Note: In recent months, we’ve run other New Gear listings for products that
officially debuted at this year’s NAMM Show. They include the Aguilar Tone
Hammer 350, EBS Reidmar 250, strings, Fender Select Precision and Jazz
Basses, Fuchs Bruiser, LoPhat cabinets, Mike Lull Jeff Ament JACT4 signature
bass, and Peavey Headliner.
The MXR Bass Fuzz
Deluxe ($130) offers
separate dry and
wet controls to help
bassists get an inyour-
face fuzz while
retaining their low
end. jimdunlop.com
Warwick has expanded its line of signature 
basses with the Jack Bruce
Survivor ($8,775, top right) and Jimmy Earl Signature ($9,100, lower
right) basses; the booth was bustling when Warwick presented Bootsy
Collins with a limited edition Bootsy Space Bass ($OMG, left). warwick.de
On the heels of its Bass Chorus
Boost, Tech 21 has released the
Bass Boost Fuzz ($195), which
offers up to 21dB of clean boost,
controlled independently from the
fuzz effect. tech21nyc.com
Parker has returned with a new bass, the Maxx
Fly ($6,000), which has a swamp ash body, a
carbon glass epoxy fingerboard, and EMG piezo
and magnetic pickups. parkerguitars.com
Epifani has
released the
first-ever solid
aluminum hybrid
enclosures in their
AL Series. AL
combos feature
Epifani’s Piccolo
600 amplifier.
epifani.com
Gallien-Krueger has spruced up its MB Series II combos, MBP Powered Enclosures, and
MBE Series II cabinets with a sleek new look. gallien-krueger.com
Fodera has expanded its line of Standard basses to
include the Matt Garrison Standard ($8,750). fodera.com
DR Strings Dragon Skins ($37–45) feature
the company’s proprietary K3 coating on a
stainless steel wire wrap in standard gauges
for 4- and 5-string basses. drstrings.com
Ashdown celebrates its
15th anniversary
this year with
a number of
new amps—
including the 2000-watt
monster ABM 2000—
and two new signature pedals,
the Nate Mendel NM-SA Stacked
Actor dual overdrive and the
Pino Palladino Dual Octo Pedal.
ashdownmusic.com
Fender is now shipping its 100-watt Bassman 100T
($1,450, left) and 300-watt Super Bassman ($1,800,
top) heads, along with an array of matching 1x15, 4x10
($699), 6x10, and 8x10 Neo cabinets. fender.com
Ampeg added to its Micro line of
mini-stacks with the Micro-CL ($350),
which pairs a 100-watt head with a
2x10 cabinet, weighing 47 pounds in
total. ampeg.com
Source Audio has launched a new line of pedals, the Soundblox 2,
which essentially shrink down the popular effects in the company’s
Soundblox line into smaller stompboxes. sourceaudiofx.com
ESP Guitars called on its growing roster of bass
players in designing signature models with
Frank Bello (ESP Frank Bello, $2,000; LTD FB-4,
$950), Pancho Tomaselli (LTD PT-4, $900), Dan Kenny (LTD DK-5, $1,000), and Gabe Crisp (LTD
GC-4, $950). espguitars.com
Got cable? Planet
Waves sure does. Its
new American Stage
(10', $18) line of highend
cables are built
here in the U.S.A.
planetwaves.com
Markbass has released three new
heads—including the 4.7 pound,
500 watt Big Bang—and four new stompboxes, the MB7 Booster, the MB7
Distorsore, the MB Mini Boost, and the
MB Mini Dist. markbass.it
The new B3 ($200)
bass effects and
amp simulator
from Zoom
features three
LCD displays with
corresponding footswitches for a
powerful, compact,
intuitive stompbox.
samsontech.com
TC Electronic has expanded
its TonePrint pedal
technology to include bass,
with downloadable pedal
presets from such players as
Nathan East, Mark King, Janek
Gwizdala, Divinity Roxx, and
more. tcelectronic.com
Peavey teamed up with Rudy Sarzo to
design the Cirrus Rudy Sarzo Signature
($1,500), a 4-string. 35"-scale neckthrough
bass with a maple/mahogany
neck, rosewood fingerboard, and a body
wings made of chambered bamboo, a
sustainable, renewable wood. peavey.com