New Gear : November 2010

Nov 1,2010
JBH Guitars Sun Ra Marimbula It’s a band in a box! The JBH Guitars Sun Ra marimbula is a bass mbira that doubles a cajon. An optional transducer makes this marimbula stage-ready. JBH’s Standard model comes with 15 tunable More...

Elixir Stainless Steel Strings

May 14,2012
SOAKING SETS IN ALCOHOL, BOILING the buggers, scrubbing ’em after every session— tone tweakers can get carried away making sure our beloved bass strings stay bright as the day we first plucked, picked, pounded, or popped More...

New Gear, May 2012

May 11,2012
Daring Audio Edge Activator HD Stompbox upstart Daring Audio has updated its buzz-worthy harmonic exciter with the Edge Activator HD, which boasts new midrange and brightness toggle switches, and expanded RANGE, GAIN, and More...

New Gear : May 2011

May 1,2011
Studio Devil Virtual Bass Amp Pro Studio Devil’s new bass amp plugin for VST, Audio Units, and Pro Tools RTAS compatible hosts features dual-channel architecture— allowing players to blend two independent tones More...

New Gear, March 2012

Mar 9,2012
Peavey Headliner Peavey’s 10-pound, 600- watt head makes news with a 7-band graphic EQ, headphone output, footswitchable crunch and optical compressor, proprietary DDT speaker protection, and combination twist-lock More...

New Gear From the NAMM Show

Mar 20,2012
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 More...

New Gear : March 2011

Mar 14,2011
Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 Aguilar enters the featherweight amp ring with its Tone Hammer 500, a 500-watt head weighing a mere four pounds. Like a juiced-up version of Aguilar’s Tone Hammer direct box, the Tone Hammer 500 More...

New Gear: June 2011

Jun 1,2011
AER Amp Three Germany’s AER (Audio Electric Research, for those keeping track) has come out with a 200-watt, 2x10 combo with 3-band semi-parametric EQ and a built-in compressor. The Amp Three weighs in at 35 More...

New Gear: July 2011

Jul 6,2011
From Musikmesse For more of the sweet gear we spotted at Musikmesse, check out our Flickr feed at bassplayer.com/community. Mayones S-Cut Caledonius 5 Classic With its Aguilar preamp, Bartolini pickups, ash body, and More...

New Gear : January 2011

Jan 1,2011
Ampeg Heritage B-15 Holy cow! Recreating one of the most iconic bass amps in history, Ampeg has announced a limited run of 50 American-made Heritage B-15s. The 30-watt Heritage B-15 boasts two discrete circuits—one modeled More...

New Gear, November 2011

Feb 16,2012
MXR Analog Chorus Although it’s not specifically designed for bass, the MXR Analog Chorus manages to leave the bottom end untouched—set the low frequency control flat, in fact, for a touch more booty. From shimmering chimes More...

DR Strings DDT

Feb 11,2011
SOMEONE RECENTLY ASKED ME HOW often I change my strings. Change my strings? Never! Well, almost never … While I love the warmth and round, punchy tone of nickel-wrapped strings (see Tech Bench, page 58), a recent foray into More...

New Gear : Holiday 2010

Dec 1,2010
Aguilar AG 5J-60 Modeled after a mid-’60 Fender Jazz-style pickup, the AG 5J-60 uses period-correct parts, like heavy Formvar wire and Alnico V magnets, to capture that much-desired vintage-J vibe. Price $189 Contact More...

New Gear : December 2010

Dec 1,2010
D’Addario Nylon Tapewound Strings Designed for a warm tone and a smooth feel on either fretted or fretless basses, D’Addario Tapewound strings feature a polished black nylon wrap. Price $62 Contact More...

New Gear From NAMM

Apr 15,2011
SPIRITS WERE HIGH AT THIS YEAR’S NAMM Show, as last year’s spark of economic optimism seems to have encouraged some new innovation in the bass world. Walking the vast show floor over the course of several days, we were able More...

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