Bass Gear - Page 65

Acorn Amps has introduced the Solid State Preamplifier, which takes the normal and saturated channels from their Solid State amp and puts them into a compact preamp pedal.

Our bass gear stories received tens of thousands of views in March, and some of them were really off the charts. Here are the top 10 most-read gear stories for the month.

Ampeg is gearing up for the NAMM Show in April by revealing a new pedal called the SGT-DI. The company calls the unit an “entire rig in a single stompbox.”

Kiesel Guitars has updated its Aries model to introduce the A2, aka the Aries 2. Hailed as a complete revamp of the instrument, the A2 is offered as a guitar or a bass model.

Chris Seldon’s bass designs are always so striking. This week we’re checking out his Scout 434 model, which he says was designed to be a “straightforward yet well-appointed workhorse.”

Positive Grid has expanded its Spark lineup of portable amps with the Spark GO. The pocket-sized guitar/bass amplifier and Bluetooth speaker feature smart app integration for a variety of tones and practice tools.

Darkglass Electronics has added a new pedal to its lineup with the Darkglass Noise Gate. Designed with simplicity in mind, the single-knob stompbox quickly cleans up your signal.

Dunable Guitars has been tinkering with the Asteroid model bass for years to perfect its balance, hardware, case, and more. Now that they’ve got it squared away, they’ve introduced it into their lineup of standard models.

This week we’re checking out another incredible build by StoryWood Music. The company specializes in using amazing reclaimed and salvaged wood. Their SWB-1 Custom Offset Fretless Bass has an amazing story.

Warwick’s Rockboard has expanded its lineup of pedalboards with the Rockboard DUO 2.3, TRES 3.3, QUAD 4.4, and CINQUE 5.3 MAX. The new units are built with light aluminum construction with slotted designs for easily mounting your pedals.

Beetronics has unleashed a new pedal called the Seabee, a multi-chorus pedal featuring analog bucket brigade chorus tones. It has three chorus modes for all the classic sounds we’re used to, each mode having different control sets.

Digitech/DOD has brought back a piece of its history with the DOD Envelope Filter 440. The pedal was reissued in 2014 but is being relaunched this year in what parent company Cor-Tek calls the “Comeback” of DOD pedals.