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Timothy B. Schmit Recovering from Throat and Neck Cancer
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Timothy B. Schmit Recovering from Throat and Neck Cancer

Eagles bassist Timothy B. Schmit is recovering after having surgery for throat and neck cancer late last month. The news was confirmed by his assistant Julie Freeman in a message to the band’s fan site Eaglesfans.com. Freeman stated that Schmit was diagnosed in October and flew to New York for surgery right after The Eagles’ November 17th concert in Las...

David Ellefson Working on Autobiography
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David Ellefson Working on Autobiography

David Ellefson revealed that he’s working on an autobiography entitled My Life With Deth, which is expected to be released next year. Written with Joel McIver, the book will chronicle the Megadeth bassist’s years of addiction, recovery and return to faith. “My autobiography is not the usual tale of rock ‘n’ roll woe, but rather something I hope will truly...

In Memoriam: Iron Butterfly’s Lee Dorman
In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Iron Butterfly’s Lee Dorman

Iron Butterfly bassist Lee Dorman has passed away at the age of 70. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department reports that Dorman was found dead in his vehicle and that no foul play is suspected, though a coroner’s investigation is under way. Dorman spent over 30 years with Iron Butterfly and was a fairly consistent member throughout the band’s numerous splits...

Simon Little, Jez Carr, and Mike Haughton Release Foreground Music, Vol. 1
New Albums

Simon Little, Jez Carr, and Mike Haughton Release Foreground Music, Vol. 1

Simon Little has teamed up with pianist Jez Carr and saxophonist Mike Haughton to release Foreground Music, Vol. 1, an album of beautiful and freely improvised music. While its rolling textures and seemingly mind-meld moments make it sound like they’ve worked together for a lifetime, the eight track collection was recorded the second time the group had ever played together...

Bass of the Week: o3 Guitars Palladium
Bass of the Week

Bass of the Week: o3 Guitars Palladium

This week we take a look at Spanish custom shop o3 Guitars’ Palladium bass. Available in 4-, 5- and 6-string versions, the bass takes its moniker from the chemical element, which is a “rare and lustrous silvery-white metal.” All of o3’s basses are hand made, so each is customized. Standard features include an ebony fingerboard, mahogany body, and a 5-piece...

Getting Heavier: An Interview with Periphery’s Adam “Nolly” Getgood
Interviews

Getting Heavier: An Interview with Periphery’s Adam “Nolly” Getgood

Last month we shared a bass cam video of Periphery bassist Adam “Nolly” Getgood performing “Make Total Destroy” live at Manchester Academy. The clip was a hit with our readers, who especially took note of Getgood’s ridiculously awesome tone. Getgood got his musical start on piano before turning his attention to guitar, where years of practice paid off in immense...

Veillette Introduces Flyer Acoustic-Electric Bass
Basses

Veillette Introduces Flyer Acoustic-Electric Bass

Veillette Guitars is now offering the Flyer Bass, a lightweight acoustic-electric bass guitar designed to strike a balance between the acoustic and electric worlds. Designed after the company’s Flyer guitar, the bass features bent sides and a floating top and back to deliver acoustic tone, feel, and response while its 18-volt active piezo system offers full-range amplified tone. Veillette attributes...

Darkglass Electronics Unveils Vintage Microtubes Pedal
Pedals & Effects

Darkglass Electronics Unveils Vintage Microtubes Pedal

Darkglass Electronics has unveiled the Vintage Microtubes, a unique overdrive pedal aimed at creating classic rock and roll bass tones from the ’70s through the ’90s. “What we did for this one was to study the greatest and most legendary bass tones and all the components involved in creating them; amplifier brands, recording techniques, etcetera,” said Darkglass founder Douglas Castro....

Viktor L?rincz: Delayed Bass Solo
Bass Videos

Viktor L?rincz: Delayed Bass Solo

Here’s an awesome clip Viktor L?rincz sent us where he has some fun with a delay. With a tempo of 178 BPM and a delay of 253 ms, he makes it sound like he’s playing twice as fast as he really is. “This solo is not too hard. [You] just need to keep the tempo and play short sounds,” the...

Suhr Announces New Buffer Pedal
Pedals & Effects

Suhr Announces New Buffer Pedal

Suhr has introduced the Buffer pedal, a transparent signal buffer/line driver. The company explains that tone loss happens from signal degradation, which often is caused by long cable runs or using multiple instrument cables like on a pedal board. The Buffer uses unity buffering to reverse these effects. Suhr’s Buffer features a compact, aluminum enclosure that houses low noise op-amps...

Loud Button Electronics Introduces Morphine Dream Distortion/Analog Phaser Pedal
Pedals & Effects

Loud Button Electronics Introduces Morphine Dream Distortion/Analog Phaser Pedal

The Morphine Dream, a new pedal from Loud Button Electronics is based on the classic Roland AP-7 that the company calls a “dreamy, eight-stage phaser with fuzzy vintage distortion up-front.” The pedal has four footswitches to control Effect/Normal, Fuzz/Clean, Shallow/Deep, and Slow/Fast as well as four rotary knobs to control Fuzz Level, Tone, Resonance, and Slow Rate. The Morphine Dream...

CAD Audio Introduces Sessions MH510 Headphones
Accessories & Strings

CAD Audio Introduces Sessions MH510 Headphones

CAD Audio has introduced the Sessions MH510 line of headphones, aimed at professionals in recording and live environments. The new headphones have a 10Hz to 24kHz frequency response for full and natural audio reproduction as well as a high 103dB SPL capability for ample volume. Their design also provides for exceptional isolation. The CAD Sessions MH510 comes in four colors...