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WaTunes announces online trending reports for iTunes sales
Social music service company WaTunes has introduced a new service to allow artists to see how their music is selling on iTunes, and provide projections on future sales.
“Traditionally, artists would have to pay a fee to receive this kind of information per report. As apart of the VIP service, we wanted to incorporate [...]
Ampeg announces “Your Ampeg is Showing” photo contest
Ampeg is running an online photo contest in celebration of their 60th anniversary. This is the first year for the contest, offering Ampeg enthusiasts a chance to show off their rig and win one of five Ampeg Micro-VR stacks (Micro-VR Head and SVT-210AV cabinet).
To enter, visit Ampeg’s web site and upload pictures of [...]
Analysis Plus Cables signs Joseph Patrick Moore as endorsee
Our good friend Joseph Patrick Moore has just signed an endorsement deal with Analysis-Plus Cables, and shares this demo video with us. (check out the cool t-shirt!)
Jeff Schmidt and Melodyne Editor
There’s a new product coming out that may re-shape the way we think of music. Melodyne Editor, a Direct Note Access (DNA) program offered by Celemony, is the first of it’s kind. You can analyze a piece of music and change any note in polyphonic material.
Watching this software in action borders on spooky. Bassist Jeff [...]
“All You Need To Know About the Music Business” turns 7
Music lawyer Donald S. Passman has updated his “industry Bible” with an upcoming seventh edition of All You Need To Know About the Music Business, to be released November 17th 2009.
If you’re a musician and are not familiar with this book it should be on your list. Passman gives extremely relevant and organized advice [...]
NAMM Watch: Fender’s product highlights
Fender Musical Instruments is presenting a wide range of basses and bass gear at the Summer NAMM show.
Basses
Geddy Lee Jazz Bass
Standard Jazz Bass V
Bass Accessories
Sub-Lime Bass Fuzz Pedal
Bass Amps
115 Pro Cabinet
Bassman TV Ten
Bassman TV Twelve
Bassman TV 15
Bassman TV Duo Ten
For more information, visit Fender.com.
Rotosound’s Nexus coated bass strings now available
Nexus, the new coated bass strings from Rotosound, are now available worldwide. The bass strings have a black polymer coat set over a Type 52 pure nickel alloy wrap and are available in two gauges: 40, 60, 80 and 100, and 45, 65, 85 and 105. A single Low B (130) is available for [...]
Gear Watch: ToneGear String Cleaner
ToneGear, winner of “Best in Show” at NAMM 2008, is releasing a new product: The String Cleaner for Bass Guitar.
The string cleaner utilizes a patented 360 degree cleansing technique to remove the oils and deposits from your fingers while playing. Untreated these deposits cause oxidative damage to your strings over time and will affect [...]
Ernie Ball to release a new Coated Bass String line
Ernie Ball is unveiling Ernie Ball Coated Slinkys, their newest addition of Slinky line strings, at this years summer NAMM show in Nashville.
A micro-thin layer of enamel coating is applied to the strings to prevent decay and corrosion, according to a company press release. The strings will be available in all of [...]
Pink Floyd: Authentic Bass Tab Book & CD
Alfred Music Publishing has just released Ultimate Bass Play-Along Pink Floyd: Authentic Bass Tab, the newest title in their “Ultimate Bass Play-Along” series.
The book includes bass tabs, music notation, lyrics and chords to nine Pink Floyd tunes, including: Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2), Comfortably Numb, The Fletcher Memorial Home, Have a Cigar, Money, [...]
