SCHERTLER
LaFaro Deluxe Combo Amp
This two-channel, 280-watt combo amp, dedicated
to legendary upright bassist Scott LaFaro,
boasts an 8" woofer, a 1" tweeter, inputs for
pickups or microphones, three DI outputs—one
for each channel and one master output—as well
as an effects loop and an auxiliary output. Each
channel of this 42-pound amp has a gain control
and a 4-band EQ.
Price TBD
Contact schertler.com
REUNION BLUES
Midnight Series
Bass RB Continental cases
The RB Continental’s list of features is long and
detailed—pockets, zippers, a palm-contoured
handle, padded back straps, blue velvet lining—
but it’s the shock-absorbing Flexoskeleton exterior,
as well as a neck-brace suspension system
that prevents movement, that gets our attention.
Price $190
Contact reunionblues.com
FENDER
Pawn Shop Reverse Jaguar Bass
Like its older, non-reverse (straight-ahead?)
brother, this 32"-scale, maple ’board Jaguar Bass
has an alder body, 20 frets, and a 3-position
pickup toggle (bridge, neck, and bridge/neck). It
sets itself apart, however, with its reverse Jaguar
humbucker near the bridge, a Big Block humbucker
closer to the neck, a reverse headstock,
and a Fender High Mass Modern bridge. Available
in sunburst and candy-apple red with three-ply
mint green, black, and mint green pickguards.
Price $1,079
Contact fender.com
BOB DAISLEY
Black Beauty Signature Bass
The man behind some of hard rock’s best-loved
bass riffs introduces his very own signature
4-string, equipped with Schaller machine heads
and bridge, a graphite nut, medium frets, an
ebony fretboard on a maple neck, and a light
swamp ash body. Its most distinctive feature,
however, is its sliding pickup assembly, which
allows you to choose between an active pickup
with four independently movable poles or a set of
two passive custom Lindy Fralin ’51 pickups. Both
choices are included with the bass.
Price TBD
Contact bobdaisley.com
IBANEZ Promethean P3115 Combo
This 300-watt combo amp has a 15" driver, a
passive crossover, and a high-frequency dome
tweeter you can turn on and off, but it also features
a Class-D power amp and an internal limiter
with an on/off switch. Some of its other goodies
include a 3-band EQ, a mute switch, an aux in, an
XLR output, a headphones output, and a “Phat”
control for more bottom and more high-end.
Price $400
Contact ibanez.com
SCHECTER Baron-H Vintage Bass
With its semi-hollow mahogany body, cream
binding, and single Seymour Duncan SMB-4D
pickup, the Baron-H strikes an old-school pose
while hiding a 2-band Seymour Duncan STC-2SBO
E/Q preamp under the hood. The 34"-scale
Baron-H features a Wilkinson WBBC bridge,
Grover Vintage tuners, and comes with a 22-fret
maple neck and rosewood fi ngerboard.
Price $679 ($729 for left-handed models)
Contact schecter.com