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G&L Introduces Fallout Bass - Launch Edition
The new Fallout Bass Launch Edition is available in three exciting colors decked out with racing stripes. This 30” short scale powerhouse features a G&L Magnetic Field Design humbucking pickup controlled by a 3-position mini--toggle switch for parallel/split/OMG modes - just like an L-1000 - bringing anything from modern to old school tones to your fingertips. What's more, players used to a traditional 34" scale will find this pint size puncher super easy to play.
Other features include an Alder body, Maple bolt-on neck, Caribbean rosewood fingerboard, Saddle-Lock Bridge and Custom G&L Ultra Lite tuners, and La Bella Nickel Roundwound short scale strings.
Available in:
- British Racing Green with Competition Stripes over Alder with Caribbean rosewood fingerboard
- Miami Blue with Competition Stripes over Alder with Caribbean rosewood fingerboard
- Racing Yellow with Competition Stripes over Alder with Caribbean rosewood fingerboard
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The Bergantino HG312: 3-12” Sealed design, 3-12” Neodymium Magnet Woofers
WHITINSVILLE, MA – October 31, 2019– Bergantino Audio Systems introduces the newest addition to its Holographic (HG) series, the HG312. Weighing in at only 49 pounds, it is the new “heavyweight” contender for bass musicians.
With its huge,balanced tone, the new HG312 sits perfectly amidst its brethren in the lineup. The sweet, never harsh sounding highs, coupled with a smooth, balanced midrange and low end,deliver a big cab performance in a light and small footprint package. This cabinet performs well above its size and weight. The rear firing 12” speaker provides a sonically charged heavyweight blanket of bass that has to be experienced first-hand. If you are a gigging bassist looking for a true “one cab solution”, look no further. The HG312 is a workhorse with a canvas that can cover any genre of music.
Proprietary woofers, with neodymium magnets, are used for the low frequency section of the HG series along with a... -
Tech 21 Introduces Steve Harris SH1 Signature SansAmp
A true hands-on professional, Steve Harris not only formed Iron Maiden (in 1975!), he writes the bulk of their songs, plays multiple instruments, mixes recordings, directs and edits both live and production videos, and sings. As if that wasn’t enough, Steve somehow finds time for British Lion, which he describes as a side project that’s more mainstream rock than metal.
When it comes to Steve’s rig, surprisingly it has barely changed in almost 40 years. What has never changed is his handmade custom pre-amp, the “Alectron,” as well as his prized custom vintage Marshall cabs loaded with EV speakers. While this collaboration began as a solution for touring with British Lion, as it wasn’t practical to travel with his full rig for smaller venues, the SH1 has earned a place as a component of his live sound on Iron Maiden's Legacy of the Beast 2019 tour.
When Tech 21 sent the original prototype of the pedal to Steve while in rehearsal with British Lion, he had this to say: "The tour... -
Trickfish Amplification Announces the Minnow Bass Preamp
The Minnow is a high quality, low noise bass preamp DI pedal equipped with our Bullhead EQ section. This single channel Bullhead preamp features shelving EQ’s for the BASS and TREBLE controls and variable band pass EQ’s for the LO MID and HI MID. A selectable mid frequency for both LO MID and HI MID controls provide complete control over the midrange. We've also added a HI SHIFT to the TREBLE frequency to further tune the cut/boost capability of the TREBLE control. In addition, the Minnow preamp includes a tuner out for silent tuning and a balanced XLR output for use as a DI, great for both live and studio use.
Minnow Features:
- Low noise solid state preamp
- Input Level Indicator: Signal level and Clip LEDs (green/red)
- Low noise solid state Preamp
- 4 Band EQ (+/- 12dB) with switchable Mid
- Shelving Bass and Treble
- Low-Mid and Hi-Mid - Variable Gain, Band Pass EQ with selectable frequency/bandwidth
- Hi-Shift treble frequency...
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Guitar Building 4.0: BITE Guitars Revolutionizes the Custom Bass
Austrian manufacturing startup BITE Guitars offers an entirely new approach to the custom bass through guitar building 4.0. This predominantly digitalized manufacturing method allows for high-quality individualization with short lead times. BITE's high-performance online configurator offers over 1bn different custom configurations under 1,000 euros (1,100$). It will take you less than a minute to breeze through the 16 configuration steps to your dream bass.
BITE's proprietary single and split coil pickups generate a record 1,000 millivolt output with pure passive technology. BITE custom basses are built with US alder bodies and hard maple necks. BITE Guitars consciously does without any tropical wood, they use steamed acacia (black locust) from the Vienna Woods instead of rosewood for fretboards. Configurator choices also include body art ornaments, individual pickup positioning and easy-to-modify solderless wiring.
BITE Guitars is a so-called DTC brand (direct-to-consumer),...