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 | Envelope Filter Funk : EVER SINCE BOOTSY COLLINS DID INDEED MAKE OUR FUNK THE P-Funk, bass players have gone ga-ga for envelope filters, those autoquackers beneath a great deal of uncut funk. While most of us know how they sound, many don’t quite get |
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| | New Gear: August 2010 : TC Electronic PolyTune
iPhone App
On the heels of its recently released PolyTune
pedal tuner (look for a review soon), TC is
announcing an iPhone App that duplicates many
of the pedal’s functions, including the ability to
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| | New Gear: July 2010 : Tight Drive Bass Distortion Pedal
As a result of feedback from Greg Weeks of the Red Chord
at the 2010 NAMM show, Amptweaker now offers a bass
version of their popular guitar distortion unit. As its name
implies, the Tight |
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| | Demeter Compulator Pro : Demeter's new Compulator Pro is essentially the same as the Compulator
[reviewed in September ’03] with a few
small additions. Those familiar with the
older version of this pedal can still count
on a ton of warmth, |
| | MXR M82 Bass Envelope Filter : The year: 1976. While much of Middle America was caught in a red-white-and-blue reverie celebrating our
nation’s bicentennial, Bootsy Collins and
his interplanetary brothers in Parliament
were busy shaping the future sound of
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| | Markbass F500 and NY 604 : When we did our round-up of ultra-lightweight
heads back in the September
’07 issue, the Markbass F1 was perhaps my
favorite performer. It wasn’t the lightest or
smallest of the group (although it’s definitely
light and |
| | Ampeg Heritage SVT-CL, SVT-810E, & SVT-410HLF : The Ampeg SVT head is a stalwart. Paired with an SVT 8x10 cabinet, it occupies
a singular space in the bass-rig hierarchy.
Players who crave massive volume
and projection into a room with unparalleled
punchiness and tube-y |
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| | Bassimer STD : Imagine a scenario where a dulcimer and bass guitar hook up after a
gig, head off to a bar for a few drinks, and
nine months later, the result of their
romantic interlude is an instrument that
embodies the best attributes of |
| | Retro-Rama: 1980 G and L L1000 : After selling the Fender company to CBS in 1965, and co-founding
Music Man in the ’70s, Leo Fender’s next
business venture was the creation of G&L
in 1980. Originally named for the partnership
between Leo and his longtime |
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