Bass Gear - Page 97

Many basses are created to showcase the beautiful figuring of exotic woods. Cetonia Musical Instruments shared their new Cetonia Horizontal Sawn Bass, which features a body cut horizontally to showcase the rings of the tree.

TC Electronic is continuing to pay homage to classic sounds with their latest pedal, the Bucket Brigade Analog Delay. The new stompbox offers up to 600 milliseconds of delay time with optional modulation and depth controls.

Warwick has introduced a new line of straps for bass and guitar in collaboration with Richter Leder of Germany. The series includes three distinct styles of bass straps.

Usually, the bass gear news feed is full in January, thanks to the Winter NAMM Show. While we didn't see as much new gear coming through, we did cover a bunch. Here are the top 10 reader favorite bass gear stories for the month.

Aron Bach built basses under the Tuli name when he lived in Finland. Now he’s settled in the US and has restarted his instrument building. This week, we’re checking out his 4-String Double Cut with a Transparent Faded Blue finish.

It’s been forty years since Fender launched the Squier brand and they’re marking the occasion with a line of 40th Anniversary instruments. There are four basses, including versions of the Jazz Bass and Precision Bass in Gold and Vintage editions.

Fodera is kicking off 2022 with the mantra “new year, new model.” They’ve just unveiled a new edition of the Emperor 4 Standard that features a 34-inch scale and 24 frets.

Death By Audio has announced a new pedal to their lineup called the Germanium Filter. The stompbox is inspired by old school sounds of a console-style boost, fuzz, distortion, and overdrive pedal.

Sandberg Guitars has announced the Greenline Series, an eco-conscious initiative that utilizes “woods of character.” They’re also collaborating with United Kids Foundations Forest to plant a tree for every Greenline bass built.

Positive Grid has introduced the RIFF, a portable audio interface designed for electric, acoustic, and bass guitars. The USB device plugs into your computer or mobile device to turn them into a complete recording rig.

Most music trade shows got canceled in 2020, but that didn’t stop the flow of great ideas and instruments. It was that year at the virtual Holy Grail Guitar Show that Manne Guitars unveiled their new Multi Bass, which was created with the ideas and input of Daniele Camarda.

Bassist Hansford Rowe has teamed up with Tao Guitars to create a new signature bass called The HR Superleggera. The high-end instrument is fully handcrafted in Brussels, Belgium, and takes some cues from Italian luxury sports cars.