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David Ellefson Adds East Coast “Basstory” Tour Dates
Concerts & Tours

David Ellefson Adds East Coast “Basstory” Tour Dates

Megadeth bassist David Ellefson is gearing up to release his second memoir, More Life with Deth, in November and he’s taking his bass on the road to support it. Following the final dates of the Midwest leg, his “Basstory: An Intimate Evening Of Riffs And Repartee With David Ellefson” tour will be coming to the East Coast with a string...

Zorg Effects Unveils the Glorious Basstar 2 Pedal
Pedals & Effects

Zorg Effects Unveils the Glorious Basstar 2 Pedal

France’s Zorg Effects has updated their flagship bass pedal with the Glorious Basstar 2. New features include a vertical enclosure with top-mounted jacks and an optional soft switch relay true bypass. It still retains its sonic features with a three-band overdrive. “It cuts the signal in three frequencies bands: bass/mids/trebles,” Zorg writes. “Each band can then be saturated independently and...

Esperanza Spalding Teases New Album with Burniss Travis on Bass
News

Esperanza Spalding Teases New Album with Burniss Travis on Bass

Last year, Esperanza Spalding shocked the world by creating Exposure, an album created on the spot and completely live-streamed on Facebook over 77 hours. Now she’s revealed her next album, 12 Little Spells, will be available in October with another unique release. Starting on October 7th, Spalding will release one song per day on her website and social platforms until...

Whose Hat Is This? Announces “Everything’s OK?” Tour
Concerts & Tours

Whose Hat Is This? Announces “Everything’s OK?” Tour

Whose Hat Is This? has a new album coming in November called Everything’s OK?, and they’ve just announced a tour to lead up to its release. The “Everything’s OK” tour will see the band starting in New York City before jumping down to Mobile, Alabama so they can snake their way back up the East Coast. Anchored by bass heavyweight...

GHS Strings Reintroduces Tapewound Bass Strings
Accessories & Strings

GHS Strings Reintroduces Tapewound Bass Strings

After discontinuing the line in 2015, GHS Strings has reintroduced their Tapewound Bass strings. They’re designed to be dark and thumpy like a double bass, the company writes. “Tapewound bass strings combine the thump and decay of an upright bass string while retaining the characteristics of an electric bass string,” GHS says. “Flatwound strings are wrapped with a black nylon...

Head Cage: An Interview with John Jarvis
Interviews

Head Cage: An Interview with John Jarvis

John Jarvis has been tearing it up on the bass in Pig Destroyer for five years, but Head Cage is the first album to feature his bass playing. That’s no big deal for some bands, but Jarvis is also the only bassist they’ve ever had. Fitting his sound into the already intense band was tricky at first, but Jarvis is...

Bob Dylan Announces U.S. Tour Dates with Tony Garnier
Concerts & Tours

Bob Dylan Announces U.S. Tour Dates with Tony Garnier

The one and only Bob Dylan is going back out on the road again this fall for his first United States tour of the year. Starting in Midland, Texas, the bard will blanket the South throughout October before heading north mid-November. The run will include a seven-night run at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. It’s scheduled to wrap...

Barre Phillips Releases Final Solo Album, “End to End”
New Albums

Barre Phillips Releases Final Solo Album, “End to End”

Bassist Barre Phillips is noted for being the first musician to record an album of solo double bass, which was his 1968 record Journal Violone (also known as Unaccompanied Barre or Basse Barre). Fifty years later he has released End to End, which he says is his final solo album. “It is a beautiful and moving musical statement,” ECM Records...

Trickfish Amplification Unleashes the Trilobite Preamp Pedal
Pedals & Effects

Trickfish Amplification Unleashes the Trilobite Preamp Pedal

After revealing it at the Winter NAMM show back in January, Trickfish Amplification has announced the Trilobite preamp pedal is available for pre-order. The pedal packs in two of the preamps found in their Bullhead amps with plenty of connectivity and routing options. Each channel of the Trilobite has independent gain controls with a four-band EQ. Channel A expands on...

Suicidal Tendencies Release “Still Cyco Punk After All These Years”
New Albums

Suicidal Tendencies Release “Still Cyco Punk After All These Years”

Suicidal Tendencies has been bringing their flavor of heavy music to the masses for 37 years, and they’re still keeping it real. That’s proven in their new album, Still Cyco Punk After All These Years, which is the second full-length to feature the dynamic rhythm section of drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist Ra Diaz. The new record is, in fact,...

Outlaw Effects Introduces the Nomad Rechargeable Pedal Board
Accessories & Strings

Outlaw Effects Introduces the Nomad Rechargeable Pedal Board

Outlaw Effects have launched the Nomad, a rechargeable battery-powered pedal board. The board, which comes in two sizes, allows for using your effects without the need of being plugged into an outlet. This makes it convenient for stages with limited outlets, quick changeovers, busking outdoors, and temporary rehearsals Outlaw shared. “Featuring an integrated rechargeable lithium-ion battery with 12800mAh capacity, and...

Bass of the Week: Fant Guitars Omega Bass
Bass of the Week

Bass of the Week: Fant Guitars Omega Bass

This week we’re checking out the Omega bass by Fant Guitars, which features a cool oversized pickup cover/pickguard shaped like their logo. The bass also has an interesting blend of tone woods: the body and fingerboard are made of cherry while the neck and top are made from walnut. The body is finished is a cool vintage purple that pops...