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Bass Blogger Distortion Pedal

Posted on February 15, 2009 » tagged: distortion, Ed Friedland, Electro Harmonix » 5 Comments »

This YouTube Video from Bassguitar mag caught my eye if for no other reason than the fact one of the pedals is called the “Blogger” – a Bass Blogger - how about that? I love watching Ed Friedland goofing around too! The first half is the Electro Harmonix Bass Micro Synth, then the bass blogger pedal:

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Fender Jazz Bass – Road Worn

Posted on January 28, 2009 » tagged: Fender, Fender Jazz Vintage Bass, Jazz » 21 Comments »

Oh dear, I’m having a complete gear victim moment. Normally if a bass is a bit beaten up, you’d pay less for it. That is, unless it is one of those vintage treasures of course. But what about a bass that isn’t vintage, but is still beaten up enough to look road worn? Well, that’s [...]

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Accugroove News

Posted on January 27, 2009 » tagged: accugroove, namm, NAMM2009 » 2 Comments »

Accugroove were busy with news at NAMM too… The new Accugroove Synergy power amp was on display, along with a cabinet featuring carbon fibre (graphite) coned 6 inch mid-range speakers (so now you can have graphite in your cabinet as well as graphite in your bass’s neck). You’ll have to hurry though – it is a strictly limited edition [...]

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Ashbory Upright

Posted on January 20, 2009 » tagged: accoustic bass, ashbory, Upright Bass » 1 Comment »

Ah… a blast from the past. I used to own an Ashbory bass. It is definitely one of the most unusual instruments I’ve ever had in my bass collection. It’s the tiny bass that thinks it is a giant upright. It does deliver that URB acoustic bass sound, but in a most unusual way.
In true upright style, it is [...]

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Mark Bass Pedals

Posted on January 19, 2009 » tagged: effects, namm, NAMM2009 » Add a comment »

A bit more NAMM2009 bass news, with thanks to Alun Vaughan, who posted about the new Mark Bass pedals on twitter.  Here is a YouTube clip about them, via Bass Guitar magazine, showing the new range. They look solidly built to say the least!

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