G&L SPECIAL COLLECTION
JB, M-2000 & M-2500
For its 2012 Special Collection series of basses,
G&L has gotten nekkid—or Nearly Naked, as they
call it—with a new ultra-thin Honey Ale finish.
All three bass models feature two-piece swamp
ash bodies, maple necks, and rosewood fingerboards,
and are built at G&L’s factory in Fullerton,
California.
Street JB, $1,850; M-2000, $1,900; M-2500, $2,050
Contact glguitars.com
TC ELECTRONIC BH250
Following its BG250 combo (see Soundroom,
September ’12), TC Electronic has released the latest in ultra-light Class D bass heads, the BH250.
The 4-pound head is rated at 250 watts, has r"
headphone and XLR outputs, and USB connectivity
for utilizing TC
Electronic’s TonePrint effect
technology. It is scheduled for October release.
Street $300
Contact
tcelectronic.com
GRETSCH G5440LSB & G5442BDC
Gretcsh’s affordable Electromatic line just got
a whole lot cooler with the addition of the
G5440LSB and G5442BDC hollowbody basses.
The 34"-scale G5440LSB and 30"-scale G5442-
BDC both feature bound bodies, soundpost bracing,
Filter’Tron pickups, maple necks, and bound
rosewood fingerboards. The single-cutaway
G5440LSB is available in black and orange finishes,
and the double-cutaway G5442BDC comes
in black and red.
Street $900
Contact
gretschguitars.com
 G5440LSB |
 G5442BDC
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MY BASS App for Android
My Bass, a virtual bass simulation for Android, lets
you work on riffs anywhere you have your phone.
With six sound effects, playing velocity, string
muting, string animation, string bending, and an
auto-pluck option, My Bass works for right- and
left-handed bass geeks. Choose between five
neck skins and 4-, 5-, and 6-fret views.
Street Free
Contact
play.google.com
EPIPHONE
Thunderbird Classic-IV PRO basses
The latest incarnation of Epiphone’s Thunderbird
is a neck-through, 34"-scale throwback with black
hardware, mahogany body wings, and 20
medium-jumbo frets. The seven-ply mahogany/
walnut laminate neck has a rounded, ’60s-style
profile and a 12" fingerboard radius; the two
Gibson TB Plus pickups are matched with neck
and bridge pickup controls, as well as a master
tone knob. Available in alpine white and vintage
sunburst.
Street $500
Contact
epiphone.com
FENDER CB-100CE
Fender’s new dreadnought acoustic bass guitar,
the CB-100CE, features a spruce top; mahogany
back, sides, and neck; a Jazz-style neck profile;
scalloped X bracing; and a Fishman Isys III pickup
and preamp system.
Street $300
Contact
fender.com