New Bass Preamp Pedal from Trickfish The new Minnow from Trickfish Amplification is a single channel, 4-band EQ and DI pedal that uses the same EQ as featured on the company’s flagship Bullhead amplifiers and Trilobite preamp pedal. A noteworthy addition is a Hi Shift button that extends the shelf of the treble control. Other features include a tuner output and a balanced XLR direct output with ground lift and pre/post switches....
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Vox Launches the Mini Superbeetle Bass Amp The new Vox Mini Superbeetle Bass is an instantly recognisable tribute to the company’s 1960s models and the legendary rigs used during the British Invasion. It’s a 50-watt amp with a Nutube-equipped analog preamp circuit and onboard compressor and fuzz effects. Other features include a headphone/line output jack and a matching speaker cabinet with a closed back and bass reflex structure for a “rich, low-frequency response.”...
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Tool Announce New Album & US Tour Fear Inoculum is Tool’s first studio material in 13 years. The album, which was is released on August 30, is the follow-up to 2006’s 10,000 Days and features more trailblazing riffs and the blasting bass tone of Justin Chancellor. Further to the new album release, Tool have also announced a round of North American tour dates beginning on October 13th at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento and working their way across the U.S. and into Canada. Their final date is scheduled for November 25th in Washington,...
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New Peter Hook Custom Set Available Now The Bass Centre in London has announced the launch of a brand-new set of ELITES signature strings, dedicated to legendary British bass master, Peter Hook. The larger than life bassist, the founding member of Joy Division and New Order currently fronting his own outfit, Peter Hook & The Light, is one of the most influential British musicians of the post-punk era. The Peter Hook Custom Set features a stainless steel, roundwound gauge mix (.060 – .065 – .085 – .105) which has been at the heart of his distinctive style and sound for so much of his storied...
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Avishai Cohen releases new album “The idea with this recording was to say more with less,” says Avishai Cohen of his latest album. “But it takes experience to get there.” Arvoles, which translates as ‘Trees’ in the ancient Ladino-language, is very different in both tone and feel from his previous outing 1970. “If you listen to both records back to back, you’d get a pretty good idea of who I am,” says Cohen. ““I see Arvoles as new music. It’s a reflection of my world over the last couple of years.” With poignant melodies providing a powerful narrative thread, and Cohen’s...
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