Adam Nitti will give a clinic at Atlanta Bass Gallery (4451 Atlanta Rd, Ste 124, Smyrna, GA 30080) on Saturday, January 14th at 1 PM. The clinic is free and there will be a giveaways of strings, straps, tuners, etc. The clinic is sponsored by Atlanta Bass Gallery, D'addario Strings, and Aguilar Amps.
Kala adds more bass with less space with the addition of five new models to the U-BASS™ line of Acoustic Electric 21” scale bass instruments. New models include Sunburst, Gloss Black, Solid Spruce Top HH (Hutch Hutchinson Model), Spalted Maple, and Exotic Mahogany. The Sunburst, Spruce Top HH, and Gloss Black all come with solid spruce tops and mahogany back and sides. The Spalted maple features a solid spruce top and maple back and sides while the Exotic Mahogany body is assembled from Kala’s exotic looking mahogany wood.
The Hutch Hutchinson model incorporates special features that include a cutaway neck design and custom louvered sound hole openings on its spruce top. Hutchinson is the longtime bass player for Bonnie Raitt and a renowned session player. About the U-BASS™... [Read More]
Petaluma CA - Kala Brand Music Co. adds more bass with less space with the addition of the Cherry Burst solid body S-U-B U-BASS. The Cherry Burst is the latest offering in Kala's Subductive Series of 21" scale Solid Body U-Basses. The Kala S-U-B U-BASS series is available in four string fretted models that also include Sunburst, Red, and Black finishes. Kala has begun producing all colors in the S-U-B series in a gloss finish. All Kala U-Basses are inspected and set up in the USA and are Kala Technician Approved.
Kala S-U-B basses are very portable and meet airline carry on requirements. Other features include a Shadow pickup system with volume control and 2 band EQ, Custom Hipshot Tuners, and a Custom Deluxe Gig bag.
The name Subductive (S-U-B for short)... [Read More]
US Music Corp announced recently that they have sold their Eden Bass Amplification business to Marshall Amplification plc. The transaction was concluded on December 22, 2011.
In commenting on the purchase of Eden, Jonathan Ellery, Managing Director of Marshall stated “We are very pleased to be able to add this revered brand to our business. We feel that Eden is a great strategic fit within our Marshall Amplifier line and therefore we have the opportunity to increase the Eden brand’s presence worldwide. We are prepared to invest in the development of new products and to expand the awareness of the brand.”
Barry Ryan, President of US Music Corp added, “The sale of Eden Bass Amps to Marshall will result in more resources being dedicated to the brand and that... [Read More]
The BassUp! Solo Bass Round Robin returns for the 2012 winter NAMM show! Ten solo bassists from around the globe will perform Friday, January 20th at Viento y Agua (4007 E 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814). This year’s performers are Steve Lawson, Steuart Liebig, Edo Castro, Stew McKinsey, Christopher “C3” Cardone, Brittany Frompovich, Rod Taylor, Zen Beer, John Ady, and Darren Michaels. The show starts at 7PM. Admission is free, all ages are welcome, and no NAMM badge or pass is required. Ditch that convention center, head out to the beach, and check out some solo bass!
Osiamo LLC is proud to announce that Taurus effect pedals are now available in the US. Osiamo, LLC has become the exclusive importer of Taurus effect pedals which are used by artists as diverse as jazz legend Marcus Miller to Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit.
All Taurus pedals feature hand wired, point to point connections and true bypass.
The Silver Line consists of 5 pedals: a Compressor-Limiter, a Multi-drive a Reverb-Delay, a Multi-Chorus, and a Bass Pre-amp. All the Silver Line pedals have additional features over the Black Line pedals that are available via a 3-way selector switch.
The Black Line consists of 4 pedals: an Overdrive, a Compressor, a Chorus and a Boost. The Black Line pedals are sonically identical to the Silver Line but have fewer... [Read More]
Double Bass Kaleidoscope 2012 - "With ease through the musical career"
Artistic director: Silvio Dalla Torre - Rostock
with
Joel Quarrington - Montreal
Nicholas Walker - New York
Chen Zi Ping - Peking
Dan Styffe - Oslo
Stephan Petzold - Berlin
Maggie Urquhart - Den Haag
Christian Weber - Zürich
Ulrike Martin - München
The 5th Double Bass Kaleidoscope, under the leadership of Prof. Silvio Dalla Torre, will take place from March 11th to March 18th 2012 in Kloster Michaelstein (Germany). International top interpreters and teachers from the fields of early music, jazz, classical and contemporary music will be sharing their experiences in both theory and practice and will try to jointly work out how... [Read More]
Frank Russell and Norm Stockton will be in store to demonstrate technique and give tips on dialing in your gear. Come on down and check out some incredible chops, and sweet tones delivered on some spectacular basses and amplifiers.
Sunday, November 20th, 7:00 p.m. at My Music Store. 8016 Olson memorial Highway, Golden Valley MN 55427
