Our headquarters in Markneukirchen will host one of the most unique training camps ever seen in Europe; the "Warwick Bass Camp 2012“.
For four days, approximately 80 bassists out of Europe will be given the opportunity to learn from the best low-end masters from around the world.
They are: Leland Sklar, Steve Bailey, Jonas Hellborg, Divinity Roxx, Alphonso Johnson, T.M. Stevens, Andy Irvine, John B. Williams, Antonella Mazza, Günther Gebauer, Wolfgang Schmid, Jäcki Reznicek, and guitar wizard Regi Wooten.
We are very pleased to have the support of these lecturers from such different musical styles & countries.
In small groups, topics such as playing techniques and how to design a meaningful bass line will be discussed, as well as tips and... [Read More]
New York, NY, January 3, 2012—GI Blythe (www.giblythe.com) issues their debut CD release, Lost in Space. This group of seasoned musical pros are from a variety of impressive musical backgrounds and have come together to fuse a high-energy hybrid of wit and horn-centric good-time Rock, which is amply demonstrated on their new CD release.
Lost in Space is an exhilarating introduction to a band that’s sure to pique some discerning ears, and raise some diverse eyebrows, in the near future. The CD contains original tunes written by Geoffrey Blythe, Archie Brown & Jim Paterson—including the instrumental “Freedom March” with some swinging, scorching Jazzy moments—and the first cut, “Run Rabbit Run,” just might bring you out... [Read More]
Godlyke, Inc. is proud to announce the release of the Providence® FDR-1 Flame Drive. The Flame Drive is the first model in Providence’s new “F” Series of pedals, which will replace their coveted “Free the Tone” line of hand-built effects.
The Flame Drive is an extremely versatile pedal that can deliver anything from sweet, silky overdrive to edgy, overtone-rich distortion. It features a fast attack response that easily tracks the most detailed picking nuances, creating an eminently musical, amp-like distortion that is never flat or muddy sounding.
In addition to standard Drive, Tone and Level controls, the Flame Drive also features a Bass Boost switch for added low-end punch.
The Flame Drive features Providence’s innovative “Vitalizer”... [Read More]
Kala Brand Music Co., the manufacturer of the U-BASS, has announced that it will distribute Aquila Thundergut bass strings. Thundergut strings provide bass players with an alternative string choice for use on all U-Basses, Kala’s line of 21” scale bass instruments that produce enormous bottom end in a short scale.
The Aquila Thundergut strings are manufactured in Italy and are made of a precise combination of both a dense and an elastic-plastic blend. The result is a string with density, stability, and the ability to resonate at very low frequencies. The strings are white in appearance. Kala now offers three varieties of strings for use on its U-BASS instruments that include its original proprietary Polyurethane strings, Pyramid silver plated copper wound, and the Aquila... [Read More]
Warwick is proud to announce the return of Jimmy Earl to our Warwick family which coincides with the release of the Jimmy Earl Signature Series bass.
The Jimmy Earl Signature model – based on Warwick’s renowned Streamer bass – is hand-crafted in Germany. The bass is equipped with a smooth US Swamp Ash body, a bolt-on flamed maple neck and a maple fretboard with Yin/Yang inlays and illuminated red LED side dots.
Active EMG J/J Pickups and a special MEC 2 band EQ (the original 2 band blackbox- electronics used in the first Jimmy Earl bass from 1986 with a push-pull volume control, balance, treble and bass controls) allow for a wide variety of full bass tones.
The Just-A-Nut III brass nut and the slick tortoise shell pickguard add the finishing touches to this... [Read More]
The bass manufacturer Warwick from Markneukirchen, Germany is celebrating its 30th anniversary on September 13th 2012. For this event, Warwick created an absolutely worthy special edition: the Streamer LTD 2012 Warwick 30th Anniversary Bass.
This bass represents the soul of Warwick and the legendary love of detail and design of the German instrument manufacturer that is respected worldwide.
The US cherry wood for the body of this limited anniversary bass was allowed to dry for more than 25 years. It was stored in the former Warwick headquarters in Pretzfeld/Germany (Bavaria).
The Streamer LTD 2012 Warwick 30th Anniversary Bass is a real “Made in Germany”- beauty with a neck-through construction, a natural oil finish and a flat wenge neck with 3mm cherry stripes made... [Read More]
April 3, 2012 -- The new version 1.3 of AmpKit, the award-winning iOS guitar and bass amp modeling application from Agile Partners, makes Trace Elliot® the first modern bass amplification system to be modeled for the iOS platform, and the most feature-rich amplifier ever modeled in AmpKit.
For the first time, bass players who use the iOS platform to practice, perform and record can use a fully featured, modern, world-class bass amplifier and cabinet, modeled after the Trace Elliot 1215™ combo. Players get all the sophistication they have come to love about the real Trace Elliot amps, including the switchable valve (tube) drive circuit for fat bass distortion and the signature Pre Shape circuit that delivers the classic Trace Elliot tone. Trace Elliot is regarded as the... [Read More]
After a long wait, the latest CD from Craig Schoedler is here. Once again Craig's bass virtuosity is on display here as "Giorni a Venezia" features Craig playing solo bass. Craig will be performing his solo bass set at jazz festivals, schools, and on cruise ships in 2012.
