Archive for October 2018 - Page 4

It’s been 10 years since MXR released their Carbon Copy analog delay pedal, and they’re celebrating with a 10th-anniversary edition. The pedal will come in a lightweight aluminum housing in a metallic silver finish. “It’s got all the same Carbon Copy goodness that made it famous,” they write. “Use the Delay and Regen controls to dial in the time between...

KNKX Public Radio posted this video last month, with this description: “When great musicians push themselves to do something different, it can be an exciting prospect. Christian McBride’s New Jawn quartet is a great example of that. And when those musicians really enjoy that challenge, that’s when the magic of jazz happens.” Here’s the band in a live performance of...

Seven-time International Bluegrass Music Awards Bass Player of the Year winner Missy Raines has just released a new album that reasserts why she is so renowned. Royal Traveller features eleven songs that span bluegrass, indie folk, and jam grass with a jazz influence. The bassist and vocalist is joined by an incredible cast of guests including Tim O’Brien, Molly Tuttle,...

As artists, we try to combine all of our influences to create something new. Bassist Max Moran has achieved that with his new album, . The forward-thinking jazz album, which is anchored by his band of the same name, blends styles and genres for a beautiful flow over tight grooves. His unique sound came naturally as he forged his musical...

Nathan Navarro shared this video saying, “I grabbed 10 of the craziest basses I could find at Warwick’s GuitCon 2018 event. I ducked into one of their offices and filmed a quick video with each of them. My personal favorite was a tie between the Alien Bass, Nobby Meidel, and quadruple pickup Streamer.” Here’s the complete list, in order of...

Cryptopsy have a new album coming out next week called The Book of Suffering – Tome II, and they’re gearing fans up for it with this killer guitar and bass playthrough of the song “Fear His Displeasure.” Bassist Olivier Pinard tears it up with a crushing tone. “On this recording I used my Spector Euro 5 LX with Elixir strings...

It’s been 40 years since rockabilly icons The Stray Cats started the band. Now the original members – Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom, and Lee Rocker – have announced they will be plotting a 40th-anniversary tour and recording a new album, to boot. The trio will be heading into the studio with producer Peter Collins in Nashville to make their...

Prince’s former band The Revolution has announced a new round of tour dates honoring the late singer’s life. After finishing shows in New York City and Austin, the “Purple Rain” group will embark on a 16-date tour split across the U.S. and Europe. The band includes all the original members of keyboardist Dr. Fink, keyboardist Lisa Coleman, guitarist Wendy Melvoin,...

Line 6 has unveiled the Step Beyond HX Stomp, a multi-effects processor for guitar and bass that models the sounds of their Helix amps, cabs, and effects in one pedal. It utilizes the same technology as their Helix processor, which allows the unit to run up to six processing blocks at once. “HX Stomp is a programmable amp/cab/effects/IR pedal that...

We’ve shared a video of Adam Ben Ezra performing his tune “Silk Road” with his trio. Now he’s back with another video, this time performing it as a solo bass piece. Always great to see a new video from Adam!

Greta Van Fleet has been setting the world on fire with their blend of rock for the past few years, and now they’re finally releasing their full-length debut album. Anthem of the Peaceful Army continues their path of paying homage to classic rock with their own twist. The band is anchored by bassist Sam Kiszka alongside his brothers Josh and...

Spain’s Ananashead Effects has added to their line of bass pedals with the Blend Bass Drive. The new stompbox is described as emulating a classic overdrive from the 1970s while adding a clean signal blend. “The Blend Bass Drive is based on the DOD250, modified for bass and allowing more low frequencies with a clean JFET blend circuit in front,”...