Archive for 2020 - Page 5

Ernie Ball Music Man has unveiled their December lineup for the Ball Family Reserve series, which includes two takes on the Stingray Special. This includes the Stingray Special 5 in a Kinetic Blue finish and the Stingray Special – Passive.

Lorna Thomas shared this video on our Facebook group, and we loved the creativity. In this one, Lorna teamed up with Rosan Asmussen for a cover of Vulfpeck’s “Dean Town.” They put together an incredibly entertaining video with it.

Dirty Haggard Audio has teamed up with Haunted Labs to introduce the Hell Horse, a pedal that combines fuzz and delay to create some unique sounds.

This week we’re checking out an amazing seven-string bass built by Chris Benavente for the great Al Caldwell. The beastly instrument features an alder hollow body design that is four inches thick and topped with a gorgeous piece of 5A quilted maple.

You can always count on Leonid Vorobyev and his band, Leonid & Friends, to share some epic covers. Here’s their latest, with a cover of Chicago’s “Just You ‘n’ Me.”

Harley Flanagan and Cro-Mags have dropped a new EP to close out a tumultuous year. Aptly entitled “2020”, the six-song collection began to take shape as soon as the pandemic began in March.

Kiesel Guitars has unveiled the new Dustin Davidson Signature DD4 headless bass. Created with the August Burns Red bassist, the new model is based on the company’s Thanos Series TB4 with special custom shop appointments.

The Main Squeeze is back with an epic cover of one of the all-time great tunes, Buddy Miles’s “Them Changes.” Special guest Steve Swatkins sits on keys and throws in one awesome talk box section and solo.

Manowar bassist Joey DeMaio has started a new podcast called “Words of Power,” in which he will discuss life lessons that helped him achieve and live his dream. He will be joined by guests to cover a wide range of topics.

Months ago, Aaron Gibson sent me an early cut of this song, which he wrote during some incredibly trying times. Now Aaron and Nahuel Bronzini have released the video for “Apples.”

WDR Big Band Bassist John Goldsby has just released a new trio album called “Segment Vol. 1”, featuring fellow WDR rhythm section members pianist Billy Test and drummer Hans Dekker.

Darkglass Electronics has added a new weapon to their lineup of effects with the Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine, aka ADAM. The new device was created with Adam “Nolly” Getgood and has the multi-instrumentalist’s “entire tonal arsenal...”