Basone Guitars Unveil 6-String Bass Guitar
Canadian custom shop Basone Guitars recently unveiled a new 25-fret, 6-string bass guitar. The elegant instrument features a chambered body made of Honduran Mahogany topped with spalted maple as well as walnut and ebony accents. The bolt-on neck is also honduran Mahogany supported with dual truss rods, with a black walnut fingerboard. As an interesting addition to abalone side dot...
Brubaker Introduces Brute MJXSC Single Cut 5-String Bass
Brubaker is expanding their Brute Bass series this year with the addition of the MJXSC line of basses. The new 5-string models sport a single-cut body design while keeping a low price point. Weighing in a 10 pounds, the MJXSC sports an ash body and a bolt-on maple neck with a slim taper contour. The rosewood fingerboard has a compound...
Bass of the Week: Lemmy Kilmister’s Nick Page Gott 4 Bass
Apparently, Lemmy Kilmister has one of the coolest bass collections on the planet. One of our very first Bass of the Week features was of the Motorhead frontman’s signature Rickenbacker. This week, we’re checking out his Nick Page Gott 4, which the luthier built specially for him. “The Lemmy Bass was a very special move we did, because Nick is...
Eastwood Guitars Now Shipping Sidejack VI Bass Guitar
Taking a cue from Fender’s Bass VI from the ’60s, Eastwood has unveiled the Sidejack VI: a 6-string, 30? scale bass guitar. Similar to a guitar, the bass is tuned E to E, but it vastly improves on the guitar concept by taking it down an octave. Available in Vintage Cream and Metallic Blue finishes, the bass is built with...
Craig Butterfield: Biréli Lagrène’s “Made in France”
Clear your schedule, because you’re going to want to hit the woodshed after watching this one. USC bass professor Craig Butterfield sent us his latest video of a multi-bass arrangement of Biréli Lagrène’s “Made in France”, which he overdubbed all the parts for by himself. Butterfield tackles the guitarist’s tune with a tight groove, beautiful harmonics, and some lightning fast...
Roberto Badoglio’s Re-Evaluation Time Band: Perfect Landing
Here’s a good one to chill you out: Robert Badoglio and his band playing “Perfect Landing” from his 2010 album Re-Evaluation Time. Sometimes in lead and sometimes laying down the groove, Badoglio’s playing and tight tone really add the character to the song. The clip comes from a live performance at Casa della Musica in Trieste on May 20, 2011....
IK Multimedia Now Shipping iKlip Studio
IK Multimedia is now shipping the iKlip Studio, an iPad desktop studio stand designed specifically for musicians. Built using a lightweight, durable thermoplastic material, the new stand holds your iPad in horizontal or vertical positions while its rubber foot pads prevent sliding. Slots in the housing allow for easy port access and cable organization. A detachable bracket is also included...
Ashdown Introduces MiBass Combo Amps
Expanding on their ultra compact MiBass head units, Ashdown has unveiled a new range of MiBass combos. The new models carry the 550-watt version amplifier in a 1×15? configuration and the 220-watt version in 1×10?, 2×8?, and 1×12?. Features on the combos carry over from the MiBass head, including a switchable active/passive instrument input, a semi-parametric EQ, Deep and Shape...
Eric Czar: Trigger Fingers
Here’s an awesome video by Eric Czar for his song “Trigger Fingers”. Eric uses three basses (including his Adamovic signature 7-string) to fill out all the parts while using some tricky fingering techniques for a hypnotizing groove.
Ibanez Adds 6-String SR Premium Model Bass
Ibanez expanded their SR Premium lineup with the inclusion a new 6-string model, the SR1206. Sporting the mahogany body and ovangkol top combination, the new bass shares the rest of the qualities of its siblings, including a 5-piece wenge/bubinga neck, a rosewood fingerboard, and a pair of Nordstrand Big Single pickups. The preamp is Ibanez’s active/passive EQB-IIISC, which is tailored...
Reunion Blues Introduces RB Continental Midnight Black Bass Case
Reunion Blues has introduced the Midnight Series into their RB Continental Cases, including the Midnight Black RB Continental Bass Case. Featuring a shock-absorbing Flexoskeleton with reinforced impact panels, the case has the same drop-tested construction of its predecessors with a few refinements incorporated from user feedback. The new case has a large exterior pocket and an EVA-reinforced multi-pocket for easily...
Robbie Crane Quits Ratt
After 15 years of holding down the low end for Ratt, bassist Robbie Crane has announced his departure from the group, whose hits include “Round and Round,” “Wanted Man,” and “Lay It Down.” The news comes just after the band announced plans for a new album and tour this year. In talking with Arizona radio station 93.3 KDKB, Crane says...