Hot off the press! Mark and the Accugroove crew have brought a new range of cabs into the bass world “Eight years in the making, our new MiniGrooves are the first and only tiny, lightweight cabinets that are built for the serious professional.” So says Mark, Accugroove’s CEO, and he’s bigger than me, so I’m […]

There was a post about the original RebelHead450 in the NAMM 2009 – Bass News, but since then The folks at TC Electronic have been busy dreaming up new things, the latest being the TC Electronic Classic450. Bass amp technology has been bounding along over the last few years – You no longer need a team […]

So, open back cabinet designs aren’t that great for bass – unless you are after an unusual sound. What about closed back designs then? Looking at them helps to understand a little more about why your bass cabinet is as it is. [By the way – exciting news of a new competition coming up very […]

A little while about Mark Wright of Accugroove shared some excellent advice in:  Choosing a Bass Cab – Part I and Choosing a Bass Cab – Part II. The next couple of posts add a little bit of background about the different designs of cabinet, to take away the mystery of the shapes that you see around, and follow on […]

Bass players have an amazing (and confusing) choice of Bass Cabs. This post continues from Part I of “Choosing a Bass Cab“… An interview with Mark Wright, CEO of Accugroove  and passionate bassist…. There seems to be a big range in the power output (Watts). How does a bassist know what power they need? Mark: Answering the first question’s […]

Bass players have a choice of either a combo (All-in-one) or a stand alone bass cab. Either way, the cab (and the speaker within it) are the final link in the bass guitarist’s sounds chain. But how do you choose a cab? What do you look for? In looking for a source of sound advice […]