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Karl Clews: “Solsbury Hill” Solo Bass Cover
Bass Videos

Karl Clews: “Solsbury Hill” Solo Bass Cover

Karl Clews is back with another catchy solo bass pop tune cover. This time he’s given the treatment to Peter Gabriel’s “Solsbury Hill,” covering the bass line, melody and harmony all at once. Clews utilizes a variety of picking, slapping and strumming techniques to fill the song out and keep you wondering how he manages it all.

Barefaced Audio Introduces Eight 10 Bass Cabinet
Amps

Barefaced Audio Introduces Eight 10 Bass Cabinet

After introducing a compact 1×10 cabinet last month, Britain’s Barefaced Audio has gone the opposite direction with the Eight 10. The cab is loaded with eight 10CR250 drivers for a whopping 2000 watts of power handling, 104dB sensitivity, and a max SPL of 140dB. Similar to the One 10, the Eight 10 features a hybrid resonator enclosure. “This mimics the...

Richard Hunter: Bass Playthrough of “Don” by Ship of Theseus
Bass Videos

Richard Hunter: Bass Playthrough of “Don” by Ship of Theseus

Bassist Richard Hunter has a new band called Ship of Theseus. To celebrate the group’s first single, Hunter sent us this impressive playthrough. “Don” is a progressive technical instrumental piece that features the bassist laying down the low end with a thick, gritty tone. Hunter builds the song up with blazing riffs, two-handed tapping, and slap to slyly change up...

R. Hyde Guitars Unveils The Nuvo Bass
Basses

R. Hyde Guitars Unveils The Nuvo Bass

Custom builder Ryan Hyde has fit tons of mojo into a small package with the Nuvo, a bass that fits in a guitar case and weighs less than five pounds. It features a short 30-3/8″ scale and a thin body to produce a signature tone. “The tonality is right in line with any P-bass, and the Nuvo has a ton...

A/C Generator: Mario
Bass Videos

A/C Generator: Mario

Alessandro Corsi has a new bass and drums project called A/C Generator, and if this debut video is any indication, it will be kicking out some jams. The band’s lineup will actually be a trio of two basses and drums, though the upcoming album will include solo bass as well as a single bass and drums. “Mario” features Corsi throwing...

Daredevil Pedals Introduces The Almighty Bass
Pedals & Effects

Daredevil Pedals Introduces The Almighty Bass

Boutique builder Daredevil Pedals has introduced the Almighty Bass, a driver pedal featuring an original design that they say covers a wide scope of sounds. The pedal, which is hand-wired in Chicago, is described as having an aggressive feel and goes between “warm and deep, bright and fuzzed out, or any flavor in between.” The Almighty bass has a straight-forward...

Keeley Electronics Introduces 30ms Automatic Double Tracker
Pedals & Effects

Keeley Electronics Introduces 30ms Automatic Double Tracker

Keeley Electronics has introduced the 30ms Automatic Double Tracker. The stereo effect pedal works with bass, guitar, keyboard and vocals and offers an array of studio style doubling effects for creating thick textures. The company cites the early days of recording techniques as an influence behind the design. “Since the early days of automatic double tracking pioneered by Ken Townsend...

Bruno Tauzin: 30 Best Funk Bass Riffs
Bass Videos

Bruno Tauzin: 30 Best Funk Bass Riffs

Bass lines are the heart and soul of any good funk song. That’s why Bruno Tauzin decided to continue his “Best Bass Riffs” series with 30 of his favorite funk bass riffs. From Sly and the Family Stone to James Brown to Parliament, the bassist covers a lot of ground in just under six minutes. Which line is your favorite?

Sandberg Guitars Now Shipping Forty Eight Bass
Basses

Sandberg Guitars Now Shipping Forty Eight Bass

Sandberg Guitars is now shipping the Forty Eight, a bass that throws back to old school rock and metal. The model is available in several finishes including a metallic hardcore aged red. The Forty Eight is built with European ash body for matte finishes or an alder body for aged finishes. The Canadian hard rock maple neck is attached the...

Rockn Stompn Updates RS-4 Sequential Power Supply
Accessories & Strings

Rockn Stompn Updates RS-4 Sequential Power Supply

Rockn Stompn has announced an updated version of their RS-4 sequential power strip that features three new modes of operation. The pedal utilizes a footswitch to send power to four sets of outlets in delayed timing in order to power your gear up in the correct order. The updated version now includes an Instant On Mode, Receptacle One Always On...

Red Witch Unveils Zeus Bass Fuzz Suboctave Pedal
Pedals & Effects

Red Witch Unveils Zeus Bass Fuzz Suboctave Pedal

Red Witch Effects has unveiled their second bass-specific pedal called Zeus. The pedal features independent analog fuzz and suboctave effects with separate wet/dry mix controls for each. The silicon fuzz comprises key features of the company’s Fuzz God II and has Fuzz and Sputter controls. Sputter acts as a gate on the circuit’s second transistor to give a “staccato-y” sound....

Bass of the Week: Sadowsky Bass #7210
Bass of the Week

Bass of the Week: Sadowsky Bass #7210

Roger Sadowsky and his crew have been making some of the world’s best basses for decades, and bass #7210 is another fine example. The instrument is one of the company’s 21-fret standard style five-stringers with some gorgeous styling. “It’s what we classify as Standard Style, which means no pickguard or control plate,” Sadowsky Shop Manager Lisa Hahn tells us. That...