Weekly Top 10: Bass News from NAMM, Keep It Groovy Lesson, Tony Levin’s Birthday, and more

This week’s top 10 reader favorites had a healthy dose of bass gear, thanks to the NAMM Show.

Readers also enjoyed Ryan Madora’s latest “Keep It Groovy” lesson, celebrating Tony Levin’s birthday, and more.

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Bass of the Week: Benevolent Basses Carnival 5

1. Bass of the Week: Benevolent Basses Carnival 5

Benevolent Basses has some pretty interesting designs, including the Carnival. The hollow body bass features beautiful curves, artistic sound holes, and three large wooden knobs for the controls.
EBS Announces the Reidmar 752 Bass Amp

2. EBS Announces the Reidmar 752 Bass Amp

EBS is on hand at NAMM 2022 to introduce a new bass amp called the Reidmar 752. The lightweight head delivers 750 watts at 2 ohms by way of a class-D amplifier. EBS says the amp offers solid tone with punch and clarity.
Liquid Tension Experiment: Hypersonic

3. Liquid Tension Experiment: Hypersonic

Today is Tony Levin’s birthday, and we’ve spent the day listening to the wealth of music he’s been a part of over the years. Here he is rocking it out with Liquid Tension Experiment on “Hypersonic”. The tune is from “LTE3”, which was released in April 2021.
TC Electronic Introduces the Plethora X3 Pedal

4. TC Electronic Introduces the Plethora X3 Pedal

TC Electronic has unveiled a new pedal in their Plethora series with the Plethora X3. The pedal carries all the same features of the X5 – including a flexible collection of effects – but pares it down to three slots instead of five.
Keep It Groovy: How To Play The Bass Line To Lady Marmalade

5. Keep It Groovy: How To Play The Bass Line To Lady Marmalade

Today we’re keeping it groovy by learning the classic funk bass line to LaBelle’s “Lady Marmalade.” Ryan Madora walks us through a simple part that perfectly outlines the harmony and creates a particularly memorable and easy-to-play bass line.
Reverend Guitars Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Limited Edition Decision P Bass

6. Reverend Guitars Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Limited Edition Decision P Bass

Reverend Guitars is celebrating 25 years in business by releasing three special anniversary edition instruments including a bass. The 25th Anniversary Decision P expands on their flagship bass design.
IK Multimedia Launches MODO Bass 2

7. IK Multimedia Launches MODO Bass 2

IK Multimedia has updated its bass offerings for 2022 with the MODO Bass 2. The physical modeling virtual bass instrument builds on the original with new instruments, patterns, and features.
Meris Unveils the LVX Delay System Pedal

8. Meris Unveils the LVX Delay System Pedal

Meris has added to their lineup of pedals with the LVX, which they call a “modular delay system with pro audio heritage, advanced processing and high-performance signal path.”
NAMM 2022: No Treble’s Bass Gear Roundup

9. NAMM 2022: No Treble’s Bass Gear Roundup

This year’s NAMM Show was moved from January to June and wrapped on Sunday. While it takes us time to publish all the bass gear news from the show, we’re kicking things off with this roundup of what we’ve covered so far.
Freekbass Unveils Second Leg of “Funk The World” Tour

10. Freekbass Unveils Second Leg of “Funk The World” Tour

Freekbass has announced the second leg of his Funk The World Tour with his band The Bump Assembly, featuring Sammi Garrett. The modern funk outfit will also be welcoming Craig Brodhead on selected dates.

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