, but balances perfectly, and the neck joint makes it easy to play all the way up to the 22nd fret if you want.
The only gripe I had initially is that the string spacing is a full 19mm, like a standard J-bass. But I'm coming from a Peavey Cirrus, and that 1.5mm difference hurt my hand for a minute until my muscle memory adapted to it.
You guys should definitely check them out if you can. Brubaker makes them in the MM/J or the J/J, both in 4 and 5-string versions. They also make double-cut MM/J and J/J versions. The double cuts can be bought with maple fretboard too.