{"id":12,"date":"2026-08-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=12"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:34","slug":"brooks-combines-gibson-and-epiphone-classics-for-the-three-pickup-emb-3","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=brooks-combines-gibson-and-epiphone-classics-for-the-three-pickup-emb-3","title":{"rendered":"Brooks Combines Gibson and Epiphone Classics for the Three-Pickup EMB-3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brooks-EMB-3-Body.jpg?resize=1200%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brooks EMB-3 Body\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-116939 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>Luthier <strong>Rob van den Broek<\/strong> is an expert on Gibson and Epiphone basses, and sometimes he blends vintage models together for something fresh. He\u2019s done it again and, as usual, knocked it out of the park. <\/p>\n<p>The Brooks EMB-3 is a hybrid of the EB-3 and an Embassy bass, he explains on Facebook. Even wilder, the left-handed bass features three Gemini TB-style humbuckers, each with its own volume knob and mini switch for coil splitting. Talk about tonal options!<\/p>\n<p>Van den Broek used Khaya, an African mahogany, to craft the SG-shaped body and three-piece neck. Its ebony fretboard features trapezoid inlays and 21 nickel silver frets. Other features include a buffalo horn nut, a Duesenberg two-point bridge, a single-ply matte pickguard, and silver reflector cap knobs. <\/p>\n<h2>Brooks Bass Guitars EMB-3 Photos:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"carousel-sync-wrap\">\n<div class=\"carousel-gallery carousel-sync-main\">\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brooks-EMB-3-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brooks-EMB-3-Body-2-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brooks-EMB-3-Body-Angle-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brooks-EMB-3-Controls-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brooks-EMB-3-Bridge-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brooks-EMB-3-Body-Back-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brooks-EMB-3-Back-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brooks-EMB-3-Headstock-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brooks-EMB-3-Control-Cover-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item -->\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-main -->    <\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-sync-nav\">\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item -->\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-nav -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-wrap --><\/div>\n<p><!-- .section --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luthier Rob van den Broek is an expert on Gibson and Epiphone basses, and sometimes he blends vintage models together for something fresh. 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