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Ernie Ball Music Man got Joe Dart fans excited when they launched his signature basses, but the limited numbers and price point kept some players from getting one. Now, Sterling by Music Man is picking up where EBMM left off with the Joe Dart Artist Series Bass.

April was a surprisingly great month for bass gear news. This month’s Bass Gear Roundup includes the most viewed in our gear category and overall on No Treble.

Genzler Amplification has expanded its amp lineup with the Kinetix 800, an 800-watt head unit that combines a Class A all-tube preamp with a high-output Class D power amp.

Atticus Lazenby has shared another prototype of a production model bass for his latest project called CUTEbass. CUTE is an acronym for Comfort, Utility, Tone, Ergonomics.

Valkenburg has teamed up with David Pastorius for a new signature bass. The “Proto Bass” is the first of their Innovator Series and combines “modern options and styling with a retro-distressed feel.”

Boss has added a new floor unit for bassists called the ME-90B Bass Multiple Effects. They call it a “free-flowing processor filled with pro performance tools for bassists.” It has 61 effects optimized for bass and 10 preamps to choose from.

We got a sneak peek of the new Mane Custom Bass model at NAMM this year, and now we have the full scoop. The KJ5 Standard is based on their KJ5 Signature model but utilizes different woods to offer a competitive price without compromising quality.

Ampeg launched the Venture Series late last year. After introducing a new cabinet earlier this month, the company announced that the lineup’s mid-level amplifier is now shipping.

This week, we’re checking out a custom Jarius bass from Anka Custom Guitars & Basses with a streamlined design. The 33-inch-scale bass pares things down from the standard Jarius design, which has a pair of single-coil pickups.

Since launching Esopus Guitars, Stuart Spector has focused on making acoustic guitars. Now he’s back to building basses. The Tailwater bass is a 32-inch scale instrument handcrafted by the legendary luthier.

Boss has released a few bass combo amps in the Katana series, but now they’ve unveiled the first head unit in the lineup. The Katana-500 Bass Head was introduced alongside the new Katana Cabinet 112 Bass.

Spector has revealed the second volume of their Woodstock Custom Collection featuring 12 handcrafted, one-of-a-kind basses made by the company’s master luthiers. Each bass is built in their Woodstock, New York workshop and builds upon Spector favorites while trying new things.