ZÜE Engineering Releases The 9V Backpack Power Adapter
When ZÜE Engineering used a 9-volt center negative plug to battery adapter to demonstrate their On TIMER pedal, they didn’t realize they had already created their next product. The 9V Backpack external power adapter plugs into your pedal’s power supply input and connects to a 9-volt battery. The device comes in two styles: The Right Angle 9V Backpack and the...
Song Exclusive: Mike Garnica’s Bass Playthrough of Chemical Burn’s “Raining Anvils”
Chemical Burn’s latest album Raining Anvils is full of heavy grooves and crushing riffs, so we asked bassist/vocalist Mike Garnica to show us how it’s done. “We poured all we had into making these songs just right,” the bassist stated. “Every part was written with the intent to set the world on fire. Then we took them to [producer Juan...
Providence LTD Announces 20th Anniversary Platinum Link V206
Providence has introduced the 20th Anniversary Platinum Link V206, an instrument cable that features the company’s compact NP-21 and NP-21L connectors. Described as “the world’s smallest original plugs,” the connectors have a loosening prevention feature that helps prevent loosening the plug cp from slight vibration while traveling. Other features include a VLK1 OFC conductor and tin-plated, super-high-density braided shielding, and...
In Honor Of Jack: An Interview With Jeff Berlin
It may be impossible to measure a musician’s influence on music as a whole, but when Jack Bruce passed away last year, the world felt it. Best known for his work in Cream and subsequent solo work, the legendary bassist was remembered by his fans and colleagues with outpourings of love and respect on every form of media. Bass players...
Radial Engineering Now Shipping JDV Mk5 Direct Box
Radial Engineering is now shipping the JDV Mk5. Designed for use with bass and acoustic instruments, the JDV Mk5 is a 100% discrete class-A active direct box that retains the original zero-negative feedback topology from the series while adding features. It has two inputs, each with a volume control signal presence and overload LEDs, as well as a fully variable...
Trovão Rocha: Se Ela Perguntar
Good music transcends instruments. Knowing this, Brazilian bassist Trovão Rocha picked up his bass and created a bass arrangement of the classic guitar song “Se Ela Perguntar” by Dilermando Reis. The bassist does the song justice with lush chords and soulful phrasing that will pull at your heartstrings.
Barefaced Audio Announces One10 Bass Cabinet
UK’s Barefaced Audio has revealed the next bass cabinet in their amplification lineup with the One10. Weighing in at 15 pounds, the cab is their most compact offering, but that doesn’t make it sound small. “The magic ingredient is our unique 10CR250 driver, which can handle 250W continuously, pushes twice as much air as most 10″ woofers and has a...
Bass of the Week: Padalka Guitars Ennea Hotchkiss 3-String Bass
Extended-range basses have become a huge trend in the last few years with instruments having anywhere from five to twenty-four strings. While Russian custom shop Padalka Guitars has built several seven and nine-string basses, they decided to take a more minimalist approach with the Ennea Hotchkiss, a three-string bass with bold contours. A riff on their flagship Ennea model, the...
TC Electronic Introduces RS115 Bass Cabinet
TC Electronic has expanded their RS bass cabinet lineup with the RS115. Fitted with a 15-inch Eminence driver, the cab is described as having a warm and deep sound while delivering 600 watts at 8 ohms. It’s built with handcrafted plywood construction including 18mm plywood side panels with a 18mm rounded, carved hardwood corners. As part of the RS series,...
ESO Launches With The ESO Strap
ESO Strap has launched their brand with their self-titled product, the ESO Strap. Made in Seattle, the strap features a contoured “S” shape to avoid pressure points on the shoulder, neck, and back. The strap length adjusts from 46.5″ – 54″, while its width varies from 1.5″- 2.5″. The ESO Strap is constructed with a high density foam core, interior...
Malekko Heavy Industry Introduces The Scrutator
Malekko Heavy Industry has unveiled the Scrutator, a sample rate and bit reduction pedal built around the company’s new DSP platform. It offers external control over any combination of Rate, Bit, Filter, and Q controls via expression pedal or control voltage as well as a switchable 2-pole bandpass or lowpass filter. The pedal begins with a Preamp control for controlling...
Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer Team Up For Bass Duo Tour
Double bass virtuosos Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer are teaming up for a duo tour this October. The tour begins in Edmonds, Washington at the Edmonds Center for the Arts before bouncing around the country over seven dates including several college appearances. The final performance is slated for October 30th at Emerson University’s Schwartz Center for the Arts in Atlanta,...