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Mattoverse Electronics Announces the Inflection Point Modulation Pedal
Pedals & Effects

Mattoverse Electronics Announces the Inflection Point Modulation Pedal

Mattoverse Electronics has released the Inflection Point, a modulation pedal designed for guitar, bass, or synths. The stompbox features eight waveforms, onboard tap tempo, clock/sync input, resonant ambience (space) control, and true bypass. It also has a toggle for selecting between tremolo or vibrato modes. A dry/wet blend control allows for retaining your tone and creating a more subtle use...

Pantera Releases “Live At Dynamo Open Air 1998”
New Albums

Pantera Releases “Live At Dynamo Open Air 1998”

A new live Pantera album has been released as part of the Dynamo Concerts series. Released just days after the untimely death of drummer Vinnie Paul, Live at Dynamo Open Air 1998 captures the band during their tour cycle behind The Great Southern Trendkill. Rex Brown’s distinct bass holds down the low end as the band tackles fan favorites ranging...

G&L Unveils the CLF Research L-1000 Bass
Basses

G&L Unveils the CLF Research L-1000 Bass

After launching the CLF Research series earlier this year, G&L has expanded the range with the CLF Research L-1000. The new model revives the passive G&L bass from 1980 while updating some aspects. “The new CLF Research L-1000 brings back the best of the iconic passive G&L bass from 1980. Fans of the vintage G&L “wunkay” know,” the company writes....

Kamasi Washington Releases “Heaven and Earth” with Miles Mosley, Thundercat, and More
New Albums

Kamasi Washington Releases “Heaven and Earth” with Miles Mosley, Thundercat, and More

Saxophone giant Kamasi Washington has returned with another massive album. Following The Epic and his Harmony of Difference EP, Heaven and Earth pushes the boundaries of jazz with huge soundscapes filled out by an orchestra and choir. Washington made it a double album based on perception. “The Earth side represents the world as I see it outwardly, the world that...

Guild Introduces the B-240E and B-240EF Basses
Basses

Guild Introduces the B-240E and B-240EF Basses

Guild is bringing back some of their vintage acoustic bass guitar designs with two new models introduced to the Westerly Collection. The B-240E and B-240EF recall the B-50 of the mid-1970’s, which was a “boomy jumbo with an arched mahogany back and 30 3/4? scale length.” Each of the new models carries those features as well as a solid Sitka...

Oytun Ersan Releases “Fusiolicious”
New Albums

Oytun Ersan Releases “Fusiolicious”

Oytun Ersan has released his second album, Fusiolicious, featuring a killer lineup of jazz musicians. The bassist recruited Dave Weckl, Eric Marienthal, Gary Husband, Gerry Etkins, Dean Brown, Mike Miller, Brett Garsed, Karen Briggs and Okan Ersan for the jazz fusion affair. “Fusiolicious presents a ‘delicious’ combination of Funk Jazz and Progressive Jazz and is a must have album for...

Boss Introduces TU-03 Clip-On Tuner and Metronome
Accessories & Strings

Boss Introduces TU-03 Clip-On Tuner and Metronome

Boss has added to their line of tuners with the new TU-03. Designed for use with stringed instruments including the bass, the clip-on device packs a chromatic tuner and metronome into one compact unit. The TU-03 has a standard chromatic tuning mode as well as modes dedicated to guitar, bass, ukulele, and violin. Its reference pitch is adjustable between 430Hz...

Bass of the Week: Mayones Master Builder Collection Jabba Semi-Hollow
Bass of the Week

Bass of the Week: Mayones Master Builder Collection Jabba Semi-Hollow

Mayones produces plenty of beautiful instruments, but their team makes extra time to create the Master Builder Collection. “If you’re a true gear-hunter only the most unique instruments can stir up your enthusiasm, the Mayones Master Builder Collection is the answer for your demands,” they write. “The Mayones Master Builder Collection is a unique line of unexampled guitars and basses...

Parquet Courts: Wide Awake
Bass Videos

Parquet Courts: Wide Awake

I’ve been really digging the new Parquet Courts album, Wide Awake!, thanks in part to the fun and bouncy bass lines of Sean Yeaton. His playing drives each song with cool grooves and melodic hooks. That’s especially true on the title track. Here’s the band performing “Wide Awake” on The Ellen Show in April. Stay tuned for an interview with...

Norah Jones Releases Live DVD with Brian Blade and Chris Thomas
New Albums

Norah Jones Releases Live DVD with Brian Blade and Chris Thomas

Norah Jones has released a new concert DVD appropriately entitled Live at Ronnie Scott’s. Recorded at the legendary London jazz club, the sold-out show features Jones performing in a jazz trio with drummer Brian Blade and bassist Chris Thomas. The rhythm section locks in easily, as Thomas has been performing with Blade’s Fellowship Band since 1997. Together the band performs...

ZVEX Effects Unveils Super Duper Concert Bass Mod Pedal
Pedals & Effects

ZVEX Effects Unveils Super Duper Concert Bass Mod Pedal

ZVEX Effects has announced a limited edition modded version of their Super Duper pedal that mimics the vintage Sunn Concert Bass amp. They describe the iconic head as “a solid state monster with distinct distortion and low end popular with enthusiasts of downtuned, primal, and punishing guitarists and bassists.” As with the original Super Duper, the Super Duper Concert Bass...

Joyo Audio Unveils the JP-05 Power Supply
Accessories & Strings

Joyo Audio Unveils the JP-05 Power Supply

Joyo Audio has expanded their line of pedalboard units with the JP-05 Power Supply. The brick has eight DC outputs plus a standard USB output for powering your devices. It also has a built-in rechargeable lithium battery so you can have your power backed up. The outputs include seven 9-volt outputs – four rated at 100mA and three rated at...