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Positive Grid has introduced the Spark 2, a new iteration of their practice amp and Bluetooth speaker designed for guitar and bass. The updated amp includes a new speaker design, enhanced amp models, a built-in creative looper, AI-powered tone exploration, and smart jam features.

It’s hard to beat a simple concept done well. That’s something that luthier Dan Strack strives for – and something he attained – with this P-style bass made from reclaimed wood.

JTEX Electronics has teamed up with Sean Fairchild, aka Combinator, to introduce the Distiller CE. The unit is a small, onboard low-pass filter with a three-way resonance control.

UK-based PJD Guitars has introduced a new four-string model called the St. John Bass. Based on their St. John guitar, the bass has an offset obeche body with a belly cut and armrest contours.

Spector’s Euro line of basses have some new additions with the Euro CST and Euro LX basses. Both lines are fitted with the all-new Spector Legacy preamp, which was developed with Darkglass Electronics.

Luthier Tim Sway of New Perspectives Music has been experimenting with his Apeiron Bass model, leading to this fretless version of the Apeiron Classic. The 32-inch scale bass has an extended fingerboard and a 20-inch fingerboard radius.

After 55 years of business, Japan’s Fernandes Guitars has filed for bankruptcy. The company made the announcement on its website.

Aguilar Amplification has announced a third iteration of the NYC edition of its Tone Hammer preamp pedal. The Limited Edition NYC Gold Skyline Tone Hammer, which is hand-serialized and limited to 100 units, pays tribute to the company’s roots in New York City.

Reverb has teamed up with many artists to help them sell their gear, but their upcoming collaboration will be one of the most epic. Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted will be selling off basses and guitars from throughout his career starting on July 24th.

When we last checked in with Adal Guitars, they shared their Lobella Series 5-string bass featuring some highly figured top wood. This time they shared the Black Beauty, a bass with a simpler yet timeless look.

Panda Audio has once again refined the Future Impact with a fourth revision. The highly versatile pedal gives you synthesizer sounds as well as an octaver, chorus, flanger, phaser, distortion, envelope filter, wah-wah, tremolo, reverb, and more.

Since Fender launched the Player Series basses in 2018, it’s been one of their most successful lines. They expanded on it with the Player Plus models, but now they’ve revamped it with the Player II Series.