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Ibanez Introduces Peter Iwers PIB3 5-String Bass
Basses

Ibanez Introduces Peter Iwers PIB3 5-String Bass

In Flames bassist Peter Iwers has teamed up with Ibanez to release a third signature bass called the PIB3. Featuring a new blood red finish, the company says the new five-string model’s secret weapon is the EQB-IIID 3-band EQ. The mid control is set up to boost at one frequency while cutting at a different frequency to optimize mid-frequency control....

ADA Amps Introduces Definition Preamp
Pedals & Effects

ADA Amps Introduces Definition Preamp

ADA Amps has unveiled the Definition Preamp, a discrete transistor preamplifier housed in a stompbox format. The pedal is designed to get the most out of instruments with passive magnetic pickups. ADA says the Definition’s high impedance and low capacitance allow for passive pickups to “produce their full dynamic and frequency capabilities without introducing compression, noise or distortion.” The Definition...

Aries Basses Introduces the Aman II Bass
Basses

Aries Basses Introduces the Aman II Bass

Aries Basses has added a new model to their lineup called the Aman II. The design is brings together elements of two of their existing basses with the front pulling from the Aman I and the semi-acoustic body style of their Conis bass. The Aman II is built with a chambered Mahogany body and spruce top. Its neck is a...

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Bass of the Week: Whitt Guitars 5-String Fretless Archtop Acoustic Bass
Bass of the Week

Bass of the Week: Whitt Guitars 5-String Fretless Archtop Acoustic Bass

My friend Gil sent me a heads up for this week’s featured bass, and I’m glad he did. This intriguing instrument is a one-of-a-kind acoustic fretless 5-string bass built by Daniel Whitt of Whitt Guitars. “At Whitt guitars, I build guitars that inspire creativity, capture the imagination and throw everything for a loop,” the bass builder writes. “I don’t build...

Xotic Launches Line of Bass Strings
Accessories & Strings

Xotic Launches Line of Bass Strings

Xotic Guitars has launched their own brand of bass strings including sets for 4-, 5-, and 6-string basses. Available in nickel or stainless steel, the string feature round wound construction and can be ordered for 34″ or 33″ scale basses. The 4-string gauges run .045 to .105 while the 5-string set adds a .125 B-string and the 6-string adds a...

D&A Announces Starfish and Starfish+ Instrument Stands
Accessories & Strings

D&A Announces Starfish and Starfish+ Instrument Stands

D&A Guitar Gear has introduced the Starfish, a new floorstand that sets itself apart with five legs that the company says doubles its stability. The added legs allow for the stand to stand tall even at 30 degrees of tilt. The stand comes in two variations: the Starfish and the Starfish+. Both versions feature a quick folding design with the...

Big Ear n.y.c. Announces Chaka Octave Fuzz Pedal
Pedals & Effects

Big Ear n.y.c. Announces Chaka Octave Fuzz Pedal

Big Ear n.y.c. has unveiled the Chaka, an octave fuzz pedal designed for all instruments, but especially for bass. The pedal features Fuzz, Volume, and Tone knobs for dialing in your tone with a separate footswitch to activate the octave effect. “The fuzz side uses LED clipping diodes which are more aggressive, but less compressed, and let the natural tone...

Jackson Introduces David Ellefson Signature Kelly Bird V Bass
Basses

Jackson Introduces David Ellefson Signature Kelly Bird V Bass

Jackson Guitars has announced a 5-string version of Megadeth bassist David Ellefson’s signature Kelly Bird Bass. Building on the 4-string version, the bass retains many of the same features including a basswood body and a bolt-on bound maple neck with block inlays. The bass is fitted with a pair of EMG HZ40 pickups matched with separate volume controls and a...

West Coast Pedal Board Introduces Little Rock Compact Pedal Board
Pedals & Effects

West Coast Pedal Board Introduces Little Rock Compact Pedal Board

If you keep your effects chain between one and five stompboxes, West Coast Pedal Board has got you covered with the Little Rock pedalboard. The compact pedalboard measures 7 inches by 12 inches and weighs in at only 3.5 pounds for a small footprint and easy portability. Though it is part of their Standard series, the Little Rock will be...

Ernie Ball Music Man Announces Neptune Blue Package to Premier Dealer Network
Basses

Ernie Ball Music Man Announces Neptune Blue Package to Premier Dealer Network

Ernie Ball/Music Man is now taking orders for their Neptune Blue edition of basses and guitars as part of their Premier Dealer Network. The series is based around an African Mahogany body with a custom Neptune Blue finish and can be ordered on most models. Each bass will be built with a figured, roasted maple neck with a gunstock oil...

Bass of the Week: Marleaux Consat Signature
Bass of the Week

Bass of the Week: Marleaux Consat Signature

Gerald Marleaux is a world-class bass luthier based in Clauthal-Zellerfeld, Germany. His designs bring together the highest degrees of form and function into 4-, 5-, and 6-string basses. Today we check out Marleaux’s Consat Signature, the luxury version of his flagship Consat model. Standard features include a 3- or 5-piece birdseye maple neck with wenge strips, an ebony fretboard with...

Sterling by Music Man Adds Natural Finish to Lefty Ray34 Series Bass
Basses

Sterling by Music Man Adds Natural Finish to Lefty Ray34 Series Bass

Sterling by Music Man introduced a new natural finish to the left-handed version of the Ray34 bass at this year’s Summer NAMM show. The natural finish allows for the bass’s lightweight ash body to be show through. The bass retains the features of the Ray34 series including maple neck, a single alnico humbucker pickup, and an active 3-band pickup. It...